Handyman James
Construction Supervisor License #120385
Home Improvement Contractor #197410
Call or text (508) 306-1552
Handyman James
Arlington is where the awkward jobs come from — the ones other contractors would rather not quote.
Get a quoteSome of what Arlington calls about is a question of scale — a single picture to hang, a cabinet door that will not sit square, work too small for a firm with a crew to keep busy. Some of it is stranger than that. One Arlington client called about an industrial sewing machine.
The housing here is tight and close together — capes, two-families and older singles on narrow lots, plenty of them built when a utility room meant the basement. Access is usually the first problem to solve and the one that decides how long a job takes.
Covering Arlington Heights, Arlington Center and East Arlington.
Hanging blinds, TVs, artwork and shelving. Furniture assembly and fitting out a room from scratch.
Patching, repairs, and full painting and decorating jobs, interior or exterior.
Deck cleaning and repainting, leaf clearance, lawn mowing and hedge trimming.
If it's broken and it's in your house, there's a good chance James has fixed one like it before — from a sticking door to an industrial sewing machine.
Most people meet James through a single job. A fair number then move onto the monthly retainer, which is less a service than an arrangement: $50 per month, per property, and from then on there is one licensed number to call at any hour, with no emergency premium attached to calling it at the wrong one.
A 3am callout is billed at the same hourly rate as a Tuesday afternoon.
Phone, text or email, 24 hours a day. Not a call centre or a ticket queue.
Gutters, exterior and weatherproofing checked before the season that causes the damage, not after it.
The same licensed tradesman every time, who already knows where your shutoff valve is.
East Arlington in particular runs heavily to two-families and rented units, often owned by people who no longer live in them. The retainer exists for precisely that: one licensed number, reachable at any hour, for a property you are not standing in front of.
The Arlington retainer in full“James is prompt with his work and getting back to me. His breadth of knowledge is amazing — he was able to fix my industrial sewing machine and get it running well every time. He's also available for small jobs and quite pleasant to work with.”
— Katherine, Arlington, MAJames holds an unrestricted Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License (CSL #120385) and is a registered Home Improvement Contractor (HIC #197410) — the state registration that gives Arlington clients access to the Guaranty Fund and the arbitration program if something goes wrong. He carries insurance. If a job falls outside his licence or his skills, he will say so before starting, not after.
Get a quote$50 a month, per property. 24/7 access, no emergency callout fees.
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