Handyman James
Construction Supervisor License #120385
Home Improvement Contractor #197410
Call or text (508) 306-1552
Handyman James
Newton is home base. James lives and works here, which for most jobs in town means a shorter wait and a shorter drive.
Get a quoteNewton is also where the client history runs deepest. A lot of the work here starts as a single job — a TV that needs mounting properly, a door that stops latching through a humid week — and turns into the standing arrangement of calling the same person every time something goes.
Much of Newton's housing stock is old enough to have opinions. Plaster and lath, settled frames, sashes painted shut by a previous owner, additions that meet the original house at an awkward angle. That is ordinary work here rather than a surprise, and it is the reason a licensed pair of hands is worth more than a general listing on an app.
Covering Newtonville, West Newton, Auburndale, Waban, Newton Centre, the Highlands, Nonantum and Chestnut Hill.
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.
Newton has a high share of two-family and owner-occupied rental setups, and a lot of houses whose owners travel more than they are home. Both are situations where the thing that matters is not the hourly rate — it is whether anyone picks up.
The Newton retainer in full“James goes above and beyond and keeps everyone in contact. I would recommend him to anyone.”
— Jay, Newton, MAJames holds an unrestricted Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License (CSL #120385) and is a registered Home Improvement Contractor (HIC #197410) — the state registration that gives Newton 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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