Handyman James
Construction Supervisor License #120385
Home Improvement Contractor #197410
Call or text (508) 306-1552
Handyman James
Waltham is where word of mouth does most of the work. A job on one street has a habit of producing the next one two doors down.
Get a quoteWord of mouth is not a marketing line here so much as a description of how this part of the business actually runs. Neighbours talk, someone gets a recommendation over a fence, and the second call comes without anyone having searched for anything.
Waltham carries a high share of two- and three-family houses, which changes the shape of the work. A lot of it is turnover work: patching, painting, fixing what the last tenant left, on a deadline set by when the next one moves in.
Covering the Moody Street area, the Brandeis side of town, and the neighbourhoods off Trapelo Road.
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.
If you own units here, this is the page that matters. The retainer is priced per property, so a three-unit portfolio is $150 a month for round-the-clock access to a licensed tradesman who already knows all three buildings — and no emergency premium when a tenant calls at midnight rather than at noon.
The Waltham retainer in full“This man's dedication to his job is outstanding. He's well informed, professional, and transparent about everything he does.”
— Matthew, Lincoln, MAJames holds an unrestricted Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License (CSL #120385) and is a registered Home Improvement Contractor (HIC #197410) — the state registration that gives Waltham 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.
Snowblowers only, never a plow. Register closes 30 September.