Handyman James
Construction Supervisor License #120385
Home Improvement Contractor #197410
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Handyman James
$59 per month, per property. Reach a licensed handyman at any hour by phone, text or email — and when something goes wrong at 3am in Lexington, there's no emergency callout fee waiting for you.
Sign upLexington has a lot of larger properties and a lot of owners who are away for stretches of the year. A frozen pipe in an empty house is not an expensive repair because of the pipe; it is expensive because of how long it runs before anyone notices.
Second homes and long absences are common here, and an empty house is the expensive case. A frozen pipe does not cost much because of the pipe. It costs because of how many hours it runs before anybody walks in.
The older colonials here, and the houses around the historic district, carry the maintenance that age brings: sash windows, exterior trim that wants repainting before it rots rather than after, interior doors that move with the seasons. None of it is dramatic. All of it gets worse if left.
A 3am callout is billed at the same hourly rate as a Tuesday afternoon. No several-hundred-dollar surcharge for bad timing.
Phone, text or email, 24 hours a day. Not a call centre or a ticket queue — James directly.
Normal callouts often within hours. Emergencies, as soon as he can physically get there.
The same licensed tradesman every time, who already knows where your shutoff valve is.
Gutters, exterior and weatherproofing checked ahead of the seasons that cause the damage — not after.
Repairs and touch-ups handled between tenants, on your schedule, for owners who aren't local.
$59 per month, per property. This covers 24-hour access, seasonal walkthroughs, and removes emergency callout fees. Landlords with several units in Lexington pay per property.
For the months you're away: visits on a schedule agreed with you, with the meters read for unusual water, gas or electricity use and photos taken every time, and a look after storms. Added to Property Care and quoted per home. More about Home Watch →
Billed at James's standard hourly rate, plus materials and any other costs incurred. The membership isn't a labour plan — it's what makes sure someone answers, and that calling at midnight doesn't cost more than calling at noon.
A single after-hours emergency callout from a contractor typically carries a premium of several hundred dollars before anyone picks up a tool. A year of Property Care costs about what one or two of those would — and with it, the 3am call costs the same as the Tuesday one.
“The best snow clearance team I've known in 50 years of living in Massachusetts. Never fails and always clears the drive perfectly, no matter the depth.”
— Jim, Lexington, MA“This man's dedication to his job is outstanding. He's well informed, professional, and transparent about everything he does.”
— Matthew, Lincoln, MAJoin online in a few minutes: read the agreement, sign it, and pay by card, or for a year up front by card, bank transfer, check or cash. $59 a month or $649 a year for each property. Cancel any time online.
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Repairs, fixtures, drywall, painting and the everyday jobs.
Snowblowers only, never a plow. Register closes 15 November.