Service Area

Basic Services Offered

• Baths
• Need to make changes? Remodel? Showers,tubs, tile, floors, paint, faucets and lighting. When it's time to sell a home, a bathroom remodel will increase the value of your home and help sell it faster!
• Carpentry Exterior
• Experienced with wood/masonite rot repairs of siding and trim around windows and doors. Which is very common in the Cary/Apex and triangle area. Decks, porches, stairs, railings, patios and gazebos. If you are not ready for a complete re-do, then power-wash and seal/stain your existing exterior surfaces. Keep all exterior surfaces caulked!
• Carpentry Interior
• You can make the inside of your home as beautiful as the outside. All trim, crown molding, hardwood floors and lighting needs. Our skilled craftsmen can make the most of your space by adding shelving, bookcases or recessed built-ins. Installation of new ceiling fans or replace your existing ones. Need recessed lighting added to one of your rooms? Replace your old white balusters with new wrought iron balusters.
• Doors
• A beautiful door can enhance the appearance of your home. Do you need to replace your older doors and windows? Enhance your present doors, Replace or repair exterior and interior doors, storm doors; install door handles and locks, trim doors to fit, install or repair closet doors; replace door screens; replace single pane glass windows; adjust doors and we can insulate door and windows with weather-stripping.
• Drywall
• Drywall patch/repair to hanging sheetrock in an entire room. Experience with all kinds of textures including: orange peel, knockdown, flat wall, stucco and finishing arched doorways.
• Electrical
• Small electrical repairs for you. Do you need light fixtures changed in the bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, hallway or in high ceiling areas of your home? Install exterior floodlights or motion sensor lights. Install low voltage cabinet lighting. For larger electrical jobs we may refer a licensed electrician.
• Fencing
• If you need a new fence built, then a great fence company can be recommended, but if you need your fence or gate repaired, a new section installed or a gate installed. All kinds of fence materials that include: cedar, chain link, vinyl or composite. If you would like to enhance the appearance of your existing fence, pressure wash, stain or paint your fence.
• Flooring
• Would you like to have gleaming new floors? Spruce up your home by installing new floors. Install many different floors like tile, marble, solid wood, laminated and engineered flooring. Repair dry rot or termite damage in sub floors. Give us a call.
• Maintenance Inside
• Can do any maintenance inside your home. Help unpack boxes, clean your garage, hang paintings/pictures, furniture assembly, replace light bulbs, replace air filters and moving furniture
• Maintenance Outside
• Gutter repair and cleaning, debris removal, siding repair, pressure washing. Ask us about a home maintenance program to keep your home cared for and protected. A major concern in this area is wood rot caused by poor upkeep of your home’s exterior. Inspecting caulk and replacing if necessary can save you thousands in future repairs. A maintenance program is a lot less expensive compared to the cost of repairs when something fails to work, leaks, rots or crumbles
• Painting/Staining
• Can paint your ceilings, small rooms and offices. Exterior painting or staining is an inexpensive way to protect the exterior of your home. The wood on the exterior of your home, including doors, trim around windows, decks, steps, railings, soffit and fascia boards should be protected against the elements. Can also repair or replace all rotted wood including trim, soffits, fascia, rafter tails and siding.
• Plumbing
• Install/replace toilets, sinks, shower heads, garbage disposals, bathtubs, drain lines, supply lines, water heaters, and shut off valves using copper or PVC. Can do most small plumbing repairs for you. This includes fixing leaking faucets and fixing leaks in and around your home.
• Remodel
• Simple bathroom/kitchen fixture replacements to entire remodels; design, cultured marble, tile showers, shower doors, cabinets, shelving, vanity, toilets and sinks. Our craftsmen will listen to you, review your project, offer design, material, and vendor advice and give you a complete and competitive estimate. Schedule your estimate today so that we can show you the Handyman Matters difference.
• Roofing
• Replace vent boots, do shingle and flashing repairs, gutters, fascia and soffit. It is better to catch a roof problem early and make a small, less expensive repair and prevent expensive future repairs.
• Senior Safety
• Can help to keep seniors in the Cary/Apex and triangle area safe and comfortable in their homes by installing wheelchair ramps, hand rails, grab bars, ADA accessible tubs, ADA toilets, widen doorways, lower or install shelves and install security locks.

Extra Services Offered

• Home Energy Audit
• The first step in taking a whole-house energy efficiency audit is to find out which parts of your home use the most energy. A home energy audit shows you where these are and suggests the most effective measures for reducing your energy costs.
  We will inspect the following areas for potential energy savings:
  
  
  1. Locate Air Leaks (drafts)
  2. Check Insulation
  3. Check Heating/Cooling Equipment
  4. Lighting & Appliances
  5. Roof, Roof Vents & Landscaping
  
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Seasonal Services Offered

• Fall - Ceiling Fans
• Adjust and clean ceiling fans (so that air circulates upward).