A good  handyman service should be able to handle most small repairs like minor plumbing, touch up paint jobs, grouting, polish touch ups as well as help you take care of issues like cleaning out hard to reach air conditioner filters, putting up decorative lights before a festival and other odd jobs around your home.

When hiring a handyman service it is advisable that homeowners take the time to ask for references for reliable handyman services from friends, neighbors and family. People you know will be able to recommend handyman services they have used in the past and were satisfied with. The other option is to research the internet for listings of handyman services in your area and read any reviews by previous clients. This process should help you arrive at a shortlist of probable handyman services in your area capable of undertaking your work.

It is pertinent to remember that even though a handyman may not be undertaking very high value repair jobs, an inexperienced handy man can still cause damage to your home which will lead to additional costs and expenditure required to fix the mistakes. Hometriangle recommends that you choose a combination of good recommendations and personal interviews to decide on the handyman that suits you best. 

A handyman service will be in and out of your home, usually addressing issues in several areas of your home simultaneously so it is important that the staff from the handyman service is vetted. Ask the handyman service personnel to display identification with their names and photo identification, it is also important to ask if the handyman service has an internal vetting process for its staff, for example if they conduct a police verification as part of their hiring process. Checking other details like a good staff demeanor when dealing with you as well as tidy uniforms and professional behavior will also help assure you of the professional business management of a handyman service.

Explaining your expectations in detail when asking a handyman service for an estimate for work,  will ensure that you are not disappointed with the end result. It will also help avoid situations where a handyman service dis-includes items from the scope of their job as not accounted for in the initial estimate. Taking a final, detailed estimation writing is also advisable for additional clarity and safeguard.

A handyman service may quote you a price in lump sum for all your jobs, charge you on an hourly basis or charge you on actual inputs plus labor charges. The option that you choose depends on your negotiations with the handyman service. Payments may also include advances to cover any materials or parts that may need to be bought for your jobs. Asking for estimates from at least 3 handyman services will help you arrive at a reasonable expected cost for your jobs.