Any reliable handymen out there?

We have been trying to get a door replaced on our house for several months now. Everyone we call has been real nice about saying they will come out, but they never show up!
My husband took the entire day off of work yesterday waiting on this guy to show up and he never showed and now he is not even returning calls. This is the 3rd person who has done this to us. Does anyone know of any reliable handymen who will do a job when they say they will do it?
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Submitted by della on Sat, 07/15/2006 - 6:20pm.

I just used them a few weeks ago to do some electrical work (switching light fixtures). The gentleman who I called to initially set up the appointment was very courteous (678-817-4149). There are coupons in the Money Mailer; however, their service is expensive. It took about a week for someone to come out but I was warned that they were busy. I was happy with the results and would use them again.


Submitted by SuzyQ on Fri, 07/14/2006 - 7:55pm.

Have you tried Andy OnCall?
www.andyoncall.com

One foot on the floor

Submitted by Sailon on Fri, 07/14/2006 - 6:39pm.

The short answer is NO! Depends on how you define reliable, though. If you will let them do it when they want at the price they want, some will eventually do a small job like yours, but you can expect to pay a minimum of $200.00 as their time is valuable. No one who can work these days is starving and will work just for food money. Many of the chains will send their contract man out to do it. But same price applies, I think. Licenses, liability insurance, tools, etc., cause high overhead if they are legal. Family members used to do this but maybe no more.

Submitted by Gator on Fri, 07/14/2006 - 8:55pm.

You might try kudzu.com

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