The Fabulous Mr Fix It

I needed a quick turnaround on a safety handrail to support my real estate transaction in October, when most other handymen services were busy. So in that way, I was thankful to find Mr. Fix It, who had an early availability.
But I was billed for 5 man-​hours at $ 78/​hr, and charged for the drill bit. Apparently these guys needed two people to go to Home Depot (10 mins away), and don’t have their own tools. If I had been local I would have done it myself in about 3 hrs, including shopping for materials. I would have expected a pair of professionals to get it done in under 3 man-​hours, not 5. It also took them almost a month to email the invoice.
When I first called, the woman on the phone was very upfront/​defensive about her prices without me even asking, and in retrospect that probably should have been a warning sign for me. I just really needed that early availability.
I would say that if you have the luxury of taking your business elsewhere, you should do so.

Had a toilet removed and new one installed today, a fellow named Alex showed up right between the 8:30−9AM window of time, and was immediately a hit with my dog who’s usually so excited to see people she gets to be a bit of a handful, but he didn’t mind a bit and my pup was in heaven. Alex was very friendly, took a few minutes to explain what the job would entail/​what the process was, and knocked it out without a hitch. On top of that, he hauled away the old toilet and packaging for the new one, a great ‘bonus’ so I didn’t have to deal with it. We’ve had The Fabulous Mr. Fit-​It over for a few such repairs and some quotes, and we’ll continue to use them and recommend them to others.

We hired The Fabulous Mr. Fix It to come and instal a ventilation system above our range in the kitchen. They were on time, on budget and cleaned up after themselves. Adam was the one that came out to give the bid and he was the one that called the day before to confirm. Adam did not do the actual work (two other gentlemen did), but he did call to check-​in on the work, which I appreciated.
I will definitely be using them again and will be recommending them to others.

We had one good experience followed by 2 – 3 where we felt increasingly ripped off. He has been bringing along someone who could be his son and the kid does not have A skills but you’re paying for two workers. He installed one light in 2 hours! The bill was over $ 500 to install 3 toilets I had on site and I found out one of them wasn’t seated right on the flange and had to be redone. By someone else! Won’t go back.

This was … well, Fabulous. Mr. Fix It was good from the git-​go. Person on the phone was lovely — and very clear on pricing. The service call minimum is an hour and a half no matter what. Totally fair, but I appreciated the warning and was encouraged to line up other tasks.
Adam was polite, on-​time and prepared. He fixed my mildly grumpy toilet very quickly and was a freaking miracle worker on knocking off the list of second-​tier projects I was ready to present. The amount of problems I had solved in 1.5 hours was … yep, fabulous.
I appreciated his skill, his organization and his kindness to show me how to solve a couple small problems on my own. Licensed, bonded, insured and trained. I am so pleased to have his number handy now.

The 4-​foot-​wide concrete utility sink in our laundry room lasted 55 years, but didn’t make 56. I quickly decided on a large stainless-​steel replacement, like the kitchen sink back in my coop days. After calling around a few places, I picked the Fabulous Mr Fix-​It to do the installation.
Jan runs the phones, and does some project scoping; Adam is the main guy, and had some more in-​depth suggestions. They suggested I purchase the sink & faucet and have it shipped to my place; for smaller or more common items (like the hoses and fittings), they just pick them up from a local hardware store.
The workman (maybe Rob, perhaps Adam’s son?) had some adventures with the cementboard wall panels — he went through a rotary-​tool bit and several Dremel cut-​off disks before finding a strategy with knife and hammer to get through the wall panel and to the water supply. He broke up the old sink into pieces small enough to carry out to his van, and took care of the disposal. (I helped carry the old sink out, and the new one in, which saved the trouble of a second workperson).
Adam stopped by once to check how things were going, and give one or two pointers; after that, Rob and I refilled the house water pipes and he cleaned up the laundry room.
The water was off for just a few hours; the whole job was done in less than a day. We decided that patching the wall was simple enough for me to take care of; I’ve since put up an aluminum backsplash.
Mr Fix-​It was by far the most responsive and courteous company I contacted about the job, had good advice, and did a stellar job on the actual execution; I’ll definitely be back for similar jobs.

Adam is great! He has installed a shower head and reinforced my wobbly sink in my master bathroom. He is very timely, professional and reasonably priced.

Adam and his crew replaced two bathroom faucets and installed a new glass shower enclosure recently. Work was top notch and we are very pleased with the new look. I would not hesitate recommending The Fabulous Mr Fix It for this or any other type of Handy Man service.