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Straight answers about repairs, punch lists and Upstate homes — plus the jobs we have actually finished around Greenville.

Advice from the van

How we price, what actually fails on Upstate houses, and what to ask before you hire anyone.

How Handyman Pricing Actually Works in Greenville Why the whole list costs less than one item

What Upstate Humidity Does to Exterior Wood Rot starts on the side you cannot see

What Belongs on a Punch List (and What Does Not) How to write a list that finishes in one visit

Deck Repair or Rebuild: How to Tell Framing tells you more than the boards do

Why Your Drywall Patch Still Shows Texture matching is the part nobody budgets for

Small Electrical Upgrades Worth Doing The upgrades that change how a house feels

The Pre-Holiday Repair List Nobody Makes Until November The October fix that saves the November scramble

What Agents Should Send Us With a Repair Addendum Get the paperwork right on day one

Six Questions Worth Asking Before You Hire What we wish more homeowners asked us

Gutters and Fascia: The Fall Job That Prevents the Spring Job A clogged gutter becomes a carpentry problem

What to Expect Working on an Older Greenville Home Plaster, settled frames and other honest surprises

Why Painters Talk About Prep and Not Paint Two crews, one gallon, completely different rooms

You Found a Water Stain. Now What? The stain is the symptom, not the leak

Why We Push You to Send the Whole List One trip, ten repairs, one setup cost

Real jobs, real scopes. What the problem was, what we did, and how it finished.

700 sq ft Deck: Boards, Joists, Stairs and Rails Before Thanksgiving Deck boards, ten joists, stairs and rails

Exterior Lighting at a Cliffs Community Home Garage lights, gas lamp removal, outdoor cans

A Full Bathroom Punch List in a Single Visit Six bathroom items handled in one visit

Repair Addendum Turned Around Before Closing Inspection report to scoped punch list

Coffered Ceiling Installation Layout, beams and trim in one room

Shiplap Fireplace Wall with a White Oak Hearth Shiplap wall, white oak hearth, hidden cabling

Emergency Service Call: Commercial P-Trap Failure A dental office back in operation the same day

Storm Doors and Entry Door Replacement Squaring an older opening for a new door

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Radical Handyman Co · Greenville, SC · Fully insured · 5.0 ★ 134 reviews
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