How Handyman Pricing Actually Works in Greenville
Why the whole list costs less than one item
The honest answer to "what do you charge" is that it depends on the job, not the clock — and here is why that is better for you.
Why we price by the job, not the hour. Charging by the clock punishes you for our efficiency and rewards a slow crew. When we quote the job, the risk of it taking longer sits with us.
The setup cost is real and it is fixed. Loading, driving, parking, protecting floors, and packing out happens once whether we fix one thing or eleven. That is why a ten-item list is dramatically cheaper per item than ten separate visits.
Materials are included in your estimate. You approve one number for the whole job, labor and materials together, before anyone starts.
What makes a job cost more: access (a second-storey fascia board versus a ground-floor one), unknowns behind a wall, matching old materials nobody stocks, and anything that has been patched badly before.
What a real estimate should contain: the scope in plain words, what is excluded, and a number you agree to before anyone starts. If an estimate does not say what is excluded, it is not an estimate.
Deposits. We take one on every job. It reserves your slot on the calendar and covers materials we buy ahead of the visit.
Send your list and we will scope it. Free estimate, priced by the job, agreed before we start.
