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You're not just a handyman. You're an entrepreneur, a youtube content creator, a dad/husband, a jack of all trades, and a skilled craftsman

For some reason, I just happened to stumble upon your channel. Glad I did!! I worked as a maintenance tech and director for several years and always enjoyed talking to my customers every step of the way. My back gave out because of spondylosis, but if I could work on a low pressure boiler or a water loop heating and cooling system just one more time before I get the dirt kicked over me, it would make me a happy man. I loved my work, and it makes me happy to see you living what you do! Be well,my friend, and thanks for the videos

that sprinkler repair was hilarious 😂 everything you touched started falling apart

I don't know how I managed to do this but I think I just stumbled upon the #1 handyman youtube channel in the entire galaxy. Not even extraterrestrial handyaliens can top this channel

It is good to have someone like yourself who does these type of jobs? Because a water damage or any sort of problems when it goes out of hand can make life harder for some customers. Good job.

These are my favorite type of videos you make! Entertaining and educational! Keep them coming.

I've started my own handyman business about 2 years ago. I have found the same issue about pricing. I actually had a customer ask me about repairing some siding and sheathing because of some water damage. She told me the lowest bid she got was for $9000. I offered to do it for $4000 +materials. 4 hours later, she handed me a check. I don't know who some of these handyman and contractors are out here are that are giving these crazy prices, but I hope they don't go anywhere lol.

It's crazy what people are willing to pay in these cases! A little common sense plus a couple youtube videos watched would have saved these people hundreds of dollars. My kitchen sink began leaking just last week. I watched it leak for a couple minutes and determined the putty was dried out just like in this video and replaced it myself in minutes. I couldn't imagine paying $500.

I've been noticing the same thing. The few new customers I've been able to take on are saying my bid was on lower end of estimates. The shortage of good reliable skill trade guys is at a all time low and only getting worse. Know what your time and skills are worth in your area. Making 6 figures working on your own in this trade is not hard at all. Great customer service, quality work and just word of mouth will give you more work than your able handle. Customers are willing to wait to get on your schedule.

My dad does home remodeling and he's booked out 1yr solid and he turns down work on a weekly basis. I pick up small jobs he turns away and customers will pay just about any price I quote them. Crazy times

I second that. This is an awesome channel I work in apartment maintenance going on 10 years. Never gets old.

Yeah I recently increased my prices... same time my favorite restaurants all went up by 25% gas prices up 40% mortgage rates up 500%... I wouldn't have done it but if you don't do it, you're going out of business.

Just loving this channel and getting encouraged to start my own journey. Thank you for the free info and quality videos! Keep grinding brother!!

I'm new to this channel..kinda stumbled on to it looking at furnace repairs. I started out as a handyman in 2002 with no experience. Before that I cleaned pools in Phoenix. I hated traffic so moved to a small town in Ohio called Fostoria. It really dried up in 2010 during that last recession, so I moved near a bigger city and found that my HVAC and plumbing skills were in demand. I doubled my yearly wages but rarely make $2000 a day...maybe $3000 a week when the going is good. I got my state HVAC license in 2013. I work in residential. I install furnaces, water heaters, drains and water supply from the street. I'm highly skilled. I'm actually surprised that a handyman can make $2000 a day...anywhere...that would never fly around here...there isn't that kind of money as the mean income standard is less than $50k per household. There is a 10 to one ratio of pro HVAC and plumbing companies to every handyman for hire. Farmers and laborers here do it themselves. Recently a new Handyman just starting up has a really nice van, so they must have the same pricing you do...wow! Is the secret living in a giant metropolitan area? Places like Cincinnati, Columbus.. I would think, everybody out of work would throw a ladder in a truck and buy a cordless drill and a hammer-you know...instant handyman for 4 hire, but if $2000 a day is a reality, people are wasting there time going to college...wow! Go to trade school instead. I love being a handyman, but $60 - $80 hr ... $150 to $300 hr? where?

Sir, you are the standard of all handymen.

Ya I made 1,500 in one day of popcorn removal charging 1.50 a square foot (which is the standard charge). Standard charge for installing vinyl plank flooring is about 2.50 per sq ft and I can comfterably do 3-400 sq ft in a 6-7 hour day after factoring in transition, quarter round, caulking etc. Pretty common actually. I've been paid $100 an hour with a 4 hour minimum (so I charged him $400 because I was on way to another job but he basically begged me) to manually dig a hole for a sump pump because there's no one else to do it, it had to be done manually because if the restricted space with a shovel/post hole digger. Took me 45 minutes but i told him I couldn't push off my other job for any less than $400 because ide have to reschedule and they could potentially cancel. Good time to be a contractor/handyman/laborer because the average contractor in America is like 55. I started as soon as I got out of the army at 22 years old, turned 29 last week. Paid off me and my wife's vehicles, bought and paid off three trailers, all my tools, debts, and bought a house and extra land all during the highest housing market spike in history just being a handyman/flooring contractor. All before 30. And I don't really do plumbing or electrical, mostly flooring, painting, drywall, fencing, decking etc. Pretty much average 70-100 an hour these days. Of course I'm licensed, insured and incorporated though. My county doesn't let you do anything without it all. -Holdeen's Flooring & Handyman Services Inc. , St. Augustine FL.

Are you the handyman Dave Ramsey talks about? The guy who’s as reliable as the sunrise and crushes it on income…

Hey man I really appreciate your videos! I am thinking about starting my own handyman business and have already took a few steps in that direction. I believe I have all the experience necessary to start my own business. I grew up working with my father who owned his own business as a general contractor. Have done everything from fencing, foundation, flooring, framing, roofing, add ons, and even working on my grandmother’s rent houses. I currently work as a maintenance man for an apartment complex and I only make $14.75/hr. Which equals about $34,000 a year. It’s become very apparent to me that I can make so much more than I do at the moment if I just do it by myself. I like to believe My quality of work is well above my co-workers due to the fact that previously working for my father I understood most business is by word of mouth so you have to present a good quality work. I constantly have to go behind my fellow workers to fix their mistakes and getting in trouble for their screw up which leads to me doing almost double the work. My question is, with these certain skills I possess, do you believe it would be possible to do my own thing. I know it is possible but I would like to hear from someone who knows exactly what it takes! I appreciate all your time and effort you put into this channel to help people like me.

These are the Handyman videos we love.. Great stuff as always...

Your knowledge and skill is exceptional. I'm struggling just trying to install an interior door. I'm not very good with my hands unfortunately.

I find that vacuum breakers are prone to having residual water that causes them to crack. I design my sprinklers with a union before and after the vacuum breaker. Takes under one minute to remove and take inside every winter. Never need to worry about it.

Living in the big city where there are lots of landlords that are happy to pay for services like yours is certainly a bonus. Out in the sticks where there are more "handy" people, it seems like these sort of services barely fetch enough to make a living... So you have that going for you!! :)

As a functional alcoholic this video really gives me inspiration!! 3 thumbs up, will definitely recommend this video.

Regarding the screw. My neighbor actually had the same problem. It vibrated out and feel into their garbage... they didn't know it until the entire disposal fell out into their garbage can too!

Every time I see one of these videos i'm reminded I need to teach my kids various simple household replacements... Like the garbage disposal! They may not make handyman money off it but i'm sure in the future it'll save a few bucks.

Loved the video ! I work in Facilities maintenance and have often considered working residential. You really left me something to think about. By the way where I'm from in Ohio you have to be Certified by the State to work on a "Back Flow" that also involves an annual test on that device.

Can’t wait for the other vid on 2nd channel discussing the pricing and “other” things related to the business and how things are going now, what to plan and prepare for coming up in next 6-12 months; and to hear your thoughts on the industry as a whole. Gonna be a very interesting vid, imo, can’t wait! Nice job on this one, and that garbage disposal screw popping out, never seen that happen. Seen them break, disposals rusted out and split in half vertical & horizontal, even sinks fall down, and plumbing break loose, but a screw…..that was a 1st. Cheers Handyman ✌🏻

I'm learning a lot from your videos. I just started watching them. Thank you!

Been a while. Glad to see you still holding up Handyman😎. Always good watching and learning.

Always learn something from your videos. All the best. Peace and good fortune and good health to you and your family. 😃

I hate doing plumbing work. I've done the same job on the garbage disposal for a couple of homes I lived in. But though I hate it, that job is easy and worth it to do myself. Other jobs can get complicated, and then it is worth it to hire someone who knows more and can ensure a fix.

Dude your killing it making me want to try this life

I used to have a handyman company with my home remodeling business. The charge for service was 85 an hour plus parts for all small jobs. It kept my guys working and always led to large projects from grateful customers.

Thank you so much for always being the best at what you do

Mind blown handyman. Run a remodeling business and I always watch your videos to learn from you and learn your pricing when you do mention it and man im undercharging ....and i thought i raised my prices !...shit.... I need to raise my minimum .do a video on what would you charge on medium work not quite a full remodel but not small like framing and building a 6x3 pantry in an empty space next to fridge or patching. Painting and revamping a couple rooms . i get ALOT of these calls. Thanks handyman

Did home generator service / repair for near 25 years and using a flat fee for routine service I found it was fairly easy to bill between $1500 and $2000 a day, mostly labor. The fee structure was $250 for small units and $350 for medium sized units, plus supplies. (usually under $50 each) It was my call to knock off a minor repair as part of the price or charge extra, especially if I had to make a parts run. Many times, I just did the repair the next day and that saved travel time. Travel time was the biggest variable, so working out a daily route was part of morning coffee. 6 customers a day was usually under 8 hours, including travel. A quiet day was still $1000 in billing. BTW, I was working on a commission, so any screws ups were on my dime. That was company policy on a call-back within 30 days. Do it right the first time and you will make money.

This is why I never hired anyone for anything.

Thank you for this video, it is enjoyable to watch. I always learn a little tidbit plus you're good at making videos.

I have missed these type of videos… but I like all of them 👍

As a plumber, electrician, and handyman if you work for yourself or hire people you can make a ton of money. If it's just you you can take time off anytime you want, go on vacation, or sit back and enjoy the day. You can work part time, full time, or bust your ass as you please. The most important thing is being able to talk to people, know what your doing, and have a reputation as honest and a good person. Always in the beginning make friends with the decorators, and other trades on site, this is where you build clients. Try to work in a wealthy area that helps the most. You can be lazy and make around 70K a year or work 40 hours a week and make well over 100K - 200K a year. Hire people and the sky is the limit. I am retired.

Hey Handyman, I feel like a real “goofball” as I too noticed the WD-40 overspray on the brick and wondered if it would stain. You obviously know your audience very well! I’m a handyman too and have been told by my CUSTOMERS that I don’t charge enough! When I think if I had charged just 20% more for every job I have done in the last few years. Arg. Like your videos Thanks

Good on ya! The world needs more Handy Men.

I agree what used to be the mid range price to do a project is now the low ball price. I used to be the mid range estimate price and now I have become the low ball price, telling me a lot of handyman/woman either dont want to do the project or dont have the time. I was call number 26 for 5 home owners that could not find any help or get a call back, I do my best to answer every call that comes in. (I may not be able to help them right away but we can set up a time for me to estimate the project and schedule a time to do it 1-2 months).

Those jobs you charge $500 for you would be hard pressed getting $50-100 in Australia, I did that leaking sink repair the other day for $45. I could not imagine charging that much anywhere in Australia you would not land a single job. Most of the other jobs you showed would be $45 to $60 plus parts. Minimum charge is $45 or $55-65 per hour depending on what it is.

Keep grinding brother!! It’s amazing what people will pay for minor fixes!!!! GET SOME!!

On another note: I recently replaced my dad's whole kitchen sink drain because over like 20-30 years corrosion ruined it, but the cheap replacement I got somehow loosened up and literally will not thread anymore. It's just a simple nut that tightens the underside of the drain against a washer/gasket to keep the assembly tight (and to keep the putty tight in there), but the entire nut is somehow too large for the threads now, even if I put many layers of teflon tape over it (it's not just loose on the threads, it slides entirely over the threads without screwing). I don't know how this happened. Both the threads on the drain basket and the nut are metal. Since I think there are no replacement nuts available I might have to buy a whole new drain. Maybe I'll look around more for a replacement nut first, since I do see some available online (but not worth the price).

Liked the whirlybird screw handle. I've got one but has a burring edge. Nice tool to have.

I live in Bay Area California. with a huge population from India. they raise a lot of questions for me. Besides the fact that they are always in the room where you work, asking a lot of questions and annoying, they are incredibly cheap, always screw out inadequate discounts and spend a lot of time trading.

I've been doing industrial service calls on machines. Equipment, dominion, installations, I've worked in automotive shops etc , I've been all in the Trades in one form or another and recently decided I'll be rebranding my channel and expanding what I Repair. I make more money on 30 small jobs than I did 2 big jobs . A customer in my area didn't like my price of $1500 for a job, they said they'll pay me $9 per hour. When they hired another contractor they paid $3,000 for 6 -1/2 hours of work & $700 materials that the had to buy anyhow. Those of us who are skilled should be willing to go out on our own . This is inspiring us all to do it man. Great content, showing support

Love the videos Handyman, I like learning tricks like this.

#1 HM in the world! Love it. Maybe I missed something, $500 per stop including parts? Also what happens when you go over your “allotted time”? Or is there an amount of time you set? Because of your YT channel I have doubled my income just by asking for it! Half the jobs I don’t really want to do, and they say yes! Thank you #1 HM! -HandyRandy

Honestly, people who know how to fix things around the house are few and far between. So.....you can nearly charge whatever you want or what the market will bear. GOOD for you! Keep up the good work.!!

Brilliant work and thanks for sharing this with us take care

This is why I'm glade I can fix and work on most anything in my house and yard.

I’ve started charging more and more. Easy to use the inflation excuse but really I’m worth more

Very surprised on the amount you charge and customers are happy to pay. I do my own work and actually enjoy it. I would think parts, materials plus $100/hr would be fair in my book but that's just me. I guess I'm lucky

I just saw your handyman business intro video. I understand the pricing structure now. Great content. I wish we had large multi-tenant housing around here.

"That's interesting." My favorite line😂

Man I gotta start charging more! I just did that exact same sink repair for 75 bucks lol.

Putting that ring on the disposal drain part is such a pain in the butt by yourself. How the heck did that screw fall out and get way over there! Lucky find though! Went on a similar job and the Tennant had siliconed completely around everything under there and just made a disaster of a mess and fixed absolutely nothing. That's when them called me. Haha. Also, always bring a spider stick when going under the house!

Don't forget,you can winterize people's sprinkler systems every year too after repairing their backflow devices that freeze and broke. Winterization is shutting off the valve to the system,draining the double check through the test ports,and turning it's valves on a 45° angle.This will prevent it from freezing and breaking. You can also use an air compressor to blow out the residual water if you need to.

I'm old school and like the way he used all hand tools no cordless drills or impacts, 90% of the guys that use them either over tighten or strip out the screws, nuts, bolts they just don't know what they're doing

$250 an hour....no freakin way! That is more than any hvac, plumber or electrician would charge per hour. I would feel like I was ripping people off with that rate. I have my own handyman business. I can barely charge 35 and hour even in this economy. Business has fallen off and people are not doing things they used to do. Maybe I should set up shop in your town? $1000 to paint a bedroom sounds good, but I would have a hard time sleeping at night....

I've been watching for years. Learned a lot from you. Love your can do attitude and constant quality, especially cabinet painting. I guess that's why you charge 5x what I do for this kind of work. And if you're elderly on a fixed income, it's a materials and gas charge and nothing more.

What type of seal did you use for the disposal?

Not sure if you ever had a problem getting the snap ring into the strainer but a good way of preventing the strainer from pulling up is to rest the garbage disposal on the top/Bottom of sink .

I have started to do some handyman stuff on the side. How can you justify $500 for just showing up? If I was a customer I would think it would be outrageous. How do you sleep at night with a clear conscience ? Inquiring minds want to know.

$500 to reattach a loose screw? LOL.

On the basket for sink you should really square up the label on basket so when you look down at it the manufacturer would be on top squared up. just makes the job look that much better, like you paid attention to detail ... same goes for anything you do really, even residential switch/plug replacement, when your done screwing everything back together you want the slots on screw heads to all be facing the same way. either slots going up/down or left/right ... Personally, I go left/right. It's the small details that will set your work apart from just anybody's work and it doesn't take any extra time and even people with OCD will be impressed ... ... Cheers mate

I'm glad I live were it doesn't freeze, you alls sprinkler systems have so many valves and things that need service/can break

Union apprentice who installs a lot of sinks answering your question about which sealant works best for the strainer. Traditionally putty has been the way to go but it eventually dries out and is weaker compared to your silicone sealant. Even given the vibration and added weight over time I suspect the silicone would’ve performed better but it would’ve been a major hassle trying to replace it. To each their own, shit I bet you could even use dap to seal the strainer and it’d be fine

I find it comical that even as you explain your pricing is relative to your competition and location, it never fails there is an army of whiners ready to keyboard justice warrior a shaming! Keep doing you HM.

Bro You are SKILLED. serious knowledge. Ty. Thats why you make heavy buck.

The reason those are tight sometimes when u close the valves its under pressure but as the pressure leakes down it allowes u to get it unscrewed always open the bleeder screws after the big ball valves shut to let pressure off there usually easy to unscrew

I remember starting up with $500, I'm now flaunting my $1500 to my doubting friends....thank God for expert Axel Merk.

I hope your customers don’t watch your channel.

He’s mentioned the market and your clientele make a difference. I moved from Iowa to Minnesota to become an electrician. I would not make near the amount of money I make in MN that I would in Iowa or Texas..there are significant cost of living wages that need to be factored in too. What you think is expensive, is a good rate, for a good job elsewhere. If you scale your business, your overhead goes up. People don’t understand the true cost of doing business.

That just might be the coolest screwdriver I’ve ever seen when he was workin on the garbage disposal

Garbage disposals.. the worst scam ever perpetrated on homeowners kitchens. Whatever happened to just scraping unwanted food right into your garbage can? Food was never meant to go through inch and a half pipes..

Briben may have destroyed the economy but if you work hard/smart at a skilled trade you’re getting paid well.

I tried starting a handyman business once, it was going good until the city warned people of crooked handymen and suddenly all handymen were struggling. I was curious about those irrigation systems, in Alaska we as plumbers installed systems that had a special weep valve that when pressure dropped opened and drained the system underground. Granted all pipes have to be at a down hill grade towards the weep valve( I cannot remember what the actual name was) but it greatly simplifies winterization.

That little hand crank looking driver is sweet!

$500. First one. You are simply robbing them. Why do that? Just why.

Must be ripping people off.

im currently associate at my local homedepot, thinking becoming a handyman, thanks for words of wisdom sir.

There is a degree of peace that comes from doing this kind of work. America has gotten away from recognizing the value of good hard honest work. You can make a decent income from it and not lose your integrity. And it also still amazes me that tons of homeowners don’t know anything about their home. Where the shutoff is, where the breaker box is… air filters etc.

I had a great week in stock and crypto market. Earning over $5k from my investment every single week is overwhelming... Thanks🙏 for all you do keep up the good work

HAHAHAHA! I was one of the ones having a panic attack 🤣.

What's crazy is that prices vary, so does the quality. If you don't know how things are properly supposed to get fixed, you could get swindled with bad craftsmanship. I had a roofer install new gutters and leaf shield (I did my research on a good one don't you worry). They didn't grade one area of gutter properly, had to point it out. Then the leaf shield was installed haphazardly. If I didn't get up on a ladder to see the big gaps between each section of leaf shield, they would have gotten away with it.

The reality is that in any suburb of a large metro area the average bill is $500.00 for just about any service requiring a callout. That included a callout for A/C repair, Electrical repairs, Plumbing repairs, and even when you take your car in for service.

Is that a GoPro? *yes that is a GoPro* end of conversation hahaha love it. Would do the same!

Good job ...keep up the good work

It almost sounds like you had a cold - have I really watched so many videos that I can pick that out? Good video, old school ride-along style!

👍 Good vid! Thank you! Just subbed!

great video thank you, how do you shoot the videos and work at the same time?

On larger heavy garbage disposer . I use scissors Jack from my car . Jack up the garbage disposer until flush against the sink . Turn the locking ring and flange . Scissors Jack help when under sink cabinet is tight and garbage disposer is heavy

You're awesome good job keep it up

Your awesome bro keep up the good work! This is honestly what I want to do but not certified or liscened for certain things 😄

Hey, what did you use (the gray silver putty looking thing) when you put the drain back unto the kitchen sink?