Handyman Services in Raleigh, NC

Caulk lines around the tub or exterior trim are cracked or missing, or a soft spot is showing up on a soffit board or window sill. Those are the calls we take most often from Raleigh homeowners, and neither one improves on its own.

RK Renovation handles handyman services across Raleigh and the rest of Wake County. One scheduled visit that clears the list on your refrigerator door, billed by the half day rather than by the trip charge.

What the price covers

• Punch list walkthrough. Before anything starts we walk the house with you, write down every item on the list, and price the visit as one half day or full day block instead of a separate charge per task.
• Mounting and hanging into real structure. Shelving, curtain rods, mirrors, cabinets and televisions hung into studs or added blocking, checked with a stud finder rather than trusted to a drywall anchor carrying more weight than it was rated for.
• Door and window adjustment. Sticking doors planed or rehung, strike plates reset, hinges tightened or replaced, and windows that will not stay up or will not latch adjusted or repaired.

Handyman Services in Raleigh, in practice

A handyman visit in Raleigh covers a wide range, but it has a real edge, and we would rather tell you where that edge is than have you find out mid job. We adjust doors, hang shelving, repair trim, caulk, patch small drywall and swap fixtures and hardware all day long. What we do not do is open a main electrical panel, run new gas piping, or touch load bearing framing without pulling the same permit a full remodel would need. In Wake County those items legally require a licensed electrician, plumber or a permitted structural repair, and folding them into a handyman rate would mean doing them without the inspection they are supposed to get. You get a straight answer at the estimate about which category your list falls into.

A plastic drywall anchor holds a picture frame. It does not hold a floating shelf loaded with books, a wall mounted television, or a grab bar someone actually leans on, and in a Raleigh house we would rather find the stud or add blocking than pretend an anchor will do that job. We use a stud finder to confirm framing location, and where the layout does not cooperate, we open a small access and add a horizontal cleat between studs so the fastener has real wood behind it. It takes longer than driving four anchors into drywall, which is exactly why it is worth doing on the first visit instead of the second one, after something has already pulled out of a Wake County wall.

Questions from Raleigh homeowners