Compare your options before you hire.
Two questions come up before many home repairs: is this a handyman or a contractor, and should you do it yourself. Both answers are here, without a sales pitch.
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Handyman vs. general contractor
Where California draws the line, what the current $1,000 minor-work exemption does and does not mean, and how to tell a handyman job from contractor-scope work.
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DIY vs. hiring a handyman
Task by task: what changes the method, the risk, and when hiring a matched pro is the better call. No invented times or prices.
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Why we publish these at all
Fix Pro matches homeowners with independent handymen. That is not a reason to treat every job as handyman scope. Sending a handyman for work that needs a licensed contractor can put the work outside California law. These two pages say where the lines are, including jobs that are not a match. If your job needs a licensed contractor, say so on the call and we can point you toward the right trade.
Tell us the job. We match you with a local pro.
Call and we match you with a local handyman who quotes the job before starting.