What does Evanston Handyman do best?

Evanston Handyman specializes in hourly house calls and task lists.  We bring skills across many trades and are prepared to solve a wide variety of challenges on a single visit.

Are you licensed, bonded, and insured?

Nils is a is licensed as a General Contractor in Evanston (13LICR-0054), Evanston Handyman has full liability and workers-comp insurance (COI available upon request), bonds available as needed.

What is a Handyman?

We provide services across all trades, striving to follow best-practices within the constraints of each task.  We focus on jobs that are too small for specialized tradespeople while providing results that meet or exceed the standards of each trade.

Do you provide Free Estimates?

We will gladly estimate the appropriate house call (Half-Day, Full-Day, Full-Day + Followup) for your task list.  Send us a description and photos for a free estimate.

Do you provide quotes or require deposits?

Evanston Handyman works within constrains of your visit to address your tasks efficiently based on your priorities (only pay for service you receive).  We do not provide fixed bids & do not require deposits, subscriptions, or scheduling fees.

Do you do Projects & Renovations?

House projects and renovations can be an exciting way to add value to a home.  Evanston Handyman can help move your projects along with one of our longer visits (Full-Day, Full-Day + Followup) and are glad to use part of our visit to help you with your project plan and point you in other right direction for needed support.

Visit Types:

Half-Day (2hr-4hr visit, 8:30am or 1:30pm start times)

  • • single task + extras
  • • short task list
  • • routine maintenance visit
  • (e.g. change faucet, hang art, assemble furniture, change outlet, door adjustments, etc)

Full-Day (6-8hr visit, 8:30am start time)

  • • longer task list
  • • multi-step repairs
  • • scheduled maintenance
  • (e.g. carpentry, fence repairs, door install, masonry, etc)

Full-Day + Followup (8:30am start + 1 or 2 scheduled return visits)

  • • Painting tasks
  • • Drywall repairs
  • • Custom builds or repairs
  • • multi-stage projects