The Story Behind Springfield Handyman IL

Springfield has been the capital of Illinois since 1839, and its houses tell the whole story since then. Around the Lincoln Home and the old State Capitol, and in neighborhoods like Aristocracy Hill, Enos Park and Vinegar Hill, you'll find brick Italianates, Queen Annes and narrow frame houses from the 1800s, many still holding their original plaster and tall wood windows. The early twentieth century filled in Harvard Park, the streets around Washington Park and the blocks near Lincoln Park with bungalows and foursquares. After the war came the ranch houses of the south and west sides, and since then the city has spread west along Wabash Avenue, Koke Mill Road and Veterans Parkway, with towns like Chatham, Sherman and Rochester growing right alongside it. Over all of it sits a true Midwestern climate: cold winters with plenty of freeze-thaw swings, a stormy spring that has brought real tornadoes through town, and hot, humid summers.

That mix produces a constant stream of small repairs, and small repairs are the hardest jobs to get done well. Bigger contractors are busy with additions and roofs and don't want a sticking door or a dripping kitchen faucet. So the little things pile up: the plaster crack that keeps coming back over the stairs, the gutter that spills at the same corner every thunderstorm, the fence post that rotted off at the soil line, the bathroom fan that has rattled for a year. Finding one dependable person who shows up on time, gives a straight price and finishes the whole list is harder than it should be.

That's the job we've set out to do. We're a local Springfield outfit, general liability insured, and we'd much rather earn your next call than stretch out this one. We quote clearly before we start, work through your list in one organized visit, and build for Central Illinois: keeping water out, anchoring things to hold through wind and frost, and treating old plaster and old-growth trim with care. With licensed electricians and plumbers on our side for the wiring and pipe connections, a ceiling fan, a new light or a replacement toilet is finished on the same trip as the rest of your list.

Our promises, plainly put

• The price you approve is the price you pay
• General liability insurance on every visit
• A real arrival time, not a half-day window
• Boots wiped, dust cleaned, trash hauled off
• Straight talk when a job belongs with a licensed trade
• Rooted here in Springfield and the towns next door