Home Repair Services & To-Do Lists in Toronto & the GTA
Most homes have a running list of small jobs no single trade wants to bother with. Hand us the whole list — the leaky tap, the loose handle, the picture wall, the squeaky door — and we’ll knock it out in one organized, honestly-priced visit.
FixitPlus takes on whole home-repair to-do lists across Toronto and the GTA in a single flat-rate visit — the odd jobs, small fixes and "can you also" tasks that no single trade wants to book. We work down the list in your priority order and flag anything needing a licensed trade before starting.
Almost every home has one: a running list of small jobs that never quite justify a service call on their own. A leaky tap, a loose cabinet handle, a door that squeaks, a picture wall you keep meaning to hang, a wobbly toilet seat, a burnt-out fixture, a patch of chipped paint. Individually they’re minor; together they’re the reason a home starts to feel neglected — and the reason so many people wish they had one reliable person to just handle it all. That’s exactly what FixitPlus is built for. Hand us the whole list and we’ll knock it out in one organized, honestly-priced visit.
This is our most flexible service, and often our most popular. Instead of booking separate trades for a dozen unrelated little jobs, you give us the list and we work through it methodically. Mounting, patching, sealing, tightening, swapping, adjusting, hanging, assembling — the odd jobs that span every category and that no single specialist wants to bother with. We come prepared for variety, prioritize by what matters most to you, and make real progress in a single, efficient appointment.
Because our crews come from a custom-home background, there’s very little on a typical to-do list we can’t handle, and we’re upfront about the rare things we can’t. If an item needs a licensed electrician, a licensed plumber or a permit, we’ll tell you plainly and either bring in the right person or point you to one — while still completing everything else on the list. You get honest guidance and real results in the same visit, instead of a string of “that’s not what I do” from single-trade pros.
It’s an ideal service for busy families, new homeowners settling into a place, landlords and property managers turning over a unit, seniors who’d rather not be up a ladder, and anyone preparing a home to sell or to welcome guests. The value is in the consolidation: one trusted, insured crew, one visit, one clear price, and a whole list of nagging jobs finally done. Most people are surprised how much lighter a home feels when the little things are simply taken care of.
What a home repairs & to-do lists visit covers
The kinds of jobs a to-do list visit knocks out:
How a handyman to-do list turns into one well-run visit
A to-do list is easy to write and surprisingly easy to get wrong. The difference between a visit that clears fifteen small home repairs and one that clears eight is mostly decided before we arrive: how the list is written, who buys what, the order the work goes in, and which items belong to a licensed trade. This is how we plan home repair services across Toronto and the GTA.
Write the list so it can be quoted
“Fix the bathroom door” could be a loose hinge screw or a frame that has dropped; “hang shelves” could mean two brackets or a wall of floating shelves going into plaster. For each item, send one photo from a step back and one close up, a rough measurement, and the make or model number wherever there is one — on a toilet, a faucet, a door closer, a blind. That lets us price the list flat-rate and bring the right part. Note what the wall is if you know it, and mark which items are must-dos and which are if-there’s-time.
Sequencing: dusty and wet work first, paint last
A good visit runs in a deliberate order. Jobs that make dust or open a wall — drywall patches, cutting out old caulk, re-securing a railing — start first, so compound can dry and new caulk can begin curing while we work through the rest. Mounting, assembly and hardware fill the middle. Touch-up painting goes last, over patches that have been sanded and primed, and nothing is hung on a wall that was painted an hour ago. Jobs that need the water shut off are grouped so you lose the supply once, not three times.
Materials: who supplies what
There are three workable arrangements. You buy the finish items you want to choose yourself — a faucet, a mirror, cabinet hardware, the paint colour — and we bring the fasteners, anchors, fillers, caulk and consumables. Or we supply everything, which saves you the trip and puts the sizing on us. Or a mix of the two. What matters is deciding before the visit and confirming sizes first: a toilet’s rough-in, a vanity’s width, a blind’s mount type. Items bought before anyone measured are where lists most often stall.
What gets split out to licensed trades — and how it fits around us
Some items on a typical list belong to a licensed trade: a new outlet or light location, a dead exhaust-fan motor, a new circuit, moving a supply or drain line, anything on a gas line. We flag those when quoting and plan the order around them. If an electrician is running wire to a new location, that happens before we patch and paint the wall it passed through; if a plumber is moving a supply line, they finish before we close the opening. You get one plan instead of three trades guessing at each other’s schedules.
Pre-listing, move-in and move-out lists
A pre-listing list is about what buyers and their home inspector will notice: dripping taps, running toilets, sticking doors, cracked caulk, dinged walls and loose railings. Fixing the inexpensive, visible items removes easy negotiating points, and a repair that only half works is worse than one left alone. If you already have an inspection report, send it and we will sort it into our items, licensed-trade items and cosmetic ones. A move-in list runs the other way — door hardware, anchoring furniture, mounting TVs, hanging art, checking that smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are present and working. Move-out lists in rentals centre on patching anchor holes and touch-up painting so the unit hands back clean.
Seasonal lists
Spreading a year of small jobs across two or three visits keeps each one productive and lets the weather work for you. Spring lists pick up winter damage outside — deck boards, fence boards, exterior caulking, a gate that started dragging. Fall lists close the house up: weatherstripping, door sweeps, window caulking while it is still warm enough to cure, and the railing on the front steps before ice arrives. Winter suits the indoor list — painting, drywall, shelving and assembly — when the house is closed up anyway.
Signs it is time to call about home repairs & to-do lists
Perfect timing when:
The list keeps growing
When you’ve been adding to a mental (or fridge-door) list for months, one visit clears the whole backlog.
You just moved in
A new home always comes with a settling-in list — mounting, adjusting, sealing and fixing — best handled in one go.
You’re prepping to sell or host
Knocking out the small fixes makes a home show better and feel cared for, whether for buyers or guests.
No one else will take it on
Single trades pass on the mixed-bag jobs; we’re built to handle exactly that variety.
Why some to-do list visits run out of day
- 1Items written as one or two words with no photo, so the right part, anchor or hinge is not on the truck.
- 2Paint, a mirror or a new vanity bought before anything was measured, then found on the day to be the wrong size, finish or rough-in.
- 3Walls repainted the week before the handyman visit, so the new TV mount, shelves and patches mean opening the paint tin all over again.
- 4A licensed-trade item buried in the middle of the list, so a wall patch cannot be closed until the electrician or plumber has been.
- 5A home inspection report worked through in page order, with safety items left to the end and cosmetic ones done first.
How we handle home repairs & to-do lists
How a to-do list visit works:
Send us the list
Tell us everything you need done — the more detail (and photos) the better. Nothing’s too small.
We plan and prioritize
We review the list, flag anything needing a specialist, and sequence the work by what matters most to you.
We work through it
We arrive prepared for the variety and complete as much of the list as possible in one organized visit.
Walk-through and tidy
We review each completed item with you, clean up, and leave a plainly-priced summary of what was done.
Home Repairs & To-Do Lists in Toronto, York Region, Peel & Durham
Where you live in the GTA shapes the list. Toronto condo lists are compact but heavy on logistics: a service elevator booking, loading or visitor parking, building drilling hours, and items such as exterior windows or the balcony that belong to the corporation rather than the owner. Older Toronto houses produce lists full of plaster patching, sticking doors and windows, and surprises behind walls, so we leave room in the plan. Newer subdivisions in York Region and Durham often have homes still inside Ontario’s new-home warranty period, where some defects should go to the builder first — check before you pay to fix them. In Peel and Durham homes built from the 1970s to the 1990s, original interior doors, closet hardware, patio-door rollers and exterior caulking tend to wear out together, and one longer visit handles the lot.
Not listed? We cover the whole Greater Toronto Area.
Builder brains on every job
One crew, the whole list
No juggling multiple trades — one insured team handles the mixed bag in a single visit.
Builders behind every fix
Even the small jobs get a real, lasting fix from people who understand the whole house.
Honest about specialists
Anything needing a licensed trade or permit, we flag and arrange — while finishing everything else.
Clear, upfront pricing
You know the plan and the price before we start, and get a tidy summary when we’re done.
Home Repairs & To-Do Lists pricing — honest and flat-rate
To-do list visits are quoted by the visit or the list. Factors:
What affects the price
How handyman quoting works in general — hourly, flat rate and day blocks compared: How much does a handyman cost in Toronto?
Hiring a Handyman in Toronto: Six Questions to Ask Before You Book
A to-do list visit is only as good as the person working through it. Before you book any handyman in Toronto or the wider GTA for a mixed list of odd jobs, a few direct questions will tell you most of what you need to know. These are the ones we would ask — and how we answer them.
One last question is for you: is the list complete? Group items by room, mark the three that matter most, and include the home maintenance you have been putting off alongside the obvious repairs. A full list gets more done in one visit.
Is it flat-rate or hourly?
On a mixed list, hourly billing means paying for every supply run and every surprise. We quote the whole list flat-rate and agree it before work starts. Photos and measurements up front let us arrive with the right parts.
Are you insured and covered by WSIB?
Ask for both. If an uninsured worker is hurt or damages something in your home, the problem can land with you. FixitPlus is licensed, insured and WSIB covered.
Who shows up, and who do I call?
Alan, our project manager, is the single point of contact on every job, from the quote to the final walkthrough — so a question about item seven goes to someone who already knows the list.
What won’t you do?
A good answer names the line. New circuits, panel work and anything needing an ESA permit go to a licensed electrician; moving supply or drain lines and anything involving gas go to a licensed plumber or gas technician; structural changes go to the right professional. We flag these when quoting and finish everything else.
What if something is bigger than it looked?
Lifting an old toilet can reveal a soft subfloor; cutting out caulk can reveal wet drywall. We stop, show you, and agree any change in scope before going further, so the price never grows quietly.
Is the work guaranteed?
Ask what happens if a repair does not hold. Our work is backed by a workmanship guarantee, and we are happy to explain what it covers when we quote.
Planning your home repairs & to-do lists job
Written by Alan from work we do every week in GTA homes and condos:
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We book by the visit, so it’s most economical when you have a handful of jobs to bundle rather than a single tiny task. Send us your list and we’ll suggest the most efficient way to handle it.
Everything that’s been nagging you — no job is too small or too random. Send it all, ideally with a few photos, and we’ll tell you up front what we can complete and whether anything needs a specialist.
We’ll flag it honestly and either bring in the right licensed pro or point you to one, while still completing everything else on the list in the same visit.
Yes — turnovers are a great fit. We work through the full punch list of repairs, touch-ups and fixes so the unit is ready for the next tenant, all in one coordinated visit.
It depends on the jobs rather than the count. A long list of quick items — hanging art, tightening hardware, adjusting doors — can fit comfortably, while two or three bigger ones, such as a vanity swap or a wall of shelving into plaster, can fill the same time. From your photos we estimate each item, tell you what fits, and put your must-dos first. If the list is longer than one visit, we split it sensibly rather than rush it.
Yes. Send the report or the relevant pages and we will sort every item into three groups: what we handle in a visit, what needs a licensed electrician, plumber or other trade, and what is purely cosmetic. Pre-listing lists tend to be dominated by small, visible repairs — dripping fixtures, sticking doors, failed caulk, wall damage, loose railings — that are worth fixing before photos and showings. We will also be straight about items that are not worth spending on before a sale.
Usually, yes, if there is time left and we have what the job needs. Small extras — a loose hinge, one more picture, a sticking drawer — tend to fit easily. Anything that needs a part we do not carry, or would push one of your must-do items off the day, we quote and book separately rather than squeeze in. Because our quotes are flat-rate, we agree the price of any addition with you before starting it.
Not necessarily. It is common to let us in, walk the list together, and then stay reachable by phone. We do ask for that, because a list almost always produces a question — a colour, a mounting height, or something found behind a wall that needs your go-ahead before the scope changes. At the end we walk through the finished list with you in person, or send photos of each item if you are out.
Alan
Project Manager, FixitPlus Inc.
Scope and technical detail on this page is set by Alan, FixitPlus project manager, drawing on 20+ years of custom-home building in the GTA. Where a job legally requires a licensed trade or a permit, we say so on the page rather than in the small print.
- 20+ years of custom-home building across the GTA
- Project manager on new builds, additions and whole-home renovations
- Single point of contact on every FixitPlus job
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