Handyman Services in Richmond Hill

Yes. Homes around the Mill Pond and the older Yonge Street blocks typically have plaster walls, original trim and openings that are no longer square. We repair plaster as plaster rather than skimming drywall compound over it, and we match or reproduce trim profiles instead of swapping in modern stock.

Richmond Hill is close to home for us and most jobs book within the same week. We give you a real arrival window when we confirm, and we prioritise anything urgent — a leaking fixture, a door that will not lock, a safety hazard.

Yes. Condo work here means metal-stud or concrete walls, building rules about anchoring and drilling hours, and booked elevator or loading-dock time. Tell us the building when you enquire and we will plan the visit around its rules so the job finishes on the first trip.

Both. FixitPlus came out of custom-home building, so the same company that mounts your TV also does kitchens, bathrooms, basements and additions. If a handyman list turns out to really be a small renovation, we will tell you and scope it honestly.

We quote flat-rate per visit, so a single small job is priced as its own visit. In practice most clients find it better value to gather a few items together — the cost per job drops considerably when several are handled in one trip.

In Richmond Hill, as anywhere in Ontario, a handyman should not take on work that legally belongs to a licensed trade. Electrical work done for pay must be carried out by a Licensed Electrical Contractor; moving or adding supply and drain lines goes to a licensed plumber; gas lines go to a licensed gas technician; structural changes need an engineer and a permit. We coordinate or refer those parts, then handle the patching, trim and painting around them.

If the wall is load-bearing, yes — in Richmond Hill, removing or altering a load-bearing wall needs a building permit from the City of Richmond Hill, and usually an engineer’s design, because a new beam has to carry the load the wall did. Even a non-structural wall can hide plumbing, ductwork or wiring. Check with the City’s building department before anything is opened; we can look at the wall first and tell you what it is likely doing.

In older Richmond Hill homes, most drafts come from worn weatherstripping, failed exterior caulk and doors that no longer close tight against their stops — all fixable without new windows. We replace weatherstripping and door sweeps, re-caulk where trim meets brick or siding, adjust sticking sashes and strikes, and seal the attic hatch. If a window’s sealed glass has fogged or the frame has rotted, we will tell you it is due for replacement instead.