Home Repair & Maintenance

Small repair work is usually priced hourly with a minimum, or as a flat price for the visit once we know the list. Hourly suits an open-ended list. Flat suits a defined scope you want a firm number on.

What drives cost is how many separate items there are, whether materials are specialty, and whether anything needs a permit or a licensed trade. Batching several jobs into one visit is almost always cheaper, because you pay for the trip once.

A handyman does small repairs and odd jobs. A general contractor plans, permits and manages construction, carries the licensing and insurance that goes with it, and is accountable for every trade on the job.

They overlap on small repairs, and that overlap is where homeowners get burned, because the same fifteen-minute-looking task can be a simple fix or the visible end of a real problem. Radiant Homes is a licensed general contractor that also does handyman work.

It depends on the work. Repairs requiring a building permit, and most plumbing and electrical, need appropriately licensed professionals. Cosmetic and minor repairs generally do not carry the same requirement, and rules differ between Fort Collins city limits and unincorporated Larimer County.

Rather than guess, we tell you which category your project is in before we start, and bring in a qualified trade when one is needed.

Yes, and there is a real advantage. The person who calls us to fix a sticking door this spring is often the same person planning a bathroom next year. When the same contractor does both, nobody has to re-explain the house.

Small jobs are also a low-risk way to find out whether you want to work with someone on a big one. We cover repairs, flooring and tile, kitchens and baths, interior and exterior remodeling, roofing, additions and custom homes.

There is a practical floor, because getting a truck, tools and a person to your house costs the same whether the job takes twenty minutes or four hours. That is why we encourage saving items up.

A single loose cabinet handle is not worth a trip for either of us. That handle plus a sticking door, two drywall patches and a new faucet is a good visit.

It depends on the season and what is already on the calendar. Repair work moves faster than construction because it does not wait on design, permits or material lead times. Storm season is the exception, since a major hailstorm fills every contractor's schedule at once.

We handle fixture-level work: replacing a faucet, toilet, light fixture, switch or outlet. When a job requires licensing or a permit it is completed by qualified trade professionals, and we coordinate that as part of the project.

Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons people call. Inspection lists mix trades and come with a closing deadline. We work through the list, flag anything bigger than the report suggested, and give you documentation of what was done.