I've replaced a lot of toilets over the years but I have never gotten anything on my hand. That stuff don't just sit in the toilet or stay in the pipes within the toilet. That sounds like a load of crap. Lol
@@izandevainmyheart1129 bro he has a whole handyman business you bum, im 27 and a handyman make over six figures and get off at 3pm everyday, this generation is smarter than urs
I agree about drywall. It's so much work and takes multiple trips just to finish a single job, no thanks. Painting is also a hell no from me. I like things to look right and be right, and painting takes way too much effort for the money.
I just sit here and play Counter Strike all day. I only do stuff like adjust a door or replace a pilot light, or unstick a disposal , I charge 250 to 300 dollars, takes me about 10 minutes and if they don't like it , do it yourself.
I agree with the entire list. However, I'll HAPPILY change a toilet. Even without gloves. I've got it down, I'll be done in 5-10 minutes and easy easy easy $$$ what gets me, they want the handyman to do CONSTRUCTION jobs at cheap as, unskilled new entry level wages. Ha! No thanks.
Toilets are easy money, no one pays you enough to go up on a ladder or roof, decks don't pay, flooring doesn't pay either. Painting is great because people have no idea what it's worth, you can actually make more as a painter than a remodeler with 25 years experience
I stay away from plumbing. I have enough other stuff to do. Plumbing is one of those jobs where if something goes wrong, there can be far more damage than the job was worth. Picture leaks into the ceiling below, or onto the hardwood floor that may now warp. Granted, if you did everything right that wouldn't happen, but I don't need to take the chance.
Like my Unc playing handyman because my Sis could not wait a few more days for a faucet install. He wrenched the F out of a 1/2” pvc supply line and hadn’t shut the water off. Flooded the whole house. She’s more patient now with my handyman schedule.
So replacing a toilet is really no big deal. All you need is a shallow pan or bucket. a sponge, a towel, an adjustable wrench and maybe a phillips screwdriver. It takes like 30 minutes and you can charge $100-$200. Obviously you shut off the water supply and flush the toilet before starting! :)
If youre good at applying mud then you wont need to do much sanding. I had to do my own and in the beginning i had to put on a suit and full face mask because it was extensive sanding i had to do. But after awhile i got really good at applying mud really flat to the drywall and learned how to finish the mud on the edges. Which meant i barely did sanding. Most of the time i rubbed it off with my hand because with sandpaper it would take too much off.
Working alone, I avoid gutter installation which really requires two people to raise two gutters joined together. Another one is concrete steps resurfacing...tried three times and it never looks good. I don't stain decks pr fences which require five to six days of dry weather in a row to complete which rarely happens where I live. Its also a real pain. The only roofing I do is shed roofs...good money for about 6 hours of work.
It’s better to chip away all of the broken concrete and to add concrete patches or a whole top coat of concrete but it will only look good for so long quick. Crete makes a couple products that are good for patching and concrete but it’s better to just start over after demolition.
I'm a Plumber & have replaced numerous toilets & have never had the experience you've had. If their is human waste I'll plunger it to wash everything down before anything else. My dad (also a Plumber) had close to your experience as the toilet was completely full of it, & refused the job until the homeowner removed the obscenities. You must shim the toilet to prevent any rocking as well as siliconing the base to do a proper job. I've always found these jobs easy but somewhat cumbersome carrying the heavy pieces.
I've pulled my back handling toilets, they're so awkward to carry. If I have to lug it out of the bathroom and I don't have help, I remove the tank first thing. It's easy to reattach the tank, especially when I don't have a backache.
What is your point of siliconing the base? It’s pointless and makes the next replacement take longer, the wax ring seals leaks if it’s leaking under the base and its siliconed you’ll never know till the silicone fails or you fall through the floor if no silicone you’ll know as soon as the ring fails if you can shim a toilet and hid the shims with out silicone then ….
Well at $15/hr you’ll hate everything you do. It also sounds like you don’t have the appropriate tools to do pretty much every job you said you hate and charging what you could literally make it McDonald’s would explain why. A good quality handyman can easily charge $125 an hour and we bill everything on a flat rate. we charge $350 to change a toilet. It takes less than 45 minutes. We don’t get on a roof for less than $600 and that’s a repair that can be done in less than 60 minutes. You should never start a drywall repair if you don’t plan on sanding. The appropriate tools are very inexpensive for the amount that you can charge. We get $480 for a very small drywall patch that can be done within two hours. The more you charge the better the customers and clientele you will get and the more respect you will get from your clients. Raise your rates and buy the tools you need. There’s a huge difference in a mask and a respirator.
A small drywall patch involves waiting around hours for layers to dry even with 5min and heat gun, then a trip up to paint store to hopefully match paint, don't forget to prime first, gotta paint whole wall to match and blend. The notion of it being a "small" drywall anything is why idiots charge so little
I won't do any job where the customers house is like filthy, or the customer is a hoarder, you need room to work or just be able to walk through without tripping over things, I also wont work for a customer who won't listen or take no for an answer , or the ones who think just because I'm there that I'll do other things after I completed the original job I agreed to do for the money. I have fired many clients for these infractions. And now I just refuse to do any handyman work for anyone but me.And I would refuse to do work for me if I could trust someone to do the work right.
Blow in insulation is so awesome titty money cut open the bag stuffing in the machine run up to the end of the hose. Fill the attic up like it’s your tube, sock packer up easy money
Most of the jobs you described require knowledge and special tool for a few.. Flooring guys always wear knee pads. Blown in insulations guys wear special masks (like gas masks). Roofing guys have special scaffolding and have straps so they don't fall down. Drywall guys have special masks. Plumbers have techniques and ways to deal with sewage. A 2 hour toilet replacement costs the customer $200. Now you know why. It is definitely not a 1 hour job. My favorites are fixing a fence gate latch. Can take as little as 15 minutes and can charge $350. Best for fixing when homeowner away, or fixing for property management firms. If they like your work, you can sneak in a few quick 15 minute jobs for $350, here and there because problem solved.
You charge $200 to replace a toilet but $350 for fixing a latch? Somethin' aint right there. I would say the first is too low and the second waaay too high.
What the heck does this little boy even do? Seems he can’t handle anything that needs fixing! He better be pulling a prank or he is in the wrong field.
I've replaced a lot of toilets over the years but I have never gotten anything on my hand. That stuff don't just sit in the toilet or stay in the pipes within the toilet. That sounds like a load of crap. Lol
Replacing toilets is something we do at my apartment maintenance job all the time. If you vacuum out the water there shouldn’t be a problem.
Who gets to clean the vac? 😂
That's the difference between handymen and handyboys
Well said! 👍
I GOT HANGING ONE !!!
Obviously hates construction.
This generation has gone to shit.
Even the handymen need their own pronouns these days
@@izandevainmyheart1129 bro he has a whole handyman business you bum, im 27 and a handyman make over six figures and get off at 3pm everyday, this generation is smarter than urs
I agree about drywall. It's so much work and takes multiple trips just to finish a single job, no thanks. Painting is also a hell no from me. I like things to look right and be right, and painting takes way too much effort for the money.
Drywall isn't bad. It's the sanding that's the nightmare.
Effort? I find painting to be one of the easier jobs...time consuming yes, but you can charge thousands for painting.
I just sit here and play Counter Strike all day. I only do stuff like adjust a door or replace a pilot light, or unstick a disposal , I charge 250 to 300 dollars, takes me about 10 minutes and if they don't like it , do it yourself.
I agree with the entire list. However, I'll HAPPILY change a toilet. Even without gloves. I've got it down, I'll be done in 5-10 minutes and easy easy easy $$$ what gets me, they want the handyman to do CONSTRUCTION jobs at cheap as, unskilled new entry level wages. Ha! No thanks.
5-10 minutes...please. It takes 5 minutes just to unpack the toilet from box. lol
So, if you dont do any trades, what DO you do?
😂
Toilets are easy money, no one pays you enough to go up on a ladder or roof, decks don't pay, flooring doesn't pay either. Painting is great because people have no idea what it's worth, you can actually make more as a painter than a remodeler with 25 years experience
Tiling also doesn't pay. At least for me it doesn't.
Drywall, particularly for those that have an eye for detail sucks. It ALWAYS needs "just one more thin coat" and you are never done
I went to auto body school. Now drywall drives me crazy trying to get “the panel strait”…😂
Takes years of experience to get good at, too many handyman giving it away doing poor quality work
I do everything on this list other than blow in insulation and don't mind taking these jobs one bit. Toilets are a piece of cake.
I don't get on roofs. Putting screens around solar panels to protect against pigeons is a big thing here.
I stay away from plumbing. I have enough other stuff to do. Plumbing is one of those jobs where if something goes wrong, there can be far more damage than the job was worth. Picture leaks into the ceiling below, or onto the hardwood floor that may now warp. Granted, if you did everything right that wouldn't happen, but I don't need to take the chance.
Like my Unc playing handyman because my Sis could not wait a few more days for a faucet install. He wrenched the F out of a 1/2” pvc supply line and hadn’t shut the water off. Flooded the whole house. She’s more patient now with my handyman schedule.
So replacing a toilet is really no big deal. All you need is a shallow pan or bucket. a sponge, a towel, an adjustable wrench and maybe a phillips screwdriver. It takes like 30 minutes and you can charge $100-$200. Obviously you shut off the water supply and flush the toilet before starting! :)
30 minutes? Not if you have a new toilet that you are putting together out of the box. Its a one hour job minimum. I charge 300.
enjoy what your saying recovering for the job is vital!
If youre good at applying mud then you wont need to do much sanding. I had to do my own and in the beginning i had to put on a suit and full face mask because it was extensive sanding i had to do. But after awhile i got really good at applying mud really flat to the drywall and learned how to finish the mud on the edges. Which meant i barely did sanding. Most of the time i rubbed it off with my hand because with sandpaper it would take too much off.
Sanding is how I learned to mud. Drywallers know what I mean 😂😂
If you won't change that toilet, somebody else will, without overcharging, and your client will become their client.
Then what services will you do???
@@dlwst44 Anything I can, of course. 🛠 👷♀👷♂
Working alone, I avoid gutter installation which really requires two people to raise two gutters joined together. Another one is concrete steps resurfacing...tried three times and it never looks good. I don't stain decks pr fences which require five to six days of dry weather in a row to complete which rarely happens where I live. Its also a real pain. The only roofing I do is shed roofs...good money for about 6 hours of work.
It’s better to chip away all of the broken concrete and to add concrete patches or a whole top coat of concrete but it will only look good for so long quick. Crete makes a couple products that are good for patching and concrete but it’s better to just start over after demolition.
Was the toilet clogged? How does that happen?
I'm a Plumber & have replaced numerous toilets & have never had the experience you've had. If their is human waste I'll plunger it to wash everything down before anything else. My dad (also a Plumber) had close to your experience as the toilet was completely full of it, & refused the job until the homeowner removed the obscenities. You must shim the toilet to prevent any rocking as well as siliconing the base to do a proper job. I've always found these jobs easy but somewhat cumbersome carrying the heavy pieces.
I've pulled my back handling toilets, they're so awkward to carry. If I have to lug it out of the bathroom and I don't have help, I remove the tank first thing. It's easy to reattach the tank, especially when I don't have a backache.
What is your point of siliconing the base? It’s pointless and makes the next replacement take longer, the wax ring seals leaks if it’s leaking under the base and its siliconed you’ll never know till the silicone fails or you fall through the floor if no silicone you’ll know as soon as the ring fails if you can shim a toilet and hid the shims with out silicone then ….
I did a wax ring and I am the least handy person in existence. It was my own and I keep a fairly clean home. I don't remember seeing any feces.
Plumbing and electricity I dont have any experience with. Im open to learn but roofing and insulation I have no desire of ever trying it
Hey buddy you seem like a cool dude but you can’t take work personal my boy you just named out 5 of the most paid jobs in the industry…
Where are you at upstate brother. Loving the channel. I have a similar biz in CNY Syracuse area.
Thanks man. That’s sweet! Maybe we could connect sometime. I work in Manlius and Fayetteville fairly often
@@handymanuniversity no shit. That’s awesome. Definitely have to connect at some point. That would be awesome. Keep killing it man.
I’m 30 year doing tile setter and sick of it l also did roofing for a little but hated l am broke l need a new job so bad
Very true. I agree with your list and also agree that we all go through this learning process. Keep up the good work.
Well at $15/hr you’ll hate everything you do. It also sounds like you don’t have the appropriate tools to do pretty much every job you said you hate and charging what you could literally make it McDonald’s would explain why. A good quality handyman can easily charge $125 an hour and we bill everything on a flat rate. we charge $350 to change a toilet. It takes less than 45 minutes. We don’t get on a roof for less than $600 and that’s a repair that can be done in less than 60 minutes. You should never start a drywall repair if you don’t plan on sanding. The appropriate tools are very inexpensive for the amount that you can charge. We get $480 for a very small drywall patch that can be done within two hours. The more you charge the better the customers and clientele you will get and the more respect you will get from your clients. Raise your rates and buy the tools you need. There’s a huge difference in a mask and a respirator.
A small drywall patch involves waiting around hours for layers to dry even with 5min and heat gun, then a trip up to paint store to hopefully match paint, don't forget to prime first, gotta paint whole wall to match and blend. The notion of it being a "small" drywall anything is why idiots charge so little
You know.. there is dustless sanding mud.. if you read the instructions it says you can use a damp sponge
I won't do any job where the customers house is like filthy, or the customer is a hoarder, you need room to work or just be able to walk through without tripping over things, I also wont work for a customer who won't listen or take no for an answer , or the ones who think just because I'm there that I'll do other things after I completed the original job I agreed to do for the money. I have fired many clients for these infractions. And now I just refuse to do any handyman work for anyone but me.And I would refuse to do work for me if I could trust someone to do the work right.
Toilets and flooring are big money.
Flooring pays nothing unless you can get $3 square foot for labor on laminate, destroy your knees and be worthless by 40 years old
so you're an officeboy handyboy?
Your 1-4 is literally half of my income. I’m with you on the insulation though.
Blow in insulation is so awesome titty money cut open the bag stuffing in the machine run up to the end of the hose. Fill the attic up like it’s your tube, sock packer up easy money
LOL. If you were covered in feces then you probably forgot to flush the loaded toilet.
Most of the jobs you described require knowledge and special tool for a few.. Flooring guys always wear knee pads. Blown in insulations guys wear special masks (like gas masks). Roofing guys have special scaffolding and have straps so they don't fall down. Drywall guys have special masks. Plumbers have techniques and ways to deal with sewage. A 2 hour toilet replacement costs the customer $200. Now you know why. It is definitely not a 1 hour job. My favorites are fixing a fence gate latch. Can take as little as 15 minutes and can charge $350. Best for fixing when homeowner away, or fixing for property management firms. If they like your work, you can sneak in a few quick 15 minute jobs for $350, here and there because problem solved.
You charge $200 to replace a toilet but $350 for fixing a latch? Somethin' aint right there. I would say the first is too low and the second waaay too high.
Make that dough!
What the heck does this little boy even do? Seems he can’t handle anything that needs fixing! He better be pulling a prank or he is in the wrong field.
😂
You are so cute! Where in update NY? I need a handyman and I'm in north central PA.
I'm with him on the roofing....ain't doing it.
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