Excellent Video clip! Forgive me for chiming in, I would appreciate your opinion. Have you tried - Rozardner Successful Handyman Reality (do a google search)? It is a great one of a kind guide for how to start a handyman business minus the normal expense. Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my cousin after many years got excellent success with it.
Lovely Video clip! Excuse me for butting in, I would appreciate your initial thoughts. Have you heard the talk about - Rozardner Successful Handyman Reality (probably on Google)? It is a smashing one off guide for how to start a handyman business minus the hard work. Ive heard some decent things about it and my best friend Jordan got excellent success with it.
Fantastic Video clip! Excuse me for butting in, I would appreciate your initial thoughts. Have you heard the talk about - Rozardner Successful Handyman Reality (probably on Google)? It is a sleazy one off guide for how to start a handyman business minus the hard work. Ive heard some crappy things about it and my best friend Dick Head got no success with it.
You service of making this short list is so needed ,, as people dont have time to listen to these RUclips babbling babbling youtubers. Short list services is needed
1,2,3,4,9 all require special licenses. Get caught doing any of them and you could lose your business. Also, your insurance won't cover any fires or water damage if anything happens.
And for crying out loud....take time and clean up after yourself! I talk to people who hire out work and complain about service men who leave a mess in their homes. Another great video! Thanks for sharing!
j ee, Agreed, I always reserve time to clean out their garage or a bathroom or two. Sometimes they get upset like “what the hell are you doing” but I’m like “geez, trying to get rid of the trace”
Yes, yes, YES!! As a homeowner nothing drives me more crazy than guys who don't spend 5 minutes (yes just 5 minutes) cleaning the work area. It's such an overlooked "last" impression they will remember you by. I had a large window installed in my home...it was a messy job inside and outside and was $thousands of dollars. When I returned home I found not only impeccable workmanship with a lot of attention to details, (perfect masonry work on the bricks, smooth caulk lines, untouched drywall, tight wood trim and painted), AND they cleaned it up so well, it was like they weren't even here! They even Windexed the window! I ran to the computer to give them a review online, I was so impressed. Here is another story ...this time of poor performance.... We had a furnace replaced. The guys working there needed an outlet for their concrete hammer drill, so they unplugged the fridge. We didn't realize until about 8 hours later that our fridge was left unplugged after they went home! Probably hundreds of dollars of food in the fridge was spoiled. I was so pissed. Needless to say, they didn't get a good review. In hindsight, I really should have asked them for a $200 discount to replace the meat and other food we had to throw out.
That's a pretty good list but you can really raise your liability by installing consumer-sourced products. I will install the client purchase if it is on my list of approved fixtures, and if they accept all liability for warranty and any failures resulting from the fixture. That toilet wax that comes with the consumer-grade toilet they bought at a big box store, it's only good for double stacking on your extra thick wax with horn you install. I really enjoy your videos, keep em coming.
Was working from home one day and smelled smoke. House on next block had started a fire from the dryer vent and the whole house filled with smoke pouring out the roof and eave vents. Fire dept was already on the way and since then, house has been for sale and Re-sold 3 times in 15 years after the fire. Just wonder if the smoke smell is the reason for so many turnovers. In fact, it is up again for sale right now and has been on market for OVER a year which is unusual for this neighborhood (and price does not seem out of line.) My dryer vent is not the roof type but outside the side of house and since then, I do it myself every 2 years. Yes, there is a lot of lint buildup.
@@kemosabe5648 Ok. I used to do a lot of repaints in fire/smoke damaged buildings. We would give it a thorough wash down first. Then we would paint everything with a spirits based stainblocker. That stuff works a charm for holding back any crap that's left. Then we would paint as normal. It all depends on how bad the fire was but if it was mainly smoke damage then it worked out ok and no smell left. If the Firies had pumped tons of water in then that is another story altogether and that really needs replacing as it STINKS..
Yep, much easier! Its what we do in Aviation industry. Drill center of button head just enough, put an equal size punch on it and knock off the head 👍👍
In the toilet repair/replace topic, I think providing an upgrade option for a dual-flush retrofit would be a solid project, especially for an apartment building or school with many toilets. The kits cost around $35 I think.
On toilet and faucet installs, I frequently also change out the supply valves and hoses. Most are the old style multi turn valves (or the awful newer plastic valves), which I change to the 1/4 turn ball valves. The solid tubing and non-braided supply hoses I change out to braided ones. So, that is an added material expense, but I quote my labor rate plus any needed materials. I have a Rothenberger "Olive Splitter" that makes removing the old supply valves ferrule a snap (literally).
im not sure how long u been in the business. but after watching a few of ur videos. i see ur craftsmanship is really good. u look young but u are very professional about ur work and u have a great attitude . u will go far my freind. i liked, subscribed and smashed the bell !!
I'm curious to know what liscence your referring to that u have? And another question is are u pulling a permit when u do those ceiling fans in sacramento
Poop is not brown but green!!!! Back in the 70's I worked for a sewer repair company, I was paid $17-23 per hour plus two meals a day and a hotel room. I was single and did not have any rent. So working 40-60 hours a week most of my pay was pure profit, did not even have a car. I had a BMW motorcycle which fit in the back of the company truck along with my partners Harley. What a blast we worked the whole Northeast and were one of the few companies that could inspect, clean and seal sewer lines without digging them up, high tech back then, the cctv head was $1500, now with remote control about 600.00
I don't like handyman work because I always have to go back to home depot to get something before I do a job and you might find you take the part back to home depot.
Galvanized Posts. I have a way to cone one end and then drive them in 24 inches deep with a steel post pile driver made for farm work. No digging or cement needed. However, the most Fence profit comes from charging $17 a linear foot for Time and Materials for all new posts and panels, plus $2 a linear foot for disposal of old fencing and posts. $19 a linear foot equals $1,900 for a 100' of fencing. Massive profit for a day's work. Gates are also very profitable.
Definitely! For galvanized posts I usually dig a 1' deep hole and pound an 8' post down until it is flush with the top rail of the fence with a post pile driver and cement the hole, great way to do it!
@@Charles.Wright what’s your area? I charge 26’ for wood 6’ privacy fencing. Not sure what the others come out to as most of mine are basic 6’ dogear in my area.
I was about to say those are pre c0vid prices but then I noticed your comment is pre C too lol. Damn stuff was so much more affordable just a couple years ago
Thanks for this video! I just ordered your marketing book and will be ordering the rest shortly. This video helps focus on some jobs that will bring up my profits. From a video stand point for you... do an exposure lock and focus lock on videos in this type of environment and the overall quality will be much better. If there is ever anything I can do to help you with your video production please let me know.
In Australia you have to be a licensed electrician for electrical, and a licensed plumber for plumbing. Any painting in a house , a handyman can’t do jobs over $500 . You must be a licensed painter with the master painters association for jobs over $500
and you are falling for that bullshit? Politicians make bogus laws to get more money all the time. I have a right to work and contract my labor as I see fit. Uncle Sam can fuck off. Grow a backbone and some balls GAZ.
@@handymanjourney Do you carry liability insurance to work in electrical, or plumbing due to fire and leak risk? That is always concern if not insured.
What's your price to put in a toilet if client has it? What are you getting for the vent cleaning? Do you clean every single event in the house? I have never done this but when I work for people they just get a company that that's all they do they come in with special vacuums.
Hey Alan, I was just wondering why you don't make money off parts. In my line of work if we have an account somewhere we get parts for a discounted price and then sell them for retail.
That's where your business insurance comes in. It covers ur ass if something u did causes a safety issue. You have business certifications for being a handyman.
Basically,, you want to concentrate on smaller jobs where you’re in and out in a few hours or less and charge $100 - $200, depending. Jobs that require some skills that the average homeowner doesn’t possess or maybe just doesn’t want to do.
I think what your trying to say in this video is the easiest jobs as a handyman. Just because u add a whole bunch of material and more time to a job doesn't mean it's not profitable. You take in account for material costs. And the time to do the work. You should be getting paid the same hourly if it takes u in an hour or it takes u 8 hours. It shouldn't matter. Doing it your way only makes it real hard to stay consistently busy through out the week. I prefer longer jobs. A- u get paid more for the more time ur there. B- you have less homes to visit per the week. Doing it your way u would need multiple numbers of houses per week to make your weekly paycheck expectation. If someone can do that week in and week out. Year after year. Good for u. But a high percentage of us can't manage 20+ homes a week to find
Yes, Pricing is a very difficult thing to conquer, I have a pricing course you can take a look at at www.handymanjourney.com I think it would be very helpful for you as others have benefited greatly from it!
For the electrical jobs do you have to be certified? Like licensed as an electrician? If not what qualifies as something where you would have to be licensed.
@@andrzejandrew6419 but would that go as far as replacing an outlet or ceiling light or light switch? That seems odd seeing as those are very straightforward. I guess I just need to check local restriction
@@fireprooffox3664 a homeowner can go to Lowes, buy an outlet or fan and install it themselves.....the fuck I can't do it for them, and they compensate me for it. A kid can't technically mow his neighbor's lawn without a license with your way of thinking or sell fucking lemonade. The bootlicking and bending over has to stop. Stand up peasants.
Would have liked this video a lot better if you offered some price ranges. I like the list but people coming to you to improve their small business need help with $
Are we counting roof repairs as a handyman job? If so that’s very profitable. Simple 30 minute fix can charge upwards of $500 with low material costs- now I watch video to see
For rotted fence posts, I use an old auger bit to drill the rot out of the cement, if used, vacuum out the hole fill it with light grit cement and shove an fence pipe into it. Digging in California can suck, removing old cement ball is a pain. If you live in an area with DG soil, I start the hole with a dirt bar and digger, enough to hold about 5lbs of ice. Fill it with ice and come back the next day to dig. Or dig after some heavy rain or snow has thoroughly wet the ground.
I'm about to retire and thinking of getting back into handyman service ( last did it 20 years ago but found it too crazy working full time then add the calls). Leads me to this question... do you quote based per hour, plus parts, or just flat rate per job? And what now is considered a fair price?
Keep your tools clean. I had a customer judge me because my tools were clean as if I was inexperienced. It was an electrical job. I told him it prevents fingerprints on walls and fixtures because my hands will always be clean. Oh! Yes all my screws on faceplates face the same direction and every job is left perfect and clean. My step ladders never sit on hardwood floors without a pad.
@@scottsmith5908 Yes that was his take too. You do you I'll do me. You can have greesy face plates and finger prints on glass and chrome. My tools will always be clean and serviced and never breakdown on a job.
You mentioned being a licensed professional. What license do you have? In most areas you have to be a licensed electrician to change a ceiling fan, fixtures and outlets. Everyone needs to look into their local laws before performing tasks.
Brother I'm 22yrs in residental trade plumber & GC. Let me give u great advise, don't be ur own worst night mare. Toilets are very high on list of house floods. Leave plumb to plumbers unless u have yrs of experience with did brands of China. U need glue In Repair flanges. Never double ip wax rings, never use wax came with the toilet unless ur sealing gap between subfloor and flange. Only use #5or#1 wax with plastic guide flange inside. Some toilets will act up every 3rd flush and when u go back u won't see issue. Much more to plumbing than u think it's never having a call back yet getting called out over next 20yrs. Ur talking about house hold chores. That's hard to make 65-75 per hour with. U need to charge T & M best handyman jobs are dry wall repairs, small concrete work,gates & fences, Decks, etc. Never touch things that an shock u or get u wet cause they will shut u down. Unless ur a career tradesman in those fields. Never go off Lil rhymes of little material equals profit special skill lol all the least profitable methods and jobs are everything u just spoke of my friend ur ass backwords.learn from me or dont I'm truly wanting to spread valuable knowledge, if ur gonna get up here and preach how to do what some of us have nearing 25-30 yrs in do not preach false dangerous stuf cause ul smut up our finely tuned industry. Proper is a must. The right tool for the right job, measure twice cut once, a tape don't steal and a level don't lie, if it ain't rusted u caint trust it! Ohhh poor green horn have u found ur signal yet cause I'm smellin cedar and oak bro.. Attack jobs that cannot harm u or the house for the first 5 years start with that plan of attack k. No honeydo list shit either. Get ur tools tooling
Aloha from Hawaii! You have such great and informative content. How do you collect payments or deal with lack there of payments. We do jobs and clients take weeks or never pay. Any suggestions?
Hey Nik Nak COD or set up an app on you phone to take credit cards, you may not get 100 percent but you have got their cc details and it will take a couple of days to hit your account
I’m a certified HVACR service tech full time but on weekends I do handy man work Mainly Electrical Hvac Plumbing Mounting Most money I profit the most is HVAC
I wouldn't really call those skilled tasks. Just profiting on others inability to learn something basic. Nothing wrong with that though. For me, Most of those jobs can be done on the time it takes to schedule and deal with a handyman.
I'm in the UK. I'm considering starting a Handyman business having recently retired from IT Project Management. What I know about US homes comes from travelling to the US on business before RUclips was invented and watching "This Old House" while staying in hotels!
What license is required to charge more for your job I live in California and I have a handyman business license already but you can charge more than $500 per job what do you recommend
WOW!! Dryer vent cleaning. These professionals are familiar with the biggest fire risks and can help you prevent clogs as well as eliminate any existing ones. On average, a professional dryer vent cleaning will cost anywhere from $90 to $160, depending on the severity of the clog.
All you guys saying leave the specialized trades to the licensed Tradesman well I'm in Texas and a homeowner can hire whoever they want to do whatever they want him to do the only trade that is specialized that excludes everyone except for that specialize trades is HVAC you have to have a license to buy the refrigerant if you can Plum if you can run wire more power to you hey my customer benefit from me doing that work because if I'm out painting and they have an issue with the faucet or something electrical and I feel comfortable doing it I'll charge him half of what a licensed plumber or electrician would charge and that guarantees a customer for life what's up with that rock on handyman Rock on
Hi there great video, just wondering how licences work over there? Here in Australia you have to have trade licenses to do electrical work/ plumbing work . Which cuts out a lot of work that a handyman can actually do with out any trade license
@Internal Beats A licence or a permit? I know Georgia is more lax than Washington but here you need a licence for low voltage work like internet or cable. You need a licence for normal electrical. You also need at least a specialized plumbing licence requiring 2 years experience to alter or work with a plumbing fixture outside a wall :-(
I’m a Canadian sparky, Handyman/General contractors attempt our work all the time and honestly a good 10% of my work is fixing their f-ups. It’s not allowed at all unless you have an electrical liscense (same for plumbing)
@@galaxyfallen Meanwhile I watch painting companies send in their armies of mexican families to paint houses. LICENSED COMPANIES......the only employees they have are UNSKILLED MEXICAN children and women. CHEAP LABOR. So licenses are just a CON they don't protect anyone.
If your a general contractor your not a handyman. Handyman is a term used for a non licensed tradesmen who do any work under a 1000 dollars, may vary state to state but that's the cap in Arizona. That includes material and labor. Their are ways around it but you had mentioned licensing... handyman jobs should be turn and burn customer supplied jobs. But I regress most handyman do unlicensed work and run the risk of getting thrown in prison. I am a plumber, I fix handyman work quite often.
You are completely off-base. “Materials” are not overhead items dragging down your “profit” they are a cost of goods that should be the SOURCE OF your mark-up from cost and thus a MAJOR SOURCE OF your profit. If you’re not marking up the materials you use -or at least recovering their cost (and I don’t mean what you spend at HomeLowes , it also takes time and knowledge to procure anything) you’re just working for wages. Seriously you need some basic business 101 background before presenting yourself as an expert.
I do not disagree with anything you are saying, What I meant in this video must not have come through as clearly as I thought, The jobs that typically make me the most profit are ones that require little or not materials because they are easy in and out jobs, I totally agree with marking up materials and that they help profit!
Unless you’re a licensed electrician and/or plumber you should strike some of these off the list. If the house burns down or the toilet leaks and destroys a floor or ceiling you will be sued and your insurance won’t cover it.
@@handymanjourney That's about where I'm at too. But I think I may be a little high for my market because I've had a few people say it was too high. Of corse, the box stores are always running install specials on those and exterior doors for like $99 but they've got tons of gotchya's from what I understand that usually bring it up to the price a handyman quoted in the first place.
4:10 installing new wiring & outlets requires an electrical license if you are getting paid to do it in somebody's house. Electricity is a trade that you go to school for 5 years and apprentice for 8k hours, take a test to get your journey person license. @ that point you can only work for a master electrician not on your own. My state requires 2 years of journey person experience before allowing to test for master. So.....yeah it's not a hobby
John Balzano not always where I live it's a county thing. I need a licsense in my county and city but the next county over I can do any and all electrical that does not involve touching the main breaker box.
It isn't rocket science. If you need 8k hours to figure out how to connect 3 simple wires... Maybe you shouldn't be working with electricity. And let's be really really honest. If you wire it wrong and short it out... The breaker won't turn on.
Thanks For your comment John! Yes In California we can work in any trade without a contractors license, we juts cant perform work that is over $500 per project.
Troll Christopher Mrozinski My skill is in one thing: Making money. The world is full of homeowners, renters, realtors, and property managers who desperately want to give me reasonable money for solving their issues NOW. Not waiting on some screwed up skilled tradesman to break it off in them. Example: Today a homeowner called, very desperate. She is going to keep a small, $1,200 purebred, dog for a month, starting today. Her back yard fence was not secure to prevent escaping, or thieves stealing. Do you think it was unreasonable for me to charge $100 Labor for me to drop everything, rush over and professionally secure her yard in 45 minutes? I think not.
The so called " skilled trades" are all butt hurt over RUclips . Most jobs they do can be learned in 1/2hr watching RUclips . Thanks to RUclips, I have changed CV axle shafts, brakes, installed electrical outlets/switches, Done A/C repairs, pool pump repairs, . I no longer need a vehicle mechanic, A/C tech, Plumber, Electrician, etc. the only thing I haven't done is welding.
@@AZDESERT2024 some jobs sure. But i have done work after a lot of failed youtube fixes. Absolutely it is worth trying to diy something, but some skills like texturing a wall to match existing nearly perfectly, or working on tub fixtures while still in the wall without mucking it up or losing parts is worth something.
Sorry but telling people a toilet is an easy job ? There’s so many! different scenarios that could be difficult. Even if it’s like for like it’s not an easy job unless your skilled.
you went on and on for 17 minutes and said almost nothing. this post should have been a two minute video. how about making a video like this. change a toilet charge $75.00 because..., or change a toilet, charge $125.00 because.... and so on. in other words try not to ramble and get straight to the point. give an average, or a range in pricing and tell us why. if you do that, you would be sharing some real knowledge, but to say that, the most profitable jobs requires few parts, and are mostly skill labor is not saying anything we don't already know.
Freddy Mancia I appreciate your comment. My target audience is huge and part of that audience is people who want to get started in this business and this video was geared more towards them. I have tons of more in-depth videos and plan to make much more. I greatly appreciate your input!
Different areas are going to be worth different amounts even neighborhoods within the same town. A fan replacement in a million dollar home is probably going to be more labor intensive as they will buy a more intricate fixture than in an older 70's 100k home buying the $60 on sale simple economy model. Also the more intricate may be a heavier model and need a different box to distribute the weight. Also a NY or Miami job will pay more for the same job than something in a rural area where wages are lower and cost of living is significantly lower
@@handymanjourney I can see where a handyman is coming into his own right now this time and age because you can't find guys don't want to get their hands dirty so you're probably right I think it has to do with where you're at though like you said earlier in your video
Working Man you are totally misinformed. The category of “pro handyman” can be just as lucrative as new home construction. People all across the US not only will pay top dollar for professional repairs, there is a severe shortage of quality handyman services. It’s a great business if you know what you’re doing.
What I charge for these handyman jobs! Check it out here - - ruclips.net/video/GcfKOLppXMM/видео.html
Excellent Video clip! Forgive me for chiming in, I would appreciate your opinion. Have you tried - Rozardner Successful Handyman Reality (do a google search)? It is a great one of a kind guide for how to start a handyman business minus the normal expense. Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my cousin after many years got excellent success with it.
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Lovely Video clip! Excuse me for butting in, I would appreciate your initial thoughts. Have you heard the talk about - Rozardner Successful Handyman Reality (probably on Google)? It is a smashing one off guide for how to start a handyman business minus the hard work. Ive heard some decent things about it and my best friend Jordan got excellent success with it.
Fantastic Video clip! Excuse me for butting in, I would appreciate your initial thoughts. Have you heard the talk about - Rozardner Successful Handyman Reality (probably on Google)? It is a sleazy one off guide for how to start a handyman business minus the hard work. Ive heard some crappy things about it and my best friend Dick Head got no success with it.
Look at this troll keep making the same statement... someone answer them so they will go away
1. replace toilet.
2. install ceiling fan
3. replacing a light fixture.
4. replacing faucet or spigot.
5. dryer vent cleaning
6. mounting TV's
7. Clearing clogged sinks.
8. Gutter cleaning.
9. Replacing electrical outlets and switches.
10.Repairing a leaning fence post.
Thanks for listing them out!
You service of making this short list is so needed ,, as people dont have time to listen to these RUclips babbling babbling youtubers. Short list services is needed
@@georgefolgers8731 Nobody is forcing you to watch this.
@@vote4pedro7 at one time the other half of your brain will wake up,
but I forgive your comment as it was only half way thought out.
1,2,3,4,9 all require special licenses. Get caught doing any of them and you could lose your business. Also, your insurance won't cover any fires or water damage if anything happens.
And for crying out loud....take time and clean up after yourself! I talk to people who hire out work and complain about service men who leave a mess in their homes.
Another great video! Thanks for sharing!
Eric Solberg I try and leave it cleaner then when I was there, LEAVE NO TRACE
j ee, Agreed, I always reserve time to clean out their garage or a bathroom or two. Sometimes they get upset like “what the hell are you doing” but I’m like “geez, trying to get rid of the trace”
Also if you set up your work to clean as you go. OR not make the mess as you work you will save time and do a better job.
LOVE and inside POO jetting
Use a tarp when cleaning the gutters or to collect any debris that get thrown outside gutting a bathroom etc.
Yes, yes, YES!! As a homeowner nothing drives me more crazy than guys who don't spend 5 minutes (yes just 5 minutes) cleaning the work area. It's such an overlooked "last" impression they will remember you by. I had a large window installed in my home...it was a messy job inside and outside and was $thousands of dollars. When I returned home I found not only impeccable workmanship with a lot of attention to details, (perfect masonry work on the bricks, smooth caulk lines, untouched drywall, tight wood trim and painted), AND they cleaned it up so well, it was like they weren't even here! They even Windexed the window!
I ran to the computer to give them a review online, I was so impressed.
Here is another story ...this time of poor performance....
We had a furnace replaced. The guys working there needed an outlet for their concrete hammer drill, so they unplugged the fridge.
We didn't realize until about 8 hours later that our fridge was left unplugged after they went home! Probably hundreds of dollars of food in the fridge was spoiled. I was so pissed.
Needless to say, they didn't get a good review. In hindsight, I really should have asked them for a $200 discount to replace the meat and other food we had to throw out.
I recently framed 4 large mirrors and 2 medicine cabinets , supplies didnt cost much and i got paid well for my first time handy man job .
What did you get paid?
@@mixedberries4937 450.00
@@mixedberries4937 they were all bathroom mirrors.
@@gustavomacall4949 awesome thanks!!!
What does “framing” mean In this case? You put up mirrors and then put a frame around it?
That's a pretty good list but you can really raise your liability by installing consumer-sourced products. I will install the client purchase if it is on my list of approved fixtures, and if they accept all liability for warranty and any failures resulting from the fixture.
That toilet wax that comes with the consumer-grade toilet they bought at a big box store, it's only good for double stacking on your extra thick wax with horn you install.
I really enjoy your videos, keep em coming.
Thanks for your comment! I appreciate it!
GReat tips, I started a dryer vent business years ago. ( I'm a fireman) and I did pretty good. No one thinks about that dryer vent
Definitely!There is a huge need to clean those vents!
Was working from home one day and smelled smoke. House on next block had started a fire from the dryer vent and the whole house filled with smoke pouring out the roof and eave vents. Fire dept was already on the way and since then, house has been for sale and Re-sold 3 times in 15 years after the fire. Just wonder if the smoke smell is the reason for so many turnovers. In fact, it is up again for sale right now and has been on market for OVER a year which is unusual for this neighborhood (and price does not seem out of line.)
My dryer vent is not the roof type but outside the side of house and since then, I do it myself every 2 years. Yes, there is a lot of lint buildup.
@@kemosabe5648 Ok. I used to do a lot of repaints in fire/smoke damaged buildings. We would give it a thorough wash down first. Then we would paint everything with a spirits based stainblocker. That stuff works a charm for holding back any crap that's left. Then we would paint as normal. It all depends on how bad the fire was but if it was mainly smoke damage then it worked out ok and no smell left.
If the Firies had pumped tons of water in then that is another story altogether and that really needs replacing as it STINKS..
On the rivets you can also drill them out with a cordless drill a little quieter and simple. 3/16 drill bit works perfect
Yep, much easier! Its what we do in Aviation industry. Drill center of button head just enough, put an equal size punch on it and knock off the head 👍👍
In the toilet repair/replace topic, I think providing an upgrade option for a dual-flush retrofit would be a solid project, especially for an apartment building or school with many toilets. The kits cost around $35 I think.
Ahh yes! Great addition!!
How about an automatically flushing toilet? Where do I get one of those. I want one.
On toilet and faucet installs, I frequently also change out the supply valves and hoses. Most are the old style multi turn valves (or the awful newer plastic valves), which I change to the 1/4 turn ball valves. The solid tubing and non-braided supply hoses I change out to braided ones. So, that is an added material expense, but I quote my labor rate plus any needed materials. I have a Rothenberger "Olive Splitter" that makes removing the old supply valves ferrule a snap (literally).
What's your rate?
im not sure how long u been in the business. but after watching a few of ur videos. i see ur craftsmanship is really good. u look young but u are very professional about ur work and u have a great attitude . u will go far my freind. i liked, subscribed and smashed the bell !!
Check out www.handymanjourney.com comment below and let me know what you specialize in!
I'm curious to know what liscence your referring to that u have? And another question is are u pulling a permit when u do those ceiling fans in sacramento
I agree with replacing toilets, light switches, outlets, quick jobs
This was a very helpful video. I'm a homeowner that struggles with understanding what things I should be asking of a handyman.
Hey thanks for tuning in! I am glad this video was helpful!
Nice video buddy, I’ve built homes, build-outs on many businesses, done a lot and clearly you know what your talking about. Pro
Thanks for your comment Scott! I appreciate your comment!
Poop is not brown but green!!!! Back in the 70's I worked for a sewer repair company, I was paid $17-23 per hour plus two meals a day and a hotel room. I was single and did not have any rent. So working 40-60 hours a week most of my pay was pure profit, did not even have a car. I had a BMW motorcycle which fit in the back of the company truck along with my partners Harley. What a blast we worked the whole Northeast and were one of the few companies that could inspect, clean and seal sewer lines without digging them up, high tech back then, the cctv head was $1500, now with remote control about 600.00
I don't like handyman work because I always have to go back to home depot to get something before I do a job and you might find you take the part back to home depot.
Galvanized Posts. I have a way to cone one end and then drive them in 24 inches deep with a steel post pile driver made for farm work. No digging or cement needed. However, the most Fence profit comes from charging $17 a linear foot for Time and Materials for all new posts and panels, plus $2 a linear foot for disposal of old fencing and posts. $19 a linear foot equals $1,900 for a 100' of fencing. Massive profit for a day's work. Gates are also very profitable.
Definitely! For galvanized posts I usually dig a 1' deep hole and pound an 8' post down until it is flush with the top rail of the fence with a post pile driver and cement the hole, great way to do it!
What kind of dirt
@@Charles.Wright what’s your area? I charge 26’ for wood 6’ privacy fencing. Not sure what the others come out to as most of mine are basic 6’ dogear in my area.
I was about to say those are pre c0vid prices but then I noticed your comment is pre C too lol. Damn stuff was so much more affordable just a couple years ago
Wicked....I just found this and I live in Rocklin and I'm beginning the handyman journey
Thanks for this video! I just ordered your marketing book and will be ordering the rest shortly. This video helps focus on some jobs that will bring up my profits. From a video stand point for you... do an exposure lock and focus lock on videos in this type of environment and the overall quality will be much better. If there is ever anything I can do to help you with your video production please let me know.
How about sharing an average price you charge for these services :-)
I will make a video about that!
Honest Lee Handyman I understand prices vary in different areas but just looking for a reference figure. Thanks
Average of those looks to be about 350
No prices done watching. Thanks
@@StephenCable
Call a handy man and ask what he charges. Look online.
I know this is an older video but…. I’m also from California, how do you get around the $500 cap? Are you a GC?
In Australia you have to be a licensed electrician for electrical, and a licensed plumber for plumbing.
Any painting in a house , a handyman can’t do jobs over $500 . You must be a licensed painter with the master painters association for jobs over $500
Wow that's interesting! Thank you for your comment
Fuck government
and you are falling for that bullshit? Politicians make bogus laws to get more money all the time. I have a right to work and contract my labor as I see fit. Uncle Sam can fuck off. Grow a backbone and some balls GAZ.
You forgot number one: Make a youtube channel about your Handyman work.
HAHA, That is the least profitable out of all my work but it does help
He deserves it! : )
How do you do the plumbing and electrical in other people's home without being a licensed plumber or electrician.?
Great question! Here in California a handyman can work in any trade aslong as it is $500 or less per job
Thank you
@@handymanjourney including parts and labor, yes.
@@handymanjourney bull shit. must be licensed
@@handymanjourney Do you carry liability insurance to work in electrical, or plumbing due to fire and leak risk? That is always concern if not insured.
How can I learn remodeling of bathroom
Should I join any company or work with some contractor?
Top 10 profitable, I think changing door locks should be one
True true! That is a great one for the list!
What would you charge for labor on that $30 - $40 each?
Thanks for the video. I live in Sacramento too and have been considering doing handyman work
What's your price to put in a toilet if client has it? What are you getting for the vent cleaning? Do you clean every single event in the house? I have never done this but when I work for people they just get a company that that's all they do they come in with special vacuums.
Hi all! I was wondering what jobs can I do without a contractors license - is there a video that explains that? Send me comments please. Thanks !
Hey Alan, I was just wondering why you don't make money off parts. In my line of work if we have an account somewhere we get parts for a discounted price and then sell them for retail.
Hey Thanks! I appreciate your comment, Tune in tomorrow morning at 6am PST for a new WLOG! I now charge a markup on parts
I thinking about starting up a hman business in Washington state. Let me know if you have any input. Thank you
5:51 I wouldn't imagine too many handyman services are provided by licensed electricians, or people licensed in anything. At least not ones I know.
That's where your business insurance comes in. It covers ur ass if something u did causes a safety issue. You have business certifications for being a handyman.
Do you need a license to replace a light fixture in CA?
Do you have to have a plumbers license for a toilet replacement or an electricians license for a ceiling fan install?
No, in California you can operate in any trade as long as you stay within the legal bounds of the law
Installing direct wire LED tubes where there were fluorescent tubes. Customers will pay me $200 per panel and I can get a panel done in an hour.
Fantastic!💪💪💪
@@handymanjourney The hard part (for me) is finding enough clients who want that. There's gotta be a better way than dangling my hook in the water.
Basically,, you want to concentrate on smaller jobs where you’re in and out in a few hours or less and charge $100 - $200, depending. Jobs that require some skills that the average homeowner doesn’t possess or maybe just doesn’t want to do.
I think what your trying to say in this video is the easiest jobs as a handyman. Just because u add a whole bunch of material and more time to a job doesn't mean it's not profitable. You take in account for material costs. And the time to do the work. You should be getting paid the same hourly if it takes u in an hour or it takes u 8 hours. It shouldn't matter. Doing it your way only makes it real hard to stay consistently busy through out the week. I prefer longer jobs. A- u get paid more for the more time ur there. B- you have less homes to visit per the week. Doing it your way u would need multiple numbers of houses per week to make your weekly paycheck expectation. If someone can do that week in and week out. Year after year. Good for u. But a high percentage of us can't manage 20+ homes a week to find
Excellent video
Thank you for this great video which was very informative!
Well done!
Your welcome! I am glad this video was helpful for you!
Hey bro I love you videos I am watching everytime! You doing good job God bless you
You talk about people wanting someone that is certified to do electric work. Do you have a license?
Use a bigger drill bit for rivets heads no grinder u have your drill up there already
Disclosing an average price to us would be helpful as well
I have a video on pricing theses jobs, Check it out here: ruclips.net/video/GcfKOLppXMM/видео.html
I feel like I need help with pricing. I'm in folsom ca and I charge by the hour. But I'd rather charge by the job.
Yes, Pricing is a very difficult thing to conquer, I have a pricing course you can take a look at at www.handymanjourney.com I think it would be very helpful for you as others have benefited greatly from it!
Okay Allen I'll check it out this week!
If you're an inmate at Folsom Prison, you should be charging 17 cents an hour.
@@lytnin88 I hear the train a comin'
it's rollin' round the bend
@@lytnin88 The Folsom prison Blues Johnny Cash.
is not adding additional wiring to install a fan and switch where none exist something that must be done by an electrical contractor?
For the electrical jobs do you have to be certified? Like licensed as an electrician? If not what qualifies as something where you would have to be licensed.
I think that you need electrical license or contractor license for small electric repairs
@@andrzejandrew6419 but would that go as far as replacing an outlet or ceiling light or light switch? That seems odd seeing as those are very straightforward. I guess I just need to check local restriction
@@fireprooffox3664 a homeowner can go to Lowes, buy an outlet or fan and install it themselves.....the fuck I can't do it for them, and they compensate me for it. A kid can't technically mow his neighbor's lawn without a license with your way of thinking or sell fucking lemonade. The bootlicking and bending over has to stop. Stand up peasants.
Would have liked this video a lot better if you offered some price ranges. I like the list but people coming to you to improve their small business need help with $
I'm curious, if you did it on supply cost plus tip. What would you earn compared to if you charged a certain amount.
Thank you very much for share this useful video
You are so welcome! I am glad this was helpful for you!
Are we counting roof repairs as a handyman job? If so that’s very profitable. Simple 30 minute fix can charge upwards of $500 with low material costs- now I watch video to see
Hey Thanks! I appreciate your comment, Tune in tomorrow morning at 6am PST for a new WLOG!
Honest Lee Handyman a RUclipsr who responds to the comments wow. Based on that and the knowledge in the videos- new subscriber
@@sickof36 Thank man!! I appreciate it!
@@sickof36 only selectively
For rotted fence posts, I use an old auger bit to drill the rot out of the cement, if used, vacuum out the hole fill it with light grit cement and shove an fence pipe into it. Digging in California can suck, removing old cement ball is a pain. If you live in an area with DG soil, I start the hole with a dirt bar and digger, enough to hold about 5lbs of ice. Fill it with ice and come back the next day to dig. Or dig after some heavy rain or snow has thoroughly wet the ground.
I'm about to retire and thinking of getting back into handyman service ( last did it 20 years ago but found it too crazy working full time then add the calls). Leads me to this question... do you quote based per hour, plus parts, or just flat rate per job? And what now is considered a fair price?
He has a video for that I think. Most people are doing by the job.
I do per job plus parts. Fair price depends on where you are. In SoCal I charge $185 labor to change out a ceiling fan, same for a faucet.
Keep your tools clean. I had a customer judge me because my tools were clean as if I was inexperienced. It was an electrical job. I told him it prevents fingerprints on walls and fixtures because my hands will always be clean. Oh! Yes all my screws on faceplates face the same direction and every job is left perfect and clean. My step ladders never sit on hardwood floors without a pad.
Your tools being that clean is a sign that you don't use them very often.
@@scottsmith5908
Yes that was his take too. You do you I'll do me. You can have greesy face plates and finger prints on glass and chrome. My tools will always be clean and serviced and never breakdown on a job.
1. Toilet repair/replace
2. Ceiling fan replacement
3. Replacing a light fixture
4. Replacing a Faucet
5. Dryer vent cleaning
6. TV wall mount
7. Clearing clogged drains/sinks
8. Gutter cleaning
9. Replacing electrical outlets & light switches
10. Fence post repair
Adding a ceiling fan without existing wiring $500 minimum plus cost of fan.
You mentioned being a licensed professional. What license do you have? In most areas you have to be a licensed electrician to change a ceiling fan, fixtures and outlets. Everyone needs to look into their local laws before performing tasks.
Those local laws are in direct conflict with national and state law. So they are void.
WOULDNT the concrete from previous post conflict with the depth of galvanized post
Brother I'm 22yrs in residental trade plumber & GC. Let me give u great advise, don't be ur own worst night mare. Toilets are very high on list of house floods. Leave plumb to plumbers unless u have yrs of experience with did brands of China. U need glue In Repair flanges. Never double ip wax rings, never use wax came with the toilet unless ur sealing gap between subfloor and flange. Only use #5or#1 wax with plastic guide flange inside. Some toilets will act up every 3rd flush and when u go back u won't see issue. Much more to plumbing than u think it's never having a call back yet getting called out over next 20yrs. Ur talking about house hold chores. That's hard to make 65-75 per hour with. U need to charge T & M best handyman jobs are dry wall repairs, small concrete work,gates & fences, Decks, etc. Never touch things that an shock u or get u wet cause they will shut u down. Unless ur a career tradesman in those fields. Never go off Lil rhymes of little material equals profit special skill lol all the least profitable methods and jobs are everything u just spoke of my friend ur ass backwords.learn from me or dont I'm truly wanting to spread valuable knowledge, if ur gonna get up here and preach how to do what some of us have nearing 25-30 yrs in do not preach false dangerous stuf cause ul smut up our finely tuned industry. Proper is a must. The right tool for the right job, measure twice cut once, a tape don't steal and a level don't lie, if it ain't rusted u caint trust it! Ohhh poor green horn have u found ur signal yet cause I'm smellin cedar and oak bro.. Attack jobs that cannot harm u or the house for the first 5 years start with that plan of attack k. No honeydo list shit either. Get ur tools tooling
You sound 22
@@johmmith4850 and I look 22 . Yet I'm 40 ..
A regular Joe Shmoe? Lol. Thanks for sharing.
Haha! Is your name really Joe Shmoe? Thats awesome!!
thanks good stuff!
Thanks for your comment!
Aloha from Hawaii! You have such great and informative content. How do you collect payments or deal with lack there of payments. We do jobs and clients take weeks or never pay. Any suggestions?
Hey Nik Nak COD or set up an app on you phone to take credit cards, you may not get 100 percent but you have got their cc details and it will take a couple of days to hit your account
I’m a certified HVACR service tech full time but on weekends
I do handy man work
Mainly
Electrical
Hvac
Plumbing
Mounting
Most money I profit the most is HVAC
Definitely nice field to be in.
Great video thanks!
Great vid man
I wouldn't really call those skilled tasks. Just profiting on others inability to learn something basic. Nothing wrong with that though. For me, Most of those jobs can be done on the time it takes to schedule and deal with a handyman.
Thanks Alan, good video. As per the comment below; I suspect there is a different list in older homes; but generally I agree with your list.
I would agree! Thank you for your comment! Where are you located?
I'm in the UK. I'm considering starting a Handyman business having recently retired from IT Project Management. What I know about US homes comes from travelling to the US on business before RUclips was invented and watching "This Old House" while staying in hotels!
Thats awesome! This is a great business to be in!
You need to mark up materials more.
starts at 2:00
Thank you!!!
What license is required to charge more for your job I live in California and I have a handyman business license already but you can charge more than $500 per job what do you recommend
A contractors license. B class possibly.
How does it work for you as an handyman, are you/do you need to be licensed for electrical projects?
Garret Stern it’s illegal.
WOW!! Dryer vent cleaning. These professionals are familiar with the biggest fire risks and can help you prevent clogs as well as eliminate any existing ones. On average, a professional dryer vent cleaning will cost anywhere from $90 to $160, depending on the severity of the clog.
How I can learn these things
Practice makes perfect
Thanks
im sorry but i don't quite agree and it would have been more informative if you had given the prices you are charging for the jobs
Thanks for your comment, I made a video on what I charge for these jobs, You can check that out here: ruclips.net/video/GcfKOLppXMM/видео.html
Great video
Thanks!
Thrift is a plumbers best friend 🤫🤫
EXCELLENT!
Hello my name is Charles "skip". I'm a handyman in the ie. Wuld like to talk to you about how to go full time
Spelling. Might help.
All you guys saying leave the specialized trades to the licensed Tradesman well I'm in Texas and a homeowner can hire whoever they want to do whatever they want him to do the only trade that is specialized that excludes everyone except for that specialize trades is HVAC you have to have a license to buy the refrigerant if you can Plum if you can run wire more power to you hey my customer benefit from me doing that work because if I'm out painting and they have an issue with the faucet or something electrical and I feel comfortable doing it I'll charge him half of what a licensed plumber or electrician would charge and that guarantees a customer for life what's up with that rock on handyman Rock on
I see you never got your license in punctuation
Hi there great video, just wondering how licences work over there? Here in Australia you have to have trade licenses to do electrical work/ plumbing work . Which cuts out a lot of work that a handyman can actually do with out any trade license
Here In Georgia, a license is only required for jobs invoicing in excess of $2500.
@Internal Beats A licence or a permit? I know Georgia is more lax than Washington but here you need a licence for low voltage work like internet or cable. You need a licence for normal electrical. You also need at least a specialized plumbing licence requiring 2 years experience to alter or work with a plumbing fixture outside a wall :-(
I’m a Canadian sparky, Handyman/General contractors attempt our work all the time and honestly a good 10% of my work is fixing their f-ups. It’s not allowed at all unless you have an electrical liscense (same for plumbing)
@@galaxyfallen Meanwhile I watch painting companies send in their armies of mexican families to paint houses. LICENSED COMPANIES......the only employees they have are UNSKILLED MEXICAN children and women. CHEAP LABOR. So licenses are just a CON they don't protect anyone.
thx for the vid......
If your a general contractor your not a handyman. Handyman is a term used for a non licensed tradesmen who do any work under a 1000 dollars, may vary state to state but that's the cap in Arizona. That includes material and labor. Their are ways around it but you had mentioned licensing... handyman jobs should be turn and burn customer supplied jobs. But I regress most handyman do unlicensed work and run the risk of getting thrown in prison. I am a plumber, I fix handyman work quite often.
Dude stfu. Hes a plumber everyone......must mean he is more skilled than us handymans. Fucking peasant.
You are completely off-base. “Materials” are not overhead items dragging down your “profit” they are a cost of goods that should be the SOURCE OF your mark-up from cost and thus a MAJOR SOURCE OF your profit. If you’re not marking up the materials you use -or at least recovering their cost (and I don’t mean what you spend at HomeLowes , it also takes time and knowledge to procure anything) you’re just working for wages. Seriously you need some basic business 101 background before presenting yourself as an expert.
I do not disagree with anything you are saying, What I meant in this video must not have come through as clearly as I thought, The jobs that typically make me the most profit are ones that require little or not materials because they are easy in and out jobs, I totally agree with marking up materials and that they help profit!
I rather not have to get materials
Unless you’re a licensed electrician and/or plumber you should strike some of these off the list. If the house burns down or the toilet leaks and destroys a floor or ceiling you will be sued and your insurance won’t cover it.
maybe he has covered that topic in a video?
How is a piece of paper going to guarantee someone doesn't make a mistake? Retard.
since when is a handyman a licensed electrician? certainly not in australia.
What do you charge to install a garage door opener in the box from Home Depot? Great videos. 🤙🏻
Hey Joe, Thanks for the Comment, Probably around $200 or so
@@handymanjourney That's about where I'm at too. But I think I may be a little high for my market because I've had a few people say it was too high. Of corse, the box stores are always running install specials on those and exterior doors for like $99 but they've got tons of gotchya's from what I understand that usually bring it up to the price a handyman quoted in the first place.
4:10 installing new wiring & outlets requires an electrical license if you are getting paid to do it in somebody's house. Electricity is a trade that you go to school for 5 years and apprentice for 8k hours, take a test to get your journey person license. @ that point you can only work for a master electrician not on your own. My state requires 2 years of journey person experience before allowing to test for master. So.....yeah it's not a hobby
John Balzano not always where I live it's a county thing. I need a licsense in my county and city but the next county over I can do any and all electrical that does not involve touching the main breaker box.
It isn't rocket science. If you need 8k hours to figure out how to connect 3 simple wires... Maybe you shouldn't be working with electricity. And let's be really really honest. If you wire it wrong and short it out... The breaker won't turn on.
Thanks For your comment John! Yes In California we can work in any trade without a contractors license, we juts cant perform work that is over $500 per project.
Good point James!
Well said Michael!
Arent these the beginner jobs? Lol ive done most of these just because my dad told me to. Nothing like free labor i guess.
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My skill is in one thing: Making money. The world is full of homeowners, renters, realtors, and property managers who desperately want to give me reasonable money for solving their issues NOW. Not waiting on some screwed up skilled tradesman to break it off in them.
Example:
Today a homeowner called, very desperate. She is going to keep a small, $1,200 purebred, dog for a month, starting today. Her back yard fence was not secure to prevent escaping, or thieves stealing. Do you think it was unreasonable for me to charge $100 Labor for me to drop everything, rush over and professionally secure her yard in 45 minutes? I think not.
Well said Rene!
The so called " skilled trades" are all butt hurt over RUclips . Most jobs they do can be learned in 1/2hr watching RUclips . Thanks to RUclips, I have changed CV axle shafts, brakes, installed electrical outlets/switches, Done A/C repairs, pool pump repairs, . I no longer need a vehicle mechanic, A/C tech, Plumber, Electrician, etc. the only thing I haven't done is welding.
@@AZDESERT2024 some jobs sure. But i have done work after a lot of failed youtube fixes. Absolutely it is worth trying to diy something, but some skills like texturing a wall to match existing nearly perfectly, or working on tub fixtures while still in the wall without mucking it up or losing parts is worth something.
@SH
Agreed
My 2010 equinox's wiper motor failed. I was able to do the job for 110 dollars in parts vs 350 to 400 at an auto shop.
@@AZDESERT2024 until you watch the wrong video and find out after the damage is done lol.
A-Z Handyman Services here .. We are the Best !!
Glad to meet ya!
If you are the best, you wouldn't have to say it there buddy. Your overcompensation is showing.
You're most "profitable" job is putting commercials on your videos. hahahahah
LOL, I just recently got the ability to advertise. Thanks for your comment
Sorry but telling people a toilet is an easy job ? There’s so many! different scenarios that could be difficult.
Even if it’s like for like it’s not an easy job unless your skilled.
Toilet install requires a plumbing license in my state. What type of insurance do you carry?
you went on and on for 17 minutes and said almost nothing. this post should have been a two minute video. how about making a video like this. change a toilet charge $75.00 because..., or change a toilet, charge $125.00 because.... and so on. in other words try not to ramble and get straight to the point. give an average, or a range in pricing and tell us why. if you do that, you would be sharing some real knowledge, but to say that, the most profitable jobs requires few parts, and are mostly skill labor is not saying anything we don't already know.
Freddy Mancia I appreciate your comment. My target audience is huge and part of that audience is people who want to get started in this business and this video was geared more towards them. I have tons of more in-depth videos and plan to make much more. I greatly appreciate your input!
Different areas are going to be worth different amounts even neighborhoods within the same town. A fan replacement in a million dollar home is probably going to be more labor intensive as they will buy a more intricate fixture than in an older 70's 100k home buying the $60 on sale simple economy model. Also the more intricate may be a heavier model and need a different box to distribute the weight. Also a NY or Miami job will pay more for the same job than something in a rural area where wages are lower and cost of living is significantly lower
Exactly, if this guy jacked around on a job this long I would have fired his ass...This is coming from Wisconsinites who bust ass for less money...
Amen, he just talked, talked talked.......I am a 72 yr. old woman ,I can do my own stuff, "F" his shit.
HANDY MAN- SHOULDNT DO ELECTRICAL WORK IN NORTH CAROLINA, must be licensed but nice try
I think this mans from the bay aha using bread and butter, yaak lmao
Use a wax less toilet ring.
What would Jesus charge?
He wouldn't charge mister.. he'd pass the work to one of his disciples! 😎
It doesn't mater a house built by Jesus will last forever.
You never met Murphy's Law, if anything can go wrong it will. Nothing is easy.
DRY VENTS ARE SO CHEEP JUST REPLACE IT
I'm sorry but people don't want to pay a handyman any good money when you're able to build a house that's where the money is
I've had a different experience. I have found that if you offer a quality service people will pay you a quality wage.
@@handymanjourney I can see where a handyman is coming into his own right now this time and age because you can't find guys don't want to get their hands dirty so you're probably right I think it has to do with where you're at though like you said earlier in your video
@@Iliketoweldandbraze I agree!
Working Man you are totally misinformed. The category of “pro handyman” can be just as lucrative as new home construction. People all across the US not only will pay top dollar for professional repairs, there is a severe shortage of quality handyman services. It’s a great business if you know what you’re doing.