[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by davem4616

up north the firemen use to do the type of work you listed for folks on their days off

might want to check that option out

Very true. Local retired firefighter was our gutter cleaner for many years very reliable good guy to work with.

[DaddyD]

I finally found a local guy (lives in the Weirsdale area) who is a true "jack of all trades, master of none". He charges by the job, not the hour, but definitely less expensive than the companies that do a lot of paid advertising in the Villages. Anyone who's interested PM me and I'll give you his contact info. I'm guessing his hourly rate ends up being around $40/hour.

[Stu from NYC]

If I was a competent handyman no way would I work for 20-25 per hour.

Lots of work for good people here.

[wireguy]

DD Integrity 401 487 7621

[larbud]

Should have learned some basic skills along the way! It ain’t rocket science..

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I agree about leaning basic skills I never did , I always tell people if there is a screw driver in any home I lived in it’s because someone left it and I don’t know how to cook either, when I sell my homes they come with a never used stove , and at 82 this Saturday it’s to late to learn lol

[Sabella]

[QUOTE=Stu from NYC;1854598]If I was a competent handyman no way would I work for 20-25 per hour.

Lots of work for good people here.[/. I believe most of us pay the full month weekly grass cutting fee for the 3 winter months when the grass is cut only once a month. I had a well known local plumbing company install a kitchen faucet which was a simple no issue job which the not a real Plummer guy sent -showed up and made sure the 15 - 20 minute job went past 30 minutes so he could charge more. How about the recommended garage repair guy who I called due to the garage door chain shaking a lot.He showed up tightened a screw on the chain and charged me $60. For less than 5 minutes work. ( He wasn’t inconvenienced he was in the Villages working that day.)I could go on and on.There is a difference between ripping off seniors and charging reasonable rates. There are a lot of seniors living here that don’t have money to burn and so to pay fair prices for good services should be the norm not the exception.