Chicago Handy

I'm so happy that I contacted Norbert for the work I needed done - he did an amazing job! Scheduling my appointment was easy - he's a busy guy so make sure to contact him ASAP. I needed to replace a cracked pedestal sink in my bathroom with a new sink + vanity and I couldn't be happier with the results. He was very meticulous and detailed, brought all his tools, didn't leave a mess when he was done and reasonable rates. He is super friendly, very conversational and I can't wait to have him come back again for any other projects. Thank you Norbert!

I used Norbert to install a top of stairs safety gate where we had some baseboards that made the installation difficult. I contacted Norbert via email and he requested some pictures. After sending him some pictures, he quickly got back to me with a competitive estimate.

I scheduled an appointment and mentioned there was two other small projects we wanted to have done - some minor drywall repair and replacing a light fixture.

Norbert showed up, promptly finished all the projects and charged me less than he estimated. I would definitely recommend him!

Chicago Handy is fantastic! We have used them quite a few times in the past year. Extremely easy to get in contact and set-up appointments, friendly and very hard workers.

Norbert and Marek are amazing! Highly recommend them!

Everything was seamless with Norbert's service. He did a wonderful job replacing our kitchen pendants. We will definitely use his company again in the future.

Norbert was excellent from the start. He immediately responded to my email inquiry, set a date and time and stuck with it. He was 10 mins early to the appointment, totally professional, clean (had a change of shoes for interior of my home) and laid down tarps to avoid making a mess. He installed a new lazy susan (which I purchased myself) in my kitchen cabinet. The shelving I purchased was not a perfect fit for the space allotted but he was smart and figured out a solution that worked and had additional materials on hand to get it done. He finished the job in a timely manner and didn't waste any time. I will definitely use him again for future projects.

Marc from Chicago Handy was out today - painting our bathrooms and fixing our grout and caulking. As always, the proof is in the pudding - great job, very professional, very nice. Highest recommendation. No doubt we'll have this company out again for a fourth time!

In a word, terrible service.

I had several projects that required handyman services, some very small ($300) and other larger projects costing about $3,000. A perfect order for a handyman service, so I thought.

I called the company to request a walkthrough of my projects and was rather bluntly told, "Oh, we don't do that." I said, "what? you don't look at the project requirements and give a customer an estimate?" They replied, "no, we don't, we only give an hourly rate.". I paused, hoping that this simple utterance would sound odd even to the speaker. No luck. I then explained that other handyman services in adjacent neighborhoods provide an estimate and providing estimates is a standard part of handyman services. In fact, Yelp has conveniently built in a link function to help get online quotes from this type of company. When the company was told this, they said robotically , "We don't do that." Incredible. Incredibly bad that is. I told them they won't stay in business with poor service like this. Given the preceding conversation I doubt they heard me.

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We used Chicago Handy for the first time this and we were thoroughly impressed by the service that Norbert provided. We had a TV that needed to be hung and some minor electrical work with some light switches. From quick response times, confirmation of appointment times, turning up on time (early in fact!), doing a quality job, cleaning up after the job was done - he checked all the boxes. We would use him again and so should you!

This is an update I had a ceiling fan installed as a matter of fact I had a couple installed, the last time these guys came out to service my house. And after a couple of months one of the ceiling fans started making a clicking sound. So I called Chicago handy and can you believe that handyman Norbert came out that same day to fix the problem. As a matter of fact I called him while I was at work and even tho he told me the time he would be at my house, I thought if traffic was good I could be there at least 15 minutes before he got there. But wouldn't you know it, he came on time and heavy traffic made me late. So I missed him and he went out of his way to service my fan, but he couldn't get in. However instead of him being upset which I would have been, he simply rescheduled less then a week later and came out and fixed the problem with a friendly smile and at No Charge. Thanks Norbert you guys are the best.

Norbert did about 11 years worth of work on our place within less than 6 hours. He is simply the very best. I hesitate to write this because I selfishly want to keep him to myself!!! But he has already done everything I could possibly need him for and then some.