Pocket Handyman

08/29/2025

1000% Agreed! Safety must ALWAYS be 1st on your list when doing even the smallest changes to your dwelling. (and yes, I haven’t posted here in a while, been a little busy!)

A lot of homeowners are in a rush to renovate the kitchen or the bathroom and don't even think about what holds their house together and keeps it dry, safe, and standing. With any house - especially one that needs renovations - you should plan your work in the following order of importance:
🏠 Safety
🏠 Structure
🏠 Work from the outside in
🏠 Fuel efficiency and long-term cost savings
🏠 Kitchens and bathrooms, the right way
🏠 Finishes: floors, walls, ceilings, cabinetry, trim

03/31/2023

The drama of…THE DISHWASHER DRAIN!!! (Cue spooky music)

03/27/2022

I’ve said this for years: It’s YOUR house. Don’t you think you should know how it all works? Otherwise you’ll spend more $$$ than necessary to get it working again. 🤔

Nothing lasts forever unless you make sure it does. That means it is your responsibility as a homeowner to understand how the systems in your house work together and ensure you are doing the proper maintenance.

10/17/2021

It’s a frickin’ laser! Big shout out to for the nifty surprise win of a brand new green beam laser measure, (courtesy of a recently completed customer survey!)

10/14/2021

Amen to that. Hands make the world. (And then fix it!)

NOTHING wrong with working with your hands

10/02/2021

Custom window well cover, made to let the light IN and keep the leaves OUT!

02/20/2021

CONTACTING ME: folks, something is STILL BROKEN with Messenger and I’m •not• getting notified when you contact me here.

Until FB can fix this, *please use the big blue ‘Book Now’ button to reach me.* It takes you to a website outside of Facebook and is more reliable.

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12/27/2020

Apparently even during the holidays work is still on my mind…I think I need another Bailey’s….

12/24/2020

And that’s a wrap for 2020. Yikes. What a year. Bumpy but we survived mostly, albeit with more than a few scratches and worn-out brains.

I continue to be amazed and awed by the resilience and kindness of all the clients who had nerves of steel to invite me into their homes to build, install & repair their drywall, baseboards, faucets, bathtubs & showers, doors, drawers, broken cabinet doors, windows, locks, weatherstripping, trim, stairs, handrails, baby gates, porches, decks, fences, demolish their rickety things and the list goes on and on... I could not have braved this weird year without your faith in me. I am truly humbled and grateful. You kept me going and saved my sanity, you really did.

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everybody, everywhere. Here’s to a better, brighter, bolder 2021 (vaccines are coming, vaccines are coming....!)

Mike
Your Pocket Handyman,
for as long as you need me.

11/26/2020

Lockdown 2.0 marches on, and so do I. Unlike last time, *I AM available for indoor work*, now that we know more and are better prepared. Masks, masks, masks, lots of ventilation and you keeping out of the work area are the keys. So go ahead and book your appt. here: https://meetpockethandyman.as.me/ and get that thing fixed, repaired or installed!

09/03/2020

And the good news is: Back to Work Indoors! After a prolonged (and unpleasant) pause, it’s time to get back to fixing up your whole house, not just the outside. I am now taking appointments and bookings starting post-Labour Day, Sept. 08. Https://meetpockethandyman.as.me/ to book me for a look at your jobs! And I will of course be masked and cautious (as will you!) Conditions to follow in a subsequent post, watch this page😷

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