Ace Handyman Services Metro Boston Melrose

Ace Handyman Services Metro Boston Melrose runs out of Malden and takes on the jobs that don't fit neatly into one trade — a stuck storm door, a squirrel-chewed soffit, a bathroom vanity swap, an attic ladder that finally needs replacing. On Google, 142 ratings average 4.9★, and a handful of names — Juan Watson, Eric Smoller, Axel, Tommy Colwell — turn up again and again across five years of reviews, often requested by return customers. Repeat business is the strongest proof of that. One family called Ace a fourth time for a shed and a broken umbrella stand, and Axel reworked a table on the spot after they'd bought the wrong-size replacement. In a 2025 review, another homeowner described Juan repainting a front porch and steps after two earlier jobs for the same house. Eric Smoller's crew has handled a full interior paint job plus carpentry and new light fixtures in one visit, and Juan swapped out a water-damaged particle-board sink base for solid wood. In a 2023 Angi review, Chris redid a kitchen tile backsplash, adding Schluter trim and a cement board backer and landing the material estimate almost exactly; in a 2025 review, a customer had a squirrel-chewed soffit rebuilt. Seasonal window AC installs and removals turn up in the reviews too. The last six months brought 13 reviews and none negative, including a June storm door reinstall customers say went smoothly from the scheduling call through the install. Before booking, know that the company's Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor registration (#204172) comes from a BBB directory listing rather than a state verification, so it's worth confirming directly if licensing matters for the job. The BBB itself rates the company A+ with zero complaints on file and lists a one-year workmanship warranty. The one sour note in five years is a 2022 review where a customer said the company seemed unwilling to help and treated the job as beneath them. Ace fits a single tricky repair better than a full remodel — a door, a tile patch, a drywall fix, a piece of furniture that needs assembling. Confirm the registration and warranty terms before the truck rolls, and ask for a technician by name if a past review pointed you toward one.