Craig's Handyman Service

Craig's Handyman Service offers the thing people usually want from a handyman: the owner doing the work. Operating as Craig The Handyman & Maintenance Solution Company out of Mundy Lane in Derry, New Hampshire, it says its owner, Craig, is personally involved in the jobs it takes, and that it has served the Derry area since 2004 — 21-plus years by the site's own count. The company advertises free estimates, a 10% discount, residential and commercial work, a 24/7 emergency call option, and states that it is BBB accredited. All of that is the company's own copy, and the page carrying it is a lightly customized template: it still holds unedited placeholder text and a leftover locksmith headline from the design it was built on, so the 24/7 promise in particular is worth settling in a phone call rather than reading off the site. For small repairs and upkeep around a Derry house, this is a straightforward call to make if you want the owner on the tools. Ask what the 10% discount applies to, pin down the emergency availability, and ask for proof of insurance and a couple of recent local references before the first visit.