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Charlie De Mello runs a one-person handyman operation out of East Falmouth, and the jobs customers describe hiring him for sit at the finish end of a house: wainscoting, tile, trim, doors, cabinets, rotted wood. One June 2026 customer had him install wainscoting in a laundry room and hallway and called him skilled and knowledgeable about finished carpentry, saying they would use him again. Another that same month described a bathroom renovation where he gave the job his full attention and finished on time, and liked how the tile came out. A third hired him for wood rot repair and called the work thorough, time-efficient and good for the price. His Thumbtack profile carries a 5.0 rating from those three reviews and a completed background check. The services he lists there run wider than carpentry alone — door and window installation and repair, screens and window treatments, closet and shelving systems, garage door repair, dishwasher installation, garbage disposal repair. He is a sensible call for interior finish and repair work you want done carefully by the person you hired: trim, wainscoting, a tiled bath, rot that needs cutting out. Settle scope and price in writing before he starts, and ask which licensed trades he brings in if the job touches plumbing or wiring.
Charlie is very skilled, professional and knowledgable about finished carpentry. Most recently he installed wainscoting in our laundry room/hallway. We were very pleased with the result. We would definitely use him again.
Charlie did a fantastic job with my bathroom renovation. He gave my job his full attention and finished in a timely manner. The tiles look great and I would highly recommend him.
Hired for wood rot repair and did an excellent job. Did a thorough job in a time-efficient manner. Great for price.
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from De Mello Charlie J. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A day rate replaces the task list — usually the better deal once the list gets long.
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$220 – $850
Typical handyman visit around $540
Old-house rot and framing repairs5.0
Custom sheds5.0
Soundproofing jobs4.9
Full bathroom remodels4.9