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De Mello Charlie J is a solo handyman working out of East Falmouth, on Cape Cod's south side, taking on the kind of small-to-midsize jobs a homeowner doesn't want to chase down three separate specialists for — trim and molding, closets and shelving, window and door repairs, garage door fixes, and the occasional bathroom refresh. The three reviews on file are all from June 2026 and circle one theme: careful, unhurried craftsmanship. One homeowner hired him for wainscoting in a laundry room and hallway and called the finished carpentry skilled and professional. Another had him retile a bathroom and praised the timely, focused work and how the tile turned out. A third brought him in for wood rot repair and came away calling it thorough, efficient, and fairly priced. There isn't much else to go on yet — no license claims, no stated years in business, and no reviews beyond those three. Thumbtack also lists him under a long menu of standard handyman categories, from dishwasher installation to garbage disposal repair, but nothing in the record yet backs up work in most of them. He's a reasonable call for finish-carpentry-flavored handyman work — trim, built-ins, rot repair — on the Cape; for anything outside what these three jobs describe, it's worth asking directly what he's actually done before booking.
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
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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Added 3 new comments, added 1 new photo, established 3.6 rating
Full bathroom remodels4.9
Repair over replace4.8
Detailed finish work4.2