Finnegan & Sons Home Improvement & Handy Man Services

Finnegan & Sons is the handyman a Reading homeowner calls when the job doesn't fit any single trade — chimney flashing one week, a security-camera install the next, a leaking sink valve after that. Reviews point to a one-man operation under Chris Finnegan, working out of 364 Main Street, and its BestProsInTown listing claims more than 15 years in the business. On Google it carries a 4.8 across 39 ratings, a mark that repeats on Birdeye's 44 reviews and other directories. The through-line in recent work is range paired with restraint. This spring, one homeowner had Chris seal the flashing around two chimneys and wash moss off the roof, and noted he didn't push for more than the job needed. In January, another brought him in after buying a commercial building — he cleaned the gutters, wired a security-camera system, and mounted four exterior flood lights. Stretch further back and the same trades keep surfacing across his history: fence repair, interior and exterior painting, pressure washing, and small plumbing fixes like swapping a faucet or a sink valve. The thing to be clear-eyed about is that you're hiring a generalist, not a specialized crew. The listings describe one person spanning carpentry, light electrical, plumbing, gutters, and painting — useful for the mixed punch-list most houses accumulate, but worth a second look for anything larger. For work that legally needs a licensed trade — major electrical, plumbing, or roofing — ask him to confirm the appropriate license or permit before the work starts. For the steady stream of mid-size jobs a home throws off — the overflowing gutter, the leaning fence, the fixture that needs replacing — Finnegan & Sons is a well-reviewed, responsive local pick with a clean recent run of five-star Google reviews. Reviewers describe his estimates as quick and his pricing as reasonable, so nail down the specific scope and get it in writing up front; by every account that's a straightforward conversation to have.