Geno the Handyman

The jobs Geno the Handyman gets called for are the ones bigger outfits won't bother with: a sticking interior door, a storm door that needs measuring and mounting, an attic ladder that finally gave out. He works out of Stoneham as a one-person shop — owner-operated by Geno himself — and his reviews read like a neighborhood word-of-mouth list. He describes himself as a handyman of about 25 years, though that number is worth a grain of salt, for reasons below. The volume is real and the pattern is consistent: 5 stars across 149 Google ratings. Recent customers describe him repairing an interior door instead of replacing it at a fraction of the cost, mounting TVs and mirrors, hanging blinds, and installing a storm door in freezing cold after first driving out to measure. Another writes that he built an attic ceiling hatch and handled a door repair — the kind of small jobs, in the reviewer's words, that are tough to get a larger company to do. A recurring line is that he shows up on time and moves fast. Two things are worth pinning down before you call. First, his tenure claims don't line up: his own site says 25 years, trustgeno.com says 30, and his Angi page swings between a listed "6 years" and "over 20." Second, this is a solo operation — one employee — so he's built for small-to-midsize repairs, not multi-trade renovations. His BBB page is new, opened March 2026 and Not Rated; that reflects a fresh filing, not a complaint, and there are zero complaints on record. If you've got a punch list — a balky door, a TV to mount, blinds to hang, a bit of painting — Geno is the kind of steady, fairly-priced generalist that list is made for. Reviewers repeatedly call his estimates fair, more than once cheaper than a big-box store quoted for the same work. Confirm the price up front and ask about scope if your job needs more than one set of hands.