GJ Handyman Home Services Inc

GJ Handyman Home Services works out of Milford, and reviewers keep circling back to the same thing: Gilson Jorge, who runs it, shows up when he says he will and finishes what he starts. In a 2024 review, a homeowner describes him fixing a stuck attic-stair spring and hinge; in a 2023 review, another describes him helping convert a flat rubber roof section into a shingled one; and a 2022 review describes a deck build finished on schedule and reasonably priced. The praise runs from 2019 through 2024 across Google, Angi and HomeAdvisor — friendly, professional and reasonably priced are the words that keep coming up. In a 2021 review one customer calls him the only company that followed through and called back; in a 2019 review another describes a crew that worked fast and delivered quality work while being considerate of the home. One account breaks from that: a 2020 Angi review, rated 1.5 stars, describes a job replacing a shed and a section of log fence where the new fence did not match the old one and the shed was fastened with nails about an inch and a half too long, with trim work on the same job left incomplete. The owner's reply on the directory page argued back rather than offering to fix it. The state registry is the other thing to settle before any money changes hands: Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration 197000 is verified in the registry as EXPIRED, and the HomeAdvisor profile states no license number at all. That registration is what gives a homeowner access to the state's Guaranty Fund, so ask for proof it has been renewed before signing. The company's own directory profiles also disagree on its tenure — the About text says over 22 years of industry experience while a separate badge on the same page says 11. For a small-to-midsize repair or build job — a deck, some trim, a stuck door — most of what customers describe here is positive. Given the one detailed complaint and the expired registration, confirm the registration is current and get materials specified in writing before the crew starts.