Handy Hands Co, Inc

Thirty-four years, or thirty-five — Handy Hands Co. can't quite agree with itself, and that small wobble is a fair introduction to a Boston remodeler whose written history lives almost entirely on pages it wrote itself. The company works out of Jamaica Plain, at 655 Centre Street, and describes itself as a home remodeling and repair outfit: carpentry, custom closets, trim work, decks and porches, and interior and exterior painting for homeowners, property managers and general contractors. Its claimed profile on the Procore Construction Network fills in the shape of the business: fewer than ten employees, joined in May 2023, one active project, working both commercial and residential jobs with a service map covering Massachusetts and New Hampshire. That page lists a second Boston address, 1709 Dorchester Avenue, alongside the Centre Street contact address, and self-lists additions, kitchens and baths among its specialties. What's missing is anyone else's account. No customer reviews reached this page from any platform — no stars, no dated jobs, no complaints. Everything above is the company's own description of itself, which is why there's no rating here yet rather than a flattering one. Two things are worth pinning down on a first call. The company says on Procore it is "licensed & fully Insured" and its site says its team includes CSL-licensed trades, licensed plumbers, licensed electricians, architects and civil engineers — but no licence or registration number is published anywhere, and none was confirmed against the state registry, so ask for the numbers and check them yourself. It also self-lists a "Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)" classification on Procore with no certifying body or certificate number attached; if that matters to your project, ask who issued it and when. For a homeowner, this is a business you'd approach the way you would any small shop with a long claimed history and no public paper trail: get the licence and insurance numbers in writing, ask for two or three recent local references you can call, and have the scope and price on paper before work starts.