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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Helping Hands Home Improvement & Landscape. 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
Helping Hands Home Improvement & Landscape is a small Clinton operation run by Evan Thayer — Thumbtack lists two employees and six years in business — that covers both handyman repairs and yard work, the kind of business homeowners call for whatever's on the list that week. The handyman side gets specific praise: a 2023 review describes Evan patching a hole in a textured ceiling from a leaking pipe so well 'you can't tell it was ever fixed,' and a 2022 review from a condo owner with a string of small jobs calls him responsive, professional, and reasonably priced — 'now I have a handyman I can rely on.' On the landscaping side, a 2025 Thumbtack review describes lawn mowing and mulching done promptly, exactly as requested, for less than expected. A 2020 Reddit recommendation and a 2023 review both describe a team that shows up quickly and cleans up afterward. One thing to know: a 2024 one-star Google review describes a dispute with Evan over a job — the reviewer alleges he 'messed up everything,' though the review, a reply to Evan's own response, doesn't spell out exactly what happened. For a mixed list of small repairs and yard work — a patch job, a mowing and mulching visit, a quick fence fix — the record here points to a responsive, personally-run operation, with one contested job worth asking about.
“I HIGHLY recommend Helping Hands Home Improvement. he did amazing work and charged very reasonably.”
5 STAR SERVICE! Highly recommended!
Did an excellent job!
Evan did an amazing job. Reliable!
I hired Evan for lawn mowing and mulching and he did an excellent job. He got back to me promptly, did exactly what I asked, and charged less than I expected. Great guy, highly recommend
Response to Evan's reply: Nothing I said here should be surprise to you. Everything said here was conveyed to you in our text exchanges. At that time, you challenged me to write a one star review because apparently it would make your business look like a legit business. I obliged and have legitimized your business. Not sure why you are complaining now. Please understand, this is not the first time I have worked with someone. Go find any bad review about a contractor before. I like them, they like me. But, the way you messed up everything for me was unimaginable, unexpected, ridiculous and expensive. I am still paying to clean up all the mess you left for me. Evan is an immature hobbyist, not a professional. His estimates were bad, plans were worse. His work ethics and professional code of conduct are questionable. Initial estimate for work was 2 weeks but took almost a month and left work unfinished. My garage is still filled with trash and stuff he over-bought. Brought two sub-contractors and next day started talking bad about them. I spoke with his workers and apparently these kinds of feelings were mutual. I always paid him instantly on Venmo but because of some transaction gotcha, I paid $100 less and he totally lost his sleep over it in spite of the fact that work was still not finished and project was on-going. When I reminded him of this, he sent me a text that he wants to make things "right" again and would finish the work in 2 weeks. He then came up with some nonsensical estimates and plans and forgot everything about his original estimates. I questioned him and he again mentioned his $100 balance. I paid him his $100 and said goodbye. Yes, the work he started is still unfinished. Now, I am paying someone else to clean his mess. You can hire him at your own risk. I will never ever work with such an ethically challenged professional who doesn't respect his own workers and even doesn't pay them. He lacks every professional code of conduct.
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Custom carpentry5.0
Responsive same-day scheduling4.2