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In a 2023 Google review, a customer wrote that they hired Jay Crosby to do a few jobs: hang a storm door, put up a backsplash, and investigate a small leak. That 2023 customer wrote that he showed up to give an estimate and was very professional, and that he came back right on schedule to do the work, which was completed in a day. In the same 2023 review, the customer wrote that the door and the backsplash looked great, but the leak was the best part: Jay quickly figured out that the builders had not put flashing around an outdoor electrical outlet on the second floor deck, and water was trickling in and staining the basement ceiling. That 2023 customer wrote that he sealed it up in about five minutes and that Jay's know-how "saved the day (not to mention a few bucks)."
I hired Jay Crosby to do a few jobs— hang a storm door, put up a backsplash, and investigate a small leak. He showed up to give an estimate and was very professional. He came back right on schedule to do the work, which was completed in a day. The door and the back splash look great, but the leak was the best part. Jay quickly figured out that the builders simply didn’t put flashing around an outdoor electrical outlet on our second floor deck, and water was trickling in and staining our basement ceiling. He sealed it up in about five minutes. I was worried we were going to have to rip something apart to figure out where the leak was. Nope! Jay’s know-how saved the day (not to mention a few bucks). At some point we’ll need our sun bleached back deck redone. I already know who I’m calling.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from J. Crosby & Sons. 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
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2 changes recorded — last scanned Sep 28, 2026.
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