Kerry's Handyman Service LLC

Kerry's Handyman Service, out of New Bedford, is the guy homeowners call when a job doesn't fit neatly into one trade — a leaning fence, a water-damaged ceiling, an electrical fixture three licensed electricians couldn't crack. The reviews describe a small operation, sometimes Kerry with a helper, that takes on carpentry, minor electrical, plumbing fixes and general repair work around the South Coast. Recent reviews from earlier this year keep the same pattern going — on time and professional, including a deck job a customer said came out looking great. Older reviews fill in the specifics: a 2025 review describes rebuilding rotted wood around a back door and door frame after Kerry spotted additional rot behind the gutter that hadn't been noticed; another 2025 review lists a run of separate jobs done in one stretch — a new custom fence, shoring up an old one, removing old roof PVC piping, and repairing and painting a shed and compost bin. A 2025 review describes Kerry driving out on a Saturday morning after a Friday-evening call to fix an issue for an out-of-state customer's mother, and another 2025 review describes him finding an outdoor light-fixture problem in under an hour after three licensed electricians had already failed to. A 2023 review describes repairing a water-damaged living room ceiling along with front railings and an outdoor step, with costs estimated up front. A 2023 one-star review tells a different story: the reviewer says Kerry missed a scheduled appointment, then sent a worker who tore down a fence and never returned to finish the job or respond to calls and texts. For a small-to-midsize repair job — a fence, a rotted door frame, a stubborn electrical problem — Kerry's has a long run of specific, positive accounts behind it. Given the one negative account about an abandoned job, it's worth confirming a firm start date and getting the scope in writing before work begins.