Laddy's Home Services

Mike Ladd and his crew at Laddy's Home Services have built a reputation on the South Shore for handling the jobs that pile up on a homeowner's to-do list — one 2021 reviewer put it as being the person to call once gutter cleaning, yard cleanup, deck repairs, painting and junk removal have 'consumed' the list and nobody's sure who to call. Reviewers keep coming back for exactly that mix: several describe starting with one gutter cleaning or power-washing job and then calling Mike back over years for painting, carpentry, moving help and more. The business, affiliated with Junk Busters, says it has more than 20 years of home-improvement experience and covers gutter cleaning, painting, power washing, yard cleanups, junk removal, estate clean-outs and small moving jobs. It holds a 5-star average from 75 Google ratings, and the reviews back that up with real specifics: in a 2023 review, a customer said the crew replaced a large amount of rotted fascia with PVC and got more done in two days than they expected, and a 2025 reviewer said Mike's team worked through a long list of delayed exterior maintenance — windows, framing, trim, doors and entrance stairs — all reasonably priced. Responsiveness comes up again and again. In a 2021 review, a customer said Mike answered within a couple of hours of a gutter-cleaning call and had the job finished within 48 hours, and several more recent reviewers describe getting an estimate the same week and a crew on-site within days. Reviewers also credit Mike with being upfront when a job isn't something he can do himself, and with working within a stated budget rather than upselling extra work. There is no written complaint on file for this business across four sources and several years — an unusually clean track record for a company handling this many different kinds of jobs. Laddy's is a strong pick for a homeowner who wants one reliable call for a mix of maintenance, cleanup, painting and small carpentry jobs on the South Shore, especially for the kind of backlog of small projects that's easy to keep putting off; for a larger remodeling or structural job, confirm with Mike directly whether it's something his crew handles or whether he'll point you elsewhere.