Mr. Handyman of Cape Cod and the Islands

Mr. Handyman of Cape Cod and the Islands, based in South Dennis, is the call for the stuff that piles up on a homeowner's to-do list — a stuck cabinet drawer, a railing that needs hanging, a kitchen door that won't shut right. Reviewers rarely mention the company by name first; it's the tradesman who shows up — Tyler, Jon Bowden, Steve, Dave — that gets credited. Google shows 4.8★ across 456 ratings, and Thumbtack, Angi, and Houzz all land in a similar 4.5–4.8★ range, with 304 reviews on file dating back to 2018. The specifics hold up: a kitchen door replaced within about a day of the initial call, cabinets repaired and reinstalled, and a bathroom finished — with daily cleanup — in a few days, in reviews from earlier this year. More recently, reviewers mention railings and banisters installed, a tricky window A/C unit, and docks cleared of ice before a storm. A few say crews vacuum or mop before leaving, and one reviewer counted this as their fourth or fifth job with the company. Price is where the friction shows up. One reviewer called $400-plus to swap a wax toilet ring and flange, plus a $10 credit-card surcharge, excessive; another, writing in 2022, said the labor cost on a small outdoor repair felt out of proportion to about 45 minutes of work. Get a firm estimate before the truck rolls — one May 2026 reviewer says they weren't sure of the number going in. Separately, a dryer vent the company installed failed within months, and the reviewer says they were asked to pay again for the fix; another describes being told a low-voltage data and thermostat wiring job needed a licensed electrician rather than getting a plain answer about it. The Better Business Bureau lists a B- grade with one complaint on file, and BBB records show a Massachusetts BBRS license number for the company — a number the Bureau publishes, not one independently verified against the state registry. For the everyday list — installs, repairs, a small remodel — the record here is deep and consistent; ask for a written estimate up front given the pricing complaints, and you'll likely get the tradesman the reviews keep naming.