Paul W. Gerzon Handyman & Carpentry Services

Paul W. Gerzon Handyman & Carpentry Services is a one-man Arlington operation - Paul G. says on his site he's worked solo, calling in an on-call licensed contractor partner only for bigger jobs, since 2001. His self-reported territory covers Arlington, Cambridge, Lexington, and the wider Boston area, and the work people call him for skews toward small, varied carpentry: doors, cabinets, shelving, and trim-level repairs rather than big remodels. The four detailed reviews on file describe exactly that kind of work done well. In 2025, reviewers had him rebuild a deteriorated garage section with new shingles and fascia, modify cabinets to fit a dishwasher and swap a screen door, install a doorbell, a cat door, and coat hooks alongside some bathroom fixes, and fix doors while building shelves for a linen closet - each described as efficient, speedy, and reasonably priced. But in a November 2024 review, a different customer described a pattern of being ghosted: Paul communicated, then disappeared, came back, then vanished again, without getting to the job - the reviewer ended up hiring someone else through Thumbtack. With only five reviews total and a mostly solo operation, availability may vary. The completed jobs described here look solid, but it's worth locking in a firm start date before counting on him for anything time-sensitive.