The Handyman Inc.

The Handyman Inc. is an owner-operated repair and restoration business working out of Newburyport, serving Newburyport and Salisbury since 2010. Customers writing reviews consistently address the lead handyman by name — Charles, or Charlie — suggesting he runs the day-to-day work himself alongside a small team. The specific jobs described in reviews range well beyond quick fixes. In 2025, one reviewer described Charles and his team tackling masonry, trim and siding repair, painting, and stair tread replacements on an 1880s home; another described restoring the exterior of a house built in 1810 that had sat neglected for two decades, noting how communicative the team was — sharing photos of findings as they worked back through the layers of the house. A smaller 2026 job involved a partial update to a half-bath, where the reviewer again praised attention to detail on both design and finish. The company's own site describes this as its range — from general handyman tasks up through exterior trim, masonry, and plastering restoration. Not every account is glowing. In a June 2025 review, a customer said the job was massively underestimated, that they were charged for two consultations after the fact, and that mistakes the company made were billed back to them, adding up to what they called an outrageous bill — even while acknowledging the finished work was precise. Google shows a 4.6-star average from 8 ratings overall. The company's site also lists a Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor registration, though that number is the business's own claim rather than an independently verified one here. For restoration work on an older home or general handyman repairs in the Newburyport area, get a written, itemized estimate up front — the one negative account on file is specifically about costs growing past what was quoted.