The Super

The Super has handled handyman repairs for Cambridge and Somerville-area homeowners since at least 2016 -- furniture assembly, drywall patching, a bathroom re-tiling job, and small painting touch-ups. Reviewers from that period consistently praised fast turnaround: one homeowner said The Super answered within minutes of an online request and returned the next day to assemble a piece of furniture, and another described a same-visit fix of a fire alarm and a shower. A 2016 review credited the crew, working under a tradesman named Thinley, with a reasonably priced bathtub re-tiling job. Angi and HomeAdvisor both show a 4.6-star average across 63 ratings, though the two profiles read as mirrors of the same underlying review set rather than two independent audiences. Not every visit went smoothly. A 2016 HomeAdvisor review reported a four-minute visit billed the full $70 service fee with no proration for short jobs, and another described a long, mostly unreturned wait for a promised quote before an estimate finally arrived. The business's Massachusetts home improvement contractor license (129583) is registry-verified but currently shows as expired, worth confirming directly before booking. For a small handyman job in the Cambridge/Somerville area -- furniture assembly, a patch of drywall, a quick painting touch-up -- The Super has a track record of responsive, competent work, though the written reviews on file are several years old and the state contractor license should be checked before hiring.