Those Pesky Projects

Those Pesky Projects is a one-person handyman shop in Beverly run by Bill Roberts, who left a 20+ year corporate IT career to start it — general home repair, light carpentry, painting, and fixture/appliance work on the North Shore. Ten reviews on Google, all from 2022 and 2023, describe a wide range of small jobs done personally and reliably. In a 2023 review, a repeat customer described using Bill for several projects — floor installation, deck building — calling him precise and clean-working. In a 2022 review, another described him installing an exterior railing into granite block stairs, a job that meant drilling eight holes into 'unforgiving granite,' calling the result picture perfect. Others describe smaller calls — assembling a snowblower and fixing a storm door in one visit, working through a long punch list of house repairs, helping with yard and landscaping work — with recurring notes about fair pricing and quick response. There's nothing in the review record more recent than late 2023, so it's worth confirming current availability and pricing directly. For the smaller jobs a general contractor won't take on — assembly, repairs, a short punch list — Those Pesky Projects' reviews point to a responsive, hands-on owner; just check he's still taking new work in your area.