VESSEN

VESSEN (Vessen Home Improvements) is a Waltham-based handyman outfit built around the kind of job most contractors won't take on its own — mounting a TV just right, hanging a single light fixture, swapping out a door. On Thumbtack, where it's rated 5.0 from 29 reviews (97% five-star) and has been hired 34 times, the profile lists 8 years in business and five employees, running at $100/hour with a two-hour minimum. Owner Sergey Ivashkevich shows up by name in every review on file. In a 2022 review, a homeowner needed a light fixture moved to sit symmetrically in the room; Sergey re-patched the hole to match the room's textured ceiling rather than leave a visible seam. Another 2022 review describes flush-mount lighting installed on a Sunday call, and a 2021 review credits him with taking the extra step on an awkward TV-mounting job rather than the easier route that "would not have looked as good." Even a job that didn't happen — a 2021 review from a renter who ultimately decided to move rather than change her locks — describes him responding immediately and answering questions on short notice. Two 2025 Reddit threads add to the picture: a Somerville plumbing-and-heating contractor says they call him for small jobs for their own clients, and a Medford-area contractor recommends him for smaller, more reasonably-priced projects than a booked-out competitor. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor license is verified active, and BuildZoom scores the business 91 — the top 37% of Massachusetts licensed contractors — though it shows no submitted reviews or permit history of its own. Worth confirming before calling: the company's own website describes it as Medford-based, while the address and licence on file place it in Waltham, so it's worth checking the service area up front. The written record so far runs 2021 to 2023 — thin but consistently positive, with nothing negative on file.