Westwood Handyman

Westwood Handyman is a one-person outfit based at 616 Hartford Street in Westwood, working under a licensed-construction-supervisor claim on Angi and HomeAdvisor — the two platforms show the identical listing, syndicated rather than independently confirmed. It's the kind of business people call for the odd job around the house: a broken storm door, a loose grab handle by the front step, a stretch of weatherstripping, a deck that needs painting. The written record, mostly from 2018 and 2019, tells a consistent story about someone named Orest (also spelled Llagaci). One reviewer, twenty-three years into homeownership, called him the best handyman she'd come across; another described a grab handle installed and the site left spotless within a few hours of a holiday-weekend request. A third mentioned a storm door that had sat broken for two years finally getting fixed. Painting jobs on windows and a deck drew similar praise for a quick quote and useful advice along the way. What's worth asking about: a January 2020 review tells a very different story — being quoted $500 for a day of work, then billed several hundred dollars more after a delay, and, after posting the review, receiving a threatening phone call demanding it be taken down. The billing was eventually corrected, by the reviewer's own account, but the threat is the kind of thing worth asking about directly before booking. Angi and HomeAdvisor both put the business at 4.8 stars across 21 ratings, and both list free estimates. Neither platform shows a licence number behind the "licensed construction supervisor" claim, so it's worth asking to see it directly. For small, one-off jobs — a stuck door, a fix that's been on the list for years — the earlier reviews describe a handyman who shows up and gets it done. Given the 2020 account, it's reasonable to ask a few questions up front about pricing and get it in writing before the work starts.