What is a Handyman?
A handyman is someone who can perform a wide assortment of small tasks and odd jobs. Handymen can be found in communities all over the world, offering low-cost services ranging from gardening to home repair to their clients. It is usually easy to find a handyman; many advertise in phone books and with fliers around town, and it is also possible to track one down through word of mouth recommendations. Some people become quite attached to their handymen, since a good one can be hard to find. Licensing requirements for handymen vary. In some regions, you cannot work on plumbing, gas, and electrical systems without a license in these trades, as improperly done work could be dangerous. In other regions, a handyman can perform many basic repairs to these systems without licensing, or under the supervision of a licensed contractor. Some handymen pursue licensure to make themselves more appealing to potential clients, and because it is easier to get bonding or insurance with a license; many cu
There a few definitions of a handyman but here is a standard one: a man skilled in various trades and other small tasks. In other words he – or she – has the ability to do small installations, repairs and various carpentry jobs. However, many handymen are not the”Jacks-of-all trades” like the definition would have you believe. They come from many backgrounds. Many come from a traditional carpentry trade with primary skills in the construction trades. Some can be electricians or plumbers but these skills are usually in high demand and they are better off working where the money is better. And others are floor installers, roofers or masonry people who fill in with handy work when income in their own trades is scarce. But a good many just have the knack of picking up skills and have worked hard to perfect the smaller jobs. For the most part all these types are adept at many of the household skills but their main advantage is cost and speed. For example, to replace a standard door a window
A handyman is someone who is competent in a mixture of skills, inventive or ingenious in repairing or renovating work; somebody who earns a wage by their experience and skills in performing a variety of small jobs and/or odd jobs in and around your home. Some handymen have skills in addition over others and perform more than just an assortment of small or odd jobs. A good contractor is skillful, dexterous, practical, clever, able, competent, and proficient in whatever it is he is doing.
What should he or she be allowed to do and what shouldn’t he do? How can you regulate a business that is so vague and personal… where each tradesman has different skills and education? Can a test of a handyman’s skills be developed? What are a handyman’s skills, anyway? Should the profession be banned and all the little parts of it made into individually licensed trades? Impractical. Can you imagine the cost of hiring six different contractors , each doing a ten minute job… at a minimum hourly charge each? “Harriet, let’s install a new dishwasher… I’ll call the electrician, the plumber and the countertop guy; you call the flooring guy, the staining-the-scratches-on-the-cabinet guy and the clean-the-floor guy.” Talk about total idiocy AND putting small home repair out of the financial reach of many households!! I think the real solution lies with all of us… handymen and customers… in our perceptions of trust in business and how we react to breaches of that faith. The Natural Handyman wi
