the cityhammer blog

Over on TV home improvement personality Danny Lipford's blog, you can find a great column by acolyte Jodi Marks on choosing tools as gifts this holiday season. Jodi's got some enlightening tips on going through the tools you may already have and replacing or upgrading everything from hammers to screwdrivers to tape measures for the handy ones you love.
Choosing Tool Gifts

We haven't really discussed mailboxes here on the cityhammer blog, but for our suburban readers in New Jersey, Long Island, Rockland, Westchester and the CT, here's something just for you...Remodelista's got a Ten Easy Pieces gallery with some really great looking mailboxes posted. And believe it or not, a new mailbox really can jazz up the look of your home's exterior pretty easily.
Mailbox Spread on Remodelista

The Property Grunt finds himself in the possession of some truly grim news for home improvement and furniture store chains. He's got a post up with quite a long list of possible and confirmed store closings and chain closings that includes the likes of Home Depot, Levitz and Pier 1. Hopefully 2009 will be a better year for the home decor and furnishings retailers.
Property Grunt Retail Deadpool

Labels: Handymen in New York, Home Furnishings New York, Home Improvment NY, NY Mailboxes, Tool Gifts

Anyone remember Dwayne F. Schneider, TV's Favorite Handyman?

Let's keep it real...some of the smallest household improvement tasks can be the most difficult to find the right person for. In a metropolitan area the size of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, surely there must be thousands of handymen, right? Unfortunately, with that many possible candidates, you also increase the odds of coming across someone who is sloppy, too expensive, or even downright negligent.

This is one of the key reasons we developed cityhammer.com, New York's #1 Remodeling Directory to begin with!

Tips for Hiring a New York Handyman

Staff Writer Mitch Mayer has just posted the quintessential guide to finding, researching and hiring a handyman in the New York area in the Tips Section of cityhammer.com and it features answers to some of the most important questions you should ask before the work begins, including:

• What does a handyman do?
• What types of handymen are there?
• How much should you pay a handyman?
• What kind of tasks is a handyman qualified for?

This is a great time of year to get those creaks, cracks and wobbles repaired, as you will be spending more and more time at home as the weather turns cold. Before you go looking for help around the house, make sure you bring yourself up to speed and, of course, check cityhammer.com for a highly rated handyman in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, Westchester, Jersey or Connecticut.

Find a Handyman in New York

I Want to Hire a New York Handyman...Now What?

Labels: Handymen in New York, Hiring a NY Handyman, Home Improvement Help NY, Tips for Finding a Handyman

Deck by Greg Lines, Southampton Handyman

In our last apartment building, we had the nicest maintenance man in the world. Anytime something needed repairing, hanging, adjusting or replacing, Mr. Maintenance came up promptly and did the task with a smile. Which was great, except of course, nothing was done correctly. Light switches were upside-down, shower heads were loose and picture frames were mounted slightly askew.

Finding a great handyman in the New York area is worth the search, and so with this in mind, we thought we'd spotlight some of the highest-rated handyman services providers in New York on cityhammer.com.

First up is Johnny Brennan of midtown Manhattan, who specializes in all handyman tasks large and small. Johnny's got 6 very positive customer reviews and can do everything from furniture assembly to electrical maintenance to home office setup.
Johnny Brennan "New York City Handyman Services" Profile on cityhammer.com

Next we have Chelseahandyman's Alex Skreli, who's been in business since 1999 and can handle everything from painting to plumbing to full apartment remodeling. Alex has garnered positive reviews for his work from both high-end real estate investors and the owner of Luxe restaurant. Chelseahandyman's Profile on cityhammer.com

Unless you have an advanced degree in Heegan Haagen, putting together modular furniture from Sweden is no easy task. Never fear, because Adam Tate of Furniture Assembly Service and More of Edgewater, NJ can assemble stuff from everywhere, including IKEA, Crate & Barrel, West Elm, Pottery Barn, Pottery
Barn Kids, Bombay Company, Staples, Target, Office Max, and Office Depot. They
service the entire New York and New Jersey metro area.
Furniture Assembly Service and More's Profile on cityhammer.com

Lastly,
whether you live in the Hamptons full-time or just have a summer share in need
of some repair after a wild summer, Greg Lines the Southampton Handyman is your guy. He's new on cityhammer without any reviews so far, but he's posted some great pic's of the decks he's built and some painting and power washing work as well.
Southampton Handyman's Profile on cityhammer.com

For the main list of New York Area Handyman Services, visit: NY Handyman

Labels: 10022, Hamptons Handyman, Handymen in New York, New Jersey Furniture Assembly