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Handyman Services in Gloucester
From Beacon Hill to Blackburn Hamlet, we serve all of Gloucester.
Largely sixties through eighties, with mature lots and original interiors in many homes.
What we see most often in Gloucester
Gloucester is one of the older parts of the amalgamated city and it shows in the calls. Beacon Hill, Blackburn Hamlet and Carson Grove are full of well-built homes from the sixties and seventies that have often had one renovation somewhere along the way and are due another. Original bathrooms, kitchen cabinetry that needs hardware rather than replacement, plaster in the earliest stock, and textured ceilings that sit squarely inside the era where testing is not optional.
The most useful thing we do in Gloucester is tell people what does not need replacing. Cabinet doors that sag need hinge repair, not a new kitchen. A tap that drips needs a cartridge, not a new fixture. Original hardwood under old carpet is usually worth saving. Homes of this age reward repair far more than newer stock does, because the underlying build quality is generally better than what replaced it.
Most requested jobs in Gloucester
The four we're called for most in this part of the city.
Cabinet Door Repair Ottawa
Sagging cabinet doors, loose hinges, blown-out screw holes and misaligned fronts…
$110–$215 for a set of doors in one kitchen
Popcorn Ceiling Removal Ottawa
Stipple and popcorn ceiling removal across Ottawa. Asbestos tested first on pre-1990…
$3.50–$7 per square foot, including skim and prime
Faucet & Toilet Installation Ottawa
Tap swaps, toilet installs, running toilets and seized shut-off valves handled across…
$115 for a standard tap swap · $215–$335 for a toilet install
Drywall Repair Ottawa
Holes, settling cracks, nail pops and water damage patched across Ottawa. Backed…
$180–$360 per patch, sanded, primed and painted
All services in Gloucester
Drywall & Plaster
Patch, skim, texture-match — century-home plaster to modern drywall.
$180–$360
Ceilings
Popcorn and stipple removal, water-stain repair, crack and sag fixes.
$3.50–$7 / sq ft
Doors & Locks
Sticking doors, dropped closet doors, deadbolts, smart locks, cabinet hinges.
$115–$300
Carpentry & Trim
Trim, baseboard, framing repairs, floors and windows that have moved.
$100–$145/hr
Fixtures & Plumbing
Taps, toilets, tile and grout, caulking, grab bars, mounting, openers and assembly.
$115–$300
Painting
Full prep, moisture-appropriate primer, finishes that survive winter.
$420–$900
Neighbourhoods we cover in Gloucester
Gloucester questions
Is my Gloucester home too old for this kind of work?
The opposite. Homes from this era were generally well built and respond very well to repair — hardware, fixtures and finishes can nearly always be restored rather than replaced.
Do you work with plaster as well as drywall?
Yes. Real lath-and-plaster cracks differently and needs a bonding agent and a slower build than drywall compound. It is a different technique, not a drywall repair with another name.
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