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Handyman Services in Orléans
East Ottawa's established communities from Chapel Hill to Avalon to Fallingbrook.
Broad mix — eighties and nineties Fallingbrook and Chapel Hill through to newer Avalon.
What we see most often in Orléans
Orléans covers three decades of building in one community. Fallingbrook and the older parts of Chapel Hill went up in the eighties and nineties and are now well past their first maintenance cycle — original bathrooms, textured ceilings that need testing before they are touched, and exterior doors on their second round of weatherstripping. Avalon and the newer east-end streets are at the opposite end, still in the trim-and-settling phase. Both ends of that range need the same diagnostic approach and completely different repairs.
The age spread is the thing to know about Orléans. A textured ceiling in Fallingbrook has a genuine chance of predating the asbestos cutoff and gets tested before a scraper goes near it. The equivalent ceiling in Avalon almost certainly does not. Same job, entirely different first step, and we confirm the build year before quoting either.
Most requested jobs in Orléans
The four we're called for most in this part of the city.
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
Door Repair Ottawa
Sticking, dragging and misaligned doors adjusted across Ottawa. Hinges, strike plates…
$115–$220 per door, most adjusted in under an hour
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
Tile & Grout Repair Ottawa
Cracked tiles, loose corners, missing and crumbling grout repaired across Ottawa. Shower…
$190–$455 depending on area and tile match
All services in Orléans
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 Orléans
Orléans questions
Do you charge extra to come out to Orléans?
No. Orléans is priced exactly the same as the west end — no trip fee, no zone surcharge. The $200 visit minimum covers travel anywhere in our range, which runs from Orléans out to Almonte.
My Fallingbrook ceiling is textured. Does it need testing?
Given the build era, yes — we would test before scraping. A sample is inexpensive and it is the one question that decides whether this is our job or an abatement contractor's.
Prices for every job are published on the Ottawa rate card, including exactly how travel works for Orléans.
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