Looking for a handyman in Scarborough for a bungalow that needs some care? Sticking doors, worn trim, torn screens and leaning fence posts are typical jobs in these houses. Text photos of your list, and you’ll get an itemized quote for one visit.
Quotes are free, with no payment needed.
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The City’s archives list Scarborough among the suburbs where post-war apartment towers went up.
Read about City of Toronto Archives: high-rise livingScarborough has many bungalows and side-splits from the decades after the war, from Wexford to Guildwood. Original doors, trim and window cranks in these houses wear out after years of daily use. Agincourt and Malvern lists often add fence repairs and grab bars.
Decades of seasons can leave a door rubbing at the top or missing its strike. Tightening hinges, moving the strike or a light planing usually fixes it. Storm doors and new interior doors are options when the old one is past repair.
Many Scarborough houses still have their original casement or sliding windows. Torn mesh, stripped cranks and worn rollers each have replacement parts. Foggy sealed glass is a job for a glazier, and we’ll tell you so.
Split casing and gaps along baseboards show up as houses settle over the years. New trim goes in with tight corners, filled holes and caulked edges. The finished trim is ready for paint, or painted if you add that to the quote.
Wooden fences in Wexford and Birch Cliff backyards often lean once a post rots at ground level. After a free utility locate, we replace the failed post and reattach the rails. Gates get new hinges or a brace so they swing and latch again.
Steep basement stairs and older bathrooms are common spots for added support. A second handrail or a grab bar beside the tub goes into studs or rated anchors. You choose the height with us, for the person who will use it.
Call or text (365) 360-7237. Photos help us see the problem.
Each repair, part and door appears separately on your quote. You’ll get a clear, itemized price before any work starts.
Toronto needs no permit to replace a door in the same opening of a single-unit house. A deck over 60 cm high does need one.
City of Toronto permit informationYes. Doors, windows and trim that are decades old need patient work and the right parts. Your quote lists each repair separately.
Yes. We take off the old storm door, fit the new one to your opening and adjust the closer. Weatherstripping around the main door can join the same visit.
Usually, yes. After a free utility locate, the rotten post comes out and a new one goes in. The rails and boards then go back on.
Yes, we replace the mesh in your existing frames on site. We can also build new frames where the old ones are bent.
Yes. We drill tile slowly with the right bits and fix each bar into a stud or a rated anchor. Your quote shows every bar and rail.
Call or text (365) 360-7237. Photos help us see the problem.
