Licensed electrician
- Ceiling fans and light fixtures, even a like-for-like swap
- Outlets, switches, GFCIs and dimmers
- Hardwired smoke alarms, doorbells and cameras
- Anything at the panel
Jobs a Florida handyman must refer
Where the line sits, who you call instead, and what we still do around it. Said before we start, not on the invoice.
The line, trade by trade
Five trades, and what belongs to each
When a line on your list belongs here, the chat says so the moment you type it, and the owner confirms it when he writes your price.
Licensed plumber
- Faucets, toilets, disposals and dishwashers
- Water heaters and supply lines
- Leaks inside a wall or under a slab
- Drains that keep backing up
Licensed A/C contractor
- Thermostats and condensate drain lines
- Anything inside the air handler or condenser
- Duct repairs and new returns
We still patch the ceiling stain after the drain is cleared.
Licensed roofer
- Anything on the roof, tarps included
- Flashing, vents and skylight leaks
Licensed contractor
- Stairs, railings, joists and posts
- New doors, windows and shutters
- Anything that needs a permit
The owner looks first
Jobs we see before we say yes
Some jobs depend on what’s behind the wall or how they’ll be used. These stay on the list until the owner has seen them.
- Grab bars: where they go and what holds them matters
- Pool-fence gates: self-latching barrier rules apply
- Pre-1978 painted surfaces: tested before we sand
- Exterior work in the historic district: the city may need to sign off
$2,500
Florida’s handyman exemption covers small jobs under $2,500 in total, labor and materials together. When a list might pass that, we say so up front, and we never split a list into smaller invoices to stay under it.
Questions
About referred jobs
Why won’t a handyman swap a ceiling fan in Florida?
Connecting two wires to a fixture is electrical work, and in Florida electrical work for pay needs a licensed electrician, with no small-job exception.
Do you recommend a specific company?
We name the trade, not a company. If you ask, we’ll tell you how to check a license on the state’s own lookup.
Will you still do the rest of my list?
Yes. The referred line stays on your list, marked, and nothing else on the list waits for it.
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Send the whole list anyway.
Type it the way you’d write it. Each line is sorted as it lands: ours, a licensed trade’s, or the owner’s call.