Handy Dandy

Our lives have become one big to-do list. We set out each day armed with indelible markers so nothing can erase that check mark once the ‘DO’ is crossed off. The grocery list, the camp list, the birthday gift list, the pay-the-bills list. But the one list that keeps growing is the ‘what needs to be fixed around the house’ list. 

Here is your ‘to-do’ to tackle that one:
Walk into every room in your house (you can do this mentally too) and write down what you would fix if you could (don’t forget the basement and garage). Then call one of our two tried and tested handy persons to help cross off each item on your list.

Jane Lindsay runs a business called Jobs by Jane and she can do just about anything from hanging pictures to small renovations. Just because Jane is one of us (female, that is) doesn’t mean she can’t use a power tool. Oh no. With a background in hospitality and finance, Jane has skills that not all contractors have: a customer service focus and the ability to run a business smoothly. She is organized and accountable and helped us get our new offices into shape by hanging things, fixing things and just generally making sure everything worked. Jane charges $40/hr and you’ll want to book her ahead of time as she is in fairly high demand.

Guy Cote is another handy man who has just left a big time contractor and ventured out on his own. We like that about him because it means he is available (after he finishes the work in our houses, of course) and that he has had a lot of experience. So if you need, for example, crown moulding, he is your guy. If you want to get your big screen mounted (finally), he can help. He likes to do the smaller jobs that need doing, like fixing the deck or painting the bathroom, but he can also build a bookshelf for the office or built-ins for the laundry room. If there are jobs he can’t do, he’ll find someone who can. ($35/hour)
 
Just one phone call and you have the whole list checked off. Oh, and by the way, you’re welcome. This was a tough one to share but you know we just can’t keep a secret.

Jobs by Jane
www.jobs-by-jane.ca
(416) 932-1466

Guy Cote
(416) 986-2683
guilcote@hotmail.com

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