Randall Vitray
I have called Mr. Handyman of South Palm Beach almost every year to handle a large variety of projects. One year they installed a pull down staircase to the attic for me. One year they repaired my aluminum fence that had gotten bent out of shape by falling coconuts. Last year, I had one of them install gutter guards for me. Our house in Delray Beach is surrounded by pine trees (and coconut palms) and the gutters were getting clogged with pine needles. This year I called them to send someone to install shelving on the inside wall of my garage and to repair a metal pellet burner that I was using on our patio. The pellet burner had been put together with cheap screws that were now rusted. Dan Wasco was the handyman who came for this project. He arrived right on time and started in on the projects. I had purchased the shelving on Amazon and it came with hardware. But the wall I wanted it installed on was a cinderblock wall and the hardware was cheap and probably not likely to hold. So, Dan replaced it with more solid hardware that is much more likely to hold much longer and also hold heavier loads in cinderblock. I really appreciated this because I intend to put some heavy things on these shelves like cans of paint. The pellet burner also had been put together with cheap hardware. But, removing the old hardware was a lot more difficult than it looked at first. It had threaded rivets welded to it that Dan had to cut off before he could install the new hardware. In this case, I had purchased stainless steel bolts, nuts, and washers to replace the cheap stuff that the manufacturer had used. Not only was Dan able to replace the old hardware, but he took the time to give everything two coats of paint. He pointed out to me that even stainless steel hardware can rust eventually if it’s kept outside long. I didn’t know that. This is another example of why it’s smart to hire a professional for these kinds of projects.
