Programs for Seniors in Missouri

Programs for seniors in Missouri Go Joe Handyman is always looking for programs that subsidize seniors and folks with disabilities that allow those individuals to remain in their homes longer by way of making modifications, such as taller toilets, grab bars, walk in...

Medicare Part B

If you or someone you know is a Senior Medicare covers home safety assessments. The home safety assessment or evaluation must be ordered by the beneficiaries’ primary care physician. The home health care agency will bill Medicare, then your Part B benefits will pay...

Handyman Liability Insurance

Protect Yourself Many times when hiring a handyman we shop around for the lowest bid…understandable…we want to save $ money right? Well…not so fast…sometimes the lowest bid comes with strings attached, one of the major factors that’s...

Door Levers or Knobs

Levers vs knobs If you or someone you know is suffering from arthritis or any other factor that’s effecting their grip, a lever handle on doors might be a better option, Knob handles on doors are much harder on the wrist than a lever, and therefore the simple...

Grab Bar Kit for Fiberglass Surround

Grab Bars Grab bars provide safety for seniors and folks with disabilities, Grab bars are especially important in wet areas…e.g.   showers and baths, When surfaces get wet like walls and floors they become extremely slipery, And if one does fall, most of the...

Taller Toilets for Seniors

Tall toilets for Seniors and Folks with disabilities Over the years I have installed many toilets, and unfortunately one of the basic needs of seniors & disabled individuals, many times, goes unaddressed… I like to call them tall boy or tall girl...

How to Hang a TV

How to Hang Your T.V. There are many sizes of T.V.’s, and varieties of T.V. mounts…. For Large T.V.’s which are trending right now, one may need a second set of hands, lifting the T.V. onto the mount is easier with a 2nd people, Your next best...

Fence And Gate Repair

Fence & Gate Repair I have repaired many fences and gates, and I’d like to offer some pointers  if your fence an/or gate needs some TLC, 2 gates that I recently repaired had different challenges, one of them would not lock due to shifting over time, the 2nd...

Ugly Moldy Silicone Around a Tub, Shower or Sink

Old yellow moldy Silacone/Latex removed and replaced with 100% Silacone I recently removed some poorly applied mixture of Silacone/Latex that was yellow and moldy from a shower surround, Incidentally, in order to properly apply 100% Silacone from around a sink, shower...

5 stage Reverse Osmosis water filter

We recently had a company come out and quote us $7500 for a whole house water system and a reverse osmosis 4 stage system under the kitchen sink, with a 10 year supply of soap….with interest, the system would have cost over 10k, so, did a little research, and I...