Handyman work around Logan County

Sticking doors, loose shelves, holes in the drywall, broken trim. Every house collects a list of small things, and most of them never get bad enough to call anyone about one at a time. Luke's card says it plainly: no project too small.

The jobs his customers write about run the whole range: faucets changed, a door put in, outlets repaired, shelves hung, an ice maker hooked up, an appliance fixed. A text with a photo of each thing on your list is the easiest way to get it all looked at in one trip.

Doorknob holes, cracks running off the corner of a window, the patch left behind where an old fixture or a thermostat came off the wall. Luke cuts the damage back to a clean square, sets backing behind it where it needs it, patches it, tapes it and finishes it in thin coats so the repair blends in once it is painted.

Matching the texture on a ceiling or a wall is part of the job. A smooth patch in the middle of a textured ceiling shows from across the room.

Shelves, trim and carpentry built to fit the space: a closet that needs more than one rod, a garage wall, a pantry. Shelves that carry weight go into the studs, not into drywall anchors, and long ones get a bracket every couple of feet so they do not sag in the middle over a year or two.

TVs go up level and secure, into the studs, on the mount you pick. A TV over a fireplace or on brick takes a different anchor and a look at what is behind the wall first, and Luke will tell you straight what will work there.

If you want the cords hidden, the power for the TV has to come from an outlet behind it or a kit made for running power inside a wall. A regular extension cord pushed through the drywall is not safe and is not allowed.

Landscaping is in Luke's own description of his business. Tell him what you have in mind for the yard and he will come take a look and give you a free estimate. Yard projects here often have an electrical piece to them too, like lights along a path or power out to a pond pump.

A lot of handyman jobs have an electrical piece to them. A new door next to a switch that has to move. A deck that wants an outlet and a light. A shed that needs power run out to it. Because most of Luke's work is electrical, he can look at both halves of a job like that at the same time.