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Handyman in San Mateo
San Mateo has the widest spread of building types on the Peninsula, which is exactly why it pays to say what yours is when you book. A 1920s plaster-walled house and a downtown apartment need completely different fixings for the same shelf.
- Open 24/7
- Same-day availability
- Residential & commercial
- Based in SF 94131
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Handyman services in San Mateo
Wall Repairing
Lath-and-plaster and modern drywall alike, with textures matched to the existing wall.
View serviceDrywall Repair & Patching
Holes, cracks, anchor blow-outs and water damage, patched and sanded ready for paint.
View serviceDoor & Window Repair
Sticking doors, dropped hinges and sash windows that no longer run.
View serviceTV Mounting
Stud, concrete and brick walls, cables concealed and the bracket loaded correctly.
View serviceShelf Installation
Floating shelves and closet systems fitted level and anchored to hold real weight.
View serviceInterior Painting & Touch-Ups
Single walls, patch-and-blend and move-out repaints.
View serviceRepairs we are called out for most in San Mateo
- Plaster cracking around arched openings and along ceiling lines in the older stock
- Casement windows that have dropped or no longer latch cleanly
- Anchors pulling straight out of plaster or metal stud where the wrong fixing was used
- Mounting into concrete and metal-stud walls in the downtown buildings
- Mid-century closet and sliding doors off their track
What the buildings in San Mateo are like
Older streets carry 1920s and 1930s homes with plaster on lath, arched openings and casement windows. The post-war neighbourhoods are drywall-over-timber ranches. Downtown adds apartment and condo buildings with concrete or metal-stud walls, where almost nothing holds on a standard drywall anchor.
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Tell us what needs fixing in San Mateo
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Questions from San Mateo customers
(415) 449-8213Call UsHow do I know whether my walls are plaster or drywall?
Tap them. Plaster is hard and dull, drywall sounds hollow. If you are unsure, say roughly when the house was built and we will bring fixings for both rather than make a second trip.
Can you mount a TV in a downtown apartment?
Yes. Those walls are usually concrete or metal stud, neither of which takes a normal drywall anchor. We use the anchor rated for that wall type and the weight of your screen, and check your building rules on fixings first.
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