An app to hire a San Jose or South Bay handyman
To hire a handyman in San Jose with an app, create a free HandymanNow account here. Photograph the problem, send the request with your location, and follow the job from accepted to done, from tract house to townhome.
- Free account for homeowners
- Photos, messages and live status
- Rate the handyman afterward
Create your free account
Two short steps. The same login opens the app.
To sign up, call or text (415) 449-8213.
Your account is ready, .
Log in to the HandymanNow app with when it opens to everyone.
Need a handyman before then? Send a request or call or text (415) 449-8213.
Why homeowners here use it
It starts from your location
The app asks where you are when you send a request, and uses that to match handymen near you. In a valley this spread out, it saves you guessing who works your side of it.
The price is yours to agree
There is no payment inside HandymanNow and no charge to homeowners for using it. The cost of the job is agreed between you and the handyman directly, before work begins.
Close the job properly
When the status reaches done, confirm the work is finished in the app and rate the handyman, so the job has a clear end instead of a trailing text thread.
Where the app helps with valley homes
South Bay houses range from repeated tract plans to Eichlers, association-run complexes and foothill lots. Each has a detail worth showing or telling the handyman ahead of the visit.
Complex entry, written down
Much of what San Jose has built since 1980 is condos, townhomes and apartments. Put the gate code, the visitor parking spot, your building number and the association's work hours in the app's messages, so the handyman is not stuck at the entrance trying to reach you.
Eichler walls and beams
Sunnyvale had the first Eichler tract anywhere, and Mountain View and San Jose followed. Glass walls leave little solid surface for a TV or shelves, so photograph the wall you have in mind and the beams above it, and note that heating tubes run through the floor.
Point at the sun damage
Months of dry summer sun split caulk and lift paint, worst on walls facing south or west. A photo of the damaged spot, plus a note on which direction the wall faces, shows how far it has gone, and you can agree a morning visit in the chat, when coatings go on better.
Driveways in the foothills
Houses in the wooded foothills of Saratoga and Los Gatos often sit at the end of long, sloping driveways. Following the handyman on the map while they are on the way tells you when to open a gate or clear a parking space.
How the app works
Create your account
Confirm your email, add your phone and home address. The same login opens the app.
Describe the job
A sentence and a few photos tell a handyman what they are walking into.
Follow your handyman
See when they accept, message them, and watch them on the map on the way.
Confirm and rate
Mark the work done when you are happy, and leave a rating for the next neighbor.
HandymanNow, in your pocket
One place for the request, the conversation and the visit, from the first photo to the rating.
- Describe the job and add photos
- See the handyman's profile and reviews
- Message in the app, no numbers to swap
- Follow them on the map while they drive over
Guides for homes in The South Bay
Questions homeowners ask
Can I use the app for a condo with association rules?
Yes. Describe the job and attach photos as usual, then message the handyman the association's rules about quiet hours, noise and where contractors park. Work on the outside of the building or in shared areas often needs sign-off from the association, so check that before sending the request.
Is HandymanNow on Android in San Jose yet?
The Android app is rolling out to everyone soon, and the iPhone app is coming soon. An account made on this page now will log in to it. Until it reaches your phone, the South Bay city pages have a request form, or you can call or text (415) 449-8213.
How do I know who is coming to my house?
Before anyone can take jobs in the app, their profile is reviewed. You can open the handyman's profile and reviews from homeowners, message them in the app with questions, and watch their status once they are on the way.
Can the handyman see my Eichler's problem before the visit?
Through photos, yes. Attach pictures of the sliding door, the beam or the wall when you describe the job, and add what you know about the slab heating. Anything else can go back and forth in the app's messages before they head over.
Do I owe HandymanNow anything?
No. The app is free for homeowners and has no payment step. Whatever the handyman charges for the work is agreed between the two of you directly, and after the job you can confirm it is done and leave a rating.