Licensed Trade Work? We Coordinate It.
Plumbing, electrical, HVAC and roofing are licensed trades. I'm not licensed in any of them and I don't do that work. What I do is scope the job properly, bring in the right licensed specialist from my network, and stay the one person you have to call about it.
What I am, and what I'm not.
I'm a licensed and insured handyman. That covers a lot — but it does not cover running a new circuit, moving a drain line, charging a system, or getting on your roof. Those are separate state licenses, and the person doing that work needs to hold one.
Plenty of people in this trade blur that line. The blur usually shows up as a job that fails inspection, an insurance claim that gets denied, or a repair nobody will warranty. I'd rather be boring about it.
So why call me at all?
- You describe the problem once, to one person.
- I tell you whether it's actually a licensed-trade job or something I can handle today.
- If it's theirs, I bring in someone I've worked with and would use on my own house.
- I handle the handoff, the access, and the small stuff around their work.
- You still have one number to call when you want an update.
Four steps, no mystery about who does what.
You tell me the symptom, not the trade
"The water heater is leaking." "Half the kitchen outlets are dead." "There's a stain on the ceiling after the last storm." You don't have to know whose job it is — working that out is the first useful thing I do.
I scope it and tell you which side of the line it's on
Sometimes the answer is good news: a leaking supply line under a sink or a dead outlet with a tripped GFCI is handyman scope and I'll just fix it. When it's genuinely a licensed job, you'll hear that plainly, along with what the specialist will most likely be looking at.
I bring in the licensed specialist
From people I've actually worked alongside — not a lead-gen list. They hold the license, they pull the permit if one is needed, they do the work, and they warranty it. I'm not marking their invoice up in the dark; if there's any arrangement at all on a job, you'll be told what it is.
I stay the point of contact and clean up around it
Access, scheduling, keeping you updated, and the repair work their job leaves behind — the drywall around a new box, the trim off a wall, the paint after the ceiling's fixed. That part is mine, and it's usually the part that otherwise sits unfinished for a month.
What gets coordinated, and who performs it.
In every case below, the licensed specialist performs the work. My part is the scope, the introduction, the coordination and the repair work around it.
Plumbing
Water heaters, repipes, drain and sewer lines, burst supply, anything that needs a permit or a pressure test.
Electrical
New circuits, panel and breaker work, rewiring, in-wall runs, anything carrying power behind a finished surface.
HVAC
System diagnosis, refrigerant, condenser and air-handler work, duct replacement, new equipment.
Roofing
Active leaks, flashing, shingle and underlayment replacement, storm damage, anything that needs to be walked on a roof.
Some of it is genuinely mine.
The line isn't "anything involving water or wires goes to somebody else." It's narrower than that, and knowing exactly where it falls saves you a specialist's call-out fee for a twenty-minute job.
Handyman scope — I do this
- Swapping a faucet, a shower head, a supply line or a shut-off valve
- Replacing a light fixture, a ceiling fan or a switch on existing wiring
- Resetting a tripped GFCI and tracing which outlets it feeds
- Clearing a slow drain trap, replacing a toilet flapper or fill valve
- Changing filters, cleaning a return, sealing an accessible duct joint
- Repairing the drywall, trim and paint around somebody else's work
Licensed scope — a specialist does this
- New circuits, panel or breaker work, rewiring, anything inside a wall carrying power
- Moving or replacing drain, vent or supply lines; water heaters; repipes
- Any refrigerant, condenser, air-handler or duct-replacement work
- Roof leaks, flashing, shingles, underlayment, storm damage
- Anything requiring a permit, an inspection, or a trade warranty
One call, and I'll tell you whose job it is.
Describe what's happening in a sentence or two. If it's mine, you'll get a ballpark. If it's a licensed trade, you'll get told that plainly and I'll bring in the right person.