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Granite HingeHandyman · Prescott, AZ

The house manual · Fixes

Handyman services in Prescott, fix by fix.

Eight kinds of small job, each with what it covers and how long it usually takes. Where a fix is easier to show than to say, there's a drawing that puts it together as you read.

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Section 01

Repairs

Squeaks, rattles, loose hinges and drawers that stick.

  • Loose cabinet doors and hinges
  • Drawers that stick
  • Towel bars pulled out of the wall
  • Loose stair handrails
  • Squeaks and rattles

Usually takes

Loose handrail
45 min
Trim or baseboard repair
1 h
Fig. 1.1A cabinet door that hangs crooked is usually a loose or worn hinge.
Fig. 2.2 · drawing12345

Fig. 2.2 · key

  1. The hole: a doorknob, an anchor, a bump
  2. The patch
  3. The mud, fast-setting on small patches
  4. Texture matched: orange peel or knockdown
  5. Paint touch-up, if you have the paint

Section 02

Drywall patching

Doorknob holes, anchor holes, cracks, texture matched.

  • Doorknob and anchor holes
  • Cracks
  • Small water-stain patches
  • Orange peel or knockdown texture matched
  • Paint touch-up if you have the paint

Usually takes

Small patch (doorknob size)
1 h
Large patch (up to 2 ft)
2 h, two short visits

Section 03

Doors and hardware

Doors that stick, rub or won't latch. Locksets, sweeps, storm doors.

  • Hinges reset, strike plates moved, edges planed
  • Locksets, deadbolts and handles installed (no rekeying)
  • Storm and screen doors
  • Weatherstripping and door sweeps
  • Door closers

Usually takes

Door that sticks or rubs
45 min
Door that won't latch
30 min
Storm or screen door, installed
2 h 30 min
Fig. 3.2 · drawingFRAMING1234

Fig. 3.2 · key

  1. Top hinge reset with longer screws into the framing
  2. Shimmed behind the hinge, if needed
  3. Door back to plumb
  4. Latch meets the strike plate
Fig. 3.1Most doors that rub at the top corner have a top hinge pulled loose, often with stripped screws.
Fig. 3.3Draft or light under an outside door: new weatherstripping and a door sweep.
Fig. 4.1A ceiling fan swap on a box rated for a fan.

Section 04

Fixtures

Like-for-like swaps: lights, fans, faucets, toilets, disposals.

  • Light fixtures
  • Ceiling fans on a box rated for a fan
  • Kitchen and bathroom faucets
  • Toilet flappers and fill valves
  • Garbage disposals
  • Smoke detectors

Usually takes

Light fixture swap
45 min
Ceiling fan swap
1 h 30 min
Faucet swap
1 h

Section 05

Fence and gate repair

Sagging gates, new boards, a leaning post, monsoon damage.

  • Gates re-hung, anti-sag cable
  • New hinges and latches
  • Replacement fence boards
  • A leaning post reset
  • Monsoon wind damage

Usually takes

Sagging gate
1 h
Fence boards (up to 10)
1 h 30 min
Leaning fence post reset
2 h
“Our side gate had dragged on the gravel since a monsoon two summers ago. Fixed in under an hour, and it still swings clean.”
Ron P.Chino Valley
Fig. 5.2 · drawing1234

Fig. 5.2 · key

  1. Anti-sag cable
  2. Turnbuckle
  3. New hinges, if worn
  4. Re-hung so the latch lines up
Fig. 5.1Hanging square again.

Section 06

TV mounting

Drywall, brick or stone, with the cables in the wall.

  • TVs on drywall, brick or stone
  • Cables hidden in the wall
  • Shelves, mirrors and art
  • Curtain rods and blinds

Usually takes

TV on drywall
1 h
TV on brick or stone
2 h
Hide TV cables in the wall
45 min
Fig. 6.2 · drawingSTONE1234

Fig. 6.2 · key

  1. Bracket fixed into the stone
  2. Checked for level before the TV goes up
  3. TV hooks onto the bracket
  4. Cables inside the wall, with a power and cable kit
Fig. 6.1On stone, with no cables showing.
Fig. 6.3The bracket set level before the TV goes up.
Fig. 7.1One bag, one visit, the whole list.

Section 07

Honey-do lists

Send the whole list. A half day or a full day.

Usually takes

Half-day list
up to 4 h on site
Full-day list
up to 8 h on site
Price your list on the job sheet

Section 08

Small carpentry

Trim, balusters, deck boards, rotted pieces, handrails.

  • Trim and baseboard repair
  • Porch balusters and trim
  • Deck board replacement
  • Rotted trim pieces
  • Handrails
  • Simple shelving
Fig. 8.1A new baluster set in among the old ones on a Victorian porch.

Usually takes

Deck boards (up to 3)
1 h 30 min
Trim or baseboard repair
1 h

Troubleshooting

If it does this, it's usually that.

Wes's notes on what a problem usually is, and the fix. Not sure? Text a photo.

  • Door rubs at the top corner

    It's usually
    The top hinge has pulled loose, often stripped screws
    The fix
    Hinge reset with longer screws into the framing, shimmed if needed
    Usually takes
    45 min

  • Door won't latch

    It's usually
    The house has settled and the latch misses the strike plate
    The fix
    Strike plate moved to meet the latch
    Usually takes
    30 min

  • Gate drags on the ground

    It's usually
    The gate has sagged on its hinges
    The fix
    Re-hung, anti-sag cable and turnbuckle, new hinges if worn
    Usually takes
    1 h

  • Draft or light under an outside door

    It's usually
    Worn weatherstripping or no door sweep
    The fix
    New weatherstripping and a door sweep
    Usually takes
    45 min

  • Hole in the drywall

    It's usually
    A doorknob, an anchor, a bump
    The fix
    Patch, mud, texture matched, paint touch-up if you have the paint
    Usually takes
    1 h

  • Cabinet door hangs crooked

    It's usually
    Loose or worn hinge
    The fix
    Hinge tightened, adjusted or replaced
    Usually takes
    part of a list

  • Handrail wobbles

    It's usually
    Loose brackets or screws
    The fix
    Re-anchored into the framing
    Usually takes
    45 min

  • Toilet keeps running

    It's usually
    Worn flapper or fill valve
    The fix
    New flapper or fill valve
    Usually takes
    30 min

Season prep, Prescott

Prescott gets real winters and a summer monsoon.

Fig. 10.1A hose bib cover on a frosty morning.

Before the freeze (fall)

Hose bib covers, weatherstripping, door sweeps, caulking around doors and windows.

“On time, explained everything, cleaned up after himself. Our whole winter list, hose bib covers, weatherstripping and door sweeps, took one visit.”
Gloria M.Williamson Valley
Fig. 10.2Monsoon clouds over Prescott Valley.

After the monsoon (late summer)

Gates, fence boards, loose trim, screens.

Not on the truck

What we don't do.

Granite Hinge is not a licensed contractor. We work under Arizona's handyman exemption: small jobs where the whole job, labor and materials together, comes to less than $1,000, and no building permit is needed.

“We'll tell you, and we'll tell you who we'd call.”

  • Roofing
  • New electrical circuits or panels
  • Gas lines
  • Water heaters
  • Moving plumbing
  • Structural work
  • Anything that needs a permit
  • Any job of $1,000 or more
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