Rapalo Handyman Services

Chris B.

Although they were very nice, the work was quite sloppy and often incorrectly done. They also backed into a post in my backyard snapping it and half and then pretended they didn't know! They did offer to come back and make some of it right, I declined due to the dishonesty. I was partially refunded but it took weeks to correct the work myself.

Anna T.

When I initially meant this father and son team, I was so excited. They were friendly, and seemed professional and responsive. I hired them to do several jobs in a rental unit. From the beginning of work there began to be many glitches in our agreements and in the quality of the jobs. One included replace the plumbing in a shower tub combo and I noticed immediately that they had chipped the enamel of the iron tub while doing the job. I had to haggle with them to get them to refinish the tub to cover the chip. I started noticing that the quality of work was not the best and had to repeatedly ask for things that should have been part of the work such as a faulty tub spout that they wanted me to have to go and replace, even though they bought the part new from Home Depot. Then, white putting in a new door and frame on an outside storage room, they nicked a wire in the wall causing an entire circuit of lights and plugs to stop working. They refused to repair the issue and I ended up having to spend several hundred dollars with an electrician to get it fixed. I explained all of this to both the father and son, including pictures of the damaged wire, and they made it very clear that they would have nothing to do with it. The cost ended up not being worth going to small claims court, but I considered it given the bad workmanship. I recommend moving on and finding someone who has references. I learned my lesson.

Susan H.

They were able to come soon. Replaced/installed light fixture. Installed new fan. Replaced light switch and stabilized kitchen faucet that came loose. Recommend.

Mary G.

I hired Jose to replace a bathroom fan and vent it to the outside. All went okay, at least that's what I thought. I'm having insulation work done now, and one of the first things they told me was that the duct from the fan was just lying in the attic. It had been attached to the roof vent with regular duct tape, which I'm told was the wrong way to do it and mastic tape should have been used instead. Since one of my main goals was to vent that fan to the outside I'm revising my original review.

Lisa G.

such great service...we reached out to 7 handyman service companies and Jose was the ONLY one to reply.
needed a dishwasher hose clean and new hinges/re-hanging of a door at our duplex and although it was a bit pricier than I would have liked, I was glad he could get this done quickly and without any issues...it was well worth paying a little extra as he was efficient, easy to work with, and got the job done!
thank you Jose! you are now our 'go to' handyman in the Austin area!

Nate N.

Installed 2 light fixtures for me and were fast, responsive and reasonably priced. I would definitely recommend.

Ali P.

Jose lives in my building and I had a pipe burst in my bathroom connected to the toilet. He literally saved the day- knew where to shut off the water and drove to three different Home Depots to find parts to fixe the pipe.. Meanwhile maintenance only takes messages (*you cannot talk to a real person they will call you when they hear your message) and after leaving over 5 messages all with priority/urgent claims after two hours I have not heard back. Jose literally saved my apartment from being completely flooded, and did not ask for anything in return. I asked where he worked / how he knew to fix this and that's how I found him on Yelp. He also told me what I needed to know to deal with management and maintenance whenever they decide to show up. I can't thank him enough!

Paul D.

Jose takes ownership and shows great care getting things done. He is always reliable and up-front with reasonable pricing.

Kamal K.

On time, great communication, fair price and job done right!

They replaced a light fixture. The job was done quickly and without a mess.

Salvador C.

excellent work and service, had them install a hood vent for my kitchen, workmanship was excellent.