How it works
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Your handyperson will visit your home to understand your needs and capture your to-do list. You get helpful advice and a digital plan to care for your home.
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Dedicated Handyperson
Your handyperson knows you and your home, and is easy to book for two at-home handy service visits every month. You get more done with less effort.
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Mobile App
Conveniently schedule appointments online, manage your app-based to-do list, and request referrals to specialists. Spend less time on home care.
For so many tasks...
It's so easy to get help
Hanging Photos & Artwork
Leaky Pipes & Plumbing
Doors, Drawers, Windows
Painting & Touch-ups
Preventive Maintenance
Need help hanging your favorite photos and artwork? We will ensure they are securely and beautifully displayed.
From fixing leaky faucets to clogged shower drains, we've got you covered. Don't let these issues disrupt you: we'll help.
Have doors that won't close, drawers that won't open, or windows that let air in? We will repair without hassle.
Enhance the look of your home with painting touch ups, interior/exterior caulking, minor drywall repair, and patching holes
We help to maintain dishwashers, dryers, and water heaters, replace HVAC filters, inspect gutters, and more.
Technical Expertise
On the handyperson side, you're getting the best background-checked servicemen and women who bring decades of hands-on home service experience, and the innovative team that previously launched Wellesley Home Hero.
On the technology side, you're getting a better homeowner experience thanks to software engineering, product design, and operations expertise coming from Google, Amazon, Thumbtack, and OpenTable.
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Happier Homeowners
I'm handy. I just don't have time.
- Erin H, Wellesley
I have a long list of things that come up every month. Before Modern, all I could do was let them slide.
- Jamie G, Wellesley
Our handylady Nancy is fabulous. Hard working, pleasant, and gets a lot done quickly. We look forward to having her here.
- Sheila and Ed R, Wellesley
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How can my handyperson help me?Each handyperson can do a long list of tasks that will take them 1.5 hours or less to complete. These include minor plumbing like showerhead replacement, drain clearing, minor electrical like installing a smart doorbell, light painting and touchups, electronic wiring, appliance maintenance including for washer/dryer, dishwasher, refrigerator, and water heater, sprinkler head maintenance, and many more generalist handy jobs.
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What if I need a specialist?For advanced jobs or larger projects that require a specialist, like a plumber, electrician, roofer, or appliance repair expert, we refer members to trusted local service providers, so you save time on larger jobs too.
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How often will my handyperson visit my home?Members can easily book 2 visits per month using an online scheduler. Each visit is 1.75 hours, including about 15 minutes for cleaning up, documenting work completed, and helping to prepare for future visits (taking measurements, researching materials, etc). Typically a handyperson will complete 2 or 3 tasks during a visit, post photos in your app, and mark each task as completed when done. Any tasks not completed can simply be tackled during your next session.
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What is included in my subscription?You get access to easily book your dedicated handyperson, who will visit your home 2x/month for 1.75 hours per visit. During visits, your handyperson completes tasks that you create, and can also suggest proactive home maintenance like replace your HVAC filters, change light bulbs, clean dryer vents, replace faucet aerators, check your water heater anode, clean your gutters, and 25 other maintenance tasks every homeowner should do. Some jobs may be too big or complex for a handyman to perform, in which case we refer members to the right specialists. Example jobs that require a specialist include resurfacing your driveway, major renovations, tree removal, heavy-duty landscaping, snaking your main water line, replacing shower doors, installing new flooring, replacing your roof, or exterminating pests.
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Is service insured?Yes
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Why is this a recurring membership? Can I pay for just one visit?We help homeowners feel more productive by recruiting top handypeople with consistent homeowner customers and unique handyperson benefits. We also leverage modern technology to carefully prepare for each visit, and have found that orchestrating repeat visits between the same handyperson and homeowner dramatically helps the handyperson learn about your preferences. The end result for members is spending less time on home upkeep, tackling more to-dos, and often saving money too. For these reasons, we do not sell single visits.
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Where in Massachusetts is Membership available?Modern Home Help is currently accepting members in select Boston-area suburbs including Brookline, Dover, Needham, Weston, Dedham, Natick, Newton and Wellesley. Want to join the waitlist? Email hello+waitlist@modernhomehelp.com
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How much does membership cost?An annual subscription requires advance prepayment and costs $3,300 per year, which comes out to $250 per month.
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How would we manage parts and materials?However you like. If you want to supply all parts and materials, that's great! Or, if you prefer to have your handyperson save you the trouble of visiting a store or selecting the right materials (e.g. paint), we will shop for you, pass along the cost of materials, and add a flat $20 convenience fee for each handy service visit where you ask us to buy parts and materials on your behalf.