Real estate
BY ARIEL WORTHY
Hands for Hire sta are trained in a variety of home improvement services such as driveway repairs.
Owner Brandon Fried started Hands for Hire to assist those who may not be able to do certain housework on their own.
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Services oered by Hands for Hire includes drywall, painting, furniture assembly and power washing.
Hands For Hire meeting people’s home needs
Brandon Fried has always been a problem solver. It’s the reason he started the handyman service Hands for Hire almost 20 years ago. He has also been determined to provide cus- tomer service that leaves his clientele satised and willing to use Hands For Hire again. “Expect someone friendly with a smile, some- one that’s knowledgeable with the service needed, someone ethical and reliable,” Fried said. What is it? Hands for Hire is a full-service handyman maintenance company that provides services such as drywall, painting, furniture assembly, exterior power washing, TV hanging and more. Hands for Hire also oers programs for regular maintenance services in residential homes, such as changing smoke detectors, ushing water heaters, changing air lters and cleaning outdoor dryer vents. “Everyone goes and gets their cars’ oil changed, but nobody does the [proverbial] oil change for the house. And so we have custom programs that we can set people up on so they don’t have to worry about it,” Fried said. They also oer services for commercial build- ings. A program allows commercial buildings to tailor their services according to their needs. “Vet clinics and hair salons have dryer vents because they wash a bunch of towels, and fur and hair get clogged in drains,” he said. “But golf
courses, car dealerships are dierent.” The backstory
Hands For Hire was originally created for senior citizens when Fried was in college in California around 2008. His grandmother was getting older and had trouble nding help to take care of her home, so he would drive to do it himself. Fried said a lot of his skills were self-taught at the time. In the beginning, Fried said they pro- vided services like ipping mattresses, changing light bulbs and carrying in groceries for elderly customers. “Every year we kind of added to the list of ser- vices that we did, and it quickly became everyone needed the services,” he said. “So we just opened it up to everyone and provided honest work, good work, good prices and reliability.” After opening their services for people of all ages, their clientele expanded from senior citizens on a xed income to celebrities. Respecting the craft Fried said moving to Texas, he originally went into oil and gas, but realized he wanted to con- tinue helping people, adding that part of it was to ensure fairness for every customer in price, too. “We’re really not charging dierently if you’re in River Oaks in a mansion, all the way to a senior citizen on a xed budget. We try to quote everyone equally based on the projects that they have.”
Hands For Hire is a mobile-based business focusing on bringing help around the home to residents. Services oered
drywall
painting
furniture assembly
exterior power washing.
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17515 Spring Cypress Road, Ste. C581, Cypress www.handsforhirehouston.com
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