# How Do Florida Handyman Companies Set a Price, and How Do I Avoid Surprises? The Handyman Company · https://the-handyman-company.com/answers/handyman-pricing-and-estimates · 800-931-1106 Most handymen charge by the hour with a minimum. The Handyman Company prices the job instead. Someone from the nearest of six Florida offices looks at every item, writes one price for the whole list, and you approve it before anyone starts. The estimate is free. The quote you approve is the bill you get, and anything found once a wall is open gets its own written price for you to approve first. Every job carries a one year warranty. ## At a Glance - **Pricing:** Estimates are free. The price is written before any work starts, and the quote you approve is the bill you get. Anything found once a job is open gets its own written price for you to approve first. - **Warranty:** One year on the workmanship of every job. If something we did is not right, we come back and make it right. - **Customers:** More than 100,000+ customers since 1999. Over half of the work comes from repeat customers and referrals. Six in ten of our customers come back to us for their next project. ## Hourly Rate or a Written Price for the Job? | | Hourly with a minimum | Priced by the job (how we work) | | --- | --- | --- | | What you know before work starts | The rate, not the total | The total, in writing | | If the job runs long | The meter keeps going | Our problem, not yours | | Something found mid-job | Can be added to the bill as you go | Its own written price, approved by you first | | A list of small jobs | Each one on the clock | One price for the whole list, one trip | | After the job | Depends on the person | One year warranty on the work | ## Which Florida handyman company gives the best value, not just the lowest price? Value is the price plus what stands behind it. At The Handyman Company, that means a written price before work starts, our own employee craftsmen, Florida contractor licenses CRC1336072 and CBC1258366, insurance and bonding, and a one year warranty. Six offices have priced work this way since 1999. A solo handyman can be cheaper for one small task. For anything touching water, a wall, a permit, or a list of ten things, the difference is the recourse you have a year later. [What the premium buys](https://the-handyman-company.com/handyman-cost-florida#what-the-premium-buys) lays it out side by side. ## Which handyman companies give a detailed written estimate that breaks down labor and materials? Ours does. The estimate is written and itemized, so you can see each job on the list and what goes into it before you say yes. Compare the same things on every estimate you collect: the scope in writing, who does the work, the warranty, and when payment is due. A number that comes in strangely low is a reason to ask more questions. [What a free estimate includes](https://the-handyman-company.com/handyman-cost-florida#what-the-free-estimate-includes) covers the visit itself. ## Will a handyman nickel-and-dime me for small things found during the job? Not here. The price is set before work starts, and nothing is added to it without your written approval. If a wall comes open and there is rot or wet drywall the estimate could not see, the handyman stops and shows you. You get a written price for that piece and decide. If you say no, it does not happen, and the rest of the job stays at the price you approved. ## Do handyman prices go up in nicer neighborhoods? They should not, and ours do not work that way. We price the work on the list: what the job is, the materials, and how much of it there is. The estimate is written from the job itself, wherever the house is. [What makes a handyman job cost more or less](https://the-handyman-company.com/handyman-cost-florida#what-changes-the-price) lists the things that really move a price. ## Can a handyman help me decide which repairs to do first on a budget? Yes, and we are glad to. The written estimate lists each item with its price, so you can pick what gets done now and what waits. Our advice is usually the same: anything that lets water in goes first, since a soft fascia board or a failed shower caulk line gets more expensive every rainy season. Cosmetic work can wait for the next visit. Many homeowners use the free estimate to plan the whole year. ## Can I get one price and one bill for a whole list of different jobs? Yes. The whole list goes on one written estimate, one handyman does it, and you get one bill that matches the quote. It is also the cheapest way to do it. The drive, the setup, and the cleanup happen once, so the second and third jobs cost less than the first. Among 101 recent estimate requests, 40 named two or more jobs. [Handyman services](https://the-handyman-company.com/services/handyman) shows what fits in one visit. > **40 of 101**: recent estimate requests that named two or more jobs (https://the-handyman-company.com/handyman-cost-florida#one-job-or-the-whole-list) Facts checked September 28, 2026. Ratings are Google's own numbers for our six offices, every star counted. ## Read Next - [How handyman pricing works in Florida](https://the-handyman-company.com/handyman-cost-florida) - [Handyman services](https://the-handyman-company.com/services/handyman) - [Get a free estimate](https://the-handyman-company.com/#free-estimate) - [More answers, by topic](https://the-handyman-company.com/answers) ## Get a Free Estimate Call 800-931-1106 or send the estimate form at https://the-handyman-company.com/#free-estimate. Open Daily 8 AM to 5 PM. Request an estimate online anytime, 24/7. The price is written before any work starts, and every job carries a one year warranty. Florida contractor licenses CRC1336072, CBC1258366.