Virtual handyman services

Letting people inside your house to fix appliances seems to be behind us.

One local company launches a virtual handyman service.

REPAIRMAN INTO YOUR HOUSE TOHANDLE YOUR FIX-IT PROJECTS?THAT'S SO 2019.NOW ONE LOCAL COMPANY ISSHOWING IT CAN GET WITH THETIMES.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR TRICIAKEAN SHOWS US HOW IT'LL WORK.GARY JONES RECENTLY HAD ANISSUE WITH THE WATER FILTERUNDERNEATH HIS SINK.01.33 GARY JONES: IT STOPPEDWORKING AND I HAD NO CLUE WHATWAS GOING ON.HE TRIED FIXING IT, BUT SAYS HEMADE THINGS WORSE WHEN ITSTARTED LEAKING.GARY NEEDED HELP BUT SAYS HEDIDN'T WANT TO CALL A PLUMBER.05.22 GARY JONES: I HAVE AMOTHER-IN-LAW LIVING IN OURUNIT DOWNSTAIRS AND SHE'SHIGHLY AT RISK.SO WE'RE BEING EXTRA SAFE.GARY DECIDED TO REACH OUT TOFIXER.COM, A VIRTUAL HANDYMANSERVICE.01.34 MIKE EVANS: WE'RE HELPINGPEOPLE WITH ANYTHING FROM ATOILET THAT WON'T STOP RUNNINGTO MOUNTING A TV ON A WALL.COMPANY FOUNDER, MIKE EVANS,SAYS HIS TRADITIONAL IN-PERSONSERVICE MOVED ONLINE AS ADIRECT RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMICAND BUSINESS IS GOOD!

01.32MIKE EVANS: WE'VE DONE HUNDREDSOF THESE NOW.FIXER HAS EXPERTS IN PLUMBING,ELECTRICAL, PAINT AND MORE, ALLLENDING AN EAR AND DOLING OUTBUT THERE ARE ABOUT 80 WRONGWAYSTO DO IT AND 3 OR 4 RIGHT WAYSTO DO IT.JUST HAVING SOMEONE TELL YOUTHE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT, IT ONLYTAKES YOU 10 MINUTES.BUT IT CAN SAVE YOU HOURS OFFRUSTRATION.IT ALSO SAVES HOURS OFSEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR THERIGHT HOW-TO VIDEO.03.08 MIKE EVANS: WITH ASCREWDRIVER AND A COACH WHO CANSEE AND HEAR WHAT YOU CAN SEEAND HEAR, WE CAN GET THROUGHTHE VAST MAJORITY OF THINGS INA PERSON'S HOME.THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF YOURLIVE CHAT ARE FREE, THEN 15 TO30 DOLLARS FOR EVERY ADDITIONALBUT IT'S TURNED OUT TO BE SOEFFECTIVE AND SO MUCH MOREEFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE...14.06 THIS IS SOMETHING HERE TOSTAY.GARY SAYS THE SERVICEDEFINITELY WORKED FOR HIM.02.50 GARY JONES: THEY WEREREALLY QUICK IN ASSESSING WHATI NEED.I SENT THEM A PHOTO BEFOREHANDUNDERNEATH MY SINK AND WHAT THEISSUE WAS.GARY SAYS HE PLANS TO USE FIXERAGAIN, PANDEMIC OR NOT.THAT.THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDEOF MY SCOPE.WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUTFIXER'S SERVICES ON OURWEBSITE.JUST VISIT KTNV DOT COM SLASHREBOUND.