Handyman projects
Most projects
$200–$800
Drywall, doors, trim, mounting, fixture install, the mid-sized punch list. Final number depends on complexity and length of the list.
Handyman · Ames, Story & Boone County
Handyman Services in Ames, Iowa.
Ames homes have their own personality - Old Town craftsmans with plaster walls, ISU-adjacent rentals that turn over every August, and newer Northridge Heights builds with builder-grade finishes ready for an upgrade. We handle the mid-sized work most contractors skip, with the same care we'd bring to a full renovation.
What we see in Ames
The handyman work Ames actually needs.
Every neighborhood we work in has its own patterns - the age of the homes, the way people use them, the recurring lists that come up. Here's what our handyman calendar looks like in and around Ames.
- Landlord and property-manager turnovers near ISU, Campustown, and West Ames - drywall, doors, and fixture swaps on tight timelines
- Plaster patching and trim repair on pre-war Old Town Ames and downtown Boone bungalows
- Deck, railing, and fence care on Northridge Heights and Somerset two-stories
- Storm-damage punch lists in Story City and Nevada after the 2024 Central Iowa hail line
IHC Handyman Division · Book online, no estimate needed
Hire an expert handyman in Ames for a half day or full day.
Flat, published pricing for a licensed, insured pro in your home for 4 or 8 working hours. Bring us your punch list and we work it in your priority order. No estimate visit, no phone tag, no mystery pricing - pick a date online and you're on the schedule.
Handyman division only - small jobs, one day or less. Remodeling projects are handled by our separate design-build team and are always scoped and quoted, never sold by the day.
4 working hours
Half day
$450
8 working hours
Full day
$850
Best value per hour
Plus sales tax and materials. Supply runs count inside the purchased hours. Completing every item on your list isn't guaranteed inside the block.
Fast to your door
Speed is the whole point. Real open windows show up the moment you pick a block, often within days, not weeks.
Licensed, insured pros
Iowa registration #C106200, $1M/$2M liability, full workers' comp, and our Limited Lifetime Workmanship Guarantee.
One visit, many tasks
Mount the TV, patch the drywall, fix the door, swap the faucet. We work top-down through your list.
Not the cheapest, on purpose
Experienced techs, real tools, real insurance, and work done right the first time. You're buying a finished job, not an hourly gamble.
Pricing in Ames
Straight-talk price ranges before you call.
We don't hide pricing. These are the ranges most projects fall into across our Central Iowa service area - Ames included. Full remodels are quoted on-site because every home is different.
Interior painting
1–2 rooms, prepped & painted
$500–$1,200
Includes proper prep, patching, premium paint, and clean lines. Whole-home interiors quoted on-site.
Exterior painting
Typical single-family home
$4,000–$8,000
Pressure wash, scrape, prime, two coats of premium exterior paint. Final number depends on stories, siding type, and trim count.
Coverage
Yes, we cover your block.
If you're inside one of these Ames-area ZIPs or neighborhoods, you're inside our normal service area. No trip fee, no scheduling surcharge.
ZIP codes we cover
- 50010
- 50011
- 50012
- 50014
- 50036
- 50156
- 50201
- 50248
- 50105
- 50124
- 50244
- 50236
- 50046
- 50161
Neighborhoods & subdivisions
- Old Town Ames
- South Duff
- Northridge Heights
- Somerset
- Campustown / ISU
- Downtown Boone
- McHose Park
- Story City Heritage
Cities in this region
- Ames
- Boone
- Madrid
- Nevada
- Story City
- Gilbert
- Huxley
- Slater
- Roland
- Cambridge
- Maxwell
From Ames-area clients
“They treated our 1924 home like it mattered to them as much as it does to us. Rare these days.”
Homeowner, Ames · Kitchen renovation
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Other services we offer in Ames
Different project? Same team.
Remodeling in Ames
Kitchen and bath remodels in South Duff and Northridge Heights, basement finishes in Huxley and Slater new builds, and farmhouse renovations out toward Madrid.
ExplorePainting in Ames
Interior repaints with proper drywall prep on pre-war Ames homes, and full exteriors on Story City and Nevada ranches after the 2024 hail line.
ExploreWater Damage Rebuild in Ames
Burst-pipe and sump-pump rebuilds in Ames, Boone, and Story City finished basements - insurance-scoped, in-house crew.
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Elsewhere in Central Iowa
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