These Are The 5 Handyman Jobs I Avoid At ALL Cost!

Todays video we talk about 5 handyman jobs I will not touch. You can make a lot of money from these jobs. But I have found they just aren’t for me. Let me know what jobs you dont offer.

[jefftriolo]

I've replaced a lot of toilets over the years but I have never gotten anything on my hand. That stuff don't just sit in the toilet or stay in the pipes within the toilet. That sounds like a load of crap. Lol

[richardmerced]

That's the difference between handymen and handyboys

[joshbraaksma]

I agree with the entire list. However, I'll HAPPILY change a toilet. Even without gloves. I've got it down, I'll be done in 5-10 minutes and easy easy easy $$$ what gets me, they want the handyman to do CONSTRUCTION jobs at cheap as, unskilled new entry level wages. Ha! No thanks.

[Ashroyer]

So, if you dont do any trades, what DO you do?

[adventuremanintheclouds]

I agree about drywall. It's so much work and takes multiple trips just to finish a single job, no thanks. Painting is also a hell no from me. I like things to look right and be right, and painting takes way too much effort for the money.

[johnny]

Replacing toilets is something we do at my apartment maintenance job all the time. If you vacuum out the water there shouldn’t be a problem.

[williamburdon]

I just sit here and play Counter Strike all day. I only do stuff like adjust a door or replace a pilot light, or unstick a disposal, I charge 250 to 300 dollars, takes me about 10 minutes and if they don't like it, do it yourself.

[larryrichardson]

Drywall, particularly for those that have an eye for detail sucks. It ALWAYS needs "just one more thin coat" and you are never done

[clayjones]

I do everything on this list other than blow in insulation and don't mind taking these jobs one bit. Toilets are a piece of cake.

[richcherwalk]

Toilets are easy money, no one pays you enough to go up on a ladder or roof, decks don't pay, flooring doesn't pay either. Painting is great because people have no idea what it's worth, you can actually make more as a painter than a remodeler with 25 years experience

[richardtooley]

Well at $15/hr you’ll hate everything you do. It also sounds like you don’t have the appropriate tools to do pretty much every job you said you hate and charging what you could literally make it McDonald’s would explain why. A good quality handyman can easily charge $125 an hour and we bill everything on a flat rate. we charge $350 to change a toilet. It takes less than 45 minutes. We don’t get on a roof for less than $600 and that’s a repair that can be done in less than 60 minutes. You should never start a drywall repair if you don’t plan on sanding. The appropriate tools are very inexpensive for the amount that you can charge. We get $480 for a very small drywall patch that can be done within two hours. The more you charge the better the customers and clientele you will get and the more respect you will get from your clients. Raise your rates and buy the tools you need. There’s a huge difference in a mask and a respirator.

[Iron]

I stay away from plumbing. I have enough other stuff to do. Plumbing is one of those jobs where if something goes wrong, there can be far more damage than the job was worth. Picture leaks into the ceiling below, or onto the hardwood floor that may now warp. Granted, if you did everything right that wouldn't happen, but I don't need to take the chance.

[fixitfredy]

You know.. there is dustless sanding mud.. if you read the instructions it says you can use a damp sponge

[user]

I don't get on roofs. Putting screens around solar panels to protect against pigeons is a big thing here.

[ironray]

So replacing a toilet is really no big deal. All you need is a shallow pan or bucket. a sponge, a towel, an adjustable wrench and maybe a phillips screwdriver. It takes like 30 minutes and you can charge $100-$200. Obviously you shut off the water supply and flush the toilet before starting! :)

[tedspens]

If you won't change that toilet, somebody else will, without overcharging, and your client will become their client.

[txuyqht]

Hey buddy you seem like a cool dude but you can’t take work personal my boy you just named out 5 of the most paid jobs in the industry…

[krisallen]

I’m a handyman too. I agree with your list minus the toilet changing. I do those a lot. Don’t mind the dummies in the comments. I think it’s important for you to turn down the jobs that you don’t like doing and take the jobs that you enjoy and are most profitable. If you go to work doing what you enjoy your quality of life goes up.

[wetcrow_com]

Most of the jobs you described require knowledge and special tool for a few.. Flooring guys always wear knee pads. Blown in insulations guys wear special masks (like gas masks). Roofing guys have special scaffolding and have straps so they don't fall down. Drywall guys have special masks. Plumbers have techniques and ways to deal with sewage. A 2 hour toilet replacement costs the customer $200. Now you know why. It is definitely not a 1 hour job. My favorites are fixing a fence gate latch. Can take as little as 15 minutes and can charge $350. Best for fixing when homeowner away, or fixing for property management firms. If they like your work, you can sneak in a few quick 15 minute jobs for $350, here and there because problem solved.

[dachicagoan]

If youre good at applying mud then you wont need to do much sanding. I had to do my own and in the beginning i had to put on a suit and full face mask because it was extensive sanding i had to do. But after awhile i got really good at applying mud really flat to the drywall and learned how to finish the mud on the edges. Which meant i barely did sanding. Most of the time i rubbed it off with my hand because with sandpaper it would take too much off.