Frequently asked questions
What areas does Handyman Reality provide services?
Handyman Reality povides handyman repair and kitchen appliance installation services to the greater Edmonton area including Central or South Edmonton, Beaumont, Leduc and Sherwood Park. 
What does the "O/A" in the company name stand for?
The "O/A" stands for "Operating As".
Being a small operator of a "one man" handyman business I have found that I do not bring in sufficient revenue to afford the many options and reponsibilities of incorporating my business so I do what I can and I operate my handyman general contracting business as a sole proprietor under the trade name, "Handyman Reality", and with a business insurance umbrella package.
What rate do you charge out at?
My rate for regular plumbing type jobs and general handyman jobs is $45.00 per hour for myself, tools, and truck.
Drain cleaning is a special circumstance where the tools need to be cleaned and disinfected after each use, so, for drain cleaning my rate is $60.00 per hour.
Are you a licensed or journeyman plumber?
Nope, I did go through the first few years of a plumbing apprenticeship though never completed to the journeyman or red seal certificates.
I do have insurance as a "Building Renovations Contractor" though
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Do you carry any kind of insurance? I mean besides the truck....
Yes, I have purchased an umbrella policy for my business and the payments are deducted from my bank account automatically. I will make an effort in the near future to track down the policy details and I will make notes here as to the company and policy number. Should you require the information sooner then please feel free to contact myself here and I will provide the details.
Insured as "Building Renovations Contractor"
Policy Insurer: SGI Canada
Policy Number: V 65030266-0
Effective Date: March 04, 2010
Expiry Date March 04, 2011
Policy Includes many options and is named as a Business Owners' Value Pak. Should the need arise for more details please feel free to contact myself here and I will provide the details.
OOPs! I'm sorry this is a brand new website and I have not gotten permission from any of my customers to post testimonials of my workmanship even though I have many happy repeat customers for years now. I'm not really the type of person that chooses to solicit referals or testimonials so I'm not too sure how long this section will stay listed on the site. For now I will leave it as it is.