Retaining Wall

Here's a retaining we recently did in Cedar Rapids.

Remodeling Samples

Here are some pictures of a 100 year old house we remodeled:

Kitchen Before, Before & After

Bathroom, Before & After (sorry if this one made you gag a little)

Attic Room Before & After

Stairs Before & After

Porch Before & After

We try to see the good in everything!


Here's a remodel we did for My Chiro Walk-In of Cedar Rapids:

Office Space Remodel, Before & After

We'd be happy to help with your home!  Call Alicia at 721-8260 for a free estimate.

Dishwasher Smell Like Eggs?

Handy Howie Home Helpers reveals the shocking truth about a local business owner's home dishwasher!  OK, so that that was a bit over-the-top, like those cheesy commercials you see late at night (or during the court shows).  The homeowner complained that freshly washed cups, glasses, and plates smelled like eggs... after every wash.  Below, take a look at what we found.  Looks like eggs, doesn't it?  It had a non-greasy, light, fluffy consistency, like egg whites.  We cleaned it, and no more egg smell!

Before & After

Before & After

Before & After

As a side note, if you're shopping for a new dishwasher, DON'T get one like this.  There's no consumer-friendly filter that can be easily removed and cleaned.  This machine looks like it was designed to catch food and leave it sitting at the bottom of your dishwasher.  Poor design indeed!

Call Handy Howie Home Helpers at 319-721-8260 if you could use some help with something like this.

Finishing the Retaining Wall, aka "The Castle"

An inspired and ambitious, but too busy, local professional started this retaining wall project over two months ago!  Nothing wrong with doing-it-yourself, but when you don't have the time or tools to finish the project (and your spouse is getting irritated that it's not done yet), it's time to call Handy Howie Home Helpers.

Here we are helping to finish the "cap" in which every block on the top (there are four semicircular walls here) needed to be cut with a diamond blade on the circular saw.  If that's more dust and work than you want to deal with (and if you have more fun things to do on your Saturday), call Handy Howie Home Helpers at 721-8260.

We'll post a few more photos when the plants are in.

Announcing Handyman Services in Cedar Rapids

Doing the Jobs you don’t have time to:

þ Drywall Repair

þ Finish Basements

þ Room Remodels

þ Power Wash / Stain Deck

Doing the Jobs you don’t want to:

þ Fence Repair

þ Landscaping

þ Tree Planting

Enjoy time with your family while we get the work done.

Call 319-721-8260.

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