Deatherage Pro Handymen
Deatherage Pro Handymen
Full handy man service with two employees and 20 years of experiance
Full handy man service with two employees and 20 years of experiance
The rough estimate provided on the morning of the service was $700. My own mental estimate was $500, so $700 did not sound out of line, but the final bill came in at over $1100, and I was never presented with the higher cost until after the work was already completed.
The electrician that performed the work was Derek McGriff. He did a great job, and I would happily have him work on my home again, but not as part of Tann Electric; their prices are simply too high.
Derek priced everything according to the company guide. He mentioned that the 240V 50 amp GFCI breaker ended up costing more than anticipated, accounting for most of the cost overrun. The breaker was expensive, but the markup at Tann is what drove the price up higher than what is reasonable. The exact same breaker (same make/model) at Home Depot is $90, Tann charged me $300, a 229% markup. The next highest ticket item was 40 feet of 6/3 wire, which retails for $1.46 per foot, and Tann charged me $7.31, which is a 400% markup.
You may be wondering (like I was) "what is the normal markup for materials?" A search on the internet found two different schools of thought. Some electricians use a standard markup of 25-35%, while others use a sliding scale. The sliding scale is regressive, meaning low cost items have a much higher markup than higher ticket items. One guide I found would markup a $1 item by a factor of 2.8, while a $90 item would be marked up by 1.7. The $90 circuit breaker would therefore cost me $153.
Both of those markup systems are still providing the electrician a very healthy margin. Mind you, I?m computing these numbers over the retail cost someone pays walking into Home Depot. An electrical contractor should be buying these items at a significant discount from full retail.
Tann?s labor rate is $98 dollars per hour. This is at the upper end of the scale, but not a major complaint of mine. What I do
bristle at is being charged for the time spent acquiring the material. Nearly everything needed to do the job could have been ascertained before arriving, but even if there was something the electrician needed, I don?t believe that should be added in to the labor hours.
Think of when you take your car to a mechanic for service. The repair shop uses industry standard labor times based on the estimate of what the job entails. A brake job might be 2 labor hours. If the garage needs to do a parts run to pick up brake pads, it?s still 2 labor hours. If the mechanic is super efficient and completes the work in 1.5 hours you are still charged 2 hours, which is their reward for being good at what they do.
Bottom line: Good work, terrible price."},"url":"https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ks/lenexa/tann-electric-reviews-359114.htm"},"position":3},{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@type":"LocalBusiness","name":"PORTWOOD'S MOBILE WELDING","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressRegion":"KS","addressCountry":"US"},"review":{"@type":"Review","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin W."},"reviewBody":"Called to make sure someone would be at the welding shop before making the long trip, was informed someone would be there. When I arrived the welder came out to meet me at my truck. He looked at the needed the repair on the aluminum marine exhaust manifold and said and quot;let's see what we can do.and quot; He took the part made the quality repairs in about 5 minutes. I asked him how much I owed him and he said $5.00. I wish all my business affairs were this easy. Replacing the manifold would have cost me about $700.
"},"url":"https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/mo/kansas-city/portwood%27s-mobile-welding-reviews-3705642.htm"},"position":4},{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@type":"LocalBusiness","name":"Midas","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressRegion":"KS","addressCountry":"US"},"review":{"@type":"Review","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Mark R."},"reviewBody":"The diagnostic was done quickly and the repairs estimate was spot on.
"},"url":"https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ia/clive/midas-reviews-6511852.htm"},"position":5},{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@type":"LocalBusiness","name":"AA Construction & Remodeling L.L.C.","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressRegion":"KS","addressCountry":"US"},"review":{"@type":"Review","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Karen B."},"reviewBody":"We started off by purchasing the Angies Big Deal from AA Contruction, for a remodeled kitchen. We knew going in that the space we had was twice the size of the specifications in the coupon deal, and that we wanted several upgrades, which would increase cost. After consulting with Allan, who was understanding about our desire to delay starting work due to unexpected family illness, we considered and decided to expand the project further, to include a movable island work surface and to upgrade the countertops to quartz to suit our taste, as well as to vastly improve our entire home by partially removing the short wall between the living room and the kitchen. Allan worked with us to facilitate a move of a freestanding freezer from our kitchen to the garage. We chose to match the new ceilings in the kitchen, by having them scrape and retexture the ceilings in the living room and hallway, which adjoined the kitchen. We further enhanced our homes' new look with new interior doors, which they installed for us and then we chose to paint them ourselves. (A great thing for us as it is something we can do and wanted to do.) They retextured and repaired a couple of cracks in the living room where our house had settled, and then we painted the living room and hallway and entryway. They also installed a pendant light in our entryway.
Our experience was really good. Allan initially, and as situations arose, offered options for design solutions in our kitchen, then when we caught our own vision he was accommodating to our desires, including the choice of countertop material and color, paint choice, type and size of backsplash tile. This changed the pricing in some cases, as was necessary and fair. Though we had never before taken on a project of this size, we were comfortable from the very early days with Allan and Chris being in our home. Because my husband was out of town on business for days at a time during the project, they both ended up having to discuss details with me, throughout the project. I could imagine types of people that would have made that unpleasant, uncomfortable, or unbearable, but these are good, hardworking guys who care about the details and are good people to have around. The subcontractors also were good, including the countertop installers and Dave, who installed the beautiful hardwood floors.
We anticipate having Allan and Chris do other remodeling projects for us in the future. We highly recommend AA."},"url":"https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ks/leavenworth/aa-construction-and-remodeling-llc-reviews-2086616.htm"},"position":6},{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@type":"LocalBusiness","name":"Larry L. Vaught Roofing Inc","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressRegion":"KS","addressCountry":"US"},"review":{"@type":"Review","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Karen B."},"reviewBody":"Great! I purchased the deal online. Within a day, the company called me to schedule a time for them to do the work. Picked a day that was about 14 days away. The weather was bad (rainy and cold) on the scheduled day, but they called me early that morning and rescheduled. (I didn't have to wait around and wonder. I didn't have to call them.) I was pleased that they were able to do it just 2 days later. The appointment was for an afternoon and he arrived by 12:30 and finished up by 2:30. After doing the maintenance needed, he told me that we had needed caulking in several places and had done that just in time to prevent leakage problems. ( Didn't try to sell us any unneeded repairs or products.) We had been doing our own gutter cleaning and he said that looked pretty good. (Didn't try to build up a false need for ongoing services.) I mentioned that cleaning our own gutters was somewhat not something we \"enjoyed,\" especially considering the large trees near our home. He gave the option of giving us information on gutter screens and later mailed the information to us. To sum it up, no pressure for continuing services or suggestions of needing a new roof. He said that with the maintenance done, our roof appeared that it should have several more years left. He did what needed to be done and did a fine job. They were professional throughout and courteous. I can see why the company has such fine ratings on Angie's List."},"url":"https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/mo/grandview/larry-l-vaught-roofing-inc-reviews-117722.htm"},"position":7},{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@type":"LocalBusiness","name":"Able Appliance Repair","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressRegion":"KS","addressCountry":"US"},"review":{"@type":"Review","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Katrina K."},"reviewBody":"He was quick, polite, thorough, and punctual. He called when he was on his way, arrived in a timely manner, worked quickly and efficiently, cleaned up after his work, and was quick and courteous with the paperwork. We discussed our options and I was confident in the service. He actually went above and beyond by calling me back that evening to relay another thought he had on our problem. I will happily call Able again when I am in need of appliance repair!"},"url":"https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/mo/kansas-city/able-appliance-repair-reviews-114450.htm"},"position":8},{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@type":"LocalBusiness","name":"Cabela's","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressRegion":"KS","addressCountry":"US"},"review":{"@type":"Review","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"DAVID B."},"reviewBody":"I took my Lowe deck boat in as the trim gage was not working correctly and asked them to give the motor the once over I have only had the boat a year. durring the inspection they found that the lower unit had some broken gears I was unaware of this problem, they contacted the motor company and were able to get both repairs covered by warranty had the boat back in a week and it runs great Glen and Mike and the rest of the staff take great care of the boats and give very nice customer service they truly care."},"url":"https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ks/kansas-city/cabela%27s-reviews-2198892.htm"},"position":9}]}
Good communication, prompt repair done, ordered right part.
The work performed was very good. The price was exorbitantly high. The rough estimate provided on the morning of the service was $700. My own mental estimate was $500, so $700 did not sound out of line, but the final bill came in at over $1100, and I was never presented with the higher...
Called to make sure someone would be at the welding shop before making the long trip, was informed someone would be there. When I arrived the welder came out to meet me at my truck. He looked at the needed the repair on the aluminum marine exhaust manifold and said and quot;let's see what...
Great! I purchased the deal online. Within a day, the company called me to schedule a time for them to do the work. Picked a day that was about 14 days away. The weather was bad (rainy and cold) on the scheduled day, but they called me early that morning and rescheduled. (I didn't have to...
He was quick, polite, thorough, and punctual. He called when he was on his way, arrived in a timely manner, worked quickly and efficiently, cleaned up after his work, and was quick and courteous with the paperwork. We discussed our options and I was confident in the service. He actually...
Full handy man service with two employees and 20 years of experiance
Full handy man service with two employees and 20 years of experiance
We accept all major credit cards and checks.
"Jim did a great job on the blades. Would have him do it again."
Tom C on April 2021
We accept all major credit cards and checks.
"Jim did a great job on the blades. Would have him do it again."
Tom C on April 2021
CUSTOMIZING LAWN MOWERS, RACING LAWN MOWERS, RESTORING LAWN MOWERS, FAB, BUILDING MOTORCYCLES FROM GROUND UP, CHILDRENS MOTORCYCLES, CHILDRENS LAWN MOWERS, GO CARTS,
CUSTOMIZING LAWN MOWERS, RACING LAWN MOWERS, RESTORING LAWN MOWERS, FAB, BUILDING MOTORCYCLES FROM GROUND UP, CHILDRENS MOTORCYCLES, CHILDRENS LAWN MOWERS, GO CARTS,
RepairClinic is a retailer and distributor of OEM appliance, HVAC system, and outdoor power equipment parts. RetailClinic does not offer repair services; the company offers free repair resources including more than 5,000 how-to videos to empower DIY-ers and technicians to fix appliances and equipment on their own. RepairClinic.com® makes fixing things easy for millions of people. Founded in 1999, it is North America’s trusted online store with replacement parts for major household appliances, outdoor power equipment and heating and cooling equipment. Millions of parts for 160 brands are stocked at its 86,000-square-foot facility in Canton, Michigan. It offers a generous, no-hassle 365 Days. Period.® return policy. In-stock parts are guaranteed to ship the same business day. Visit RepairClinic.com for more information.
"Terrible company. Possibly a scam. They attempted to sell me a part they didn't even have, and after waiting patiently for OVER A MONTH, I canceled my order. When calling them to confirm, they told me they never had the part to sell to me. What a joke!"
Keith T on April 2025
RepairClinic is a retailer and distributor of OEM appliance, HVAC system, and outdoor power equipment parts. RetailClinic does not offer repair services; the company offers free repair resources including more than 5,000 how-to videos to empower DIY-ers and technicians to fix appliances and equipment on their own. RepairClinic.com® makes fixing things easy for millions of people. Founded in 1999, it is North America’s trusted online store with replacement parts for major household appliances, outdoor power equipment and heating and cooling equipment. Millions of parts for 160 brands are stocked at its 86,000-square-foot facility in Canton, Michigan. It offers a generous, no-hassle 365 Days. Period.® return policy. In-stock parts are guaranteed to ship the same business day. Visit RepairClinic.com for more information.
"Terrible company. Possibly a scam. They attempted to sell me a part they didn't even have, and after waiting patiently for OVER A MONTH, I canceled my order. When calling them to confirm, they told me they never had the part to sell to me. What a joke!"
Keith T on April 2025
Lawn mower repairs typically range from $40 to $90, with most people spending right around $60. However, your final total will depend on the type of lawn mower you have, the repair needed, and part availability.
Lawnmowers require seasonal maintenance to continue working correctly. With routine maintenance, you can extend its life to the fullest, which is around 10 years for push mowers and 5-8 years for riding mowers. To keep your lawn mower working correctly, you’ll want to take the following steps at least once a year:
Replace the spark plug
Change the oil
Drain the fuel tank
Clean the mowing deck (ideally, after every mow)
Replace the air filter
Check the carburetor
Sharpen the blades
Fog the engine
Check the tires
Before your lawn mower quits working entirely, it’ll likely give you some signs of wear and tear that indicate a repair is needed. Signs that you might need repairs to your lawn mower include:
Oil leaks
Vibrating engine
Smoking exhaust
Increase in time to mow
Unusual noises
Increase in gas consumption
If you are a skilled DIYer with experience, you can do certain lawn mower repairs yourself. However, if you’ve never worked on a lawn mower before or if your mower needs extensive repairs, it’s best to let a skilled lawn mower technician work on your machine. While it might be a little more expensive due to the cost of labor, nothing beats knowing that the job was done successfully (and often with warranties).
In many cases, it might be cheaper to repair your lawn mower than to replace it, depending on what needs to be repaired. The cost to replace a lawn mower dramatically varies, from $60 for basic models to over $15,000 for the top-of-the line models.
Small repairs like a spark plug replacement can be as little as $20, so replacing the whole lawn mower wouldn’t make much sense. However, repairing a crankshaft could be much more expensive at $500 to $900, so depending on the age of your mower, it might be best to replace it. It’s best to speak with your lawn mower repair technician to determine which option is best for you.
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