Handyman & Home Repair Services

Real Construction Experience, Applied to Every Job

I bring 8 years of hands-on construction experience and a Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License to every handyman job in Salem, NH and the surrounding area. Whether it's a single TV mount or drywalling a room, you get skilled, honest work.

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WHAT CALL DEREK DOES

Bringing licensed construction knowledge to your everyday home repairs

Call Derek handles a range of small and large home improvement jobs, including deck building, fences, flooring, trim repair, drywall patching, painting, hardware upgrades, and rot repair. If your project isn't on this list, ask anyway! I’ll give you an honest answer on whether it's something I can take on.

A wooden deck with parallel planks and a white wooden wall with horizontal panels. Shadows cast by nearby objects are visible on the deck.
A wooden deck with parallel planks and a white wooden wall with horizontal panels. Shadows cast by nearby objects are visible on the deck.

Deck Repair & Staining

Loose boards, popped nails, weathered wood — repaired, sanded, and stained.

Doors & windows

Sticking doors, broken latches, weather-stripping, and screens.

Empty bright living room with large window overlooking green trees, white walls, wood flooring, and closed white door.
Empty bright living room with large window overlooking green trees, white walls, wood flooring, and closed white door.

Apartment Turnover

Patching, fixture swaps, and paint touch-ups to get units ready between leases.

Painting & Touch-Ups

Painting services for full rooms, single walls, trim, doors, and more. Patching & sanding.

Drywall Repairs

Patching nail holes, cracks, and water stains, then painting to match.

Person using a chainsaw to cut a tree trunk in a wooded area, with another person's hand holding the tree steady.
Person using a chainsaw to cut a tree trunk in a wooded area, with another person's hand holding the tree steady.

Yard & Storm Cleanup

Downed branches, debris, brush clearing, and post-storm yard work.

Fixture & Hardware

Faucet swaps, cabinet hardware, towel bars, and light fixture replacements.

Wooden fence with grass at the bottom.
Wooden fence with grass at the bottom.

Fences & Gates

Broken boards, leaning posts, sagging gates — repaired and rehung so it looks right and holds up.

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Let me know about your job and I’ll give you a free estimate. Don't see your job on the list? Ask anyway. I’ll give you a straight answer on whether or not I can get it done.

Proudly serving southern NH and the Merrimack Valley including Salem, Windham, Plaistow, Atkinson, Hampstead (NH) and Andover, North Andover, Methuen, Tewksbury, Billerica, Wilmington (MA). If you don’t see your specific town listed, please contact me anyway and I’ll let you know if I can get there!

Prefer a call or text? (978) 394-6775

Prefer email? derek@derekhandyman.com