Insured Locally Owned

Handyman & Home Repair Services in Salem, NH

✓ Licensed Construction Supervisor

✓ Residential & Commercial Experience

✓ B.S. Construction Management

Drywall repair 🞄 TV mounting 🞄 Apartment turnover 🞄 Deck repair and staining 🞄 Fencing 🞄 Painting & Touch-Ups 🞄 Odd jobs (just ask!)

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Why Call Derek?

Your home is one of your biggest investments, and you want to make sure the work on it gets done right. I started Call Derek to bring construction knowledge to the everyday repairs you need.

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8 Years of Field Construction Experience

I have experience in both residential and commercial construction

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Degree in Construction Management

Bachelor’s in Construction Management from Colorado State University

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Construction Supervisor License

Massachusetts Unrestricted Construction Supervisor License (CSL)

Fully Insured

General liability coverage on every job

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Get a straight answer and an honest fix.

WHAT CALL DEREK DOES

Bringing licensed construction knowledge to your everyday home repairs

Call Derek handles a range of small and large home repair jobs, including decks, fences, flooring, mounting, and yard cleanup. 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.

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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.

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Three white vases with flowers on a window sill with a view of a rainy landscape outside.

Doors & windows

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

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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.

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A paint roller is applying blue paint to a wall, with a paintbrush resting on the floor.

Painting & Touch-Ups

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

A modern living room setup with a white console table against a white textured wall. On top of the table is a black flat-screen TV mounted on the wall, a white media device, a small potted green plant, and a black reed diffuser. Under the table are four fabric storage bins in grey, stored in cubbies. The room has wooden flooring.

Furniture & mounting

Flat-pack builds, TV mounts, shelves, and curtain rails hung level.

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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.

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Wooden cabinet with black handles and shadows cast on it.

Fixture & Hardware

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

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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.

About Call Derek

I started Call Derek to bring real construction experience to home repair work in Salem, NH and the surrounding area. A home is one of the biggest investments most people make, and the small stuff that needs fixing around it deserves the same care as the big stuff.

I handle the small jobs that pile up — TV mounting, drywall patching, ceiling fan installs, etc. — along with larger projects like flooring, painting, and deck repair and staining.

Request an estimate or give me a call at (978) 394-6775.

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Giving you one less thing to worry about in your home.

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 Salem, Windham, Pelham, Londonderry, Derry, and nearby MA towns including Methuen and Haverhill.

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

Prefer email? info@derekhandyman.com

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Shows up on time

Derek shows up when he says he will. You'll get a text when he's on the way.

Simple from start to finish

Free estimate, clear approval before anything starts, then the work gets done. No surprises.

Easy to reach

Call or text and you'll hear back the same day. No chasing, no voicemail black holes.

Respectful of your home

Shoes off, drop cloths down, cleans up. Your space is treated with care from start to finish.