John did an awesome job patching and painting some drywall in a tight laundry closet, checking some…read morewires for our outdoor speaker to make sure they were connected property, adjusting our back door's threshold to prevent wind and water from getting in, and doing some caulking on our baseboard trim where were was some separation/cracks. I recommend him!

After a few rounds of roommates, and just regular wear and tear around the Condominium, I had a…read morelist of repairs that needed to be done. Namely, my heavy iron screen door to the balcony kept slamming shut, the guest bedroom door was cracked and could no longer be closed properly or locked, and the kitchen faucet was driving me crazy with this constant drip....drip...drip. Plus, I wanted John's ideas on new kitchen lighting and paint colors, which will be the next project. John came by on a Monday to measure the doors and assess the damages. I think he went shopping on Tuesday at Home Depot, and by Wednesday afternoon, my entire list of broken stuff was repaired beyond my expectations, once again, while I was at Nordstrom's enjoying my day. I am so happy with his work, especially with the beautiful new kitchen faucet, the iron door closes without slamming, and the privacy of a locking door for the guest bedroom once again. Plus it was HUNDREDS of dollars less than other handy people have given me estimates for. Fair, honest, fast, reliable. I'd give 10 stars.

THIS man is a RIP OFF ... I had him do a job in Flossmoor IL,!! Randall stole an $1800 cook…read moreunit... PLEASE I trusted this man to do renovation and gave him the key to do repairs on the vacant home....He is a Black man and I'm a Black business woman.........He has NO BUSINESS LOCATION....... PLEASE DO Research & Yes he's Licensed with the city..... He did one good job repairing a roof at my 1st business;this is why I thought I could trust him performing work on a renovation project.....

Randall performed the job as we agree. His crew did an excellent job, he was reachable all the…read moretime, and always willing to responded any question, or even add additional tasks to the initial contract. Even though the job did not finished in three weeks as he initially estimated, I am happy that he finished well and within the budget

Unfortunately, I did not have a good experience with Chicagoland handyman. I was looking for a…read morehandyman to complete a few projects in my home. The repairman that I initially spoke with over the phone was super responsive and very polite. I was so impressed by the Yelp reviews and by the phone call that I immediately scheduled an appointment with him. After I finished setting up the service appointment we discussed the time, location, and other details. I immediately placed an order from my local hardware store and to have all the items (appliances) shipped to my home. The day before the scheduled appointment the repairman messaged me that he made a mistake and that he was supposed to schedule my appointment for the following day. He also mentioned that I did not send him a deposit to lock in my appointment as if I lost the appointment due to not paying him a deposit. I was confused! We never discussed a deposit or a deposit amount when I spoke with the handyman over the phone. I did not see the other Yelpers reference in their post anything about Zelle quick paying their repairman for a deposit. I thought something was odd I immediately thanked him for his time and told him I would not need his company to complete the repairs!

Reasonably priced however I requested work for a ceiling patch up job and requested that it look…read moreflat which it did not after the 1st 2 coats of spackle. The initial price included up to 2 hours of which he worked about 1-1hr15 minutes. He charged an extra hour to apply a 3rd coat. He also forgot to do touch up painting initially which he said he'd do but did a mediocre job after he came back so I will need to repaint anyways. Communication was okay. He does ask for a deposit.

My usual handyman was not available, but Vince Whitlock had taken over my usual handyman's…read moreclientele. I was not sure how Vince was going to be compared to my usual handyman, but I needed help around my condo and decided to take a chance on Vince. I am so glad I did! Vince runs his own business and knows a lot about construction and handyman work. I needed my bathroom ceiling painted, a bath shower rod installed, electric re-wiring in my bathroom, and wire shelving custom cut and installed to my closets. I emailed Vince and he emailed me back immediately. We scheduled an appointment for an initial consultation so that Vince could see what work I needed him to do exactly and whether he could do it. At consultation, Vince had told me that he could do everything I needed except for re-wiring my light and fan fixture in my bathroom. He said he hired a professional electrician to do electric work. I was glad he had told me this because I was able to find a friend to do that part of work for me. We then scheduled another appointment on when Vince could come and do the work. On the day Vince arrived to do the work, he was punctual and very professional as he had toted with him all the tools he needed to do the work--including a ladder and wire cutter. I appreciated this. I had purchased the materials for Vince and he knew exactly how to prepare everything based on the instructions of the products I had purchased. When my shower rod needed installation, but I did not have the appropriate materials for the installation, Vince helped me by making a run to Home Depot to pick up the correct materials for proper installation. I was so appreciative that he did that for me! When I needed my bathroom ceiling painted, Vince made sure to carve out appropriate time in his schedule between tasks so that he was able to do two coats of paint (instead of one) so that my bathroom would look really good. A great suggestion on his part because I was thinking one layer was good, but two layers of paint looks great on my ceiling now! When my wire shelving needed to be custom cut to my closets, Vince brought his wire cutters and diligently worked at cutting through the really thick shelves. He needed to move my washer/dryer out to install the shelves. I was a little worried about this, but Vince put everything back the way he had found them. Everything was properly installed and the shelves are holding strong and look great! He worked non-stop from 8am to 3:30pm (not including a 30 min lunch break) to get all the work around my condo completed. Vince even offered to come back and fix anything he had installed for free if it was not to my liking or if something goes wrong with them later on. If I need any future work done, I am calling Vince!

I had a leak in my laundry room and needed some drywall repaired due to mold growth. Linda arrived…read morea few minutes late but called prior to the scheduled time to let me know. I'm very happy with the results. The price seemed fair and she accepted multiple payment services such as PayPal and Zelle.

Had him install basically drill a hole and pop up a small camera and he cleaned debris from my sub…read morepump. Cost me like $150. I also had just survived cancer. I'd say No. I was desperate at the time what can I say. Never again.

A shout out to Jason and Matt for an excellent job of painting our family room paneling and…read morebringing us out of the 1970s and into the 21st century. I highly recommend Jason for your home repair and remodeling needs! Before and after pictures attached!

David installed my closet door (barn door style). He was very communicative and professional. The…read moredoor looks and works great. I will use him again.

Back in May/June 2025, I hired Handy Gentlemen for interior work on my house. It is now…read moremid-September. David, the owner, seems like a nice guy, and he did a good job replacing the tiles on my bathroom floor, and he (mostly his assistant) did a lot of painting, which on the whole looks good. But see below... The big issues were what I discovered after he was finished and had left: fresh paint stains in multiple areas, including the wood floor of my 19th century house and even furniture - which I cleaned up. Splattered paint near the ceiling of my kitchen which still, three months later, has not been patched, paint stains on my oriental rug, a major purchase 40 years ago, etc. David said he would pay for the rug damage, and I only asked for 50% of the very reasonable $175 cleaning cost. David told me to bill him via Zelle, something I said I'm not sure how to do. He already has my Zelle information, since that's how I paid him for the work. But after messaging him and emailing several times, he has not responded. And I still have paint streaks on the wall and an unpaid bill. So I can't recommend Handy Gentlemen. I think part of the problem is that David is under-manned and a bit overwhelmed, but not responding to my messages is unprofessional.

Hired this company for a few work orders at few places I own…read moreEvery job I sent him he was calling me 20 times nonstop complaining about the type of job buying the wrong materials and wasting my time, So I decided do not hire him for more jobs. I Always paid him on time and never gave him a reason to get upset. Since then, he has been harassing my tenants and me, threatening to call the city inspector to come to my buildings, sending my tenants ideas how they can sue me trying to force a Tennent to go on a date with him for smoke and drink in a very aggressive way, and many more... He seems to be very desperate for work and claimed that no one wants to hire him and kept asking me for more work, and when I said, I'm not willing to work with him, he get upset and start threatening again. I would stay away from this guy and will never let him in my house or any of my properties. I also filed a police report against him and restriction order together with a few of my tenants that has been harassed I attached a few screenshots to show the type of service you will be dealing with working with this company. Update to the owner comment: I added a screenshot on this page, showing the phone number, matching the phone number. I was texting with plus I found you on the Yelp through this page

Originally I called them to install my powder room vanity. Then I asked if they can do wainscoting,…read moreand they said they do! The price was reasonable and they showed up on time. I was so happy with the work! I will be contacting them in the future for more jobs. They didn't do the painting so don't judge the paint lol but they did the toilet, vanity and the wainscoting! Loved it!

Review of John Russel / "All Done Handyman"…read more I want to warn anyone considering hiring John Russel. My experience with him was a complete nightmare, and I believe he is a fraud. I first reached out to John for a quote on redoing my deck (flooring, railings, and stairs). At the time, it was hard to even find someone willing to quote, so when a friend referred him, I gave him a call. He showed up within ten minutes, looked at my old deck, and promised me a quote. He also sent me photos of other deck jobs he claimed to have done, which made him seem legitimate. My wife and I even visited his home, met his wife and dogs, and discussed a plan. The arrangement was that I would pay for the material, and he would handle the labor. A few days later, he called saying he had a vendor in Michigan with composite decking. He sent photos, and while my wife and I had already chosen a color elsewhere, he pushed for us to buy through his contact. He convinced us to buy far more material than needed, saying the extra could be used as skirting. I trusted him, wrote him a check for the material and labor deposit, and kept asking him for a written contract to confirm the labor price, which he did provide much later. He told me the job would take four days. When work started, he showed up with only one helper instead of the "crew" he promised. Demolition alone took 2.5 days. Then he disappeared for several days before coming back. His work process was erratic--jumping from one section of the deck to another, leaving things unfinished. When I questioned him, he laughed and said he had ADHD. That was the first red flag. The railings were a disaster. He hacked the posts and cut the caps crooked with a Sawzall, leaving them looking terrible. I told him they needed to be redone. He ended up having to buy replacement pieces he said he didn't have the right size saw blade? . He also failed to install bottom supports correctly because he didn't leave enough clearance. When I asked him too install them he put them in crooked and again hacked the materials By week six, with the project nowhere near done (maybe 60% complete), he asked me for more money. Despite already being about 85% paid, he pressured me for another $3,000, claiming he had car problems. I told him I didn't care about his personal issues, I just wanted the job finished. I paid him anyway, hoping it would push him to complete the work. Instead, that was the last time I ever saw or had any communication with him. He stopped answering calls and texts. Eventually, he sent two other men to throw on some skirting, but the stairs and several key pieces of the deck were never finished. His workmanship was sloppy, unprofessional, and dishonest. I had to finish the project myself and fix many of his mistakes. I am now pursuing a small claims case against him and filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. "All Done Handyman" is nothing but a joke. Save yourself the stress and money--stay far away from John Russel.

We are a Church in Chicago with another branch in Channahon, IL. We contracted John to construct a…read morewall in a bathroom at Channahon Church. This was professionally done. Secondly, John remodeled our church kitchen in Chicago within two weeks, he did an excellent job including plumbing work that was not part of our agreement. In addition, John repaired our broken stair rails and did other jobs that were also not part of our contract agreement for free. John is trustworthy. And his charges are very reasonable. He is our go-to handyman/contractor. Pastor Emmanuel