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A ladder beside a double window with new primed casings on a pale blue clapboard wall

Small jobs,done properly.

  • Loose trim.
  • A door that sticks.
  • The rot the painter found.

Repairs and small carpentry around the house, by the crew that already paints and papers it. $77 an hour, no money down. Danvers, MA and Seabrook, NH.

The list on the fridge.

Doors settle, sills rot, plaster cracks, and the list gets longer. It should not take a general contractor to get someone to come out for it.

  • $77An hour, the same rate for every job on the list
  • 22 yearsOf handyman work for our painting customers
  • $0 downNo money down. You pay when the work is done
  • 110%Satisfaction guarantee on every list

The painters are already on the ladder, looking at the trim. It makes sense that the same company fixes what they find.

Two brass lanterns either side of a doorway on a blue clapboard wall with a new primed corner board
Corner board replaced beside the side door

The jobs

Tick what you need. It all goes on one list, and Bill prices it line by line.

0jobs on your list

A new primed corner board fitted against grey clapboards, close up
A new corner board, primed, fitted to the old lines

The jobs

A short list is a normal visit. A long one is a good day.

Carpentry and trim

Doors and windows

Walls and ceilings

Outside

Odd jobs

Something not here? Add it in the note when you send the list.

Or call (978) 532-7788.

What a handyman costs around here

$77an hour

One rate, written on the quote before anyone picks up a tool, and nothing to pay until the work is done.

What a handyman costs around here: Premier Handyman Services compared with published Massachusetts handyman figures
Premier Handyman ServicesAverage Massachusetts handymanTop of the Massachusetts range
Hourly rateYes: $77 an hourNo: $80 an hourNo: $115 an hour
Money downYes: $0. You pay when it is doneNo: Up to a third up front, by state lawNo: Up to a third up front, by state law
Minimum chargeYes: One hour, $77No: $100 to $200, the first hour plus travelNo: $100 to $200, the first hour plus travel
Satisfaction guaranteeYes: 110% satisfaction guaranteeVaries: VariesVaries: Varies
Written quote before work startsYes: Line by line, every jobVaries: VariesVaries: Varies
Painting and wallpaper in-houseYes: Same crew paints and papersVaries: VariesVaries: Varies
Years with the same customersYes: 22 yearsVaries: VariesVaries: Varies
Premier's column is our own terms. The other columns are published Massachusetts figures, not quotes from a particular company; every outfit prices its own way, so compare the written quote. Sources: ProTradeOps, handyman hourly rate by state, 2026; Massachusetts General Laws c. 142A § 2.
Double doors of a red shed framed in new pine casing and corner boards

22 years of lists

It started with the painting customers. The crew would be in the house for a week, and somewhere around day two the list would come out: a door that stuck, a cracked tile, a shelf that never went up. So the crew did the list.

Twenty-two years on, that is still how it works, except now you do not have to be painting. Send the list, Bill prices it line by line, and the same people who paint and paper the North Shore come and work down it.

No money down, $77 an hour, and if the work is not right, we make it right.

110% satisfaction guarantee

No money down. You pay when the work is done.

From the list to the visit

No job is too small to get a written price. This is the order things happen in, from the moment you send the list.

A window with new casing beside the corner of a clapboard house
Casing and corner, June 2026

Before the visit

You tick the jobs and send the listYou
Bill calls and goes through it with youBill
$77 an hour, written on the quoteBill
A written quote, one line per jobBill

The visit

The crew works down the list in orderCrew
Paint touch-ups ride along on the same tripCrew

After

Anything the crew finds goes on a new line, priced before it is doneBill

You hold a written quote before anyone picks up a tool. No money down.

What Premier’s customers say

Google reviews of Premier Painting & Wallpapering, the ones that mention the repairs.

4.9 · 103 Google reviews

Mike Griffin

Google review · May 2026

We hired Premier Painting to paint the exterior of our Lynnfield home this Spring, as well as the pool shed. I am very happy we chose Bill and his team to do the work (one of 4 quotes we received). Our house hadn't been painted for close to 10 years and, while it had held up well, it definitely needed it. Our house needed some carpentry repairs, with more surfacing as the house was being prepped. Bill's carpenter Alb… Read the restert was excellent, very thorough and diligent in replacing shingles and window trim in several areas. The painting team, led by Anderson, was tremendous....very thorough in scraping and sanding, as well as re-glazing a good size bay window that really needed it. For finish coat, they use Benjamin Moore High Build, which I saw as a high quality choice. The team was very neat and efficient, completing the job in exactly 2 weeks.I would not hesitate to work with Premier Painting in the future.

Chris Conrad

Google review · May 2023

When we began thinking about having the exterior of our home painted & repaired, we reached out to an interior painter that we had used a few years prior. Although they did not do exterior, they did connect us with Bill at Premier Painting who promptly replied to us and visited our home to give us an estimate. His price quote was fair and they were able to schedule us in fairly quickly. For the repair work needed,… Read the rest Bill recommended his 'in-house carpenter' Tom Clark, who was also very responsive, knowledgeable and skilled.Throughout the project, Bills crew was thorough, respectful of my family and property and honest. I have zero critiques of the job they did at our home and we could not be more satisfied with the end results.Bills honest business practices, attention to detail, communication and willingness to work within our budget to get the best results were unquestionable.I would recommend Premier Painting to anyone that needs to get their home looking it's best again.Chris C - Gloucester, MA

Jim and Nanette Maden

Google review · May 2023

Prompt contact and scheduling. Crew was professional and polite. They repaired and patched drywall of BR, bath, and hallway, then followed w/painting of walls and ceilings. It was a job well done--would recommend to others.
A triple window with new white casings on a clapboard wall
Casings replaced around a triple window

All the reviews

Questions people ask first

Is my job too small?

No. A list of three things is a normal visit, and one thing is fine too: tell us, and we fit it in when the crew is nearby.

Is there anything you do not do?

Work that needs a licensed plumber or electrician, and roofing. If something on your list is one of those, we say so when Bill calls, so nothing is wasted.

Can you paint while you are here?

Yes. This is the painting company. Touch-ups ride along with the repairs, and a bigger paint job gets its own written quote from the same visit.

Do I get a price first?

Yes, in writing, one line per job, before any work starts. If the crew finds something else once they are in, it goes on a new line and is priced before it is done.

Where do you go?

North Shore, Massachusetts, Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts, North and west of Boston, Massachusetts and Seacoast, New Hampshire. The shops are in Danvers, Massachusetts and Seabrook, New Hampshire, so most of the list is within an hour of one of them.

Who buys the materials?

Tell us what you already have. Bill goes through it on the call, and the quote says what we supply and what you do.

A wooden garden arbour with new lattice posts framing a red house across a lawn
A window with new casing beside the corner of a clapboard house
A ladder against a blue wall with new primed clapboard runs beside an arched window and a door

Send the list

Bill reads every list himself and calls to go through it. $77 an hour, no money down, 110% satisfaction guarantee.

On your list

Nothing ticked yet. Scroll up to the jobs, or just write it below.