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Handyman Services work in Chicago
Chicago runs on two and three flat buildings, brick bungalows and a large stock of older rental units, and that housing stock generates a steady stream of small repair work. People search for a handyman when a job is too small for a general contractor and too fiddly to do themselves: a sticking door in a Greystone, a drywall patch after a leak, a shelf that needs anchoring into plaster. The searches come from owner occupiers, from landlords managing a few units and from renters whose building manager has gone quiet. Paid search in this trade in Chicago is contested by franchise outfits with national budgets and by independent operators who bid on a handful of terms. The demand is there all year, spread across the city rather than concentrated in one district, which means the searches are specific and local.
