A handyman in Los Angeles is a licensed home-repair generalist who handles the long tail of small projects that fall between the cracks of a plumber, electrician, or general contractor. Red Stag Handyman is the one-call solution for the punch list of fixes that have been sitting on your fridge for months — done by licensed LA pros at a flat rate, in a single visit, with the cleanup included.
The reason small jobs in LA pile up is simple: most contractors won't show up for a $200 fix when they could be on a $20,000 remodel. So homeowners end up calling five different specialists, paying five different trip fees, taking five different days off work, and still leaving half the list unfinished. Red Stag Handyman exists to break that cycle. We're built for the punch list — the doorknob hole, the wobbly fan, the cabinet hinge, the loose threshold, the caulk that's turning black. We do them all in one visit, at one flat rate, with no minimum job snobbery.
Every Red Stag tech is a licensed, insured, background-checked employee — not a gig-app middleman, not a day-laborer, not a one-man-band running a side hustle out of a truck. They show up uniformed, in a marked vehicle, with the tools and materials already loaded. They lay floor protection before they walk into your home, and they vacuum the work area before they leave. The same tech you booked is the tech who shows up — no bait-and-switch.
Pricing is flat-rate, never hourly. You tell us the list, we walk it with you, and we quote the whole job before we pick up a tool. If the work takes longer than expected, that's our problem, not yours. If we find something else broken, we tell you the price first and you decide whether to add it. The number on the quote is the number on the invoice — no surprises, no slow-dragged hours, no padded materials markup.
Red Stag Handyman is licensed in California (CSLB #964664) and carries full general liability and workers' comp insurance. That matters in LA more than most cities: the state requires a contractor's license for any job over $500 in combined labor and materials, and an unlicensed handyman doing $600 of work is committing a misdemeanor that voids your homeowner's insurance if anything goes wrong. We work all 29 of our LA County service cities every day, with same-day availability in most areas when you call before noon.
Flat-rate pricing across all 29 of our LA County service cities. Final price is locked in before any work begins.
| Service Type | Flat-Rate Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| Minimum visit (first hour) | $150 |
| Half-day punch list (3–4 hours) | $350–$550 |
| Full-day punch list (6–8 hours) | $700–$1,100 |
| Multi-day project / full home tune-up | $1,500–$3,000 |
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Most Los Angeles handyman jobs run between $150 and $800 depending on the punch list. Red Stag's minimum is $150 (covers the first hour). A half-day punch list of 4–6 small fixes typically runs $350–$550. A full-day visit handling 10+ items runs $700–$1,100. We always flat-rate the job before any work begins so the price you approve is the price you pay.
California law requires a CSLB contractor's license for any handyman job where labor plus materials totals more than $500. An unlicensed handyman doing larger jobs is committing a misdemeanor, and your homeowner's insurance won't cover damage caused by unlicensed work. Red Stag holds CSLB license #964664 and carries full liability insurance, so every job — large or small — is covered.
A standard Red Stag visit includes the on-site flat-rate quote, all labor, basic materials (caulk, screws, anchors, paintable filler, standard hardware), floor protection, cleanup, and a walkthrough at the end. Specialty parts you've already purchased — light fixtures, ceiling fans, smart locks, IKEA furniture — are installed at the quoted labor rate. We don't charge a trip fee on top of the visit.
A licensed California handyman can swap a like-for-like fixture (light, ceiling fan, faucet, garbage disposal, doorbell), replace outlets and switches, and handle minor caulking and weatherproofing — but cannot run new wiring, add new circuits, or do permitted plumbing reroutes. Red Stag draws the line clearly: if your job needs an electrician or plumber, we tell you upfront and refer you to a licensed sub.
Same-day service is available across most of our 29-city Los Angeles County coverage area when you call before noon. Standard scheduling is next-day or two-day for non-urgent jobs. Emergency service (active leaks, lock-outs, security-related door damage) runs 24/7 with a one-hour response window in core service areas.