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Need help with your landscaping or renovation project in the new year? (within 20 minutes of Monterey)
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Do you have a project that would benefit from an extra pair of hands — even one that might span multiple days? Perhaps your yard's out of control or that ambitious "DIY" project never seems to get done? Reply by email and tell me about it! Not only can I help you dig holes & trenches, prune trees, and distribute mulch, but I can also install irrigation & French drains, build & repair fences, gates, retaining walls, & decks, pour concrete, lift & move heavy things, assemble furniture, fix stuff — you name it! In short, I love helping people get things done! I'm happy working right alongside you, taking direction as we go, or you can set me up to work on my own — it's totally up to you. Just think of me as your "outdoor handyman".
🧑🌾,
Justin
p.s. I've included some photos of my recent work above to give you a sense of what I can do, but please don't let that limit you. Whether your project is more or less complex — or something else entirely — I can't wait to lend a hand!
About Me:
In 2019 my wife and I bought a house to live in during her grad school program. It needed a ton of work, so we hired a general contractor to renovate the kitchen and bathrooms, while I repaired drywall, painted bedrooms, installed light fixtures, bathroom fixtures, modular Elfa shelving for 6 closets, and over 1,000 square-feet of LVP flooring, etc. Once the interior was livable, I set my sights on our 1/4-acre suburban lot. I planted over 100 shrubs and trees (predominantly drought-tolerant/low-water species), built 4 raised garden beds and a fence to hide the pool pump, overhauled the irrigation system with new valves, PVC pipes, and drip line, dug 2 dry wells connected to 4 gutter downspouts, poured a concrete pad for our garbage cans, created custom wood and concrete bases for wired low-voltage LED landscape lighting, helped a neighbor build a floating deck around their pool, etc. I even I took a weeklong timber framing course!
To make a long story short, my wife graduated in 2022 and got a job in Monterey, so we sold the house and moved to a rental in PG. Since then — without a place of our own to maintain or renovate — I've been helping folks cross all manner of odd jobs off their to-do lists. Most of the time I'm their landscaper/gardener, occasionally I'm their handyman/carpenter/problem-solver, and frequently I'm a "do whatever needs doing" hybrid of both. I prefer to work within about 20 minutes of Monterey (i.e., Pacific Grove, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Pebble Beach, Seaside, Sand City, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, etc.), but that said, if you're located farther afield, don't hesitate to reach out — an interesting project is always worth the trip!