About Us

My name is Josiah and I am the handyman of All-Star Handyman LLC. My wife, Elizabeth, and I began apartment caretaking 14 years ago. We started with simple cleaning and apartment flips. As the onsite representatives of the property managers, we were the first to hear when something needed repairs and the maintenance techs were overwhelmed with orders and too slow for the residents’ liking. We began stepping in for simple repairs like toilet seals and sticky doors. I loved being able to improve the experiences of our tenants and enjoyed the work of fixing broken things. The company I worked for appreciated it as well and soon they had provided the opportunities for me to get my pool operator and boiler licenses.

New positions and more responsibility became available and I quickly worked my way up to building manager. I began watching the maintenance technicians who were called in for issues – everyone from plumbers to electricians. I wasn’t afraid to ask questions (despite the varied reactions I got from the techs) and many were happy to explain what they were doing. Soon I was fixing more things than we were calling maintenance for. The more I researched and learned, the easier and faster things became and I had found a passion and niche. Finally, I made the leap to my first maintenance technician position at an HOA condominium complex.

Being self-taught, I was nervous about being in over my head, but it took just one time second-guessing my abilities to see my worries were misplaced. I played it safe and called an experienced company for a complicated issue but it soon became clear they knew less about the problem and solutions than I did. This was a pivotal moment for me as I finally realized that it wasn’t knowledge and experience I lacked, it was simple confidence in what I already knew.

Since then, I’ve built a reputation as a reliable and knowledgeable worker who cares about our clients by first hearing and then fixing their problems. I committed to a client-focused approach and constantly finding ways to improve my skills and knowledge. I began to read wiring schematics and researching thermodynamics. I became interested in electronics and carpentry. When I got tired of waiting for overbooked garage door companies to show up, I learned how to fix them myself. I take pride in producing top quality work and commit to constantly raising the standard.

When I work in someone’s home, I’m not just fixing something broken. When I repair a lock I’m not just correcting disrupted alignment. Working in your home is an opportunity to relieve a stressor in your life so you can focus on the things that really matter to you. And that’s what matters to me.