Jalousie Window Repair
Stuck cranks, loose clips and cracked louvers on the glass windows older Oahu houses still run on.
More on Jalousie Window Repair →Condos and walk-ups
Handyman for Waikiki
Most of the work here happens a few floors up, inside one unit, under someone else's rules. We fix doors, fixtures, caulk and jalousies in Waikiki apartments and plan each visit around what the building allows.
The job list
Small repairs and installs around Waikiki
One visit can cover several items. These six are the ones Honolulu homes ask about most; the full list sits further down the homepage.
Window AC Installation
A window unit set on a proper bracket, sealed at the sides, and draining away from the wall.
More on Window AC Installation →
Garbage Disposals
Jammed, humming or leaking disposals cleared, reset or swapped for a new unit under the sink.
More on Garbage Disposals →
Drywall Repair
Holes, cracks, nail pops and water-stained patches cut out, taped, mudded and blended.
More on Drywall Repair →
Ceiling Fan Installation
A fan hung on a box rated to carry it, balanced so it stops wobbling at full speed.
More on Ceiling Fan Installation →
TV Mounting
A screen mounted into studs or the right concrete anchor, with the cables kept tidy.
More on TV Mounting →Around the district
Where around Waikiki do we take jobs?
We take jobs throughout the district and in the three board areas that border it. The buildings change block to block; the paperwork mostly does not.
Waikiki
Towers beside older walk-ups. Historic Hawaii Foundation ties the jalousie boom here to walk-up apartments of the late 1940s and 1950s.
McCully-Moiliili
Part of the same urban core, where about half of all units are rented, so the caller is often a landlord or a manager.
Diamond Head-Kapahulu-St. Louis
On the Diamond Head side. When the job is in a house rather than a unit, the association step drops out.
Ala Moana-Kakaako
Toward town. Wherever a wall turns out to be concrete, a shelf or TV goes up on a hammer drill and masonry anchors.
Why it is different
Why do Waikiki condo owners hire a handyman?
Condo owners hire a handyman because small jobs in a unit here come with rules attached. Across the urban core, 48 percent of homes sit in buildings of 20 or more units and about half are rented, so the person calling is often a landlord or manager rather than whoever lives there, and the building sets the work hours and contractor access. Hawaii's condo law treats a unit's lanai, exterior doors and windows as limited common elements, so work on them can involve the association. The leeward air is drier than the windward side's, yet the older walk-ups still carry jalousies from the late 1940s and 1950s.
- House rules read before the visit is booked
- Work kept inside the building's allowed hours
- Hammer drill and masonry anchors for concrete
- Jalousie clips and operators in older walk-ups
- Photo-based written quotes for owners off island
- Shared risers and common areas left to the association
Before we come up
What should a Waikiki owner check before a repair visit?
Check the house rules and your declaration before a repair visit, because together they decide when we can work and what we can touch. Under HRS 514B-104(a)(6) the association controls how common elements are used and kept up, and rules on contractor access and work hours rest on that power. Under 514B-140, a material alteration needs 67 percent of owners plus the board; a nonmaterial change needs only the board, which shall not unreasonably withhold it. Send the rules with your list and we plan around them.
Who owns what
Your unit against the building, under HRS 514B
| Question | Tied to your unit | Shared by the building |
|---|---|---|
| Example | The duct branch serving only your dryer; your lanai, its door, your windows | A duct riser that serves two or more units |
| What the law calls it | Limited common element (514B-35) | Common element (514B-35) |
| Who decides on changes | The board, for nonmaterial changes (514B-140(c)) | The association (514B-104(a)(6)) |
| Our part | Repairs and small installs once the rules are checked | None; that work runs through the association |
| What can override this | Your building's declaration | Your building's declaration |
Beyond the district
Out of the high-rises and across Oahu
Manoa and Kaimuki sit just inland, Hawaii Kai is out east, and the windward towns are over the mountains. We cover them all, with any travel listed in the written quote.
Honolulu
KailuaKaneoheMililani
KapoleiHawaii KaiWaikiki
North ShoreEwa BeachPearl City
AieaManoaKaimuki
Oahu
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Building rules
Usually the association, because under HRS 514B-35(2) a duct shared by two or more units is a common element, while the branch serving one unit is tied to that unit, unless your declaration says otherwise.
Yes. Concrete takes a hammer drill and masonry anchors instead of stud screws, and the mount still has to be rated for the TV's weight and screen size. An articulating arm pulls harder on its bolts than a flat mount, which matters more in an anchor than in a stud, and the power cord cannot be hidden inside the wall without a recessed outlet, which is electrician work. If the house rules set quiet hours for drilling, we book inside them. More on our TV mounting page.
Yes. Cracked louvers get replaced with glass measured from the old piece, loose clips are reset, and a worn operator is cleaned and lubricated or swapped for a new one.
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Owners and tenants
Yes, if the tenant agrees to the time.
Send photos of each problem and a copy of the building's house rules, then arrange access with your manager or the front desk. We send a written quote before any work starts and photos when it is done, so you can see the result without flying in.
Yes. Old caulk comes out completely, the joint is cleaned with rubbing alcohol and dried, and a bathroom-grade silicone goes in with the tub filled, so the bead cures under the weight it will carry.
We book by the list and the building's rules rather than promising a time, so send both.