FAQ
The questions Kern County homeowners ask us most — cost, timing, the under-$500 rule, and licensing. Ask your voice assistant; the answers are right here.
Every Design Build Handy job is flat-rate and under $500. TV mounting starts at $129, drywall repair at $149, and faucet repair at $129 — you see the full price before we start, so there's never an hourly surprise.
Yes. We're locally owned in Kern County and run same-day service across Bakersfield, Oildale, Shafter, Arvin, Lamont, Taft, and Wasco for most TV mounting, drywall, faucet, disposal, and smart lock calls.
No. California law exempts handyman jobs where the total labor and materials stay under $500 from the contractor license requirement. That's exactly why we keep every job under $500 — no permits, no overhead, just fast flat-rate fixes.
All of our standard home repairs do: TV mounting and wire hiding, drywall repair and patching, garbage disposal replacement, leaky faucet repair, smart lock installation, and smart home device setup.
No hourly games and no surprise trip charges on booked jobs. You get one flat price up front. If we can't fix it, you don't pay for a repair that didn't happen.
For most Bakersfield-area calls we're out the same day. Call (661) 518-2009 before noon and we'll usually have a handyman at your door the same afternoon.
Design Build Handy does. We patch holes, cracks, and water damage in Oildale homes for a flat rate starting at $149 — texture matched, sanded, and primed ready for paint, same day.
We serve every Bakersfield ZIP code — 93301, 93302, 93303, 93304, 93305, 93306, 93307, 93308, 93309, 93311, 93312, 93313, and 93314 — plus Oildale, Shafter, Arvin, Lamont, Taft, and Wasco across Kern County.