Trim & Casing Repair in San Francisco and the Peninsula

The trim in an older Peninsula home is often better material than money can buy today. Damaged casing, worn stair parts, and tired built-ins get repaired and matched — not ripped out and replaced with something close enough.

How we work on trim

Profile matching is the craft. A damaged section of casing or base gets cut back to clean joints and spliced with stock milled or built up to match the original profile — the eye reads continuous molding, not a patch. Where a whole run has to come off, it comes off carefully; old-growth material that survives removal goes back on the wall.

Interior carpentry rides on the same skills: shelving that sags, built-ins whose doors have dropped, banisters loose at the newel, stair treads that creak and cup. These are joinery problems with joinery answers — re-gluing, re-blocking, refastening into solid framing — not caulk-and-hope.

The finish is part of the repair. Nail holes filled, joints caulked where the original was caulked, primed and painted to the existing line — or stained and blended where the woodwork is clear-finished. Done right, you stop being able to find the repair within a week of living with it.

Scope, plainly

  • Trim & casing — repair/replace, matched profiles
  • Interior carpentry — shelving, built-in adjustments, banisters, stairs

Bigger than a repair? We'll say so at the walk-through and point you to people we trust.

What this doesn't cover

Major remodels, permit-requiring work, and full rebuilds are project territory — we'll tell you plainly at the walk-through, and when a job needs a licensed specialty trade we coordinate vetted subs on one invoice.

What it costs

One published member rate — $125/hr — booked in half- or full-day visits. No per-job quotes, no padding. Handled members draw on included monthly hours first. See membership pricing →

Hello Handy app My List screen showing the master to-do list

There's an app for the list

Snap a photo of the trim & casing repair, it lands on your list — we handle the rest.

Common questions

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What happens at the walk-through?

About an hour. We do a light inspection of the property — walking the rooms, documenting your mechanicals and appliances, noting any obvious issues — then sit down with your list and discuss how we can help. That visit starts your home's record.

How do I book a visit? How far out?

Add tasks in the app or by text, then book a half-day or full-day block when you're ready. Members typically get a visit within a week or two; the seasonal rush can stretch that, which is one reason members get priority scheduling.

How do the two plans work?

Annual Membership ($399/yr) is access: the documented walk-through, your list managed by us, priority scheduling, and the crew at $125/hr whenever you book. Handled ($499/mo) is "we run the home": everything in Annual, plus a seasonal care plan we execute in the background and 3 crew hours a month included.

What's included in the membership vs. billed hourly?

The membership covers the walk-through, your home record, list management, and scheduling. Labor is one published rate for everyone — $125/hr. For Handled members the included monthly hours come first; anything beyond bills at the same $125/hr.

Ready to get the trim & casing repair handled?

The walk-through is free, and there’s nothing to commit to. We come to you, learn the home, and you decide from there.

Serving San Francisco down the Peninsula to Cupertino

Where we do this work

Everywhere we serve →

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