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Handyman in Hunters Point
- Where
- Long Island City, Queens
- ZIP
- 11101
- From our shop
- 0.2 mi, straight line
Hunters Point is the neighborhood around our shop on 44th Road. The Hunters Point Historic District, designated in 1968, protects 47 rowhouses on 45th Avenue between 21st and 23rd Streets, built between 1871 and 1890. Behind those stoops the walls are usually plaster on wood lath, not drywall, and plaster takes different anchors and a different patching method than a modern wall.
Inside a landmark house the everyday jobs are ours: art and mirrors on plaster, crack patching, doors that have settled out of square, caulking and weatherstripping. Anything that changes the outside (doors, windows, stoops, railings, a through-wall AC) can need a Landmarks Preservation Commission permit first, so we ask before we plan it. Toward Vernon Boulevard the stock turns to walk-ups and newer mid-rises, and the work turns to mounting, assembly and move-out patching.
Core services
Mount it. Build it. Patch it. Cool it.
Hunters Point · Court Square · Queens West · Dutch Kills
TV & wall mounting
TVs, soundbars, art, mirrors and shelves — on whatever wall you've got. We ask what's behind it before we drill.
Drywall · metal studs · concrete · plasterFurniture & IKEA assembly
Flat-pack from any store, built square and anchored to the wall when it's tall. Elevator booking planned in.
Beds · PAX · cribs · desksDrywall, paint & caulk touch-ups
Anchor holes, dents and old mount holes patched and painted to match. Tubs and showers recaulked clean.
Patches · paint · caulkWindow AC install & removal
Window units installed on a support bracket or pulled for the winter. Through-wall units swapped into the sleeve you have.
Brackets · removal · wall sleevesStraight answers
Can you hang a heavy mirror on an old plaster wall?
Yes. Plaster on lath needs anchors made for plaster, or a screw into the framing behind it. Standard drywall anchors tend to spin out. We find the framing first, then pick the hardware for the weight.
Do I need landmarks approval for work on my Hunters Point rowhouse?
For inside jobs like patching, mounting and assembly, usually not. Work that changes the exterior (doors, windows, the stoop, railings, a through-wall AC) needs a Landmarks Preservation Commission permit before it starts, and LPC says some interior work can need one too. Check with LPC first; we won't start exterior work without it.
Got a list in Hunters Point?
Call. Tell us the job, the wall and your building's rules. You get a quote before any work starts.