Garden courts and pre-war co-ops
Handyman in Sunnyside
- Where
- Queens
- ZIP
- 11104
- From our shop
- 1.6 mi, straight line
Sunnyside sits east of Sunnyside Yard, the 180-acre rail yard used by Amtrak, LIRR and NJ Transit, about 1.6 miles from our shop and in the same community district. Sunnyside Gardens, a historic district since 2007, is about 600 two-story rowhouses built from 1924 to 1928 around shared garden courts.
The rest of Sunnyside is mostly pre-war elevator buildings: about half of homes in 11104 were built before 1940, and only about 2% since 2010. That means plaster walls, older doors that have moved with the building, and co-op boards with house rules about what counts as an alteration. In Sunnyside Gardens, exterior changes need a Landmarks Preservation Commission permit.
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 work on a Sunnyside Gardens house?
Inside, yes: mounting, patching, doors, weatherstripping, assembly. Anything that changes the exterior needs a Landmarks Preservation Commission permit first, because Sunnyside Gardens is a designated historic district.
Got a list in Sunnyside?
Call. Tell us the job, the wall and your building's rules. You get a quote before any work starts.