About Me

I’m proud to be an inde­pen­dent handy­man who has done many dif­fer­ent types of jobs over the years. I can install faucets and toi­lets, set up home the­ater sys­tems, patch dry­wall, repair bro­ken light fix­tures, fix bro­ken tile, install wood floors, paint rooms with more than one color, con­fig­ure wire­less net­works, build com­put­ers, and just about any­thing else that needs to be done around a house or business.

I am also proud of my skills as a trou­bleshooter devel­oped from years as an elec­tron­ics retailer, and as a PC sup­port tech. I can quickly deter­mine the cause of a prob­lem whether its a bro­ken water line, incor­rectly wired light switch, or weak cable sig­nal. I once dis­cov­ered that the noise one client was hear­ing in his home was com­ing from his hear­ing aid, and that the “leak” in a gar­den foun­tain was actu­ally the fill line siphon­ing water out most of the day. I am also good at impro­vis­ing and must say I’ve been called “Mac­Gyver” more than once! Let me know what you need and I’ll do my best to find a solution.

I am avail­able in both the Palm Springs and San Diego areas, though I spend most of my time in the desert.

Reliable Rick and Dad
Reli­able Rick and Dad

I have always been told that I am mechan­i­cally inclined. I don’t know about that, I just always liked tak­ing things apart, fig­ur­ing them out, and putting them back together — bet­ter when­ever pos­si­ble, and I get that from my dad. He comes from an era where you just did things your­self. He rarely called a repair­man for any­thing and did every­thing from fix­ing a wash­ing machine to remov­ing the wall between the kitchen and din­ing room to clear­ing a lot for our mobile home then build­ing an addi­tion and screen porch for it. For me it isn’t as much about incli­na­tion as it is accli­ma­tion, and I have Har­vey to thank for that. Thanks Dad!

One more thing: I strongly believe that the best way to help the econ­omy is to keep your busi­ness local. I am an avid sup­porter of Palm Springs/Coachella Val­ley busi­nesses and when­ever pos­si­ble use and buy locally pro­duced prod­ucts from local mer­chants, for myself and my clients.

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