What Skills Make a Great Handyman in 2025?

dxbmarket
dxbmarket Posts: 1
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I’ve noticed that in 2025, clients expect much more from handymen than just quick fixes. With smarter homes, eco-friendly materials, and modern design preferences, the job seems to require both technical skill and adaptability.

For example, I’ve seen homeowners in places like Dubai and beyond asking for small electrical adjustments, smart home setups, and furniture assembly, all in one visit. It’s interesting how the handyman profession is shifting from “repair work” to “complete home maintenance solutions.

What do you think are the must-have skills or tools for today’s handyman?
Do you see the demand changing in your city too?

Comments

  • adulwahaab
    adulwahaab Posts: 1

    I'm agree with you. Handymen today need to be more versatile from smart home setups to small electrical fixes. In Dubai, I’ve seen clients value punctuality and clear communication as much as the actual repair work. A good mix of tech skills and classic tools really makes a difference now.

  • DerHilfer_LLC
    DerHilfer_LLC Posts: 118
    edited November 4

    Thumbtack Users think hiring a "handyman" is going to save them money over a plumber, electrician, drywall hanger, framer, roofer, glazier, etc. And IMHO, Thumbtack should shut that down. There is no reason to think any "handyman" should be installing a split-unit heat-pump for half the labor cost of a HVAC professional and paying $60 to Thumbtack just to show up.

    Furthermore, we often show up with $10,000 worth of tools to do a $400 job.
    I pay $4,000 a year just on insurance to offer services in my area so the consumer has nothing to worry about. I have never had an insurance claim, we do great work! But should something bad happen this insurance will replace his house, the homeowner's possessions and cover the incidence where my employee cuts off his fingers in a table saw. I don't mean to be grotesque, it's just a reality.

    I digress, "handyman" has been bastardized into "cheap labor".

    Good labor ain't cheap, cheap labor ain't good.

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