Red Stag does not charge by the hour — every job is flat-rate quoted before work begins. Comparable hourly rates in LA run $85–$175 per hour, but flat-rate is almost always cheaper because the price doesn't drift if a job runs long. Our minimum visit is $150 (covers the first hour), and most small fixes finish within that minimum.
California law requires a CSLB contractor's license for any handyman job where labor plus materials totals more than $500. Unlicensed handymen handling larger jobs are committing a misdemeanor, and homeowner's insurance will not cover damage caused by unlicensed work. Red Stag holds CSLB #964664 and carries $2M general liability + workers' comp.
A licensed California handyman can replace any like-for-like fixture using existing wiring — light fixtures, ceiling fans, smart doorbells, smart locks, smart switches, outlets, and dimmers. Anything that requires running new wiring, adding a new circuit, upsizing a breaker, or modifying the panel requires a licensed electrician. Red Stag does the first; we refer the second.
A licensed handyman can swap like-for-like plumbing fixtures: faucets, garbage disposals, toilet seats, supply lines, P-traps, shower heads, and angle stops. Repermit-required reroutes (water heater install, new drain runs, gas line work) require a licensed plumber. Red Stag handles the fixture-level work and refers structural plumbing.
29 cities across Los Angeles County: Hollywood, West Hollywood, Silver Lake, Los Feliz, Echo Park, Glendale, Burbank, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood, Toluca Lake, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood, Santa Monica, Culver City, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Atwater Village, La Cañada Flintridge, Long Beach, Encino, Tarzana, Woodland Hills, Calabasas, Arcadia, Monrovia, and Downey.
Same-day service is available across most of our 29-city LA County coverage area when you call before noon. Standard scheduling is next-day or two-day for non-urgent jobs. Emergency service (active leaks, lock-outs, security door damage after a break-in) runs 24/7 with a one-hour response window in core service areas.
$150 minimum, which covers the first hour of work. Most small jobs (knob swap, small drywall patch, fixture install, screen rebuild, faucet swap) finish within that hour. Larger jobs are quoted flat-rate before we begin, so there's never a $150 bill that turns into a $400 bill mid-job.
Yes. If a Red Stag job isn't right when we walk it with you at the end of the visit, we fix it before we leave. If it's wrong after we've left, we come back. If it can't be made right, we refund. That's our written guarantee — applies to every job, regardless of size.
Yes — commercial and multifamily work is a major part of our business. We handle tenant turnovers, ADA compliance fixes, storefront maintenance, office assembly, drywall patching, hardware upgrades, and recurring maintenance contracts. We invoice property management companies on net-30 with W-9s, COIs, and master service agreements available.
California handymen cannot do: new electrical circuit runs, new plumbing reroutes, gas line work, structural framing changes, permit-required additions or remodels, HVAC system installs, foundation work, or roofing work. These all require specialty contractor licenses. Red Stag will diagnose anything on a first visit and refer you to the right specialty trade if your job exceeds handyman scope.
Yes. Every Red Stag truck arrives loaded with the standard tool kit, common materials (caulk, screws, anchors, paintable filler, basic hardware), drywall patch supplies, paint touch-up kits, and the diagnostic equipment to handle 90% of jobs without a second trip. Specialty parts you've purchased (light fixtures, hardware, smart devices) we install at the quoted labor rate.
All Red Stag technicians are full-time W-2 employees, not sub-contracted gig workers. They're background-checked, drug-tested, uniformed, drive marked vehicles, and carry photo ID. The same techs work the same neighborhoods, so your handyman in Sherman Oaks is a regular fixture on those streets — not a stranger sent by an algorithm.