In a town of roughly 308 people, there isn’t a handyman on every corner. When a storm door won’t latch or a gutter pulls away from the fascia, Manila owners often end up waiting, patching it themselves, or living with it. Add a long winter at over 6,000 feet and a busy summer of Flaming Gorge traffic, and the small stuff piles up fast.
Our general repairs service is built for that kind of list. We fix doors, trim, siding, soffit, fascia, gutters, screens, drywall, and minor carpentry, inside and out. Because Manila is a planned trip for us, we ask for the full list up front, bring the right materials, and work through it in order of what matters most. Anything that belongs with a plumber or electrician, we’ll tell you plainly instead of guessing.
We understand how long winters, snow, and wind at Manila's elevation chew up gutters, siding, trim, and doors over the years.
We bring saws, drills, ladders, fasteners, and common materials, so most list items get finished without a second trip.
We'll tell you which items are worth fixing now, which can wait, and which belong with a different trade.
Drop cloths go down before we start, and sawdust, scraps, and old parts leave with us when the day is done.
Manila has carried a few names over the years, from Chambers to Lewisallen to Lucerne, and plenty of homes here have carried a few decades of weather too. Older places tend to collect small problems. A door frame shifts, a window screen tears, a piece of trim splits where a nail rusted through. One item on its own rarely feels worth a trip.
That’s why we ask for everything at once. When you hand us a full list, we can plan the visit, load the right materials, and get through far more in a single day than we could on a string of one-off calls. For you, that means fewer days waiting on someone and one tidy day of work.
Close to 38 inches of snow a year, with cold January nights, is tough on the outside of a building. Ice builds up along roof edges and drags gutters down. Melting snow finds its way behind loose siding and trim. Wind catches anything that’s already a little loose. By spring, most homes have at least a few spots that need attention.
We rehang and reseal gutters, replace cracked siding pieces, swap out rotted trim and fascia boards, and seal gaps where water has been getting in. If ice on the roof edge is the root of the problem, roof snow raking during the winter can keep weight and ice from building up so the same repairs don’t come back every spring.
Inside, the list usually looks a little different. Common interior jobs include:
We keep the work area covered, clean up dust as we go, and leave rooms ready to use. If a repair turns out to need a plumber or an electrician, we’ll stop and tell you so you can get the right person out. That way nothing gets half fixed, and you know exactly what’s left to arrange before we pack up.
A lot of properties around Manila and the west side of Flaming Gorge are rentals or seasonal places. Owners may live hours away and only hear about problems from a guest or a tenant. We can take a list from you by phone or email, handle the repairs on a scheduled visit, and send photos when it’s done. You don’t have to drive up for a weekend just to deal with a torn screen or a door that won’t latch.
Turnovers are a good time for this. Between tenants or before the summer rush, we can fix screens, doors, trim, and the wear that comes with a busy season so the place is ready for the next people through the door.
Hay, livestock, and tourism keep Manila going, and the buildings that support that work take a beating. Shop doors get bumped, entry thresholds wear, and siding gets dinged by equipment. We handle these practical fixes so your space works the way it should. When we spot a loose rail at a customer entry, our safety rail installation and repair work can firm it up during the same trip.
Since every Manila visit is planned, it makes sense to look at the whole property. A fence that’s been leaning since the last windstorm, a sign that’s faded, or a stained driveway can often be folded into that one visit. Many owners pair a repair list with pressure washing for siding and walks so the outside of the building looks as good as it works. Tell us what’s on your mind during the site visit, and we’ll build a plan that makes the most of the trip.
We walk the property with your list, look at each item, and note materials, access, and anything we find along the way.
You get a free quote broken out by repair, so you can choose what to tackle now and what to save for later.
Our crew works through the approved list in order, fixing doors, trim, siding, gutters, and drywall with care.
We go item by item with you, test every door and fix, and check nothing on the list got missed.
