Mettawa, IL
Handyman in Mettawa, IL — Monthly Subscription From $184
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No credit card · No contract · ZIP 60045, 60048, 60052 · locally owned
The cost
Stop paying a handyman $300–$500 every time something breaks in your Mettawa home
Mettawa homeowners spend $3,600–$6,000 a year on reactive repairs — each one its own search, its own wait, its own $300–$500 bill. A Home Harmony subscription is $184 per month.
But the cost comparison isn't really the point. What changes is that you stop scrambling. Same technician. A maintenance plan that actually carries over. When something breaks, you're not starting from zero.
Here's what that cycle costs across 12 months.
Home Harmony
One sump pump replacement runs $200–$400. Book two in a year and the subscription's covered itself.
Why us
Why Mettawa homeowners trust FixHome+
Roman, FixHome+ founder & handyman
Meet your Mettawa handyman
Roman handles jobs in this service area. He has worked on homes across the NW Chicago suburbs for over ten years, building a track record one property at a time. When Roman comes to your door, he already knows what types of issues come up most often in Lake County homes, and he comes with the right tools to handle them on the spot. He shows up personally, logs what was done, and builds a maintenance history for each home on the schedule — not a dispatcher routing your call to whoever is available. That continuity is what a one-time repair call cannot deliver.
Serving all of Mettawa
FixHome+ covers Mettawa (60045, 60048, 60052) and nearby Lincolnshire (60069), Vernon Hills (60061, 60062, 60481, 60488), Lake Forest (60045, 60048, 60061, 60069), Deerfield (60015, 60093), and Highwood (60040).
Over a decade in the same neighborhoods
FixHome+ has worked on homes in Mettawa and the surrounding suburbs for more than ten years. Roman knows these houses: how they were built, what fails first, and what seasonal maintenance actually looks like here. This part of Lake County has a mix of larger estates, wooded lots, and newer construction, and the maintenance demands that come with each profile are different. Roman has seen the full range across these ZIP codes, which means fewer surprises and faster work on every visit. A contractor marketplace sends whoever is available. FixHome+ sends Roman.
Pricing
Mettawa FixHome+ handyman services subscription pricing
Flat monthly plans from $184 — same price across all service areas.
Services
What we fix in Mettawa homes
In Mettawa, the most common calls are Gutter cleaning & repair, Air filter replacement, Leak Assessment and Fixes, Basement Sump Pump Replacement, and Garage door maintenance. Older homes also see regular Garage door wheels oiling and tracks cleaning and Install smart locks as owners maintain mechanical systems and upgrade home security. Seasonal work — Installing Curtain Rods and Air filter replacement — rounds out the year across all ZIP codes served.
Every service listed here comes from FixHome+'s full catalog of 70+ services. Roman carries the tools to handle all of them on a single visit, so a handyman services appointment covers more ground than a single-task repair call. Homes with wooded lots and detached structures generate more exterior maintenance items — Roman builds those details into each property's maintenance plan. The subscription model means he visits twelve times across the year, so smaller issues get caught before they turn into expensive repairs. Gutter cleaning in fall, sump pump checks ahead of spring rains, air filter swaps on a regular cycle — these are the kinds of visits that prevent the $500 emergency call rather than react to one. Mettawa homes benefit from that proactive rhythm more than most, given the mature tree canopy and the older plumbing and electrical in parts of the area.
See the complete list of 70+ services — from TV Mounting and Installation to Grab Bars Installation — on our full service list.
Process
How it works
What clients say
Testimonials
I usually prefer to handle stuff around the apartment on my own, but I still don’t have enough tools for the job yet. And, I’m still working from home too. When I saw an ad for FixHome+, I booked a ...
5 stars! FixHome+ is impressive. Their app makes scheduling effortless, and their subscription packages are very competitive. I was shocked that my first repair visit was completely FREE. The handyman ...
I decided to try a FixHome+ service because of an app and booked a demo visit. Roman showed up and quickly assessed the tasks I needed help with.
He quickly fixed a towel rack that had been unstable ...
Comparison
FixHome+ vs. the other options in Mettawa
Local handymen in Mettawa can be skilled, but finding a good one takes two to three weeks, billing is $300–$500 per job, and there's no way to track what's been done or what's coming next. When you add up 12 separate one-off calls — the realistic annual total for a well-maintained home — you're looking at $3,600–$6,000 versus $2,208 on a FixHome+ subscription. That gap doesn't close on convenience either. FixHome+ gives you a single point of contact, a running log of every visit, and priority scheduling built into the app. No more chasing down a contractor who stopped returning messages after the last job.
Franchise brands are more consistent than a cold Craigslist search. You're still paying hourly, and what you get still depends on who shows up that day. There's no continuity, no maintenance history on file, and no incentive for the technician to understand your home's specific quirks. Each visit starts from zero. When a new face arrives every time, there's no institutional knowledge — just a fresh estimate on whatever the homeowner noticed since the last visit.
DIY works until it doesn't. The tools add up, the weekends disappear, and half the projects on the list haven't moved in months. For homeowners managing larger properties, the gap between what needs doing and what actually gets done widens every season. A FixHome+ subscription replaces that friction with a scheduled handyman visit every month — booked through the app, no coordination required.
FixHome+ works differently. One monthly subscription covers 12 handyman visits per year, one per month. Home Harmony subscribers pay an effective $92/hour against the non-subscriber rate of $125/hour. The math: $184 × 12 = $2,208 per year versus a traditional 12-visit approach at $3,600–$6,000. Regular visits catch problems before they turn into repairs. Roman tracks what's been done and what's coming due.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
60045, 60048, 60052. We also cover nearby Lincolnshire (60069), Vernon Hills (60061, 60062, 60481, 60488), Lake Forest (60045, 60048, 60061, 60069), Deerfield (60015, 60093), and Highwood (60040).
Most new subscribers get their free visit scheduled within 48 hours. All services are booked through the app — subscribers get priority scheduling over one-time calls.
Subscriptions start at $184/month and include 12 visits per year. Non-subscribers pay $125/hour with no trip charges.
Yes. No contract. Cancel from the app whenever you want.
We walk the home, fix a few things on the spot, and put together a maintenance plan for your specific property. No credit card, no commitment.
Handyman rates in the Chicago suburbs run $75–$250/hour, depending on the scope. FixHome+ non-subscribers pay $125/hour. Home Harmony subscribers pay an effective $92/hour with no trip charges.
Look for full-time employees, fixed pricing, and booking that doesn't require a phone call. Contractor marketplaces match you to whoever is available — not necessarily whoever is good.
Standard rates run $100–$150/hour for one-off jobs. FixHome+ subscribers pay an effective $92/hour with no trip fees.
For minor repairs, installations, and regular maintenance, a handyman is faster and cheaper. For larger scopes — kitchen remodeling, major plumbing overhauls — FixHome+ coordinates with vetted local contractors through the app.
Roman, FixHome+ founder & handyman
Service area
Also serving Arlington Mettawa neighboring communities
FixHome+ also serves neighboring Lincolnshire, Vernon Hills, Lake Forest, Deerfield, and Highwood — see all service areas.
This part of Lake County keeps Roman on a consistent route. If your property sits near a ZIP code boundary or your address falls into a neighboring city's coverage zone, the same subscription rate applies and the same technician shows up. Handyman services in this corridor share the same seasonal patterns — gutter work in fall, sump pump checks in spring, exterior maintenance in summer. Every neighbor listed below has a dedicated page with details specific to that community.
Our Mission
Why FixHome+ exists
I spent more than a decade doing handyman work across the NW Chicago suburbs before starting FixHome+. The problem was always the same: homeowners paying $300–$500 for repairs that got bad because they had no one to call before they did. A subscription with one technician and one monthly fee is what he built to change that.
— Roman, Founder and Lead Technician, FixHome+
Your Mettawa home's to-do list isn't going anywhere on its own.
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