An ADHD Handyman

 Many people have heard the phrase, "Do no harm," especially in relation to physicians.   But the professional handyman also keeps that ideal close to the chest as we go about our work as well. Many of us find ourselves doing maintenance work and tasks related to other fields such as plumbing,  HVAC, and electrical systems.  While we ourselves are usually NOT a licensed professional of those fields, we often perform inspection and maintenance tasks of those kinds of systems and devices.  So, we often are quite familiarized with at least the general concepts and basics of those fields so that while we perform the few tasks we are able to do related to them, we also don't break them or make them worse.  Do no harm. Water heater draining, furnace filter changing, checking or changing light bulbs, switches, and receptacles, cleaning AC units.  These and many other tasks are projects the professional handyman find ourselves doing frequently.  ...

 A professional handyman is someone who is in the business of maintenance, fixing, assembling, installing, and making.  Mostly in the areas of residential and light commercial locations.  We fill a "gap" between various licensed trades as well as fill a service need for customers who for various reasons, are unable or unwilling to make those repairs, or perform certain tasks themselves. Many of us have achieved various specialized certifications and formal training in addition to other general skills accumulated over time through hands-on experience. As a "professional", we are licensed or registered as local contractors, insured, and in many cases, are affiliated with professional organizations such as the Association of Certified Handyman Professionals (ACHP) or similar. When referring to ourselves as "professionals", we make sure to know what our "lane" is and we stay in our lane in an ethical and safety related focus to not endanger or otherw...