{"id":70,"date":"2026-09-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/keystead\/before-you-hire-a-handyman\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T09:00:00","slug":"before-you-hire-a-handyman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/keystead\/before-you-hire-a-handyman\/","title":{"rendered":"Before You Hire a Handyman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The right professional makes a project feel simple. The wrong one costs you time, money, and patience. A few checks before you book make all the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check they are insured<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask directly, and expect a clear answer. Proper insurance protects you and your home if something goes wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ask for a written quote<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A clear estimate should describe the work, the materials, and the price. Vague quotes tend to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Look at recent work and reviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos of finished jobs and comments from local customers tell you more than any advert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notice how they communicate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone who replies promptly and arrives when they say they will usually works the same way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What to look for when choosing the right professional for your next project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/keystead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/keystead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/keystead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/keystead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/keystead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/keystead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/keystead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/keystead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/keystead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.uncoderbuilder.com\/keystead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}