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Carpenter Next Door

Interior work, DeKalb County to the northwest suburbs

One vetted pro for the inside of your home. Not five phone calls.

Cabinets, trim, a bathroom refresh, grab bars for a parent, a light switch that stopped working. Tell us what you need and one checked, insured local pro calls you back.

  • Free to request
  • One pro per request
  • You pay the pro directly
  1. Insurance on fileCertificate checked, expiry tracked
  2. Licensed where Illinois requires itState plumbing, village electrical
  3. Background checkedNational check, date shown on their card
  4. We talked to themNobody we would not send to our own parents

Most requested jobs

All 65 jobs
KitchenInstall kitchen cabinetsA pro hangs your new kitchen cabinets level, plumb, and fastened to the studs.Two to three daysAccessibility and senior safetyGrab barsA pro anchors grab bars into studs or solid backing so they hold a person's full weight.About an hour for two or three barsElectrical, smallReplace a switch or outletA licensed electrician replaces worn, loose, or dead switches and outlets.About an hour for a few devices · Licensed electrical proDoors, trim, and carpentryHang interior doorsA pro hangs new prehung or slab doors so they swing clean and latch every time.About two hours per doorBathInstall a bathroom vanityA pro sets your new vanity and a licensed plumber hooks up the sink and faucet.Half a day · Licensed plumbing proDoors, trim, and carpentryInstall baseboard and casingA pro removes old trim and installs new baseboard and door or window casing with tight corners.One day per two roomsPlumbing, smallReplace a kitchen faucetA licensed plumber removes the old kitchen faucet and connects the new one.About an hour · Licensed plumbing proWalls, ceilings, and paintInterior painting by roomA pro preps, cuts in, and rolls one or more rooms with two coats of paint.One day per roomDoors, trim, and carpentryBuilt in shelvingA pro builds shelving into a wall or alcove and trims it so it looks like part of the house.Two to three daysFloorsInstall laminate or vinyl plankA pro removes the old floor and lays click together laminate or vinyl plank, with new trim at the edges.One to two days for a few rooms

How it works

  1. 1

    Tell us the job

    Pick it from the list or describe it in your own words. Where, when, a photo if you have one. Two minutes, no account.

  2. 2

    One pro calls you

    We send your request to one vetted pro who does that work in your town. They call or text within 4 business hours. If they cannot take it, the next one does. You never get five calls.

  3. 3

    They do the work, you pay them

    The pro quotes, schedules, and does the job. You pay them directly, like you always have. We never ask you for a card.

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Built for seniors and the people helping them

  • Request by phone or online. No app, no password.
  • A “I am helping someone else” box, so a son or daughter gets every update too.
  • Before any visit you get the pro’s name and photo, so you know who is at the door.
  • Every pro is background checked and insured, and the check date is on their card.
  • No countdown timers, no “three pros are looking at this.” Just one good one.

How the pros are checked

  • Insurance certificate on file, with the expiry date.
  • State plumbing license for any plumbing job. Village electrical license for any electrical job. Illinois requires both, and we check.
  • Background check through a national provider.
  • A phone conversation with us before they see a single request.
  • Reviews from homeowners we sent them, only after the job is done.
How we vet pros

Where we work

DeKalb County

Sycamore, DeKalb, Genoa, Cortland, Malta, Maple Park

The Fox Valley

St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, Elburn, Sugar Grove, South Elgin, Elgin, Campton Hills

Northwest suburbs

Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Barrington, Rolling Meadows, Streamwood

Not on the list? Ask anyway. We take the request and tell you honestly if we do not have a pro there yet.

Do this kind of work?

Carpenters, finish pros, and trades who want mid-size interior jobs from homeowners who already know what they want. Free to list. No lead fees. A flat fee only when a job completes.

See how it works for pros