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Knoxville, TN Handyman

About Hillside Handyman

Tennessee roots and a decade of California craft.

Born in Tennessee. Trained in the desert. Back home in Knoxville.

I'm Tennessee born and raised. I spent my first 30 years here, learning to fix what was broken and build what was needed, the way East Tennessee does it.

Then I spent ten years in California's Coachella Valley working as The Hillside Handyman, in Palm Springs, Indian Wells and the towns around them. I set custom cabinetry in a high-end estate, hand-shaped wave headers to match a home's one-of-a-kind artwork, opened up a desert-modern house with new structural headers and walls of glass, turned a cluttered garage into a full gym, repaired a luxury spa's hydrotherapy bed, and wired security cameras and networks. Desert homes taught me California standards: precision with stucco, heat and glass, and clients who expect it done right.

Now I'm back home in Knoxville, bringing both together: Tennessee roots and a decade of California craft. If you've moved here from California, you'll recognize the standard. If you're from here, you'll know you're working with one of your own.

The Sunsphere in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, framed by autumn treesHome: Knoxville, TN
Photo: “Sunsphere in Autumn” by David Ratledge, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized with a green tint.

Clear plans, clean job sites, and showing up when I said I would.

Hillsides LLC, Knoxville, TN

About Hillside Handyman

Owner of Hillsides in his garage workshop
Owner in the garage workshop
Owner at the saw bench in the shop
At the saw bench
Owner on a job with a DeWalt drill and shop vac
With a DeWalt drill
Owner by his truck with boards laid out to finish
By the truck and boards
Worn green business card from The Hillside Handyman years in California
The original green "Hillside Handyman" business card

Collaboration is part of the craft

One thing hasn't changed since my days as The Hillside Handyman in the desert: when a job reaches past what I've fully mastered, I don't guess. I quickly reach out to people I trust: humble, trustworthy pros who know their trade and are willing to teach. Those collaborators are a big part of every result on this page, and they're why I can say yes to more of what you need, done right.

The crews I've worked alongside

Cabinet boxes set in place during a kitchen install
Cabinet installers
Cabinet installer fitting the kitchen island
Cabinet install at the island
Concrete crew of three pouring a footing
Concrete crew
Painter at work on a ceiling
Painter on scaffold