Every good used car has a service history. Most homes have none.

When you buy a good used car, you ask for the service history. Your home is worth far more than any car, and most homes have no history at all. The HandyForce HomeCare Plan changes that. We come at the same times every year, work through a checklist, fix what we can on the spot, and record what we found. On Seasonal and Complete you get a record that grows for as long as you own the house, and that you can hand to a buyer the day you sell. Three plans for homeowners below. If you own rental property, there is a HomeCare plan priced per door.

Essentials

$549 a year +HST That works out at under $50 a month, paid once a year. Two visits, spring and fall. We test your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and fit fresh batteries, change the furnace filter, open or drain the outdoor tap for the season, test the sump pump, and touch up caulking and weatherstrip. We bring up to $50 of those consumables per visit.

Seasonal

$2,200 a year +HST Two bigger visits, spring and fall. Everything in Essentials plus eavestroughs, windows and screens, roof and chimney checks, weather seals. All materials included, and a written report after every visit.

Complete

$3,200 first year +HST Renews at $2,800. Four visits, one every season, all materials included. A written report after every visit, a full home inspection by an independent, licensed inspector in your first year, and the printed Home Record binder.

Compare the plans and book

What each plan covers

Essentials is $549 paid once a year, which works out at under $50 a month. Every plan runs for 12 months.

Essentials Seasonal Complete
Price $549 a year $2,200 a year $3,200 first year, then $2,800
Visits 2: spring and fall 2: spring and fall 4: one every season
What we bring Up to $50 of consumables a visit: alarm batteries, furnace filter, caulk, weatherstrip. Anything beyond that is quoted first All materials for the checklist work All materials for the checklist work
Home inspection No No Yes: one full inspection by an independent, licensed home inspector in your first year, then every third year you stay a member
The Home Record None Digital Printed binder and digital
Report after every visit No Yes Yes
Other work with us Priority Priority and preferred rate

All prices plus HST.

What's included at each visit

Open a season to see what we do. Essentials and Seasonal come in spring and fall. Complete comes in all four.

spring-icon Spring

Included on Seasonal and Complete.

We take Spring Cleaning seriously. Rather than a light dusting or a closet cleanout, we’re here to repair any outdoor issues that happened during the winter and prevent any issues caused by summer heat and humidity.

  • Check the exterior drainage.
  • Clean out gutters
  • Window cleaning (interior and exterior).
  • Inspect the exterior of your home.
  • Inspection of foundation.
  • Inspection of roof and chimney.
  • Repair/replace damaged window screens.
  • Inspection of window seals.
  • Clear dead plants/shrubs from the house.
  • Check trees for interference with electric lines.
  • Inspect roofing for damage and leaks.
  • Check water softener, add salt if needed.
  • Vacuum your refrigerator coils.
  • Test garage door auto-reverse feature.
  • Test your water heater’s pressure relief valve.
  • Replace batteries in smoke & carbon monoxide detectors.
  • Inspect your fire extinguisher(s).
  • Inspect, and change out HVAC filters.
  • Clean kitchen sink disposal.
  • Clean range hood filters.
  • Replace burnt out light bulbs (includes high places).
  • Check condition of attic, insulation and signs of water.

On Essentials we cover the safety and filter items from this visit: every smoke and carbon monoxide alarm tested with fresh batteries, the furnace and HVAC filters, the outdoor tap opened or drained for the season, the sump pump, and caulking and weatherstrip touch-ups.

Complete only.

The season that all Canadians have been waiting for- Summer! And, all the outdoor maintenance and lawn care that comes with it. With construction season in full swing, it’s important to see if the shaking and digging has caused any secondary issues. A few of the most common are cracks in the foundation and debris in fresh water pipes, which can cause flooding.

  • Check tile grout for cracks
  • Check caulking around showers and bathtubs
  • Inspect plumbing for leaks, clean aerators on faucets
  • Remove showerheads and clean sediment
  • Inspect for signs of insect infestation
  • Power wash deck and patio
  • Clean out window wells of debris
  • Check and clean dryer vent
  • Check water softener, add salt if needed
  • Tighten any handles, knobs, racks, etc
  • Inspect your fire extinguisher(s)
  • Change HVAC filters
  • Clean kitchen sink disposal
  • Clean range hood filters
  • Replace burnt out light bulbs (includes high places)

Included on Seasonal and Complete.

With winter right around the corner, you don’t want to get caught in the cold. Proactively complete your winter maintenance checklist and prepare for the upcoming season.

  • Clean out gutters.
  • Window cleaning (interior and exterior).
  • Inspect the exterior of your home.
  • Inspection of foundation.
  • Inspection of roof and chimney.
  • Repair/replace damaged window screens.
  • Inspection of window seals.
  • Flush hot water heater and remove sediment.
  • Inspect home weather seals ( windows or doors).
  • Turn off and flush outdoor water faucets.
  • Test sump pump.
  • Check driveway/pavement for cracks.
  • Test all GFCI’s and common ground.
  • Check all locks and deadbolts on your doors and windows.
  • Check water softener, add salt if needed.
  • Vacuum your refrigerator coils.
  • Test garage door auto-reverse feature.
  • Test your water heater’s pressure relief valve.
  • Check water softener, add salt if needed.
  • Replace batteries in smoke & carbon monoxide detectors.
  • Inspect your fire extinguisher(s).
  • Inspect, and change out HVAC filters.
  • Clean kitchen sink disposal.
  • Clean range hood filters.
  • Replace burnt out light bulbs (includes high places).

On Essentials we cover the safety and filter items from this visit: every smoke and carbon monoxide alarm tested with fresh batteries, the furnace and HVAC filters, the outdoor tap opened or drained for the season, the sump pump, and caulking and weatherstrip touch-ups.

Complete only.

With cold weather comes shorter days and more time spent indoors, making it the perfect opportunity to finish those outstanding to-do items. Let us take care of the hard stuff, while you cozy up by the fire.

  • Check for ice dams and icicles.
  • Check windows for ice or water build up.
  • Check grout on tiles.
  • Check caulking around showers and bathtubs.
  • Inspect plumbing for leaks, clean aerators on faucets.
  • Remove showerheads and clean sediment.
  • Check water softener, add salt if needed.
  • Inspect your fire extinguisher(s).
  • Inspect, and change out HVAC filters.
  • Clean kitchen sink disposal.
  • Clean range hood filters.

The Home Record

The Home Record is the point of the whole plan. It is where everything we find and everything we do gets written down, so your house has a history instead of a pile of receipts in a drawer. It belongs to the home, not to us. When you sell, it goes with the house. The Home Record comes with Seasonal and Complete. Seasonal gets the digital record and a written report after every visit. Complete adds the printed binder. Essentials covers the visits themselves and does not include the Home Record.

  • Home profile. Year built, size, and the key systems with their ages and model numbers, plus photos showing where the water, gas and power shut-offs are.
  • Inspection and action plan. On Complete, the inspection report and a plan showing each finding and whether it has been dealt with.
  • Maintenance log. The checklist, date, technician and photos from every visit.
  • Work records. Every invoice with the scope of work, permits, materials used, product warranties and before and after photos.
  • Warranties and manuals. Appliance and product manuals and warranty cards.
  • Other work on the home. Room for other contractors’ invoices, appraisals, surveys, permits and receipts.
  • Year in review. One page each year: what was checked, what was fixed, and what is coming up.

Complete members get a printed binder as well as the digital record. Essentials and Seasonal members get the digital record.

The inspection, and why it is not ours

Complete includes a full home inspection in your first year, carried out by an independent, licensed home inspector. We aim to book it inside your first 60 days, so the seasonal visits can act on what it finds. We book it and we pay for it out of the plan. It is the same kind of inspection a buyer would order. We never tell the inspector what to look for or what to write. That is the whole value of it. A report from the company that wants to sell you the repairs is worth very little, to you or to a future buyer. Within five business days your project manager turns every finding into a line in your Home Record: what it is, how urgent it is, and what it would cost to fix. You are free to use anyone you like for that work. If you stay a member, the inspection is repeated every third year, so the record shows the home being looked after over time.

Add-ons, season by season

Members often want a few extras while we are already at the house. Each one is quoted before we do it.

  • Spring. Irrigation start-up, deck and fence cleaning, air conditioner cover removal and exterior check.
  • Summer. Deck and fence staining and sealing, driveway and patio power washing, interlock re-sanding.
  • Fall. Irrigation winterization, gutter guard installation, outdoor furniture and hose storage, air conditioner cover.
  • Winter. Holiday light installation and removal, whole-house caulking refresh, attic hatch and door weatherproofing.
  • Any time. Accessibility upgrades such as grab bars and rails, smart thermostat and doorbell installation, touch-up painting.

Questions we get asked

Is $3,200 a lot for a year of maintenance?

Four visits a year with all the materials included, plus a full home inspection that costs $400 to $700 on its own in Toronto, plus the printed binder.

It also covers the jobs most people either put off or pay someone separately to come out and do: eavestroughs cleared twice a year, the dryer vent cleaned, the deck and patio washed, the furnace and HVAC filters, the alarm batteries, the caulking inside and out. You never book any of it. We turn up when we said we would and it is already on the list.

Priced one at a time at our hourly rate, with a separate call-out for each, the visits alone would come to more than the plan.

The inspector is independent and licensed, and we never tell them what to look for or what to write. You get the report whether you hire us for the work or not.

Then the plan is about catching problems early. Most expensive repairs start as small ones nobody saw: a blocked eavestrough, a slow leak, a failing seal. The record still helps with insurance claims, warranty claims and any future renovation.

You can, and members go to the front of the queue when they do call. The plan is for the things that break because nobody looked.

The plan runs for its 12 months. You have bought the year of visits and we book every one of them with you; visits that go unused are not refunded. We write to you six weeks before renewal with your year in review, so you can decide then whether to carry on.

The terms, in plain words

  • Length. 12 months from the day you sign up.
  • Payment. Annual, up front.
  • The visits. You buy a full year of visits and we book every one of them with you. Visits that go unused are not refunded.
  • Renewal. The plan renews automatically at the price current at that time. We write to you six weeks before, with your year in review.
  • Price changes. Only at renewal, with at least 60 days’ notice.
  • Selling the home. The Home Record belongs to the home and goes with it. The rest of the plan can pass to the buyer at no charge.

What the plan does not cover

  • Repairs beyond the visit checklist. We quote these before we start and only do them once you say yes.
  • Specialist and licensed-trade work such as roof replacement, electrical and plumbing beyond visual checks, and HVAC servicing inside the equipment. We arrange these through licensed partners and quote them separately.
  • Emergency call-outs. The HandyForce is not an emergency service.
  • Pest control, mould remediation and hazardous materials.
  • The inspection report itself is the inspector’s work, under their terms. We are responsible for the action plan and for our own repairs, which carry our one-year guarantee.

Ready when you are

Give your home its papers. Tell us about your house and we will tell you which plan fits.

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