Handyman in Soulard, St. Louis: Keeping Historic Flats Sound

Soulard is one of the oldest neighborhoods in St. Louis, and its 19th-century brick flats and townhomes carry a specific repair profile: lime-plaster walls that crack with the house's age, tall wood windows with sash cords that have snapped, brick that needs tuck-pointing, and floors that have settled into a slope. A handyman in Soulard who knows these homes patches them right, without turning a small repair into a big project. Here's what we do most in the neighborhood.

What Soulard homes ask for

• Plaster repair and skim coating — the walls in these homes crack with every season
• Wood window sash and cord repair — the windows don't stay up on their own
• Brick tuck-pointing and mortar touch-ups
• Door adjustments on floors that have settled out of square
• Floor leveling and squeak fixes in old-growth joists
• Caulk and grout in century-old bathrooms

Full scope on our drywall and plaster repair and doors, windows and locks pages.

The settling Soulard floor

Many Soulard homes have floors that slope with age — not a structural emergency, but a cause of sticking doors and gaps at the baseboards. We re-hang doors to the settled frame and re-caulk the baseboard so the slope doesn't show. We'll always tell you honestly if a slope is cosmetic or if it needs a structural look.

Market and event season

Soulard's busy season — Mardi Gras, Soulard Mardi Gras, and the farmers market — brings guests, which means last-minute repairs on the guest bath, the sticking guest-room door, and the rail that a visitor will grab. We keep room in the schedule for the last-minute Soulard call.

Get a Soulard quote

Send us the job and your Soulard address. We quote from a photo and schedule fast — and we know Lafayette Square, The Hill, and Benton Park nearby. Request a Soulard quote today.