Marc The Handyman

Marc The Handyman is a one-person operation out of Cambridge that's been picking up five-star reviews since at least 2017 for exactly the jobs you'd call a handyman for: a mirror that needs hanging, a set of curtains that needs measuring twice, a kid's dresser that showed up in a box. Boston Magazine named him its 2021 Best Handyman, and the numbers back that up — a perfect 5.0 on Google across 17 ratings, a 5.0 on Thumbtack across 188, and Thumbtack's Top Pro badge in four separate years (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021). The BBB lists him at 14 years in business, a sole proprietorship run under the name Marc Hedges with one employee — himself. He isn't BBB accredited, and there's no complaint history logged against him there either. What people hiring him lately keep noticing is how little friction there is: he gives a heads-up before he arrives, shows up when he says he will, and was good with a customer's dog while he worked. A more recent Thumbtack review singles out how meticulous he was measuring for a full curtain and drapery installation, calling the result perfect room by room. It's the same pattern that shows up going back years, across assembling furniture, hanging art and mirrors, and handling small repairs, without a documented complaint turning up on Google, Thumbtack, or the BBB. Because it's a one-man shop, scope stays modest by design — mounting, hanging, assembly, and quick fixes rather than a multi-trade remodel. One directory describes him as licensed and insured, but that's the directory's own description rather than anything verified here, so it's worth confirming directly if that matters for the job. He's a good call for the everyday punch-list item — the mirror, the curtains, the flat-pack furniture — and worth checking his current availability given he's working solo.