Serving Burbank & 25 miles around it Same-day & next-day slots (747) 344-7727
Armen Hammer — handyman, appliance and technology services in Burbank, CA

About 15 minutes from Burbank · ZIPs 90041, 90042

Handyman & Home Tech Services in Eagle Rock, CA

Eagle Rock and Highland Park edge — solid old houses, community businesses and honest repair work.

  • All eight service lines available across Eagle Rock
  • Free estimates by phone, photo or in person
  • Flat prices agreed before work starts
  • 90-day labor warranty
Free estimates · Flat prices agreed up front · 90-day labor warranty · Text photos for a fast quote
Fully insuredGeneral liability coverage on every job
Same-day slotsMost calls answered inside two hours
90-day labor warrantyIf the fix doesn't hold, I come back free
Straight answersYou'll be told when a job needs a licensed pro

Working in Eagle Rock

Eagle Rock is one of the most pleasant places in the city to work on houses. The neighborhood is full of well-built 1910s–1940s Craftsman, Spanish and Tudor homes on real streets with real front porches, and the community is close-knit enough that word travels — which is a good discipline for anyone doing this work.

The housing stock brings a consistent list. Original plaster that cracks along stress lines. Wood windows and doors that stick. Galvanized supply lines and original angle stops. Ungrounded two-prong outlets. And Wi-Fi that stops working somewhere around the middle of the house, because 1925 plaster construction does that.

Colorado Boulevard is the neighborhood's spine, with independent restaurants, shops and offices that need camera systems, networks, POS support and general maintenance. Occidental College brings a steady student and faculty population with computer and networking needs.

What I get called for in Eagle Rock

  • Plaster crack and hole repair with texture matching
  • Wood window and door adjustment and hardware
  • Angle stop and supply line replacement in pre-war homes
  • Wi-Fi coverage in 1920s plaster construction
  • GFCI and grounding solutions for two-prong wiring
  • Colorado Boulevard business camera, network and POS work
  • Appliance repair across all vintages
  • Computer repair for students, faculty and home offices

Neighborhoods and areas covered

  • Eagle Rock
  • Colorado Boulevard corridor
  • Occidental College area
  • Hermon border
  • Highland Park edge
  • Glassell Park border
  • Eagle Rock Hills
  • Yosemite Drive area

Local notes

Original hardware is worth saving. The door hardware, window latches and light fixtures in these houses are often better than anything you can buy now. Where something can be cleaned, freed, re-keyed or repaired rather than replaced, that's usually the better call and it's frequently cheaper too. I'll tell you which is which.

How a job actually goes

  1. 1

    Tell me what's wrong

    Call, text a photo, or fill in the form. Photos of the model plate or the problem area cut the guesswork enormously.

  2. 2

    Get a real price range

    You get a range before I drive out, not after. If it's a job that needs a licensed contractor, I'll tell you that on the phone instead of wasting your time.

  3. 3

    I show up in the window

    You get a text when I'm on the way. Shoe covers, drop cloths, and the work area left cleaner than I found it.

  4. 4

    Pay when it works

    Flat price agreed up front. Card, Zelle, cash or check. Parts I install carry the manufacturer warranty and my labor is guaranteed for 90 days.

Eagle Rock questions

Do you serve Eagle Rock and Highland Park?

Yes, Eagle Rock fully (90041) and the adjacent Highland Park and Glassell Park edges. About fifteen minutes from Burbank.

My 1920s house has two-prong outlets everywhere. What are my options?

You have three: leave them (legal but limiting), install GFCI protection with correct labeling (code-compliant, affordable, and what I do), or rewire the house (licensed electrician, permit, significant cost). The GFCI route solves the practical safety concern for most rooms at $95–$170 per location.

Can you match the texture on my plaster walls?

Yes — that's a large share of the old-house work I do. Smooth-coat plaster, sand finishes and the various textures added over the decades all get matched to the surrounding wall rather than patched flat and painted over, which is what makes a repair invisible.

What neighbors say

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“Our Samsung fridge stopped cooling on a Friday. Armen came out the same afternoon, found a failed evaporator fan, and had it running before dinner. He showed me the old part and explained exactly what happened. No upsell, no drama.”
Marisol R.Magnolia Park, Burbank · Appliance Repair
“Three-story townhouse with Wi-Fi that died on the top floor. He ran a hardwired access point instead of selling me another extender, and now I get full speed in every room. He labeled every cable in the closet too.”
David K.Glendale · Networking & Wi-Fi
“Four cameras around the house plus a doorbell, all on my phone. He walked the property with me first and moved two camera positions based on where our packages actually get dropped. Clean cable runs, nothing hanging.”
Susan T.Toluca Lake · Security Cameras

Something broken, unfinished, or driving you crazy?

One call covers the house and the office — from a leaking faucet to a dead laptop to four cameras and a new router. Free estimates, no trip charge inside Burbank.

Call (747) 344-7727