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 90028, 90038, 90068

Handyman & Home Tech Services in Hollywood, CA

Hollywood homes, apartments and businesses — practical service in one of the densest parts of the city.

  • All eight service lines available across Hollywood
  • 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 Hollywood

Hollywood covers a lot of ground and a lot of building types: 1920s courtyard apartments, hillside homes climbing toward the sign, new mid-rise residential towers, and one of the densest commercial corridors in Los Angeles.

Density is the defining technical challenge. In an apartment building near Hollywood and Vine, a Wi-Fi scan can show forty or fifty competing networks all crowding the same channels. That's not a problem you solve by buying a stronger router — it's a channel planning and band selection problem, and often the honest fix is moving to 5 GHz or 6 GHz and accepting a smaller, cleaner coverage area.

Residentially, the older apartment stock produces steady appliance and handyman work, most of it for renters and small landlords. The hillside homes above Franklin produce networking, camera and outdoor structure work. And the commercial corridor produces camera systems, POS support and small-business IT for restaurants, retail and production-adjacent offices.

What I get called for in Hollywood

  • Wi-Fi channel congestion in dense apartment buildings
  • Renter-friendly installations with minimal wall damage
  • Appliance repair in older apartment and courtyard buildings
  • Restaurant and retail camera systems and POS support
  • Hillside home networking and camera coverage
  • Landlord turnover punch lists
  • Home studio and creative workstation setup
  • Security cameras for buildings, alleys and parking areas

Neighborhoods and areas covered

  • Hollywood Hills
  • Franklin Village
  • Beachwood Canyon
  • Hollywood Boulevard corridor
  • Melrose corridor
  • Thai Town
  • Little Armenia
  • Sunset corridor

Local notes

Renters and small landlords. Much of the Hollywood work is renter-side. I'll do it in a way that doesn't cost you a deposit — no-drill and low-damage mounting, network fixes that need no cabling, and honest guidance about what your landlord is actually obligated to fix. Small landlords: turnover punch lists in one visit, invoiced per unit with photos.

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.

Hollywood questions

My apartment Wi-Fi is terrible even with a new router. Why?

Channel congestion. In a dense Hollywood building there may be forty-plus networks competing for the same airspace. The fix is a channel plan, moving to less crowded 5 GHz or 6 GHz bands, and sometimes just relocating the router a few feet. It takes measurement, not more money.

Can you install things without damaging my rental?

Yes. There are good solutions for mounting, cameras and networking that leave nothing behind, and where a small hole is unavoidable, I'll patch it properly when you move out if you want me back.

Do you serve Hollywood businesses?

Yes — restaurants, retail, offices and production-adjacent spaces. Camera systems, networks with proper POS separation, receipt printers, terminals and general repairs, on site.

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