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 12 minutes from Burbank · ZIPs 90027, 90039

Handyman & Home Tech Services in Los Feliz, CA

Los Feliz — historic homes, hillside properties and technically demanding work done carefully.

  • All eight service lines available across Los Feliz
  • 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 Los Feliz

Los Feliz is one of the most architecturally significant neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and it's also one of the more demanding places to do technical work. The flats below Los Feliz Boulevard hold beautiful 1920s Spanish, Tudor and Mediterranean homes. Above the boulevard, the streets climb steeply into the hills toward Griffith Park with properties built into slopes, reached by long stairs and narrow roads.

The 1920s construction here is exactly the kind that defeats wireless networking: thick plaster over metal lath, masonry sections, and multiple floors. A single router in a Los Feliz Spanish home routinely fails to reach the far side of the house. The right answer involves cable, an attic, and some patience — but done once, it's done.

These houses also reward care in everything else. Original tile, plaster detail, hardwood, arched openings and period hardware are all easy to damage and expensive to restore. A patch that doesn't match, a fixture mounted through a plaster arch, or a camera cable stapled across a stucco face are all avoidable mistakes.

What I get called for in Los Feliz

  • Wi-Fi in 1920s homes with plaster over metal lath
  • Careful plaster and period-detail repair
  • Camera coverage on steep, stair-access hillside properties
  • Appliance repair in original and vintage-style kitchens
  • Home office and creative workstation support
  • Period fixture and hardware replacement done sympathetically
  • Deck, railing and outdoor structure work on slopes
  • Hillhurst and Vermont small-business network and POS support

Neighborhoods and areas covered

  • Los Feliz flats
  • Los Feliz Hills
  • Franklin Hills
  • Laughlin Park edge
  • Griffith Park border
  • Vermont Avenue corridor
  • Hillhurst corridor

Local notes

Access. A lot of Los Feliz hillside homes are reached by a long flight of stairs from street parking. That's normal and it doesn't change the price — but mention it when you book so I bring the right amount of gear up in one trip rather than three.

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.

Los Feliz questions

Why is Wi-Fi so bad in my 1920s Los Feliz house?

Almost certainly the walls. Plaster over metal lath acts as a shield against 5 GHz signal — the same construction that makes the house solid makes it hostile to wireless. No router fixes this. Multiple access points connected by Ethernet do, permanently.

Will you damage my original plaster?

Not if it can be avoided, and the approach is chosen to minimize it. Mounting into plaster uses the right anchors and pilot technique; cable is routed through attics and closets rather than through decorative surfaces; and patches are texture-matched rather than skimmed flat and hoped for.

Do you serve Los Feliz and Franklin Hills?

Yes, both, plus the Griffith Park edge. It's about twelve minutes from Burbank.

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