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 91403, 91423, 91411

Handyman & Home Tech Services in Sherman Oaks, CA

Sherman Oaks flats and hills — appliance repair, handyman work, networking and cameras across 91403, 91423 and 91411.

  • All eight service lines available across Sherman Oaks
  • 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 Sherman Oaks

Sherman Oaks divides at Ventura Boulevard. South of Ventura, the streets climb toward Mulholland through winding hillside neighborhoods with larger, often custom homes on sloped lots. North of Ventura, the flats are dense with 1950s and 1960s single-family homes and a large stock of apartment and condo buildings, especially along the Sepulveda and Van Nuys corridors.

The flats produce steady appliance work — a lot of original-to-the-remodel kitchens now hitting 12–15 years, which is exactly when refrigerators and dishwashers start failing. They also produce the standard older-home punch list: sticking doors, plaster cracks, aging shutoff valves, and electrical that predates GFCI requirements in kitchens and baths.

South of the boulevard the requests shift toward whole-home networking, camera systems covering long driveways and hillside approaches, home theater work, and outdoor structures — pergolas, patio covers and shade sails on lots that need real leveling before anything gets bolted down.

What I get called for in Sherman Oaks

  • Appliance repair on 10–15 year old kitchen remodels hitting end-of-life
  • GFCI upgrades in older kitchens and bathrooms
  • Camera systems for hillside driveways and gated approaches
  • Whole-home Wi-Fi in split-level and multi-story homes
  • Pergola and patio cover assembly with proper leveling on slopes
  • Condo and apartment appliance and handyman work
  • TV mounting, home theater and one-remote setup
  • Computer repair and home office support

Neighborhoods and areas covered

  • Sherman Oaks flats
  • South of Ventura hills
  • Chandler Estates
  • Sherman Circle
  • Longridge Estates
  • Royal Woods
  • Van Nuys Boulevard corridor
  • Sepulveda corridor

Local notes

Kitchen remodel timing. If your kitchen was remodeled between roughly 2010 and 2015, the appliances in it are now at the age where dishwashers, refrigerator control boards and microwave door switches start to fail. Most of these are worth repairing — the machines were good — and a $250 repair beats a $1,400 replacement plus the cabinet fit problem.

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.

Sherman Oaks questions

Do you serve both sides of Ventura Boulevard?

Yes — the flats north of Ventura and the hillside streets south of it, plus the 91411 area toward Van Nuys. Sherman Oaks is typically same-day or next-day.

Can you install a pergola on a sloped Sherman Oaks lot?

Yes. The leveling is the real work — a structure assembled on a slope without proper shimming and anchoring ends up racked and eventually loosens. That prep is included in the assembly price rather than treated as an extra.

Do you work in Sherman Oaks condo buildings?

Regularly. Certificates of insurance for building management provided in advance, and I work within building rules on hours, elevator use and drilling restrictions.

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