Whether you’re new to it or a seasoned pro, you may know that Home Improvements is a very popular Taskrabbit category. And you may also know that the Home Improvements category can span a wide range of tasks!
For instance, here are some tasks that Taskers have shared they’ve done in the Home Improvements category:
- Changed all of the lightbulbs in a home
- Repaired a garage door
- Mounted a toilet paper holder
- Installed a doggie door
- Built a doghouse
- Repaired a waste disposal/dishwasher
- Built a sauna
- Replaced doorbell batteries
- Replaced smoke detector batteries
- Hung doors, changed doorknobs, changed door locks
- Hung cabinets/fixed pre-hung cabinets
- Helped a property management company flip houses
And the list goes on and on!
In this series on Home Improvements, we’ll focus on some of the most common tasks that Taskers receive invites to through this category. That being said, oftentimes a task that seems like a Home Improvements will come through the Mounting or Assembly category and vice versa. We encourage you to educate your client to hire you through the category that best fits the task; check out this article on how you can cross-sell and up-sell yourself and let clients know about the many skills you have to offer.
Read this series of Home Improvements articles to learn:
- Home Improvements 101: Meet the Taskers
- Home Improvements 102: client communications
- Home Improvements 103: how to stock your toolkit
- Home Improvements 104: doors, door locks & cabinets
- Home Improvements 105: taps & toilets
- Home Improvements 106: walls & wallpapering
- Home Improvements 107: light fixtures & switches
- Home Improvements 108: laying laminate flooring
- Home Improvements 109: window repair & replacement
- Home Improvements 110: appliance repair
- Home Improvements 111: troubleshooting
- Home Improvements 112: ensuring quality & closing the task
Each article includes a list of suggested scoping questions as well as tools that top Taskers use on each of these tasks. However, these lists are not exhaustive–please feel free to add your own pro tips in the comments section of each article if there’s anything you’d like to add.
