Meet Adam Taylor: The Woodlands’ Most Trusted Handyman

THE LICENSES TEXAS REQUIRES — AND MOST HANDYMEN SKIP

Here’s something most homeowners don’t know: in Texas, replacing a ceiling fan or a garbage disposal is regulated work. It involves electrical and plumbing connections, and the state requires a license to do it for hire. A lot of handymen do these jobs anyway, without holding one. I don’t operate that way. I hold the two licenses Texas requires for this work, issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR):

Residential Appliance Installation Contractor License #894

This is the parent company license, which my wife and I own (Taylored Home Solutions). It also carries a state-mandated general liability insurance requirement, so when I say I’m insured, that’s not just a phrase — it’s a condition of holding the license.  

Residential Appliance Installer License #376398

This is my personal license, the one that authorizes me, individually, to perform the installations.  In plain terms, that license covers replacing and upgrading the appliances already in your home — ceiling fans, garbage disposals, and similar fixtures — done safely and to code. If a job calls for running a brand-new electrical circuit where none exists, that’s the work of a licensed electrical contractor, and I’ll tell you so honestly rather than take on something outside my license. Knowing where that line is, and respecting it, is part of doing this right.

And I bring real experience to every project. I’ve worked as a full-time handyman for a decade — since 2016 — and I’ve been serving The Woodlands since 2023. A license tells you I’m qualified on paper; ten years of doing this work, house after house, tell you I’ve put it into practice.  You don’t have to take my word for any of this. Both licenses are public record, and you can verify them yourself on the TDLR website. I’d rather you check than wonder.

This is really what “your neighbor, not a franchise” comes down to. I’m not a call center or a name on a truck — I’m one licensed, insured, experienced person whose reputation is built right here in The Woodlands.

My Personal Guarantee to You

I’m selective about the jobs I take — if something’s outside my license or skill set, I’ll tell you, not wing it. That’s why callbacks are rare. In ten years of doing this, I can count the call-backs I’ve had on one hand: a deflected nail that came through a stair banister, a curtain anchor that pulled out of the wall (lesson learned — never trust the anchors that come in the box), and a picture frame I dropped and scratched, which I replaced outright for $1,200. The closest call was a garage pipe I over-tightened and cracked — I made an insurance claim on that one, but it got handled fast.

None of that is the kind of thing you want to happen. But it’s also the honest answer to “what happens if something goes wrong.” I show up, I own it, and I make it right.

Commercial General Liability Insurance

Even though I’m a one-man show, I don’t compromise on protection.  I carry a commercial general liability policy featuring $1,000,000 per claim and $2,000,000 annual aggregate coverage limits.  Whether I am mounting a TV, replacing a ceiling fan, or repairing a garbage disposal, your home is completely protected from the moment my Ultimate Handyman Trailer arrives.