ABOUT uS
uSurge - Expert Handyman Services
Christopher R. Roebuck , owner of uSurge LLC - is an insured, bonded & highly rated service provider. No job is too odd or small or menial. On all of your projects - you can expect quality craftsmanship, superior customer service, attention to every detail, reasonable costs, and your satisfaction is always guaranteed.
Please note that uSurge LLC is NOT a licensed contractor.
Who is uSurge?
The founder of uSurge and sole employee - Christopher R. Roebuck - has been providing independent consulting & contracting services to individuals and businesses since 1989. In the beginning - this work was primarily a side hustle alongside of what became a storied three decade career in IT.
In 2013 - uSurge LLC was officially founded and Christopher transitioned from enterprise healthcare IT to focusing full time on delivering solid performance in all Handyman and home/small business Technical services categories. He is insured and bonded - and most importantly dedicated to producing quality results at reasonable prices at whatever job needs doing.
So Book an Appointment for a free consultation and get a written estimate for completing your "honey do" list. your "would be nice to have done" list, or your "I need extra hands, or special tools, someone tall, or strong, or there just isn't enough hours in the day" list. I'd be happy to help you cross things off those lists.
What does uSurge do?
California does not require a license to provide Handyman and Technical services. However - this State is very specific about the types of work that can and cannot be done by a Handyman, the types of advertising & words that may and may not be utilized, and there's even a budget cap. Additionally - a California Handyman cannot work on plumbing or electrical - or anything that requires a permit or inspection.
Despite the State's restrictions - uSurge is commited to proudly serving this niche and providing high quality & reasonably priced Handyman and Technical services to the greater SF Bay Area.
Check out the uSurge Services page for the ever growing list of the ways that uSurge can help you.
Please note - uSurge is NOT a licensed contractor.
In the case where my assessment of my client's request for services indicates that a licensed contractor or a permit is required to perform the task -- I can, have & will continue to happily provide my client with a personal referral to a trusted contractor that is licensed and skilled in the trade required to complete the job. I am a proud member of the Premiere business referral network in the SF Bay Area & our trades group is made up of best in class service providers & contractors.
uSurge is an insured & bonded service provider.
Like my fellow tradespersons & entreprenuers - I want to be sure my clients enjoy peace of mind and know that I am providing protection for their home, property & possessions while I am working there. To that end - I maintain a commercial liability insurance policy and possess an active business service bond that will insure any possible misshap, however unlikely, is completely covered for my clients.
Why?
A lot of folks have asked me - "Why don't you get your contractors license?". It is hard to say - but several reasons do come to mind .. Truth is - despite being successful at being a team member as well as a team leader - I truly enjoy working solo - I always have - and the majority of jobs requiring a contractor's license generally require a team .. Secondarily - I'm trying Not to do just one thing for work these days. I have always been interested in having (or gaining) expertise across a variety of areas.. I like how each project from day to day will most likely be something new for me to do - or something I haven't done in awhile. I also appreciate how each task I perform has the potential to teach me something that will add to my skillset & allow me to be more effective & faster. And one of my favorite reasons - I love love love when a new project requires a tool or gadget that I don't have yet - and must now go and get "for work" <hehe>. But the most important reason is that I really enjoy the people I meet, and taking the time to get to know them & hear their stories and about the path they've walked to get to today - many have become like family to me .. I find myself continually grateful for the opportunity to be welcomed into my client's homes and can strive to be of service & hope the result provides some benefit that allows them to breathe a little easier that day.
I think my favorite author RAH said it best when he said:
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” -- Robert A. Heinlein
Not that there is anything wrong with specialization - it's just not for me. -- CRR
And others also said:
“Out of clutter, find simplicity.” -- Albert Einstein
“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” -- Aristotle
“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” -- William Shakespeare
“The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained in sudden flight but, they while their companions slept, they were toiling upwards in the night.” -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Apologies in advance - but I have been known on occasion to be still at the client site and out there working into the wee hours of the night - because for me - it's just not done until it's done right (and BTW - the extra hours are at no additional charge to the client). -- CRR
“If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing.” -- Ayn Rand
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