Service area

Handyman in The Plantation at Ponte Vedra Beach

Locally-owned handyman service · Licensed, bonded, insured · 5-minute drive from HQ

St Johns Handyman serves The Plantation at Ponte Vedra Beach, the exclusive all-inclusive gated community where club membership comes with home ownership. The Plantation features an 18-hole championship golf course, private beach club, tennis courts, and a clubhouse — and a small, highly-regulated residential footprint of mostly single-family custom-built homes. We are licensed, bonded, insured and we do not charge a call-out fee. Typical drive time from our HQ is about 5 minutes. Call (904) 871-5791.

Common around here

Jobs we see often in The Plantation

The Plantation's housing stock is custom-built, mostly 1990s-2000s, and held to a high finish standard. Common Plantation jobs reflect that: interior refresh work that respects the original detailing (door rehangs, trim replacement, painting), exterior wood and trim maintenance, deck and patio refinishing, and the steady seasonal pressure-washing and gutter-clearing cycle. Less catch-up structural work than older communities — Plantation homes were built well — and more 'preserve the existing finish quality' work.

What makes Plantation work different

The Plantation has the smallest residential footprint of any gated community in our service area, and the highest finish-quality expectation. Working here means slow, careful, perfect — not fast and good-enough. Plantation homeowners pay for quality of work, not lowest hourly rate.

We’ve worked in The Plantation regularly enough that we’re known at the gate and we know which homes have which quirks. That continuity is part of why Plantation clients come back to us for follow-on jobs.

Where in The Plantation we work

The Plantation is small enough that the entire community is one job-routing zone. We don’t break it down further by sub-section — every Plantation address is on our regular route.

What we don’t take at The Plantation

Major remodels and additions (general-contractor scope; The Plantation has a stricter approval process for new construction). Pool resurfacing and equipment work (specialty trades). Anything on the golf course or club facilities — those are not residential and not our scope.

Getting there

Response and travel time

  • Drive time from HQ: about 5 minutes.
  • Non-emergency booking: usually 2–5 business days.
  • Emergency response: typically inside 2–3 hours.
  • Travel fee: none — The Plantation is in our standard service area.
Frequently asked

The Plantation — questions we get a lot

How fast can you get to The Plantation?

About 5 minutes from our HQ. Same-day service is the norm during business hours.

Do you charge a travel fee for The Plantation?

Never. The Plantation is one of our closest service areas.

Are you familiar with The Plantation's architectural review?

Yes. The Plantation has one of the stricter architectural reviews in our service area — every exterior change (paint, trim, fence, roof) needs approval. We carry the documentation packet and help you file. Interior work generally doesn't need approval, but we'll confirm if you're not sure.

Will you be cleared through the Plantation gate?

Yes. We have standing approval through the gatehouse and our crew shows ID and the work order at entry. New clients should add our company name to your guest list for the day.

What's the most common job you do at The Plantation?

Interior repaints and trim refresh. Plantation homes are at the age where original 1990s color palettes are dated, and homeowners are doing whole-house repaints with attention to preserving the original trim and detail work.

Do you do work on The Plantation Clubhouse, golf course, or beach club?

No — those are operated by the Plantation club and serviced by their facilities team. Our work is on the individual residences within the community.

Get a free quote in The Plantation.

Tell us what's broken — most quote requests get a callback within an hour during business hours.

Bonded & insured.

Every visit and every dollar of work is covered. Ask us for our certificate of insurance any time.

No call-out fee.

Free estimates. You owe us nothing if you decide not to hire us.

12-month workmanship warranty.

If anything we do fails within a year, we come back at no charge.