One number, twenty services

Very likely. The Township of Ocean requires both zoning and construction permits before any work begins involving construction, renovation, repairs, additions, alterations or reconstruction of a residence — that is a broader net than many neighbouring towns cast. The Construction and Building Division issues and inspects them, and Town Hall is at 399 Monmouth Road in Oakhurst. We will tell you what your job needs before we start.

Because of how the lake was built and how much has been built around it. Deal Lake was originally an Atlantic estuary, reshaped from 1890 by closing off the ocean inlet — a model stormwater system for its time. Almost the whole shoreline is now developed, with many homes inside the 100-year flood plain. Township-wide, drainage problems follow either a few inches of rain in a short window or several days of steady rain.

Twenty services from one number — drywall, flooring, carpentry, painting, exterior repair and general handyman work, with plumbing and electrical when the job needs them. Most jobs are not a single trade — a room refresh often means drywall, flooring and trim in one go. Handling all of it means the job closes out in one visit.

Yes — across the Township of Ocean and the wider Monmouth County area, including Neptune, Eatontown, Asbury Park and further inland toward Freehold and Manalapan. Call and tell us where you are.

Yes. Grab rails, thresholds, step modifications, handrails and door-width adjustments come up regularly here, partly because Oakhurst holds three established senior housing communities with more age-restricted housing being built.

Call (908) 332-0202 and describe the job. Most straightforward work gets a free written quote on that call. Where the scope is bigger or something is hidden, we may need a quick look first — we tell you on the phone.

Rates published by the national cost guides sit well above general handyman work — Angi's 2026 figures put ordinary handyman labour at roughly $50 to $150 an hour, and licensed trades run higher again, before any parts. We quote the job rather than the hour, and the quote is free. Where a job genuinely needs a licensed master plumber rather than multiskilled repair work, we say so at the start, because that is the point at which the price changes and you should know why.

Compare like with like, which usually means getting the work described in writing before comparing anything. Three things make a quote hard to judge: no breakdown between labour and parts, no statement of what happens if the job turns out bigger once it is open, and a number given before anyone has seen or properly heard about the problem. A second opinion costs nothing when estimates are free, and on anything at $500 or more New Jersey requires the agreement in writing anyway.

Small plumbing repairs, by a distance — running toilets, dripping mixers, slow drains and the trap under a sink. They are also the jobs most often left too long, because none of them stops the house working until the day one of them does. Second is the list that has built up: a door that will not latch, a fan that has stopped, shelving, a light fitting.

By what the work touches. Repair, replacement and installation across carpentry, general plumbing and general electrical is multiskilled work and books as one visit. Anything that alters the service itself — a new gas line, a panel change, a main stack — belongs to a licensed contractor under the relevant state board, and we will tell you that on the first call rather than halfway through the second.

Usually, yes, because the travel and the set-up are paid once instead of three times. It is the practical argument for the whole multiskilled idea: a leaking trap, a dead outlet and a door that has dropped are three trades and three call-outs elsewhere, and one visit here. Send the whole list when you ask for the estimate rather than the worst item on it.