I work as a handyman in SoHo (cast-iron lofts, walk-ups above the storefronts, and the newer condo conversions) with a $130 minimum visit and flat prices quoted from your photos before I show up. The most common calls here: TV mounting on brick from $160, heavy art and mirrors from $130, floating shelves from $130. Full list on the pricing page.
SoHo lofts were built like factories, because they were
SoHo is the landmarked Cast-Iron Historic District, and the walls prove it. These are old loft buildings sitting above ground-floor flagship retail: cast-iron facades, giant factory windows, tin ceilings, interior cast-iron columns, and thick masonry between them. They were built to hold machinery. The artists’ lofts turned luxury, but the bones didn’t change.
That’s exactly what makes the wall the whole story here. A drywall anchor from the hardware store spins uselessly in real brick or blows out a crater. Mounting a TV on a SoHo masonry wall means a hammer drill and proper masonry anchors (from $160, versus $130 on the rare drywall wall). Same physics for hanging art or a heavy mirror: on brick and plaster-over-masonry it’s a hardware decision, not a guess, gallery walls from $140 and heavy mirrors from $130. Floating shelves into brick start at $130 and, done right, will outlast the lease.
If you’re renting a loft, I’ve got damage-free options for shelves, rods, and lighter mounts so your deposit survives your decorating. And where the wall really is drywall (the newer conversions and partition walls), a clean patch and paint runs from $140.
What SoHo clients book most
- TV mounting: from $130 on drywall, from $160 on brick or concrete, which in SoHo is the usual answer. Cables tucked, level checked twice.
- Picture and mirror hanging: this neighborhood owns a lot of art. Gallery wall from $140, heavy mirror from $130, all sized to the wall behind it.
- Floating shelves and storage: from $130 per shelf, anchored into masonry so they carry real weight, not just books for the photo.
- Drywall and plaster patch: patch and paint from $140 on the newer partition walls.
- Furniture assembly: dresser from $130, bed frame from $130, PAX wardrobe from $180, and yes, I carry it up the walk-up.
- Minor plumbing: running toilet from $130, faucet swap from $130. Old loft valves get gentle hands.
How booking works
Text or email me photos: the wall, the art, the leak, one wide shot and one close-up. I answer personally, not through a dispatcher, with a flat price and open slots. Evenings and Sundays included, and Sunday is the day the flagship stores downstairs go quiet, so the loud masonry work bothers nobody. If your building has rules for outside workers (sign-in, freight windows, work hours), tell me up front and I’ll plan the loud work around them and keep quiet jobs for the evening.
On the day: I show up on time, cover your loft floors, do the work we agreed at the price we agreed, and clean up before I go. Cleanup’s included, and no plaster dust gets tracked down to the retail floor below. Need it fast? See same-day service. I cover all of Manhattan, with Chelsea just up the road. Send photos, get your quote.
Letters to the desk, answered
My loft has thick brick walls and cast-iron columns. Can you actually mount on that?
That's most of my SoHo work. Real masonry means a hammer drill and the right masonry anchors, not the plastic ones that come in the TV box. It holds better than any drywall ever will. TV on brick or concrete is from $160 for that reason.
My building makes outside workers sign in and limits work hours. Is that a problem?
No, that's normal in SoHo loft co-ops and condos. Front-desk sign-in, freight windows, noise hours: routine for me. Forward your building's rules and I'll schedule the loud work inside them and save quiet jobs for the evening.
Can you come to SoHo same day?
Often yes, especially evenings. Send photos of the loft job and I'll tell you straight whether today works. I also work Sundays, when the retail downstairs is shut and nearly everyone else is closed.
Can you hang a heavy mirror or big art on my brick wall?
Yes, and on masonry that's a hardware decision, not a guess. I match the anchor to the wall and the weight so it stays put. Heavy mirrors are from $130, gallery walls from $140.