More people are staying home which means all those appliances are getting some more use. Some home maintenance service workers like plumbers, electricians, and handymen, are doing business differently during the coronavirus pandemic.
By nature, home maintenance services usually require close contact between the worker and the customer. Now it’s safest to stay far away from one another, so maintenance workers are finding new ways to do business.
Dan Sanzhura started Michiana Handyman about three years ago. He tries to limit as much interaction with his customers as possible by doing transactions and planning virtually.
“There’s no face-to-face contact anymore," he says. "We used to be able to shake the person’s hand, meet them, have them sign a contract with us but it’s really forced everybody to go paperless.”
Sanzhura says business has been affected too. They’ve been getting a lot of roof repairs since Spring began, but some of the more common jobs they do, like painting, have decreased.
“A lot of times they’ll only hire us because they don’t have enough time. Now people are home and they’re usually taking care of that stuff now.”
Sanzhura says when they do get work, they make sure to wear his mom’s homemade face masks for protection, floral patterns and all.
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