My name is Mark Bissell and I have been providing handyman / home repair in San Mateo county for over 20 years. In 1999, I noticed that there was a need for someone to do all of the small home repairs that homeowners had. Someone who was skilled, fair, and honest. Accolade was born.
It was a pleasure working with you! You were on time, did excellent work, are knowledgeable across categories of repairs, & cleverly figured out how to fix a problem I thought would take much more time to handle. And, you are a very nice guy. We were recently referred to Mark Bissell, owner of Accolade Home Services, by members of the Palo Alto Menlo Park Parents' Club. Mark came on a Sunday morning, and quickly worked through our list of home maintenance and repair needs. He also provided good advice on additional maintenance items to consider, and on what services he felt confident providing versus work better performed by other specialists.
Walking into my daughter's room in the winter has always been like a trip to the artic. Like a lot of homes, our house has hardwood floors with no insulation under them. We have to run the furace to the point of making the rest of the house unbearably hot just to make her room "not cold" and the minute the furnace turns off, her room cools off real fast. Well after 16 years I decided to take the time and insulate under her floor. As I walked into her room this morning - WOW!!! her room is a...
Boy it is kinda chilly out there today! As the mercury begins to drop there are a couple of things we need to think about: 1 - Keep pets indoors when possible. For outdoor pets, insure they adequate shelter and plenty of warm bedding. 2- Water pipes tend to freeze in weather like this. Most homes have an exposed waterline that feeds your whole house. It is often located on the front of your house. For the short term, you can throw an old blanket on it to protect from freezing. For the longer.
The aunties are coming The aunties are coming! Thanksgiving is fast approaching. Are you ready? Take the test: Guests often notice things that we dont even really look at. Take a look at your home. ~ Is the caulking around your kitchen sink moldy and disgusting? ~ How is the bathroom caulking...
Well it is that time again. As you change your clocks back, please remember to change your detector batteries (smoke, fire and carbon monoxide) Not only will this make your home safer, it will save you the dread of waking up at 3am in a couple months trying to figure out which alarm is beeping due...