About us
The Built Solid Story
Two guys. 25+ years of craftsmanship. Nearly two decades of running home service businesses. One shared belief: homeowners deserve better.
Meet Josh
Josh has spent 25 years with a tool in his hand. He started out working for a handyman business, moved on to installing windows and shower doors, and really cut his teeth under a full-service home remodeling contractor.
For the last decade-plus he's run his own remodeling company, taking on everything from kitchens and bathrooms to the jobs most contractors won't touch — removing load-bearing walls and re-engineering the structure, lifting and leveling settled homes, and full gut remodels.
His electrical and plumbing skills are as sharp as his carpentry. And the design sense he's built from 25 years of seeing what works — and what doesn't — is the kind of thing you can't fake.
Meet Tim
Tim has been running home service businesses since 2008. His side of the table is the part most tradespeople don't love: customer service, marketing, recruiting, finance, and the systems that make a business actually run.
After nearly two decades of building and operating service companies across northern Illinois, he knows how to turn good work into a good business — the kind that shows up on time, communicates clearly, and stands behind every job.
How Built Solid Happened
Josh and Tim met when Tim hired Josh to remodel an investment property. One project turned into the next, and they've been working together ever since.
When Josh came to Tim with the idea of starting a handyman business — one built on the craftsmanship of a real remodeler, backed by the systems and customer experience of a real operator — Tim was in immediately.
That's how Built Solid Home Serviceswas born: a handyman company with a remodeler's skill set and an operator's attention to the customer.
Why “Built Solid”
Because your home deserves work that lasts. And because a company is only as good as what's underneath it — the people, the standards, the follow-through.
We built this one to be solid all the way down.
Licensed • Insured • Locally Owned in Crystal Lake, IL • Serving 222 Communities Across Northern IL and Southern WI
Licensing & insurance
Built Solid Home Services LLC is fully licensed and insured for handyman and remodeling work in Illinois and Wisconsin. Certificates of insurance are available on request before any job starts.
We pull permits when a job requires them. We do not cut corners on code compliance. If a project falls outside our license scope (main-panel electrical, full plumbing re-pipes, structural engineering), we tell you up front and refer you to a trade partner.