Frisco Helpers’ volunteers provide minor home maintenance and repair services with a key focus on safety issues in the home. Minor repairs are typically of the type that could be performed by a team of volunteers within three hours and may include but are not limited to interior home maintenance, small section fence repairs, and home safety repairs. See the lists below for specific examples. If you have a question on what services are included or not, please call the Frisco Helpers contact number at 214.973.1490 for more information.

Types of Repair & Home Maintenance Services Provided:

  • Remounting pickets to stringers, stringers to posts, and gate repairs
  • replacing light bulbs and light fixtures
  • replacing inoperable ceiling fans
  • replacing batteries in smoke & CO detectors
  • replacing faulty smoke & CO detectors
  • fixing or replacing leaking faucets and toilets
  • replacing disposals
  • minor wall (sheetrock) repair and touch-up painting
  • minor interior kitchen & bathroom caulking
  • hanging pictures and wall art
  • hanging drapery rods, curtains, & blinds
  • moving same-level furniture
  • flipping mattresses
  • replacing door locksets, hardware, and doorbells
  • repairing window screens
  • replacing HVAC filters
  • repairing/replacing small home appliances
  • installing shelving
  • setting irrigation controllers
  • repairing sticking doors
  • replacing weather stripping & insulation for doors
  • spackling nail holes
  • replacing refrigerator filters
  • installing safety bars in showers and toilet closets
  • installing inside wooden wall rails
  • building and installing wheelchair ramps
  • installing outdoor metal rails
  • installing toilet safety frames

Types of Services NOT Provided:

  • inside the wall repairs (power lines & cables)
  • roof & gutter repairs
  • cosmetic painting (not associated with repairs)
  • cosmetic replacement of fixtures (not in need of repair)
  • irrigation systems (water lines, sprinklers, solenoids, etc.)
  • foundation repairs (filling cracks, leveling)
  • landscaping & lawn services (shrub & tree planting, mowing, edging, weed-control, leaf bagging, etc.) though there may be an exception if City Code or HOA Violation issued
  • remodeling projects
  • fence replacement or post straightening
  • computer/phone/doorbell camera installation including software pairing and configuration
  • large furniture assemblies
  • technology operating instructions
  • house cleaning services (including dryer vent cleaning)
  • staging for home sale
  • any work that requires state licensing (plumbing, electrical, etc.).

We help seniors and others with special needs within the Frisco Community or those associated with our sponsoring organizations. There is no charge for the help we provide. Donations are welcome to offset cost of materials, expenses and to help others who are less fortunate.