Making homeowners smile for over 17 years
Delivering outstanding home remodels that transform lives.
What’s a Mensch?
A Mensch (pronounced men-ch) is someone with the qualities one would hope for in a dear friend or trusted colleague. In the Yiddish language (a mixture of German and Hebrew), it’s used to identify someone with integrity, honor, and a sense of what is right. Being called a “real Mensch” is the highest compliment one can receive.
What gives us the right to take on the Mensch title?
We’re often asked this by new customers enquiring about our remodeling services. It does take a bit of Chutzpah (another Yiddish word meaning audacity) to claim the title, but we look at it differently.
It sets a level of expectation with our customers that we have to live up to every single day through honest, professional, and high-quality work. This means giving you the best advice even when it means less work for us.
company story and mission
Our journey began with a passion for open-road adventures and a goal to make travel easier and more accessible. What started as a simple idea has grown into a trusted rental service offering well-maintained RVs for every type of traveler.
mission statement:
Our mission is to provide simple, reliable, and enjoyable rv experiences that make every journey stress-free and memorable.
quality service
comfort & convenience
affordable options
memorable journeys
Meet the Chief Mensch
Lenny Berger
Chief Mensch
With over 35 years of prior business experience, Lenny founded HandyMensch Home Remodeling in 2007 to meet the growing need for a reliable residential design-build remodeling firm that helps clients with their home remodeling projects.
Lenny has many years of hands-on experience with remodeling projects, including extensive design and project management. In addition, Lenny has been a house leader for the Fairfax County Chapter of Habitat for Humanity, where he supervised volunteers in framing, drywall, tile, cabinetry, and trim work.
Don’t be surprised if Lenny is the one knocking on your door for your sales appointment or stopping by your house during the project to check on progress and quality. He stays involved in all aspects of our business to make sure that we live up to our name.
You can learn more about how Lenny became the Chief Mensch by reading his Profile in Success Interview. An ongoing interview series of successful entrepreneurs from around the country.
“At the end of the day, I always want to feel that we’ve done good work and we’ve built a great team. We have clients that like working with us, and that is what’s important.”
Our Process
Re-imagine Your Space:
Instead of adding new space, we re-imagine the space you already have and make it work for you and your family. Coupled with our award-winning design team, we can remodel your kitchen, bathroom, or basement into the space of your dreams. We’re a design-build firm that guides you through the remodeling process, from creating new layouts to connecting you with showrooms to make selections that are a reflection of your style.
Identify Your Pain Points:
First we want to know your pain points and how you want to live in the space: Are you a baker and struggle with a lack of counterspace? Are you working from home? Do you love to entertain? Are you tired of hitting your elbows on the walls when you take a shower? Do your kids need a place to play that is not in the middle of your living room?
Our Design Team Creates a Proposal of Your Goals:
From there, we create a design agreement with the high-level goals of the project and an estimated price. Our design team takes over to turn those goals into a detailed proposal with all of the layouts, selections, and other updates needed to make your dream a reality. We spend from 20 to 60 hours on your proposal. When you sign off on the proposal, you will know exactly what you are getting for your money.
Our Production Team Turns Your Dream Into Reality:
Then it is time for our production team takes charge to make it a reality. They show up with a modified version of your proposal in hand so you know, that they know, the details of what needs to be done. Home remodels run smoothly with HandyMensch. We believe that executing a home remodeling project is like conducting an orchestra. Our Production Manager acts as the Conductor, keeping your project on track, managing the team and regularly updating you. We always supply the materials and fixtures you need to control the flow of the project and resolve any issues - so you don’t have to.
Our highly-experienced team includes all the trades needed to pull off complicated projects. Examples include an electrician, plumber, mason, custom cabinet maker, flooring professional, tile expert, wallpaper, painters, carpenters, countertop fabricators, structural engineers, and more.
Where we do it (and don't do it)
Our primary service area includes the Fairfax County, Arlington County, and Northern Alexandria sections of Northern Virginia. We will go to Eastern Loudoun County or Prince William County for larger opportunities.
Please note:
- We do not work in DC or Maryland.
- Our home remodeling projects typically take from a few weeks to several months. The price is dependent on your specific goals and best discussed during a phone consultation.
- We are not staffed for handyman repairs such as drywall repair, swapping out a light fixture, etc. As a general rule, our smallest - - Mini-Remodel projects start from the $20,000 mark upwards. This does not include kitchen, bathroom or basement remodeling which have a higher starting budget.
- We only perform residential work - no commercial projects.
- We do not build additions, pop ups or accessory buildings.
Should you remodel, sell, or both?
Most clients think about resale value as part of their decision to remodel their homes. This tends to take one of the following paths:
Over-
investing
You might be worried about spending too much on your remodel in relation to the value of your home. If you love your neighborhood and plan to stay long-term, why not re-imagine your existing home and make it work perfectly for you? Over the long haul, it will likely pay off with the increasing real estate values in your area.
Selling in a
few years
If you want to remodel your house, but plan to sell in 3 to 5 years, we can help you balance your priorities while guiding you on what buyers look for. We’ll firmly (but nicely) push back if you fall in love with hot pink tile or a layout that won't make sense to a new owner - that's why top Realtors refer their clients to us for their home remodel.
Selling
Soon
We’re generally not a cost-effective fit for getting your home ready for immediate sale unless the situation demands a high level of project management, design work, or to resolve a structural deficiency.
Buy new
or old?
You might wonder whether it’s best to buy a new home or an older one and remodel? In our most popular towns, the cost of new homes is skyrocketing. If you want to live in the inner suburbs, new homes or tear-downs will top $1.5 million. So remodeling is typically the most cost-effective option. Why not buy a house at a lower price point and then have us turn it into your ideal living space?
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3949 Pender Drive Suite 301
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
703-431-2731
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