Handyman, Painting & Lock Services in Palm Beach
Palm Beach has been a town since April 1911 and sits on an 18-mile barrier island that is never much more than three quarters of a mile wide and narrows to about 500 feet in places. Roughly 9,000 people live here year round and something closer to 25,000 are on the island between November and April. One ZIP code, 33480, covers all of it. Palm Home Pros works the island for handyman repairs, painting and lock and rekey services.
Working in Palm Beach
Housing stock
Palm Beach housing runs from 1920s Mediterranean Revival estates with real plaster and thick masonry walls, through mid-century Midtown apartments and townhomes, to South End oceanfront condominiums built largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Old plaster does not patch like drywall, masonry needs masonry anchors, and Atlantic salt air reaches every part of an island this narrow, so cylinders, hinges and slider hardware wear faster here than inland.
Associations and access
South End condominium boards along South Ocean Boulevard set work-hour windows, control the service elevator and loading times, and generally require a certificate of insurance before a technician enters. North End and Estate Section houses answer to the town rather than a board, and anything visible from a public right of way can fall under architectural or landmark review. We confirm both before scheduling.
One Island, Three Palm Beaches
The town splits into three practical zones. The North End is residential, with zoning that has kept towers and commercial space out, so it reads as neighborhoods rather than skyline. Midtown holds Worth Avenue, Via Mizner and a mix of houses, townhomes and in-town apartments. The South End, running down South Ocean Boulevard, is where the oceanfront condominium buildings are, and most of them are decades old.
The Estate Section carries the town's best-known architecture. Addison Mizner designed 67 buildings here between 1919 and 1924, and the Mediterranean Revival vocabulary he set is still what most people picture when they picture Palm Beach. Everglades Island, reached by a single bridge off Island Road, and Ibis Isle in the south of the island are small, self-contained enclaves with their own character again.
The Season Sets the Palm Beach Calendar
The town runs a peak season that starts on the Monday before Thanksgiving and ends April 30, and it limits outside work during it. Landscaping is held to weekdays between 9am and 5pm with none permitted on Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays, and the town council has removed Saturday work hours for exterior work through the winter peak season as well.
That reshapes the whole year for anyone maintaining a house here. Exterior painting, pressure washing, gutter clearing and outside sealing belong in May through October, before the island fills up. Season work should be interior and quiet: painting inside, mounting, blinds and rods, shelving and closets, furniture assembly, grab bars, lock and rekey work. We plan Palm Beach clients on that calendar rather than fighting it in February.
Landmarks, ARCOM and What They Reach
Palm Beach protects more than 328 landmarked properties, sites and vistas under its historic preservation ordinance, and the Landmarks Preservation Commission reviews changes to landmarked buildings. Separately, the Architectural Commission, known locally as ARCOM, reviews exteriors visible from a public right of way. Two designated historic districts, Royal Poinciana Way and Phipps Plaza, add another layer.
That sounds daunting and mostly it is not, because of what those bodies review. Interior painting, lock and rekey work, TV mounting, blinds, shelving, closet systems, grab bars and furniture assembly do not turn on a facade the street can see. Where a job does touch the exterior of a landmarked or district property, we say so and point you at the town before anyone buys paint. We would rather lose a week than have work undone.
What we do in Palm Beach
- Interior PaintingInterior repaints for homes and condos county wide. Clean lines, covered floors, and coatings picked for humid rooms.See what is included
- Exterior PaintingExterior repaints on CBS stucco, front doors, and trim, matched to your HOA approved palette and timed around the wet season.See what is included
- Cabinet and Door PaintingKitchen cabinet and interior door refinishing. Doors come off, get degreased and sanded, and go back on with a hard, washable finish.See what is included
- Rekey LocksRekeying existing locks to a new key for new owners, seasonal returns, and rental turnovers. One key for the whole home.See what is included
- Lock InstallationReplacing worn or corroded deadbolts and entry locks with hardware that survives coastal air, keyed alike where you want it.See what is included
- Smart Lock InstallationBattery powered smart locks and keypads fitted into existing door preps, with codes set up for guests, cleaners, and family.See what is included
Streets and communities we cover in Palm Beach
Not a complete list, and not every address in Palm Beach falls inside the city limits. If yours is not here, call and ask.
Neighborhoods
- North End
- Midtown
- South End
- Estate Section
- Everglades Island
- Ibis Isle
- Royal Park
- Phipps Plaza
Communities and associations
- South Ocean Boulevard oceanfront condominiums
- Everglades Island
- Ibis Isle
ZIP codes: 33480
Questions from Palm Beach
Can you work in Palm Beach during the winter season?
Yes, with the town's calendar respected. Peak season runs from the Monday before Thanksgiving through April 30, and the town limits outside work during it, including removing Saturday hours for exterior work. So in season we focus on interior and quiet jobs: painting inside, lock and rekey work, mounting, blinds, shelving, closets, grab bars and assembly. Exterior work we schedule for May through October.
When should exterior painting be done on a Palm Beach house?
Between May and October, in practice. The town restricts outside work hours through the winter peak season, and that is also when the island is busiest and neighbours are least tolerant of noise. Late spring also gets ahead of the heaviest storm months. If the property is landmarked or sits in a historic district, exterior color and visible changes go through town review, so we start that conversation early.
Do you work in the South End condominiums on South Ocean Boulevard?
Yes. Most South End buildings on the island date to the 1960s and 1970s and each runs its own access rules: service entrance, booked service elevator, set work hours and a certificate of insurance filed with management. We handle that before the visit. Typical work is interior repaints between owners, slider hardware servicing, rekeys after a season of guests, mounting and grab bars.
Does interior work in a landmarked Palm Beach house need town review?
The town's Landmarks Preservation Commission reviews changes to landmarked buildings and ARCOM reviews exteriors visible from a public right of way, so the answer depends on the specific property and the specific work. Everyday interior jobs such as painting, lock and rekey work, mounting and shelving generally do not touch a public facade. We will not guess on your behalf. Where there is any doubt we send you to the town first.
Can you open and close a Palm Beach house for the season?
Yes, and the island's seasonal population makes it one of our main jobs here. Opening usually means batteries and bulbs, blinds and slider hardware checked, TVs remounted, touch-up paint, screened patio seams and a rekey after cleaners and trades have held keys. Closing reverses it and adds an exterior check before the summer. We send photographs so an owner up north can see the house without flying down.
Get a quote in Palm Beach
Tell us what needs doing and roughly where in Palm Beach you are. Photos help. We come back with a price, not a sales visit.