Estate help · Chicago's North Shore
Help around the house, from someone you'll come to trust.
One familiar, careful person for the small things that keep a good home running: the couch that needs moving, the bins while you're away, the edible garden you've always wanted, the right tradesman when you don't know who to call. You'll know who's coming, when, and what it costs before anyone knocks.
Serving the North Shore: Highland Park, Winnetka, Wilmette, Glencoe, Kenilworth, and Lake Forest. Same-week availability most weeks.
Need a hand around the house?
Four quick questions and you'll see the next open times. Takes about a minute.
What do you need done?
A sentence is plenty. Tap an example to start from it.
When do you need this by?
We're open Sat, Sun & Mon 4–8 PM and Tue–Fri 8 AM–3 PM. Pick a day; we'll find the closest opening.
Where are you located?
We serve the North Shore right now.
How should we reach you?
Checking the schedule…
How it works
No surprises, start to finish
You should never wonder who's showing up or what you'll be charged. Here's exactly what happens.
Four quick questions online, or a phone call. A sentence is enough.
You'll see real openings, not "we'll get back to you." The deposit goes toward the visit, and we confirm the cost before the day.
A text when we're on the way. The job done carefully. The room left the way we found it.
How we show up
An electric car and a small trailer. It fits in any driveway, stays off the street, and carries more than you'd think: a dolly, tools, soil, lumber, whatever the job needs. Quiet in, quiet out, and nothing idling on your lawn.
Who's coming to your door
We live in the North Shore, and we started Manor Hand because every house on the North Shore has a list of small jobs that never quite get done, and nobody wants a stranger in their home to do them. So it's us. You'll get our number, we'll text before we arrive, and we'll treat your house the way we'd want ours treated.
Daniel JarvisOwner · Highland Park, IL
Services
Things people call us for
If it takes one careful person and an afternoon, it's probably on this list. If it isn't, ask anyway.
Moving the heavy thing
Couch upstairs, fridge to the garage, the piano across the room. Two hands and a dolly.
Bins out while you're out of town
Garbage and recycling out on the right day and back in the garage, so the house never looks empty.
An edible garden that's easy to keep
Our specialty. Raised beds, good soil, tomatoes and herbs, and a plan that takes ten minutes a week.
Finding the right person
You need a plumber, electrician, or arborist you can trust. We'll connect you with one we'd use ourselves.
While you're away
Checking on the house, watering, bringing in packages, keeping things looking lived in.
The odd errand
Pickup at the hardware store, a delivery that needs signing for, furniture assembly.
Our specialty
What's stopping you from having an edible garden?
Tomatoes in August, herbs by the kitchen door. Here's what usually gets in the way, and how we handle it.
Raised beds, drip watering, and a one-page plan. Ten minutes a week.
We walk the yard, find the sun, and plant what grows here and what you'll actually eat.
We plant the forgiving ones. And if you'd like, we stop by monthly to keep it on track.
Clean cedar beds, mulched paths, tidy edges. It looks like it belongs there.
Not ready for beds? Start with microgreens.A tray on the kitchen counter, seed to harvest in about seven days, and a footprint smaller than a cutting board. It's the fastest way to eat something you grew yourself.
Why we do this
We're building the kind of help we'll want ourselves one day.
Everyone in this neighborhood will eventually need a hand with something they used to do on their own. We want the North Shore to be a place where that help is a phone call away, from someone who knows your street. That's the whole idea.
We arrive in the window we booked, and we text when we're on the way.
You'll see a familiar face, not a rotating crew. We learn your house.
No branded trucks on the lawn, no sales pitch, no photos of your home.
We leave the room the way we found it, minus the problem.
Get in touch
Two ways to reach us
Call
Our assistant answers around the clock, checks the schedule, and books you into the next open slot.
(847) 555-0100Book online
Four quick questions, no phone. Pick a time that's open, pay the deposit, and you're booked.