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Handy Ma'am LLC

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Custom Luxury Kitchen and Bathroom Remodels
Abilene, TX

08/13/2026

The Suite Bungalow
When you've got a 22x11 bonus room.... and no Master Suite, you make one.
This job started with concrete fill after the plumbers were done digging the new drains. Self leveler. Build a wall. More self leveler.
Small spaces with big dreams. In a 7x11 bathroom, we got a 7x4 shower, with quartz trim done by Bob jr, double vanity, toilet, and custom closet space. Tiled floors, recessed lighting, glass door, pocket door, and those awesome sconces really finished off the space well. Had to bring the bedroom up to the level of the bathroom, so it got new lights, a fandolier over the bed, new door, new trim, new paint, and engineered hardwood floors, which are quickly becoming a favorite of mine.
This was such a fun project to take this house from a 2/1 to a 3/2 with pizazz :)

07/03/2026

The final installment of the Ranch House
Been putting off posting this because leaving was bittersweet. What a wonderful project to be a part of and accomplish. A whole new house in 10 months :)
Stage 5 included the mud room and 3rd bath. Name of the game is STORAGE. So much we'll even hide it.
We've got a boot bench and vertical shoe storage, overhead cabinets through out, a catch all by the back door for hats/gloves/keys etc, hooks galore, hid the furnace *but the entire facade comes off for maintenance and filter changes, on demand water heater *waiting for cabinet doors*. The bathroom got a new cabinet and shower, refinished the vanity, countertop by Bob Jr, and changed the door from the pantry to access from the mud room. Got rid of the popcorn in both, new texture/paint, and LVP flooring. Just because it's got mud in the title, doesn't mean it can't be beautiful :)

It was an absolute honor to be entrusted with their forever home. Yes, ultimately I do the work but every project with Handy Ma'am is a collaboration with the client. WE did this. And it is beautiful ❤️

06/12/2026

The Ranch House Living and Dining Room
Aka the patch of gray at my temples

I don't even know where to begin.... ok, so the idea got floated we could vault the living room ceiling to match the dining room. Fairly straightforward to just replicate the blueprint of the dining room right? Wrong.
First issue, flippers had opened up the space and removed several load bearing walls, and replaced them with a beam way too small for the load, in danger of lateral torsional buckling with the load it already had, let alone adding more. Threw a laser on it and found it already had 2 inches of sag in the middle. After consulting with my structural engineer, we determined a steel beam reinforcement, and deeper base legs on the ends would fix the problem. A 340 # beam bolted into place. Shoutout to James Puryear for a quick and perfect fabrication.
Issues 2-4 included rafter, electrical, and coaxial cable problems. Lots of cleaning up hick-riggin from former owners.
To try to keep the mess to a minimum, we cut holes in the ceiling, balanced a trash can underneath and scooped all the insulation into bags, before we brought the drywall down. 30 something 42gal trash bags that were redistributed in the attic after.
Issue 5.... and the source of my nightmares February thru May, the fireplace. This queen air unit was installed late 80's, its a blower unit, with ducts throughout the house. The seals and containment were failing however and blowing ash and smoke. Yum. Removal of ducts took 2 days and filled a 20' trailer.
Let me back up, we weren't originally going to touch the fireplace, or replace the original rock. But closer inspection revealed half the rock was cracking and separating from the wall, and the Firebox was compromised. We had every chimney tech in the big country out to try to save this thing. Then tried for an insert, but the original construction was done wrong. After 2 months of trying every possible avenue, we decided on just removing the old unit (400 # of iron in case anybody was interested) and going with an electric unit. Continued in comments

05/26/2026

The Ranch House Kitchen
All about height and space. Raising the ceiling without actually raising the ceiling. Job 1, raise cabinets up. Previously the top foot was drywall.... pulled that off and the cabinet boxes extended to ceiling, they had just covered it in drywall. Ok. New full length doors to cover it all. Job 2, replace hazardously low hood vent with more cranium friendly unit. Job 3, raise top of pass through window to office, and add hanging light. Job 4, remove doorway to old laundry room, move fridge to where washer was, and continue countertop/cabinets across fridges old spot. We kept most of the old cabinet boxes and just sanded/stained them, built new cabinets in pantry. New arabesque backsplash really set off the countertop. Upgraded the kitchen sink, recessed lights, and new under cabinet lighting. New pocket door to game room, and we took 24" of an inefficient bathroom cabinet, and put it in the pantry. With basically the same footprint and cabinet layout, I maxed space, efficiency, and gave the client a custom, designer kitchen they can be proud of. She's a beaut :)

05/14/2026

Ranch House Office
Efficient use of a small space. Used to be a couple pieces of free standing furniture. Update included built in desk with custom oak slab live edge top. File drawers galore including standing file cabinets in a custom cabinet. Increased height of kitchen pass through window. New texture, paint, trim, recessed lights, and thermostat.

05/08/2026

Ranch House Guest Bathroom
No water damage in this one, just an update for function and to match the aesthetic of the rest of the house.
Step one, remove fake stone shower surround and replace with tile, bench, niche, and a solid surface shower pan. Frosted glass door for pizazz and privacy.
Step two, remove tile countertop from vanity, sand down wood and Refinish, new drawer fronts/doors, and a statement light fixture.
Throw in texture, paint, recessed lights, ceiling exhaust fan, new toilet, new trim and better shelving storage, and this freshly face lifted beauty is ready for her first set of guests 🙂

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4227 County Road 355
Abilene, TX
79601

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