Gopher Connect/ What businesses use it for/ Skilled Trades & Handymen
Skilled

The right expertise,
on the day it breaks.

A fixture goes down an hour before opening. Forty new desks arrive Monday and nothing is assembled. The punch list has been growing since the last walkthrough. Post the job with what it actually involves and connect with tradespeople and handymen whose qualifications match the work — not whoever is next in a queue.

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You set the offer You pick who takes it No charge if no one accepts
Electrician installing a pendant light fixture on a ceiling
When you'd use this

Three situations this actually solves

Not a category description — the calls operations managers are already making.

Typical jobs
Something is down
A restaurant's fixture fails before service. A retail location has a leak behind the counter. Post it with photos and what you'll pay, and reach tradespeople nearby who can take it today rather than quote it next week.
Something is arriving
New desks, shelving, or equipment lands before the team does. Assembly and installation crews for a fixed scope, sized to the delivery rather than to a contract minimum.
The list keeps growing
Property and facility managers carrying a running punch list. Work through it in one visit — mounting, patching, painting, door and fixture repairs — instead of a separate vendor per line item.
Scope

This is how your request lands

The moment you post, local tradespeople see it in the Gopher Go app exactly like this. Name your price, or open it to bids and compare.

Lighting & FixturesGopher Connect
$165~$55/hr
Swap 4 pendant fixtures over the bar before we open at 4. Fixtures are on site, 12-ft ceiling.
2.6 miaway ~3 hr Today 12 PM
Materials on site Ladder needed
6 min ago
Drywall & PaintGopher Connect
Submit a Bid
Patch and repaint 2 offices after a tenant move-out — about 600 sq ft, 6 nail pops, one 12" hole. Paint not supplied.
7.2 miaway 1 day Next week
Bring materials After hours OK
14 min ago
Doors & HardwareGopher Connect
$120~$60/hr
Back door won’t latch and the closer is shot. Needs to be secure before we lock up tonight.
1.9 miaway ~2 hr Today 7 PM
Time-sensitive Hardware supplied
22 min ago
Plumbing · LicensedGopher Connect
Submit a Bid
Install 2 commercial prep sinks — supply and drain lines already run. Health inspection is Friday.
4.4 miaway ~5 hr Wed 8 AM
Plumbing license required Proof of insurance
31 min ago
Furniture AssemblyGopher Connect
$330~$55/hr
Assemble 12 desks and 12 task chairs before the new team starts Monday. Boxes are already in the suite.
3.5 miaway ~6 hr Sat 9 AM
Materials on site Freight elevator
44 min ago
Punch List · Multi-unitGopher Connect
Submit a Bid
Punch list across 3 units: 2 leaky faucets, 4 cabinet doors, 3 sets of blinds, 1 closet track. Walkthrough Thursday.
5.8 miaway Multi-day Thu 10 AM
3 units Keys at office
1 hr ago
$165 Set price — you name it, the worker keeps 100% Submit a Bid Open to bids — compare offers before you pick

Not seeing your job? You write the scope, so these are where businesses tend to start — not a menu you're held to.

Qualifications

How we talk about credentials

Trade work is where vague claims cause real problems, so here is the honest version.

Pro-verified: licensed, bonded, or insured

The Pro credential confirms a worker holds the credentials relevant to their trade. Which ones a given Pro carries is shown on their profile — so you can require what your job genuinely needs instead of assuming.

  • Licensed — holds the state or local license their trade requires.
  • Bonded — carries a surety bond covering the work performed.
  • Insured — carries liability coverage for work on your premises.
Read this carefully if the work is license-gated. Trades such as electrical and plumbing are licensed at the state level, and not every qualified handyman holds one — nor does every job require it. Gopher does not claim that every worker is licensed. For license-gated work, set that requirement on the post and confirm the credential on the worker's profile before you accept. Every worker on the platform has passed a background check; that is a separate check from a trade license.
How it works

Posted to on-site

1

Describe the job

Scope, location, access, timing, and any credential the work requires. Photos help a tradesperson size it before accepting.

2

Set what you'll pay

Your offer is what the worker earns — 100% of it. Or open it to bids and compare.

3

Pick who takes it

Review profiles, ratings, and credentials. Hire, consider, or deny — and save the good ones to MY Gophers.

4

Confirm when it's done

Confirm and rate on completion, which releases payment. Something not right? Dispute instead and give them a chance to fix it.

Get started

Tell us what's on the list.

Whether it's one fixture before opening or a standing maintenance rotation across several locations, we'll help you set it up on Connect.

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