Some home repairs can be daunting, like tearing out a shower and installing a new one.  Others, like dripping faucets, sticking doors, and burned-out lightbulbs, tend to be ignored until they pile up.  Fortunately, you need not tackle these jobs yourself.

Skilled tradesman Robin White started SuperioRWorks LLC last October so that he could take on handyman tasks like these and do quality work for his clients.  After more than a decade of working in the trades, he was ready to establish a business of his own.

“[I do] a little bit of everything,” White says, “Like change out light bulbs, light switches, outlets.  [Lately] I’ve been really focusing on a lot of bathroom remodels.”

White’s home remodeling and repair skills were acquired on the job.  For 11 years he worked for Kuenster Heating and Air, having started as Jeremy Kuenster’s first employee.  He then explored an alternative career, working for a time at KCTC installing and troubleshooting internet service, but found himself drawn back to the craft of construction. 

He knew this was an area where he could make a meaningful contribution.

“When you do new construction, you’re with the plumbers, with the electricians, you’re with the framers, the roofers, the siders, the drywallers.  Everything as the house gets built,” he explains.  “When it comes to doing remodeling, you’re always uncovering something that somebody tried to hide.  I try to make sure it’s done the correct way.”

White spent his early childhood in Minnesota, the son of an Air Force Recruiter.  In 1998, his family moved to Keota, where his dad’s parents are from, and White graduated from Keota High School.  In 2009, White moved to Wellman, and two years later, he married and purchased a house there.  The couple has two young daughters.

“My wife is a hospice nurse, so usually it’s hurry up, get home, tag you’re it,” he laughs, explaining that he tries to accept jobs within a 45-minute drive of his home.

The handyman has worked hard to build his business organically, often through word of mouth or from working in a client’s home in years past.  His brother, Rory White, designed a logo for the business, and the brothers used vinyl stickers to turn his box truck into a mobile billboard.

“I don’t have a huge clientele base, but word of mouth and knowing people is the best, especially in a small community,” White says.

White’s current project involves transitioning a small barn shed into a farm office for a farmer in Keota.  The work involves giving the run-down building a facelift, moving walls, and improving the bathroom. 

“They’re going to be so excited by the time it’s all said and done,” White says, looking ahead to the job’s completion.

And then he’ll be on to the next project.  Perhaps it will be yours.