Home Maintenance/Repair Program

Minor home repairs for Riverhead homeowners. No cost labor: you pay only for the cost of materials. Funded through the Town of Riverhead and the Suffolk County Department for the Aging.

  • Replace bathroom or kitchen sink faucets
  • Replace toilet flange hardware
  • Replace light switches, fuses, electric plugs, and frayed cords
  • Replace windowpanes, door locks, and window catches
  • Minor repairs on stairs and floors
  • Minor patching of walls and ceilings
  • Install window shades and curtain rods
  • Minor repair and moving of furniture
  • Caulk windows and install weather stripping around doors
  • Install handrails and safety bars in bathrooms
  • Build and install wheelchair and disability ramps
  • Minor disability renovation (interior)
  • Change and repair storms and screens
  • Clean gutters and roof drains (1st floor only)
  • Remove fire and safety hazards from attics and cellars
  • Minor exterior house repairs
  • Minor masonry repair

Please Note: This is not an emergency program.  If the repair is needed immediately, you will need to hire someone.