Veggie Powered Truck & Handyman

Berkeley, United States

5

14 reviews

Does not accept credit cards
By Appointment Only

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Telephone:
+1 510-410-5484
Website:
www.veggiepoweredhandyman.com
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Serving Berkeley and surrounding area
Berkeley Hills
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
3 miLittle Puffer Steam Train Depot
3.1 miWawona & 46th Ave / SF Zoo‎
3.2 mi46th Ave & Vicente
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Accepts Credit Cards
No
By Appointment Only
Yes

Today

Today 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Local time (Berkeley) –

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Certified Green Delivery, Hauling, and Handyman services.

Please see website for rates and schedule before contacting me.

I respond faster by email than phone.

History

Established in 2006.

After college, while I was looking to start my career, I got the idea to post an ad on Craigslist that I had a biodiesel powered truck and I was available for hire, just to make some cash in the meantime.

9 years later and it turns out it IS the career. I have gotten independent certification as a Green Business. I have a good client base, I enjoy the work, and I plan to keep doing it from now on.

Meet the Business Owner

Bakari K.

Business Owner

Lived in the East Bay most of my life.

I have done all sorts of jobs, including bike messenger, armed security guard, factory worker, carnie and medical test subject, among many others.

In addition to doing handyman, hauling, and delivery work, I also work part time as a mechanic at the BikeStation, occasionally write blogs for eco​mod​der​.com, and am a member of the US Coast Guard Reserves.

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14 reviews of Veggie Powered Truck & Handyman

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Place rating: 5
Berkeley, CA
Bakari is all the things you’d want in a handyman/​jack of all trades. He is responsive, courteous, resourceful, and prompt. Bonus: He’s a super interesting guy. Some nice neighbors gave me their refrigerator which was significantly larger and fancier than my own. Fitting it in my kitchen necessitated widening an alcove by several inches. The more worrisome part of the job, however, involved getting this bigger fridge upstairs without scratching walls and, frankly, getting it through doors. Bakari was unfazed. He removed the doors from the refrigerator as well as my front door and then, in a Herculean feat, got this oversized appliance up my stairs with only the help of a dolly. He also offered helpful advice on how long to let the new fridge sit before plugging it in so its fluids could settle after the jostling of moving it. Bakari also recommended that I let the new unit get properly chilled before I transferred over my food from the old fridge (better for the compressor). I’d work with Bakari again in a second. Great guy with stellar integrity.
Place rating: 5
Berkeley, CA
I had called 3 other handymen who had come by or seen the pictures I sent and never followed up. Bakari answered my email by the evening, agreed to do the work, fixed my fence, the porch roof and the fascia boards very efficiently and quickly. Figured out small glitches in quick order. And he is so pleasant! What a nice guy. What good work! You should hire him! 5 stars+
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
Really positive experience. I had Bakari pick up 4 bales of hay from Biodiesel Oasis and deliver them. I told him he could just place them in my yard and I would get to them when I got home but Bakari went the extra mile to stack them neatly by the side of the house. Really appreciate it, Bakari, and I will keep you in mind for myself and others.
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
I almost feel like we’ve found a unicorn. We’ve been searching for a reliable and competent handyperson for a while and have tried a number of folks before finding Bakari. He installed a ceiling fan, did some interior work on a new skylight, and more. In all of this he was competent, principled, and great to work with. We will definitely be calling on his services again.
Place rating: 5
Richmond, CA
The concrete floor in my backyard cottage had cracked and blocked the door from opening. Bakari jack-​hammered part of the old floor out and poured in new concrete. He helped me install my new computer. I hired him to haul off junk & bought some very good furniture from him. All of the items were a great bargain & the cost on all kinds of jobs is much less than what it seems most people charge. On top of that, he is GREEN! I will definitely use his services again.
I wrote the preceding years ago. Since then I have used Bakari’s services many times and always have been very happy with the results and with his prices. I recommend him without reservation.
Place rating: 5
El Sobrante, CA
Bakari helped us dispose of an old sofa, ottoman, and garage door opener rails. The sofa and ottoman were easy enough, but Bakari really got after it with the rails. They were probably 12 – 15 ft long, so he needed to bend the metal rails to better get them in his struck. It was quite the sight to see him «supermanning» this long piece of metal between the truck bed and our driveway. But he got it done. Quick, efficient, and on time. We will use Bakari again should we need similar services.
Place rating: 5
Berkeley, CA
Bakari helped me with three different moving/​hauling jobs. He is efficient, reliable and made everything very easy. I highly recommend him!
Place rating: 5
Pleasanton, CA
Bakari first moved me out of a loft in Jack London Square in 2006. Since then, he’s been my go-​to guy for all sorts of domestic projects. He has installed ceiling fans, fixed fences, re-​belted and re-​programmed a broken treadmill, fixed a jammed and bent garage door — and that’s for starters. He has also hauled away stuff I didn’t want/​need anymore and has either sold it, donated it, or recycled it; making a trip to the landfill is *always* the dreaded last option for him.
Bonus points that Bakari is a nice trustworthy guy who knows a lot of interesting stuff :)
Above all else, I just never worry when I call him over because I am confident he can figure out whatever I throw at him and that’s why he deserves FIVE BIG FAT STARS.
Place rating: 5
Costa Mesa, CA
Bakari is so, so friendly and a pleasure to work with. I hired him to help me transport some furniture that I bought, and I was happy to find that not only was he super professional, he was also chatty in the best of ways. Talk about a wonderful welcome to Emeryville!
Bakari charges $ 30 (soon to be $ 40 as of Jan. 2015) an hour + $ 1/​mile for moving help. If you’re low-​income, he’s willing to work with you and reduce the cost by $ 10. Even without the discount, though, BioDiesel Hauling is EASILY the least expensive moving truck in the area. He was also able to help me out on super short-​notice, which was really lovely.
I will be happy to hire him again for future work.
I will note that his biodiesel truck, while green, is a serious clunker. Seriously, it’s the noisiest, most rattly vehicle I’ve ever had the honor of riding in. Not gonna lie, I kinda loved it, so no complaints here!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Bakari is excellent at what he does. Honest, efficient, discounts for bike riders — what more could you want? I highly recommend him — and not just on Unilocal,but to friends, family, and random people on the street.
Place rating: 5
Vallejo, CA
Awesome help. The company charges cheaper than the typical disposal hauling services. Help him out, the job gets done quicker and he charges less.
He charges honest rates too cheap, to the point I wonder how he is still in business in a high cost of living area.
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
Thanks for your awesome service, this was the most stress free move ever… and that’s saying a lot for someone who’s moved 24 times in the past 10 years.
Place rating: 5
American Canyon, CA
Class act. Discovered a couch from their salvage selection on Craigslist. Great price and they delivered. Come to find out it was labeled wrong on the ad and wasn’t what I was looking for. Never the less they offered me solutions and when those didn’t meet my needs they offered to pick it back up and refund the purchase price. I will recommend this place to friends and always keep them in mind for my needs! You feel respected and not cheated which in my mind makes good business.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Bakari is the best! He helped me with a few house projects (shelving, etc) — great to work with — I especially like that he drives an efficient vehicle fueled by biodiesel.
Great reasonable rates, great response time — great communicator! I will use him again for moving and other build projects!