Jill of All Trades

Owning your own place is just awesome until something breaks and there’s no landlord to bail you out. I’m cool with the lightweight stuff – paint, spackle, heck, I even installed flooring in our kitchen. But plumbing intimidated me.
So I took the JoAT Basic Plumbing class three years ago. I realized that I owed them a review when once again this afternoon I pulled out my notes, rolled up my sleeves, and dug into a home repair that would have cost me more than class did.
The class itself was fun, the instructor very friendly (and not at all weirded out by the fact that she was teaching us how to do her job ourselves), and the handouts are thorough enough to get you through a project years later, when you’ve all but forgotten everything you’d learned.

Danielle had been in the construction business for over 27 years. She’s very direct, honest, and ethical. I’m a GC and have used Danielle’s services when clients of mine need a consult on an area that I don’t have expertise in. I’ve taken classes with Danielle and know that she packs a lot of good, basic information into a brief time period. She is truly committed to empowering people to understand how their homes function and to either make needed repairs themselves or to interact effectively with contractors.

I had some guitars to hang up and other odds and ends to fix (quake proof some shelves, hang some pictures, hooks, etc.), and was truly afraid of my plaster and lathe rented walls — having had to fix numerous odd sized holes and cracks I’ve made in the past. Danielle came (right on the dot if not a little early, which worked great for me), and put me at ease very quickly. She is an absolute pro, with 2#+ years of experience, and she was fun, interesting, and easy to be with as well. So now I have no reason to fret over my odds/ends/(honey-dos I think they’re called), because I can call Danielle. The other plus is that she teaches as she does her thing, which I really appreciate (d).
I highly recommend her, and think that her classes would make great housewarming present for anyone!

I would highly recommend the Jill of all Trades workshops for any novice when it comes to do-​it-​yourself jobs around the house. Danielle offers a safe relaxed learning environment for anyone. the classes are small and hands on so that lots of personal attention is given. You might even be taken into Danielle’s house to fix a shower clog like we were — now that’s hands on! It’s nice to know that this valuable resource exists for women here in the Bay Area. I highly recommend these classes. And as an added bonus, I’ve made some friends along the way.
–Sue Steirer

Danielle is the utmost in a moral businesswoman. Her work is perfect, she knows a lot after 26 years in the contracting business. I took her painting class so now I feel like I can make some repairs myself.

I have known Danielle for about 8 years
She has been in business for 26 years. Her featured service is a Home Maintenance «Check-​Up». She teaches home owners how to take care of their home. This really great service provides you with a map and directions to make the necessary repairs needed. Sounds nice doesn’t it? Why call a handy person or contractor when YOU could make the repairs yourself.
She also offers four basic Hands On classes that include painting, carpentry, plumbing and electrical. She also has two other instructors who teach electrical and plumbing workshops. Wouldn’t it be nice to finally to be able to fix it yourself !
Visit her website
She is great and best of all very honest!