Nick Kuprikov

Nick Kuprikov built his reputation one job at a time. Before HandyBandi he worked on his own for under three years and became the top-ranked handyman for Chicago and its suburbs on one of the biggest handyman platforms. That run ended with more than 3,000 completed jobs and nearly 2,000 client reviews, from homes across the same city and suburbs HandyBandi covers today. On May 1, 2026, founder Vladyslav Vasiukhno offered him a partnership, and the LLC got its second owner.

As COO he runs daily operations, while Vladyslav keeps growth and strategy. Every technician on the crew comes through his hiring process, and nobody skips a step. Candidates pass a background check and an interview. Then comes a practical test task, followed by an exam on the HandyBandi handbook. After that he keeps watching their work on real jobs. Of the two owners he is the calm one, who would rather settle a problem than argue about it.

His crew is 4 technicians on staff plus about 15 he can call in when the week gets busy, and between them they cover English, Ukrainian, Russian and Polish. That crew got through 1,500+ repairs in the last 12 months, working every day from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., weekends included. Counting his One of the biggest handyman aggregators years, the two owners have served an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 clients. Nick also reviews blog posts on drywall, painting, accent walls and carpentry before they go live.

Nick writes about the walls and ceilings his crew fixes every week. His guide to patching plaster and lath is written for Chicago's older homes. The post on ceiling water stains covers the stain that shows up with no active leak above it. Condo owners planning a feature wall start with accent walls in Chicago condos. Bigger jobs go to our drywall repair crew.

The About HandyBandi page has the full team and the warranty terms. Anyone thinking of joining the crew can start from there too.