Handyman in Tye, TX

Tye is a small Taylor County town of about 1,200 people just west of Abilene, strung along Interstate 20 and the old Texas and Pacific rail line on the northwest edge of Dyess Air Force Base. It started around 1900 as a railroad stop, taking its name from John P. Tye, a Methodist minister who was also its first postmaster, and it grew most quickly after the base opened in the 1950s, peaking around 1980. That history shapes the housing. A good share of Tye's homes are modest brick and frame ranch houses from the 1950s through the 1980s on large lots, joined by manufactured homes, a few older frame houses near the tracks and newer homes on acreage farther out. Many families here have a connection to the base, whether active duty, retired or civilian staff, and plenty of homes are rentals that turn over with military moves. Out here, the wind comes across open country with little to slow it down, so fences, gates, gutters and exterior fixtures take a beating, and older homes have seen decades of the same clay-soil movement and summer heat as the rest of the Abilene area.

Tye's everyday landmarks are simple ones: the I-20 exits, the rail line, the city park and community buildings, the small businesses along the frontage road and the fence line of Dyess, where the B-1 bombers roll in and out on training flights. Most families head into Abilene for groceries, appointments and school activities, and children here attend Merkel schools, which ties Tye to its western neighbor too. The land around town is open, flat-to-rolling ranch and farm country with mesquite and prairie grass, so wind and dust are constant companions, and storms that build over the plains in spring can bring hail and hard gusts with little warning. Larger lots mean longer fences, detached shops and carports, outdoor water lines and hose bibs that sit out in the weather. We bring the tools for that kind of property, from post-hole diggers to longer ladders, and we're used to working on homes where the nearest neighbor might be a pasture away.

ZIP codes we cover in Tye: 79563

What Tye neighbors book most

• Fence & Gate Repair
• Door Repair & Adjustment
• Faucet & Toilet Repair
• Ceiling Fan Installation
• Drywall Repair
• Seasonal Home Maintenance

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In Tye we see plenty of fence and gate work, since long runs of wood and wire fence take steady punishment from wind and shifting soil. Inside older ranch homes, it's doors that drag, cracks over windows and doorways, worn faucets and toilets in original bathrooms, and ceiling fans to replace or add in rooms that stay hot through July and August. Rental turnovers keep us busy with wall patches, paint touch-ups, blinds, fixtures and small plumbing fixes. Outside, we clean and re-hang gutters, replace storm-damaged downspouts and exterior lights, pressure wash dusty siding, porches and driveways, and insulate exposed pipes and hose bibs before winter. After the long freeze of February 2021, a lot of Tye homeowners asked us to look at outdoor plumbing and well-house lines, and that's still a smart fall project.

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