The appliance fixer your neighbors already use.

Washer flooding the hall, fridge going warm, oven dead before dinner — one call brings a real technician to your Bellingham address, usually within a couple of working days. The assessment is honest, the quote is written before any work, and the repair is warrantied on paper.

Old houses, handled with respect Warranty written into the folder Warming cold seen first

How the practice works

$99 service callA real technician, real instruments, and a named fault — at your door, at a stated price.
Your figure in writing, firstThe repair quote goes on paper before any work begins — and it doesn't move afterward.
Parts itemized for approvalA component appears at its own price and goes in only after you've approved its line.
The folderFindings, figures and the written warranty leave with you, filed and legible.
$99 service call — the assessment, at your door Your figure in writing before any work begins Parts itemized, fitted only after your approval Warranty written into the folder you keep
The practice, pictured

House calls, not stock photography.

Refrigerator control panel answering to the multimeter
A gas range measured, not guessed at
Dryer heater circuit traced with the panel open
Dishwasher checked against the service sheet
A washer opened to the drum, properly
An in-door ice maker under inspection
Not sure what's wrong?

Point at the symptom.

Pick what you're seeing in plain words — it leads straight to the right repair page.

What we care for

Six machines, kept properly.

Every house call opens with a real assessment and closes on a machine proven through its cycle, warranty in the folder.

Most asked-for

Dryer Repair

Damp loads, no heat, squeals, early stops — airflow proven before parts are blamed.

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Washer Repair

Won't drain, locked doors, roaring spins — the sump opens before any pump is accused.

About washer repair →

Fridge & Freezer Repair

Warming cold goes first in the book; the cheap causes get proven before heavy words.

About fridge & freezer repair →

Stove & Oven Repair

Vintage iron to induction — supply proven first, sensors tried by thermometer.

About stove & oven repair →

Ice Maker Repair

Quiet bins, hollow cubes — one full cycle observed before any conclusion.

About ice maker repair →

Dishwasher Repair

Standing water, gritty glasses — the sump's diary is read before the meter comes out.

About dishwasher repair →

Something else acting up?

Describe it over the phone — if it isn't work we take, you'll hear so at once, with a pointer toward someone who does.

Call (564) 221-8172 →
The Old-House Companion

Care for machines that live in history.

Half of Bellingham's appliances work inside houses older than their brands. This practice was built for exactly that arrangement.

Circuits older than the machines

Century kitchens feed modern wattage through wiring with a biography. Assessments read the house as well as the appliance — and wall-side findings leave as written electrician referrals, never as parts on your folder.

Stairs built for smaller centuries

Basement laundries behind narrow doors are half the old districts' caseload. Access is planned at booking and handled without extra charges, with runners down and the woodwork respected.

Veterans kept, not talked out of

A good old machine with serviceable bearings deserves its repair. The practice keeps the worthy ones alive at fair figures — and says so in writing when one has honestly finished.

Referrals in ink

Plumbing and wiring findings belong to plumbers and electricians. They're named in the folder as referrals, so the right trade arrives informed — and nothing house-side masquerades as an appliance charge.

How the money works

One service call, one written quote, one folder.

The $99 service call

A technician arrives with instruments, finds the actual fault, and names it with evidence. That's the whole cost of knowing — stated before the van ever rolls.

The written quote

Your machine's exact repair figure goes on paper after the assessment and before any work — labor plain, every part itemized at its own price for your approval. It does not move once you've signed it.

The honest exit

Stop at the findings and the $99 settles everything. Machines past sensible saving are told so in ink, with buying advice and no commission behind it.

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The neighborhoods

One city, kept street by street.

ZIP 98225 Fairhaven & South Hill

The home district — brick streets, hill Victorians, the easiest windows in the book.

ZIP 98225 Sehome & Happy Valley

Family craftsman homes and the university's hardest-working rental machines.

ZIP 98225 Downtown & the Lettered Streets

Lofts, condos and century bungalows — freight elevators and alleys, planned for.

ZIP 98225 · 98226 Sunnyland & Columbia

The keep-it-running streets — veterans repaired on principle, garage fridges included.

ZIP 98226 · 98229 Barkley & Alabama Hill

The young stock — warranty checked free before any fee, cohort patterns named.

ZIP 98229 Silver Beach & Geneva

The lake road — outage-surge fluent, provisions taken as seriously as kitchens.

Tell the shop what the machine is doing.

Send the form and the callback brings a window you can plan around. Rather talk? (564) 221-8172 reaches a person, not a menu.

No selling, no theater Paper you can file

Arrange a house call

A few lines about the machine — the callback brings a window you can plan around.

The service call is $99 — a real assessment at your door. Your machine's exact figure then goes in writing before any work begins, with parts itemized for your approval. Stop at the findings and $99 settles the whole visit.