Appliance repair from St. Louis Park, named for the state tree

The red pine, also called the Norway pine, is Minnesota’s state tree. It grows tall and straight in thin, sandy soil, takes hard winters without complaint, and wears a thick reddish bark laid on in plates. We chose the name because it sounded like this state and like the kind of work we wanted to do: plain, sturdy, built to last a while. That is as far as the comparison goes. We repair appliances where they stand, in kitchens, basements and garages, and that is the whole business. What you get from us is a technician at the door, a measured answer about what failed, and a repair meant to last through the next January and the humid July after it.

We are an independent company: nobody else sets our schedule, picks our parts or writes our prices. Repairs happen in your kitchen, laundry room or garage, never in a shop. First the technician asks what the machine has been up to, then clips a meter onto each suspect before pointing a finger at any of them. You learn which piece quit, in words a neighbor would use, and you can hold it in your hand. One quote goes down in ink. Sign off and our $99 for the diagnosis rides along inside that figure; pass, and $99 is all we collect as we pack up. Parts come off the truck whenever possible. After the repair, we let the machine work through a full load or bake while the floor gets wiped, and the invoice carries the written warranty.

We are based in St. Louis Park and stay close to it. Our technicians cover the city’s neighborhoods, from Brookside and Elmwood to Shelard Park and Sorensen, along with southwest Minneapolis, Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Robbinsdale, Crystal, New Hope and Wayzata. The work is limited to six machines: refrigerators and freezers, garage and basement units among them; washers, both top-load and front-load; dryers on gas or electric; dishwashers; ovens, ranges and cooktops from wall ovens to induction; and refrigerator ice makers, the kind built into the freezer or door. Microwaves, water heaters, furnaces and commercial equipment are not part of it. Staying inside those six lets a technician know each machine well enough to spot a failing part quickly on the meter.