Many of NASA's first astronauts chose El Lago, a very small city beside Taylor Lake. The city logo still pictures the Space Shuttle, and its parks honor Neil Armstrong and Ronald McNair.
What turns up in El Lago homes, and how that affects a Thermador repair in this area.
During the early space program, custom homes went up here for astronaut families, and the neighborhood school bears the name of Ed White, who was the first American to walk in space. At just 0.7 square miles, the city has a modest stock of houses, mostly single-family.
Water and sewer come from Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 50, which also reaches into part of adjacent Taylor Lake Village. El Lago has no treatment plant, so see the district's annual report before changing a dishwasher's hardness setting.
El Lago lies low next to Taylor Lake and Clear Lake. The city released a study of repetitive loss areas, meaning properties flooded more than once. If your garage or utility room has taken on water previously, say so when you call.
Custom houses of this age raise fit questions for the Thermador wall ovens, ranges and dishwashers we service, since cutouts predate current sizes. Column refrigeration and built-in units also depend on the original cabinet openings.
El Lago is part of Seabrook’s postal area and shares patrols with Taylor Lake Village. It falls squarely on our Clear Lake runs, so visits within a day or two are typical.
In older custom houses, exchanging one appliance can turn out harder than expected. A 1960s wall-oven opening may not suit the 27-inch or 30-inch sizes sold now, and the dishwasher bay may be shallower. Before you order anything, take width, height and depth measurements and compare them to the installation guide. Tell us the year of the house when you book, so we can anticipate older wiring and cabinet sizes. Prefer to keep a sound older appliance? We will say candidly whether parts can still be found and quote the repair before starting.
Maybe. Openings that old frequently differ from today's dimensions, so measure and read the installation guide. Where repair is possible, we put that quote in writing first.
Leave it unplugged and, if you can, raise it off the floor. We examine its wiring, compressor and controls before it goes back into service.
Generally yes, because we work the Clear Lake area every day. You approve the price in writing first, and we guarantee our labor for 30 days.
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