Hillcrest Village sits on Alvin's east side with about 700 residents, a place small enough to walk across within minutes. It was built in the early 1960s, and many of its kitchens have been refreshed gradually.
What turns up in Hillcrest Village homes, and how that affects a Thermador repair in this area.
Housing for Monsanto employees was the original purpose of the development, started in the late 1950s; the first house, built in 1961, cost $24,000. The village incorporated in 1963 and occupies under half a square mile. Alvin ISD educates local children, so there is a small, close-knit feel.
Line flushing is scheduled on the first and third Monday of each month. Stirred-up sediment can reach your equipment, so skip the dishwasher while it happens, and if refrigerator water looks cloudy afterward, let the dispenser run until it clears.
Hillcrest's elevation is 43 feet, a little above Alvin's 39, and residents say the name comes from that rise. It makes no difference to the climate. Heat and humidity still weigh on refrigerators and ovens every summer, no matter how high the street.
After two or three rounds of upgrades, a house here might have a recent dishwasher next to an older range, or a modern built-in refrigerator wedged into a cabinet opening cut for an earlier model.
Alvin sits directly east of Hillcrest, and our visits to the village are bundled with Alvin stops, so you can expect the following day. The streets are brief and the village is tiny, which keeps arrival times predictable.
Gradual remodeling creates mismatches between old and new, and those account for many calls. A refrigerator set into an old opening may lack the clearance it needs above and at the sides. A dishwasher tied to old plumbing might share a drain with a disposal whose knockout plug remains in place. These quiet issues explain a surprising number of warm refrigerators and standing water in dishwashers. Share the install years with us, and we inspect those spots before ordering anything, which often saves a return trip.
A knockout plug left in the disposal inlet blocks the dishwasher drain. It is an easy fix, and we check it before ordering any part.
Hold off on the dishwasher during a flush because stirred sediment can reach the filter. Afterward, run the refrigerator dispenser until the water clears, and discard the first ice.
Yes. A unit set into an older opening can lack air space above and beside it. We measure the gaps and explain what has to change.
Request a visit online in about a minute or phone our coordinators. Close-in neighborhoods often see a same-day slot; the outer counties usually get the next day across Houston.