Facing the Gulf from Follet's Island, Surfside Beach is a village whose motto is Island Life, Texas Style. Many of its houses are rentals or second homes, and salt air finds its way into every kitchen.
What turns up in Surfside Beach homes, and how that affects a Thermador repair in this area.
At Fort Velasco, near today's City Hall, the Treaty of Velasco was signed, hence the village's title Cradle of Texas Liberty. About 640 residents were counted in 2020, with a median age around 58, so many are retirees. Bluewater Highway runs 13 miles to San Luis Pass.
Surfside's water is purchased from the City of Freeport, which belongs to the Brazosport Water Authority. When a home has been closed up for weeks, the pipes hold stagnant water, so let the refrigerator dispenser run for a full minute once you return and toss the first ice.
In 2008, Hurricane Ike took the front row of beachfront houses and wrecked miles of Bluewater Highway, closed until May 2009. Between storms, salt spray settles on condenser coils, hinges and panel screws and keeps working on them throughout the year.
Beach kitchens tend to be compact, with a dishwasher, a built-in or freestanding refrigerator and a range or rangetop. Those are the categories we service, and we watch for salt damage wherever a panel comes off.
Reaching Surfside Beach means taking Highway 332 through Lake Jackson and Freeport, then roughly 12 more miles. Because of that drive, we book ahead, with appointments falling the next day or later in the week. Owners of rental houses can schedule between guests; just explain how the technician gets inside and where the appliance sits.
A vacation house needs its own routine. Before leaving for weeks, close the refrigerator’s water valve, prop the dishwasher door open and empty the ice bin. After returning, run each appliance briefly and watch for drips before walking away. Sand collects in filters and drain baskets here too, so clean them more often than the manual advises. A quick look between guest stays catches slow leaks early.
Shut the refrigerator's water valve, empty the ice bin and leave the dishwasher door propped. When you return, run a cycle and watch for drips before leaving it unattended.
Send photos and the model number, and arrange who can unlock the door. After the technician inspects, the price reaches you in writing before any work begins.
Salt spray settles on metal and keeps working all year. Damp-cloth wipes and extra coil vacuuming slow it, but they cannot stop it entirely, so ask us to look at the worst spots.
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.