Maintenance Vendors
See also this list (needs to be updated)
Air Conditioning
Mr. Cool (512) 445-0412.
Mr. Cool has worked with us for years, and knows our units well. He also supplies our large rolls of A/C filter material.
Complete Air
More Than Heating and Cooling
512-665-7796
They replaced our AC unit on the brightside in July 2022. Very affordable and work often with co-ops.
Plumbing
General work
Thunderbird Plumbing (512)378-0566
Jeff from Thunderbird has visited us before and actually talked us out of buying things we don't need.
Need Plumber Now
Clarke Kent Plumbing (512) 477-2200
They have come and done sewer pipe cleanout before.
Electrical Repairs/Motor Replacements
Hamilton Electric Works, Inc. (512) 472-2428
3800 Airport Blvd., Austin TX 78722
They are great and affordable. They have replaced both motors in the kitchen (exhaust fan over stove and fan over sanitizer). They aren't great with communication so call them frequently to check in about repairs/status/shipments.
Washing Machine
See warranty on Home Depot account for washer and dryer first.
Depew Appliance & Repair
(512) 452-5707
Sheetrock, wood, fencing, windows, general contracting
Nova Construction Company
Carlos Gomez (512) 923-0232
They did good sheetrock work on Ruth's room and the darkside. They are in north Austin so require some lead time/planning around traffic.
Fire Alarm and Extinguishers
Safequip (512) 835-7697
They have worked with us for a long time. They can inspect and test the kitchen vent hood as well.
Bed Bugs and Pest Control
Alan Brown (512) 837-9500
email: abrown@goanteater.com
web: ABCHomeandCommercial.com
Free bed bug inspections. Smart remediations.
Gutter work
John Richter (512) 567-4765
www.austingutterman.com
General handyperson
David Gamez
David's Hammers and Nails (737) 247-5132
Text or call to ask to come out for an estimate on most any project. He has repair warped hardwood flooring in a bedroom as well as replaced the insulation under the brightside foundation. Very reliable and affordable.
For longer projects consider not calling David (projects that will take more than 2-3 days) because he so busy with tons of projects that he is not able to reliably come over for a consistent amount of days so the project will take a lot longer than you’d probably want because he can’t come over everyday.
Ruben Aleman (512) 909-2942
Work friend of Matt Inman. Hasn't yet done a project with Sasona but trusted guy who can do general handyman tasks. Reliable and affordable. Call to discuss scope of project and pricing. Will need to get familiarized with Sasona and possibly needs to fill out W9.
Junk Haulers
Donkey Junk (512) 825-9505
www.donkey-junk.com
Pretty cheap junk haulers. Send them a text with a picture of the junk and they'll send you a quote. They normally can come pretty quick to pick it up.