Appliance Repair
Heritage Appliance (425) 486-8311
Architect
David Cooper, Cooper Architects (425) 455-2050 www.cooper-architects.com
Auto Mechanic
Eschen Automotive (Japanese Auto Repair) (425) 456-0466 www.eschenautomotive.com
Car Talk Mechanics Finder (Read user reviews of local mechanics.) www.cartalk.com/content/mechx/find.html
Carpet Cleaning
Zenon Slusarski, White Eagle Carpet and Upholstery Care Systems (425) 883-7632
George Sedlack, Fibertech (206) 283-9915
Chiropractor
Kaufman Chiropractic (Bothell) (425) 486-1122 www.kaufmanchiropractic.com
Computer Repair
Mike Naramor, My Computer Guy (425) 893-9609 www.my-computer-guy.com/
Crawl Space Work
Clean Crawls 866-651-1700 www.cleancrawl.com
Dog Boarding, Walking and Daycare
Terri Gately, Dogs-a-Jammin’ (Eastside) (425) 788-9663 www.dogs-a-jammin.com
Leslie Stout, Wildside Dog Adventures, LLC (Eastside) (425) 984-4934 www.wildsidedogs.com
Baron’s Pet Service (Seattle) (206) 721-9663 www.baronspetservice.com
Drainage & Foundation Contractor
Wu Construction (206) 361-8886 www.wuconstruction.com (On and off-site repairs and upgrades.)
Permadry Waterproofing (425) 277-1990 www.permadrywaterproofing.com
Dryer Vent Cleaning
Philip Krogh, Dryer Vent Solutions (425) 398-5001 www.dryerventcleaning.com
Electrician
Pacific Home Electric (Seattle and Eastside) (253) 617-9288
Roger Hill, Hill Electric (425) 485-4321
Estate Sales
Carolyn Scezniak-Templin, Eastside Estate Sales (Seattle and Eastside) (425) 881-2428
Flooring
Haight Carpet (Hardwoods, carpet, tile, vinyl.) (425) 485-1354 www.haightcarpet.com
Furnace Contractor
Highlander Heating and Cooling (Eastside) (425) 868-2971 www.highlanderh-c.net
Matrix Energy Services (Seattle) (206) 682-0212 www.matrixenergyservices.com
Gutter, Roof, and Window Cleaning
Steve Lovejoy, A Step Above (425) 802-4489
Jeff Fravel, The Clean Doctor (206) 227-1542
Handyman
Dan Hicks (Seattle and Eastside) (206) 718-0965
Ken Curtis (206) 818-7616
Home Inspection
Ron West, R.W. West Consultants (425) 885-0722 www.rwwestconsultants.com
Robert Wittenberg, HomeFront Inspection (425) 243-3260 www.homefrontinspection.net
House Cleaning
MaidPro www.maidpro.com/seattle/ Eastside (425) 746-2800 Seattle: (206) 696-7023
Military Clean (206) 861-9090 www.militaryclean.com
Downtown Housecleaning (Downtown Seattle) (206) 856-8442 www.downtownhousecleaning.com
Kayaking
My whitewater kayaking blog – www.ireneskayakingblog.com
Northwest Outdoor Center (206) 281-8984 www.nwoc.com
Kayak Academy (206) 527-1825 www.kayakacademy.com
Landscaping
Matt Shay, Sunrise Landscaping (Eastside, North Seattle) (425) 508-2460
Legal Representation (Real Estate Law)
Kevin Hanchett (206) 930-5332 www.lasher.com
Mortgage Loans
Liz Fudacz, Front Street Mortgage (425) 392-5566 liz@frontstreetmortgage.com
Denise Espeland, Windermere Mortgage (206) 459-0559 despeland@windermere.com
Movers
Laurie Lamoureux, Seamless Moves (425) 746-1334 or 1-888-699-8970 www.unpacking.us
Express Movers and Storage (206) 476-4599 – http://www.expressmoversinc.com/ Read Express Movers reviews on CitySearch
U-Save Moving (206) 789-4900 or (425) 614-4900 – http://www.u-savemoving.com/ Read U-Save reviews on CitySearch
Painting
Francisco Pirir (206) 856-9017
Damon Thompson, American Home Painting (206) 522-7919
Perfect Choice Painting (425) 458-1430 www.perfectchoicepainting.com
Pet & Plant Care at Your Home
Whisker Sitters (Eastside at-home visit/walk for virtually any pet.) (206) 779-2882
Sophia’s Household Services (Primarily Seattle, farther for a travel fee.) (415) 368-7994 www.sophiasservices.com
Pressure Washing
Jeff Fravel, The Clean Doctor (206) 227-1542
Plumber
New Concept Plumbing (425) 418-3304 John Morelli: (206) 948-1617
Remodeling
Dan Wolfe, Alpental Construction (206) 484-2034
Daniel Bosancu, Classic Built Homes (206) 406-1324
Dan Hicks (206) 718-0965
Roofer
B and J Roofing (Seattle and Eastside) (425) 868-1818 www.bandjroofing.com
Alpine Roof Care (425) 803-9088 www.alpineroofcare.com
Septic Inspection and Installation
Earthwise Excavations (425) 486-1664 www.fromthegrounddown.com
Sewer Line Inspection
Hydro-Physics Pipeline Inspection (425) 775-8445 or (866) 775-8445
Structural Engineer
Dave Pioli, Criterium-Pioli (425) 486-4000 www.criterium-pioli.com
Tree Service
A to Z Stump and Tree (425) 497-8733
Window Cleaning
Steve Lovejoy, A Step Above (425) 802-4489
Jeff Fravel, The Clean Doctor (206) 227-1542
Vent Cleaning
AirCare USA (253) 854-5289 www.aircareusainc.com
Miscellaneous Links: Irene’s Top Ten List
These are miscellaneous links that I like.
1. Vacation Rental by Owner: www.VRBO.com
This is an amazing site where you can find a vacation rental nearly anywhere in the world. A few years ago I found a cute mother-in-law unit for my 82 year old mother just half a block from beautiful Kailua beach on Oahu and booked it for her sight unseen. She stayed for four months and had a blast. I use this site whenever I go to Hawaii, and in places like Kailua where there are no hotels it’s really the only place besides Craigslist to find a rental. But if Turkey’s your next destination I think you can find a place there too.
2. Contractors.com Project Cost Estimator
This website gives you instant automated estimates for home improvement projects, and is surprisingly accurate. It takes into account what area of the country you live in as well.
3. Get Human
The next time you find yourself grinding your teeth because you’re stuck in automated phone system neverland with some large corporation, check GetHuman.com to see if they’ve listed the workaround sequence of phone keypad numbers that will put you in touch with a human being. I’ve used this several times successfully.
Trying to find a good auto mechanic can be an expensive experience, but I’ve found several great ones by reading reviews on Car Talk’s mechanics-finder page.
5. FreeRice.com
Free Rice is an extremely cool website that asks you to play a word definition game, and for every answer you get correct they donate 10 grains of rice to the UN World Food Program to help end world hunger. You learn, someone eats – everybody wins. (Over 21 million grains donated just yesterday!)
6. Nolo.com
Need to create a living will, or file a patent application? Nolo is a well-regarded website that provides helpful legal information and sells downloadable law books, legal forms and software.
7. Hancock Wildlife Foundation Bald Eagle Webcams
I’ve posted about these before, but I can still hardly believe that you can tune in anytime to see live footage of a bald eagle feeding chicks, or gazing around with the wind blowing in its feathers and birds singing in the background.
8. SeatGuru.com
Never settle into your airplane seat again only to find that it doesn’t recline! Seat Guru lets you look up any model plane of virtually any airline, and rates each seat with details about its pros and cons.
The Weather Underground website is just a really quick, easy way to get weather information for anywhere in the world.
10. Seattle Area Traffic Conditions
This site shows live traffic conditions over the Greater Seattle area, and also has links to mountain pass and road construction reports.