ZIP 20708 · Laurel
Appliance Repair in South Laurel & Montpelier (20708)
In 20708, the technician checks your fridge, washer, dryer, dishwasher or range where it's installed, and you see the price before any repair.
Booking online works too. Tell us where in Laurel you are, and we'll get back to you with a visit time.
First the appliance and its location, then your contact details. We follow up to schedule.
Repairs in South Laurel & Montpelier
20708 is the southern and eastern side of Laurel. It covers unincorporated South Laurel and Montpelier along with parts of the City of Laurel on this side of town. US 1 runs along its western side, MD 197 heads southeast toward Bowie, and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and the Patuxent Research Refuge lie to the east. Montpelier Mansion, an eighteenth-century Georgian house now run as a museum, stands in the ZIP off Muirkirk Road.
South Laurel and Montpelier have no town government; Prince George's County provides services there, while city addresses fall under Laurel's mayor and council. The whole ZIP is in Prince George's, and WSSC Water supplies public water and sewer.
Most homes date from the 1960s through the 1980s. Montpelier and South Laurel are full of townhouse rows, split-levels and two-story colonials on cul-de-sacs, and garden-apartment complexes cluster near US 1. Townhouses commonly keep the laundry upstairs, and detached houses keep it in a basement or lower level.
Know your townhouse's shutoffs
In a three-level townhouse, find the main water shutoff and the valves behind the washer and refrigerator before something leaks. They may be in a utility closet on the lowest level, under the kitchen sink or behind an access panel. If you can't locate them, tell us when you book and we'll find them during the visit, since knowing where they are matters most when water is on the floor.
Townhouse kitchens and upstairs laundry
Townhouse kitchens in Montpelier and South Laurel are narrow, with the refrigerator, range and dishwasher in one or two short runs of cabinets. Over-the-range microwaves are common, and many of them recirculate air rather than venting outside.
Upstairs laundry closets keep washers and dryers near the bedrooms but leave little working room. The dryer duct may travel through the floor framing to a side wall, and a crushed section or lint buildup in that run lengthens drying times long before the dryer itself fails.
Cul-de-sac houses with garages
Detached houses here usually have an attached garage, and a second refrigerator or an upright freezer often stands in it. Garage temperatures swing hard between July and January, which stresses compressors in summer and can confuse single-thermostat refrigerators in winter. Clean condenser coils and a few inches of clearance help either way.
Kitchens from the 1970s and 1980s
Some of these houses still carry original or early-replacement layouts, such as a downdraft cooktop with a separate wall oven, or a built-in microwave above the oven. Those appliances can be repaired, but replacement models must match the cabinet cutouts, so we'll tell you what fits before any choice between repairing and replacing.
Booking in South Laurel or Montpelier
To set a time, call us or use the online form. Mention your community and any visitor parking rules, which floor the appliance is on, and the model number if you can reach the label, so we can bring parts that fit.
Brands We Repair in This ZIP
48 makes we work on here and elsewhere in Laurel.
What We Repair in 20708
Every link opens that appliance's Laurel page.
20708 in numbers
Questions About Repairs in 20708
The questions that come up most often. Anything not covered here, ask us when you call, or add it to the booking form's notes field.
Have a different question?
Tell us what make it is and what's going wrong. A few things can be settled over the phone, and anything else gets looked at during the visit.
Start with airflow. Pull the dryer forward, check that the transition hose isn't flattened, and go outside to see whether the vent flap opens while it runs. In townhouses the duct is often long and hidden in the framing, so if the flap barely moves, the run likely needs cleaning before any part is replaced.
Parts of it. Much of 20708 is unincorporated South Laurel and Montpelier, but some addresses on this side of town fall inside the city limits. For an appliance repair the difference doesn't matter; we cover the whole ZIP.
Other ZIPs in Laurel
One more code in this area
Need a repair in 20708?
Call or book online. Having the model number handy lets us check parts before the visit; the price follows the diagnosis, and you decide.
Repairs Across Laurel
This ZIP is part of our Laurel coverage in Prince George's County. When you book, add anything that affects getting in: where to park, a front desk that needs notice, or a tight stairway.
How a Repair Visit Works
Book the Visit
Call or use the form. Name the make and describe the fault; a model number, if handy, speeds up parts.
Find the Fault
At your place, the technician checks the appliance and whatever feeds it (power, water, drain, gas or venting) until the cause is clear.
Approve the Price
You get a plain explanation and a price for the repair. The work starts only if you say yes.
Fix and Check
The new part is fitted and the appliance is run through a cycle, so you can see it working.