What the neighbors tell the counter

All reviews

• Parts & orders

  “Walked in with a hinge off a 1974 storm door. Walked out with its twin from the odd-parts drawer, four dollars later. I'd budgeted a whole Saturday for this.”

  Rita M. Overman Park neighborhood

• Honest advice

  “Sam talked me out of a $260 sander and sent me to the tool library to borrow one. That's why every screw, bulb, and paint can I buy for the next decade is bought here.”

  Dave P. First-time home owner, Riverside

• The service bench

  “They sharpened my grandfather's hand plane and wouldn't take payment until I'd tried it on a piece of scrap right there at the bench. It whispered through the wood.”

  June K. Brings the Hammers to games since 1981

• Paint counter

  “Grace matched the trim in our 1920s bungalow from a chip I pried off with a butter knife. You can't see where the old paint stops.”

  Karen L. Repainted the front porch

• The service bench

  “Dropped off six sunroom screens on a Monday. Back Thursday, tight as drums, $108 for the lot. My wife thinks I did them myself.”

  Tom R. Re-screened the whole sunroom

• Honest advice

  “Our toilet ran for a month. Tasha sold me a $9 flapper, drew the steps on the back of the receipt, and I fixed it that night.”

  Marcus W. First apartment, east side

• Paint counter

  “Saturday parking on Main Street is a puzzle, and I waited ten minutes at the paint counter. Worth it for the color, but go early.”

  Lisa H. Main Street regular

• Workshops & café

  “My daughter and I took Wall Repair 101. She patched the hole in her bedroom wall the next weekend and won't let anyone forget it.”

  Ann S. Took the workshop with her daughter

• The service bench

  “I took my grandmother's lamp to the bench expecting bad news. It came back rewired with a cloth cord that looks original. It sits on my piano now.”

  Priya N. Lamp rewiring

• Workshops & café

  “Fixed a toaster, a kitchen chair and my son's bike at the Repair Café in one afternoon. Nobody tried to sell me a single thing.”

  Carl B. Repair Café regular

• Parts & orders

  “They didn't have the odd metric bolt for my snowblower, so they ordered it. Two days, no markup on shipping, and they called the minute it landed.”

  Joe F. Special order

• The service bench

  “Riverside closes at 4 on Sundays and I always forget. Manny still sharpened my mower blade while I waited, ten minutes before close.”

  Gary T. Mower-blade sharpening

Fictional neighbors, invented for this sample site. On a real site, these would come from your own customers with their permission.