Service area

Streets we cover

Mandarin is compact, so the whole of it is a short drive. What changes from one end to the other is the housing, not the distance.

A shaded residential street seen past the open door of a service van, mature trees closing overhead, a stone kerb wall and parked cars along the kerb. — The neighbourhoods, one at a time

We cover ZIP 32223, 32257, 32258 and about 25 miles around the middle of Mandarin. Each page below is written about that place specifically — the age of the kitchens, the way the appliances were fitted, and the local conditions that decide what fails first.

What changes from one page to the next is the housing and the way the appliances were fitted into it. At the northern end the kitchens are the oldest in the area and the openings were never sized for a modern built-in. At the southern end they were designed around one from the start, and a single house often runs three or four separate cold appliances. The riverfront adds deep floor plans, long driveways, delicate floors and units out on porches. Those differences decide what fails first, what we bring on the van and how much of the day a visit takes.

Mandarin

The home ground. Established subdivisions on generous lots, riverfront estates along Mandarin Road, and kitchens that were mostly remodelled around the appliance.

ZIP: 32223, 32257, 32258
Includes: Beauclerc, Loretto, Julington Creek, Cormorant Landing, Cormorant Creek Estates, Egrets Landing, Julington Hills, Lake Mandarin, Gates of Olde Mandarin, River Story

Loretto

The middle of Mandarin, and the neighbourhood this shop is named after. Established houses, remodelled kitchens, and original water lines.

ZIP: 32223
Includes: Loretto

The Mandarin Road riverfront

Deep lots under old live oaks along the St. Johns, where a single house often runs three or four separate refrigeration appliances.

ZIP: 32223
Includes: River Story, Cormorant Landing, Cormorant Creek Estates, Egrets Landing

Beauclerc

The northern end of Mandarin along the San Jose Boulevard corridor, where 1960s and 1970s kitchens were never sized for a modern built-in.

ZIP: 32257
Includes: Beauclerc

Julington Creek and Julington Hills

The southern edge of Duval County, where newer kitchens were designed around built-in refrigeration and often carry three or four separate cold appliances.

ZIP: 32258
Includes: Julington Creek, Julington Hills

Olde Mandarin and Lake Mandarin

The wooded blocks around the historic village centre, where infill houses sit under heavy canopy and the spring pollen load is the enemy of a condenser.

ZIP: 32223
Includes: Gates of Olde Mandarin, Lake Mandarin