First Colony was Sugar Land's first big master-planned community, and around 9,500 houses now sit in its 98 neighborhoods. Many of those kitchens have already been remodeled once, so a Bosch dishwasher or wall oven often shares space with original cabinetry and plumbing.
What we find in First Colony homes, and how it shapes a Bosch repair here.
Sugarland Properties, a venture of Gerald D. Hines Interests and a Shell pension fund, built First Colony between 1976 and 1997 across 9,700 acres that straddle Sugar Land and Missouri City. Production homes from three decades mean we meet late-1970s two-story houses and 1990s builds on the same visit list.
Houses on the Sugar Land side of First Colony draw from the city's main system, which blends well water with treated Oyster Creek and Brazos River water. The city lists main-system hardness between 35 and 280 ppm, a wide spread that shows up as spotting on glassware.
Much of First Colony sits behind levees run by Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 2, the district that keeps the area's drainage system running. After long downpours we suggest checking the garage for any water near the washer or a freezer.
Remodeled kitchens here commonly hold Bosch 500 or 800 Series dishwashers and induction cooktops dropped into older 30-inch cutouts. Original 1980s houses sometimes still have a single wall oven that owners replace with a Bosch combination unit.
A house built in 1982 and one finished in 1996 can sit a mile apart in First Colony, and their utility rooms differ more than their facades suggest. Older homes may have a 30-amp dryer outlet with three prongs, while newer ones use the four-prong style. When a compact Bosch dryer or a new range goes in, that detail decides which cord we bring.
Shut-off valves under sinks in early sections have often never been turned in decades. If one is frozen or weeps when we close it for a dishwasher repair, we stop and tell you before going further, because replacing a valve is plumbing work rather than an appliance repair. Knowing where your home’s main water shut-off is, usually near the street, saves time if a supply line ever needs to be disconnected.
In most cases yes, since builders here used standard 24-inch openings. We check the depth, the floor height after any tile work and the electrical connection, then tell you in writing what the job involves before we begin.
Yes. The community crosses the city line, but our routes cover both sides the same way. Your address and ZIP code are all we need to schedule.
Usually, yes. First Colony is close to our inner-suburb routes, and most calls get a same-day or next-day window. Call before noon for the best chance at a same-day slot. Work we complete is backed by a 30-day workmanship warranty.
Book in about a minute, or call the desk. Same-day windows inside the Loop on most days, next-day across the rest of Houston.