Formerly Adam & Sam Brothers RepairBrier · 98036 · 7–9 minutes from the shop
Gas furnaces, garage freezers and big-lot homes in Brier
Brier is one of our shortest drives: seven to nine minutes from St Albion Way along 228th or 236th St SW. It is a town of detached houses on large lots, heated mostly with gas, and that shapes almost every call we take there.
- $85 diagnostic, included in the repair
- Same-day visits Mon–Sat
- 5.0 on Google
- $85 diagnosticBecomes part of the repair price when you say yes. If you pass on the repair, that visit is all you pay.
- Up to $18 offAny repair requested through the online form. The diagnostic itself is never reduced.
- $10 offA second appliance’s diagnostic when we check it during the same trip.
Brier incorporated on February 11, 1965, in part to avoid being annexed by Mountlake Terrace, and it has guarded its character since. Zoning allows only single-family homes, the minimum lot is 12,500 square feet, about 91 percent of homes are owner-occupied, and the town is often described as having one store and one restaurant. No state route crosses it; Brier Road leads north to Lynnwood, and the freeways are reached through Mountlake Terrace or Bothell. The land went from the 1924 Shasta Park subdivision and mink farms to 1950s ranch houses, then filled in mostly between 1970 and 1999.
Ninety-five percent of Brier's homes are detached houses, and 36 percent were built in the 1980s alone. Owners tend to stay, so we often meet the second or third furnace in a house and a kitchen that has been upgraded piece by piece. Bigger houses also mean longer duct runs and more appliances per household, from the wine fridge to the chest freezer. Because the town borders our home city, we are rarely more than a few minutes out, and common parts for furnaces, ranges, washers and refrigerators are already on the van when we pull in.
7–9 min from our shop
What Brier's houses ask of their equipment
1980s and 90s homes
More than half of Brier's houses date from 1980 to 1999. Most were built with a gas furnace and a builder-grade kitchen. Thirty-plus years on, inducer motors, pressure switches and control boards are the usual furnace calls, and the original air conditioner, where there was one, is often the next thing to go.
1950s and 60s ranch houses
The older ranches tend to have a single long duct trunk, a furnace in a closet, garage or crawlspace, and kitchen circuits sized for a simpler time. We check the gas connector and the outlet before blaming a new appliance part, because in these houses the trouble is sometimes behind the range rather than in it.
Garages and outbuildings
On lots this size, a second refrigerator or a chest freezer in the garage is common. Many standard fridges are not designed for unheated spaces: when a January garage drops near freezing, a fridge whose thermostat sits in the fresh-food section can simply stop running, and the freezer side warms up. Sometimes the fix is placement, not parts.
The Alderwood Manor edge
Some addresses in unincorporated Alderwood Manor, north of town, use Brier on their mail. Homes there range from older houses on deep former farm lots to newer infill, and they take the same soft Alderwood district water Brier does. We treat them as part of the same short drive.
A gas town in an electric corner of the county
About 65 percent of Brier homes heat with gas and 35 percent with electricity, nearly the reverse of Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood next door. PSE delivers the gas and Snohomish County PUD the electricity. Most Brier heating calls involve gas furnaces: flame sensors, igniters, inducers and, on units past 25 years, a careful look at the heat exchanger. When a furnace is replaced, owners choose between an 80 percent model that can use the existing chimney vent and a 95 percent model vented through the wall. Many also add cooling by putting a heat pump outdoor unit on top of the gas furnace; that setup starts at $5,250, equipment and installation included, and the site visit and written quote cost nothing. We check which PUD programs might apply. If you ever smell gas, leave the house first, then call PSE at 1-888-225-5773 or 911 from outside.
Heating & cooling in Brier
Kitchens and laundry in owner-occupied homes
Water in Brier comes from the Alderwood district, the same Everett supply as most of south Snohomish County, at about 12.5 parts per million of hardness. Scale is rarely the story. Gas ranges are common in a gas-heated town, and a frequent call on them is an oven that will not light because the igniter has weakened. Oven and range repair in Brier starts at $259; read that as where the category begins, not as a quote, since the exact figure goes in the estimate we write up after testing and before any work. Larger households also wear out washer suspensions, dryer rollers and dishwasher pumps faster than a couple in a condo would. If the kitchen fridge and the garage freezer both need checking, the second diagnostic on that visit is $10 off.
Appliance repair in Brier
Common questions
Is Brier close enough for same-day service?
Yes. Brier City Hall is seven to nine minutes from our shop off-peak, and most of the town is within ten. If you reach us in the morning, Monday through Saturday, a technician can usually come that day. There is no distance surcharge anywhere in our service area, and Brier is about as close as it gets.
Our 1980s gas furnace still runs. Should we replace it before it fails?
Not automatically. If it lights reliably, vents properly and the heat exchanger looks sound, maintenance and a targeted repair can buy more years, and a tune-up starts at $149. If it is short-cycling, needs a major part, or you also want cooling, we lay out repair and replacement prices in writing so you can compare them side by side.
Can you check the garage freezer and the kitchen fridge on the same visit?
Yes. When a second appliance is checked on the same visit, its diagnostic is $10 off. Mention both when you book so we plan the time. For a garage unit, tell us roughly how cold the garage gets; a fridge that quits in winter and works in summer often points to location rather than a failed part.
What should we do if we smell gas near the furnace or range?
Leave the house right away without switching lights or appliances on or off, and call PSE at 1-888-225-5773 or 911 once you are outside. Do not try to find the leak yourself. After the utility has made the house safe, we can come out to repair the furnace, range or dryer involved.
Talk to Adam & Sam
Call the shop at (425) 570-9520, or book online to take up to $18 off the repair. Once you approve the work, the $85 diagnostic counts toward the repair instead of being billed on its own.
Schedule a repair
Request a visit from Adam & Sam
Send the basics and we call you back with an arrival window, most days the same morning.
- $85 diagnostic Becomes part of the repair price when you say yes. If you pass on the repair, that visit is all you pay.
- Up to $18 off Any repair requested through the online form. The diagnostic itself is never reduced.
- $10 off A second appliance’s diagnostic when we check it during the same trip.