Brooklyn does not have one kind of kitchen. Row houses in Bensonhurst, Gravesend, and Dyker Heights run a full-size range upstairs and a second freezer and dryer down in the basement. Brownstones in Park Slope, Bed-Stuy, and Carroll Gardens fit a dishwasher and an over-the-range microwave into a galley kitchen carved out of a parlor floor a century ago. Condo towers in Williamsburg, DUMBO, and Downtown Brooklyn come with panel-ready dishwashers, integrated ice makers, and compact European units. And from Marine Park to Bay Ridge, half the backyards on the block have a built-in gas grill that works from April through October.

That mix is why our vans are stocked wide instead of deep in one brand. A dryer in a Bensonhurst cellar usually needs its vent run checked before anyone blames the heating element. A dishwasher in a brownstone is fighting an original drain line and a shared standpipe. An integrated ice maker in a new build has to come out of the cabinetry before the fault is even visible. A backyard grill needs valves, igniters, and burner tubes that no kitchen-only truck carries. We come ready for all of it because we see the same buildings and the same installs every week.