Wrench brings its door-to-door auto repair service to greater LA
No worries. Wrench can send a mechanic to your home, workplace or anywhere else that’s convenient. The Seattle-based company provides automotive house calls for both private vehicle owners and businesses with vehicle fleets. Wrench already unveiled its app-based service in Orange County, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Colorado and Texas and now it’s being expanded into the greater Los Angeles area.Start switch for auto-door system
Customers access the Wrench app and explain what they need done — or at least what they think they need done. Then they book a time and place and set an appointment. After the mechanic shows up and does the work, the billing is processed and they receive a service report.
“We handle 85 percent of the things you’d normally take your car in for,” said Ed Petersen, the company’s co-founder and CEO. “That could be everything from oils changes, brakes and tune-ups, to water pumps, fuel pumps and timing belts. We even replaced an axel in one customer’s driveway.”dealership. He figures that will resonate with busy Angelinos. But in a region as big and diverse as the greater Los Angeles area, it’s going to take some manpower to make it happen.
“The greater L.A. area is really like several markets,” he said. “We’ll have to bring on at least 50 mechanics over the next few months.”
The company vets its mechanics carefully. They are Automotive Service Excellence-certified and nearly all of them work full-time for Wrench.
“We take a little while longer to find mechanics who are the right fit for us, but we have very low turnover,” Petersen said. “When you think about it, it’s a very skilled position. You can have wildly complicated things to deal with. We really have two customers — the person who owns the car and the person who takes care of the car.”Mike Moran turned to Wrench when he needed the brakes repaired on his 2006 Volvo V70 station wagon.
“They were squeaking and grinding,” the 47-year-old San Clemente resident said. “I set up an appointment and the mechanic came out the next day. It was convenient and it only took about an hour and a half.”
The Wrench mechanic replaced his front rotors and brake pads for around $400. And the best part? Moran never had to leave home.
“It was great because when you go to a repair shop you’re pretty much guaranteed it will be a full day, no matter what,” he said. “With this service, I didn’t have to have my wife pick me up or call an Uber.”
4 Common Sliding Glass Door Weaknesses and How to Secure Them
Did
you know that it takes less than one minute for an experienced burglar
to break into a home? It’s true, and with nearly eight million property
crimes in the United States in 2015, now’s as good a time as any to
review your home security plan.glass door lock
Even
if you’ve already taken pains to reinforce or lock your front door and
windows, your home could still be vulnerable—especially if you have a
sliding glass door. These kinds of doors are often left unsecured,
making them a favorite target for burglars. Here’s a look at four common
weaknesses that make sliding glass doors easy targets—and what you can
do to keep them secure.
1. They have simple latches.
Even if
you’re good about locking your sliding glass doors, that may not be
enough to deter an experienced thief. Most built-in sliding door locks
are really more like simple latches, and would-be burglars can easily
bypass them just by jiggling the door a bit.
Given how weak the
inbuilt latches on most sliding doors are, adding an extra lock is a
good way to reinforce security. This heavy-duty lock from Prime-Line is
made of hardened steel and can be installed at the top or bottom of your
sliding glass door. The setup will require a few tools, but the
reliable loop structure will make it tough for any burglar to jimmy the
door open once the lock is installed.
This lock is designed to prevent unwanted guests from jiggling a door loose. It bolts onto the sliding glass door, and the moveable pin locks into a base plate on the frame. It’s easy to install, and the keyed element provides a bit of extra protection—just make sure you know where the key is in the event that you need to make a quick exit.
Whether they’re installed in the back or on the side of a home, sliding glass doors tend to be fairly concealed. This means fewer prying eyes, which gives thieves the opportunity to enter unnoticed.While not a substitute for a lock or security bar, this GE alarm can quickly let you know if your door has been breached. In comparison with some other alarms, this model is extremely easy to set up, and it has a couple of alarm options that can be played when triggered. The sound of the alarm alone may be enough to scare off a burglar, and even if it’s not, you can reach out to the authorities as soon as you hear it go off.