Service Pros We Love
Are you in search of home services on the Lakeshore? We got you!
Check out local businesses that we love.
Alles Law: 616-365-5055
West Shore Asphalt & Seal Coating: 231-830-6529
Downtown Detailz LLC: 616-723-5372
Modernistic: 800-609-1000
Use Code LOCAL to get $30 off two rooms of carpet cleaning, Use Code ELEMENT to get $75 off air duct cleaning
Chore-Pros: 813-203-8159
Junk King: 616-710-4007
Cleanz Home Cleaning: 616-213-4855
Peachy Clean: 616-477-1155
Moxie Real Estate and Development: 616-229-0658
Fancy Real Estate: 616-516-5561
Avink Electric: 616-291-9352
Blake Charon: 616-427-2563
Matt Boonstra: 616-204-6678
Flat River Electric: 616-207-2496
Built by Bianca: 616-558-4109
Flooring by Design: 616-426-2766
Eastern Floral: 616-949-2200
Thelma’s Flowers: 616-258-8372
R+R Mechanical: 616-452-6888
Chrome Mechanical: 616-522-8814
Heating and cooling: Don Todd 616-881-7284
Finch’s Heating and Cooling: Tim Finch 616-240-1350
Grapids Home Services: 616-612-3728
West Michigan Heating and Cooling: 616-319-1436
Midwest Geothermal: 616-514-1101
Infinity Home Improvement: 616-224-1140
Rivertown Home Repair: 616-366-1303
Freshwater Builders: 616-741-0090
Dave Zimmerman: 616-262-6975
A.M. Works: 616-734-9025
Building Bridges: 616-224-7409
One Day Doors & Closets of West Michigan: 616-888-6738
Midwest Steel: 877-235-5210
Bluebird CFW: 888-411-2264
Top Home Improvement: 616-600-1159
Wausau Homes: 616-676-9961
Morris Builders, Inc: 616-874-6110
Montell Construction: 616-805-4966
PR Design Build – West Michigan General Contractor: 616-566-7715
Grand Home Inspections: 616-710-1796
INK Home Services: 616-848-9401
Acuity Home Inspections: Don Duffy 616-633-7708
CHIMNEY INSPECTOR
Kent Chimney 616-949-7722
The Chimney Sweep 616-453-8400
FOUNDATION INSPECTOR
Foundation Specialists 616-438-0551
Guard Home Warranty: 616-834-1213
Home Serve – Sewer Warranty: 1-855-336-2465
Michigan Beekeepers: Various – See list by area
VantagePointe Risk Management, LLC: 616-419-3118
Insurit Agency: 616-271-6262
Jack’s Lawn Service: 616-698-8616
Procare: 616-369-8883
RRR Lawn & Landscape: 616-893-5765
Grand Rapids Landscape Management: 616-245-7180
Blockhead Excavation and Landscaping LLC: 616-826-3969
Enviro-Decon: 616-855-4020
Bio Safe Environment: 616-446-0917
Treadstone Funding: 616-774-9160
Northpointe Bank: 616.292.8272
Lake Michigan Credit Union: 616-723-7739
Mortgage Solution Partners: 616-208-1643
Mortgage One: 231-360-0974
First Community Mortgage: 1-800-464-8626
Fridge Magents: 616.662.2145 ext. 106
2nd Glance Decorative Painting LLC: 616.293.3756
Lieffers: 616-485-7678
Painters Direct: 616-256-9883
Service Pro Painting: 616-295-3885
Shultz Pest Control & Radon Services: 616-874-9925
Empire Pest Control: 616-796-8900
Rockwood Pest Control: 616-304-5262
Samantha Ruth Photography: 616-446-2680
Forward Exposure: 616-307-8800
Next Door Photography: 616-402-1325
Budget Plumbing: 616-988-5514
Van Der Kolk Plumbing: 616-218-2482
Shultz Pest Control & Radon Services: 616-874-9925
Summit Pointe Roofing: 616-622-6343
Peak: 616-667-0693
Custom Roofing Solutions: 517-898-9314
Bay to Bay Building Concepts: 833-761-7663
Renaissance Roofing and Exteriors: 810-730-1265
Mr. Roof: 765-541-1826
B&V Vinyl Siding and Exteriors: 616-890-2629
West Michigan Sprinkling: 616-538-8676
Nederveld Inc: 800-222-1868
J & B Brothers Stump Grinding: 616-298-5599
MV Trees: 616-284-9740
Heritage Window Restoration: 616-446-3503
Country Window and Door in Allendale: 616-895-9130
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