The delivery truck brings the machine to the kitchen floor and leaves. What happens next is the part that decides whether the appliance works properly for a decade or leaks quietly behind a cabinet for a year. Wilson & Myers handles appliance installation across Lakewood: hook-ups, water lines, gas connections, venting and haul-away of whatever the new unit is replacing.

What We Install in Lakewood, CO

Connections, venting and water lines for new appliances, plus removal of the old unit when you need it gone.

Washer Hook Up

Supply lines, drain connection and level-and-test on all machine types

Dryer Hook Up

Gas and electric dryers, vent connection and airflow check

Dishwasher Installation

Water supply, drain line, power and cabinet fit

Refrigerator Water Line

New line runs for ice makers and water dispensers

Range and Cooktop Installation

Freestanding and slide-in ranges, gas and electric cooktops

Double Oven Installation

Built-in single and double wall ovens, cabinet cut and support

Range Hood Installation

Ducted and recirculating hoods, mounting and vent runs

Garbage Disposal Installation

Mounting, drain tie-in and switch connection

Delivery and Haul Away

Moving the new unit in and taking the old one out

Laundry Connections

Washer and dryer hook-ups look simple until the house is older than the machines. In the Colfax corridor and around 80214 we regularly find laundry closets built for a compact pair from decades ago. The supply valves are seized, the drain standpipe sits at the wrong height, or the dryer vent runs further than a modern machine will push air. We check the connection before we commit to the install rather than discovering it halfway.

Vent length matters more than most people expect. A dryer connected to a long or crushed duct will run full cycles and leave clothes damp, and that is a repair call three months later rather than an installation problem today. We verify airflow as part of the hook-up.

Kitchen Installations

Dishwashers need water, drain and power in a cabinet opening that was often sized for a different machine. Ranges and cooktops need the right fuel connection and clearance. Built-in wall ovens are common in remodeled Applewood Valley and Green Mountain kitchens. The cabinet opening and its support get checked before the unit goes in, because a double oven is heavy and unforgiving of an opening slightly out of square.

Refrigerator water lines are their own job. Running a new line to an ice maker in a house that never had one means getting through cabinetry and finding a tie-in point. It is also the installation most likely to leak later if it is rushed. We would rather take the extra half hour.

Before the Delivery Arrives

The most useful thing you can do is tell us what is behind the old appliance. Whether the range is gas or electric, whether the laundry pair is stacked or side by side, whether the dishwasher opening is standard width. We ask these questions at booking so the technician arrives with the right fittings instead of making a trip to a supplier mid-install.

If the retailer is delivering the appliance, we can work around their window. Delivery crews generally set the unit in place and stop there; the connection, testing and removal of the old machine is what we pick up.

Older Homes, Newer Machines

Lakewood housing spans six decades, and installation is where that shows up most. Homes from the 1970s and 1980s around 80214 and 80215 were built for appliances that were smaller, drew less power and vented shorter distances. Newer construction in 80228 and 80232 is straightforward by comparison.

The common surprises are predictable once you have seen enough of them. A laundry closet that cannot fit a modern front-loader with the door open, a kitchen circuit never intended for a modern electric range, a hood duct capped during a remodel and never reopened. None of these stop the job, but they change the plan, and it is better to find them at the estimate than at the install.

Parts, Fittings and Warranty

Hoses, valves, vent kits and connectors come through national supplier networks and manufacturer contracts. Most installations use standard fittings we carry to the job. Where a connection turns out to be non-standard, which happens in older Lakewood homes, we tell you what is needed and what the timing looks like before you commit to anything.

Installation work carries a 100-day warranty on parts and labor. If a connection we made develops a fault inside that window, we come back and put it right under the warranty.

From Solterra to Edgewood: How Lakewood Installs Differ

Solterra is one of the newest parts of Lakewood, built from 2005 on. Many of its houses are now replacing their first builder-grade appliances, and the swap itself is simple. What needs attention is behind the old machine. The water valve, the ice maker line and the dishwasher drain have usually been there since the house was built.

We replace a tired valve or line during the install rather than tie a new appliance to an old weak point. Belmar, built from 2004 onward, is reaching the same stage in its apartments and condos. A valve of that age can start to weep once it is turned for the first time in years.

The older north takes more planning. In Two Creeks, Edgewood, Eiber and Morse Park most houses are postwar, and some in Two Creeks predate 1940. Cabinet openings there were cut for the dishwashers and ranges of their day. A current model can come up short or tall by a fraction of an inch.

Dryers are their own question in those houses and in the 1950s brick ranches of Lasley and North Alameda. A new electric dryer needs a 240-volt circuit and a matching outlet, and some older laundry spaces have a different plug or only a gas line. On gas, we replace an old connector or shutoff rather than reuse it. Knowing which hookup you have before ordering saves a second trip.

The split-levels and tri-levels of Kendrick Lake, Glennon Heights and Carmody bring a different problem: stairs. Laundry often sits a half-flight down from the entry. A washer and dryer pair has to turn on a landing to get there, so we look at the route as well as the opening. Measuring the stair turn can save a machine that fits the closet but not the way down.

Townhome and condo pockets need their own plan. Belmar’s apartments and condos and the Villa West townhomes in Belmar Park are typical. So are the three-story townhouses of South Alameda and the condos around Union Square. Laundry there is often a stacked pair in a closet, where depth, door clearance and room for the vent and hoses decide what fits.

In Belmar’s mixed-use buildings, the delivery route and parking can shape the appointment as much as the appliance does. Three-story townhouses add stairs to the same question, since the laundry is not always on the ground floor. We ask which floor it is on when you book.

Panel-ready and built-in installs come up in Green Mountain’s custom houses and in some of Solterra’s semi-custom homes. A column refrigerator or a panel-ready dishwasher has to match an exact opening. Its cabinet panel also has to line up with the doors beside it. We confirm the opening, the mounting and the panel before the day of the install, not on it.

When to Call Wilson & Myers

Call before the appliance is delivered rather than after. A ten-minute conversation about what is behind the old unit usually saves a return visit, and occasionally it saves you from buying a machine that will not fit the space. If the appliance is already sitting in your kitchen, call anyway: most installs happen within a few days of the request.