Living in Korea | 8 Summer Home Repair & Maintenance Services for Foreigners in Korea
Finding reliable home repair and maintenance services in Korea can be challenging for foreigners, especially when providers communicate primarily in Korean. From air conditioner cleaning and pest control to plumbing, electrical repairs, mold removal, housekeeping, and moving services, there are plenty of household tasks where local support can make the process much easier.
Korea’s hot and humid summers can make some of these problems more urgent, particularly AC issues, mold, pests, and plumbing. This guide covers eight useful home services to know about and explains how GoWonderfully can help you find local providers, communicate in Korean, and coordinate appointments when you need them.
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1. Air Conditioner Repair and Cleaning
Get your air conditioner serviced now before the summer rush. If it’s not blowing cool enough, you’ll want to get it checked for leaks or maybe top off the coolant. If you haven’t had it cleaned in a while we highly recommend it. Remember that yellow disgusting dust? It’s probably sleeping in your air conditioner right now. The filter should either be replaced or flushed regularly. It’s especially important if you’ve had mold problems or are asthmatic.
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2. Exterminator
When the weather gets too hot outside, your home is the perfect place for little many-legged critters to hang out and stay cool. Cockroaches, ants, termites, silverfish, rodents, and other unidentifiable bugs can be a real problem if you don’t take care of it quickly. It’s amazing how fast they can reproduce and infest an older home. If you’ve noticed any creepy crawlies walking by your cereal box, don’t wait, You need an exterminator right now.
3. Good Housekeeping
Nothing is more satisfying than walking into a freshly cleaned home. It’s also a good way to keep the critters outside when all the cookie crumbs are swept up and counters wiped down. You can easily get your house chores out of the way and give yourself some more time to enjoy all those great summer outdoor activities. Don’t stay home when you don’t have to. There are so many amazing travel adventures, concerts and activities you shouldn’t miss because you have too much laundry to do.
4. Plumbing
Plumbing issues can make your home unlivable if not correctly repaired or fixed. Especially during summer or winter, when we use the most amount of water for cooling or heating the house. It can be a nightmare having a blocked toilet in a foreign country. Many times the landlord might not be readily available to help either. Leaks, low water pressure, clogged drains, boiler issues, or other plumbing problems can be difficult to arrange when the technician only communicates in Korean. GoWonderfully can help explain the problem, contact local providers, check availability, and coordinate the visit. 😄
5. Electrical Repair
A tripped breaker is one of the common problems that happened in the summer due to overused AC or air purifier using up too much power. Add to that, you might want to repair the outside lights in your garden or in your house if you are planning to entertain guests. GoWonderfully can get a professional electrical to visit and finish all and any repair that need to be done. For specialized goods such as AC/Air purifier, we can get the official repair service to visit you, or even check with a third party service if you need a quicker option. Eitherway, we have your back!
6. Mold Removal
Increased rain and humidity in the summer tends to result in black mold growing inside the house especially in Korea. It can be a nightmare for many who have just moved to the country, as it is difficult to remove and unsightly. Additionally, if you do not take caution, it can lead to serious health concerns and constant colds. GoWonderfully can get professional mold exterminators to visit your home and get rid of mold infestations, including those in the wallpaper. If you just need consultation from a professional so you can discuss with your landlord, we can help arrange for that as well.
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7. Car Services
Most foreign car owners in Korea have been there, your vehicle's engine light is flashing, and you can't explain it well to the Korean mechanic. Keeping your car in good condition involves a lot of maintenance and checkups with repair services and inspection services. Doing so without fluency in Korean can be difficult. We regularly help clients with issues like this. We can also call your vehicles emergency response services in case your car stalls out, so you never need to be stuck in Korea.
8. Moving
Find that perfect apartment and let us take care of the boxes. No really, don’t sweat it. There’s nothing worse than trying to force your friends to help you carry that couch to your new place in the heat of the day. Instead, take that time to plan the coolest housewarming party ever.
If you don’t speak Korean or don't have a lot of time on your hands, GoWonderfully's bilingual personal assistants can help coordinate these services for you. Our personal assistants are dedicated to helping expats and tourists in Korea. Just send a message and chat instantly with a live assistant who will take the time to provide all the information you need before moving forward.
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Whether you need an AC technician, pest control, mold treatment, plumbing, electrical repairs, housekeeping, car servicing, or moving help, GoWonderfully can take care of the Korean-language research and coordination.
Send us the following information so we can help: what you need help with, your location, photos if relevant and your preferred timing.
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