Selling Price of An HVAC Project

Every consumer out there has some great experiences in our world of commerce, and some horrible ones as well. Because this whole topic must remain somewhat hypothetical, how often does someone buy a product or service when he or she knows it won't work? Or that it won't last? What a ridiculous question! If we all had a crystal ball, wow, things would be different!

People that hire Plumbing, Heating and Cooling companies to perform work in their home or business rarely do it "just because". No, usually there's a need, a desire for something or a pain that needs to be eliminated.

One major temptation for Pioneer Valley homeowners would be to hire a contractor who's recommending a larger system at the same, or even less cost. Our little voices inside say, "bigger is better" and we sign the agreement that gives us the most bang for the buck. However, did you just get the best job? The guy who's going to install the lager system; are you sure that the system wont be merely shoved into position and turned on? Actually, because there's a little more energy capability in the bigger unit, the cheaper contractor now has the ability to cut some corners. Does this make any sense? Although the unscrupulous contractor may spend an extra $300 or $400 in equipment, he just may sail through the installation, saving terrifically more than $300 or $400 he "overspent" making it up in labor. Or, should you spend more for the quality contractor who's recommending a full ton (12,000 BTUs) smaller in system capacity? This quality guy will spend $300 or $400 less for the appliances, but will need to spend perhaps an extra half day (on a small job) to several days (on a large job) making all the connections work in a streamlined manor. He'll spend much more time setting up refrigeration charge, setting fan speeds, and checking out and dialing in combustion with sophisticated combustion analysis tools.

Now that were on a role here, do you, the non-professional, really think you'll outsmart the trades professional when it comes time to "talk the talk"? Will an unscrupulous contractor be able to talk his way around your questions? Well, unless he completely goofed your installation, he probably will be able to deflect your well-intentioned questions.

Our goal here is not to present gloom and doom, but to inject a healthy reality check on what could happen. After all, we all hope for the best experience when we commit to significant monies being spent, but unfortunately, things don't always go well in the world we live in. We have many horror stories in our inventory where people called us up to come solve some problems.