That's a fair price in Mi for a reputable company with a warranty. It's not if it's being installed on the side. The 60k btu is sized right. You could get away with a 2 ton condenser but your price difference between a 2 and 2.5 isn't much. You should also be able to get a rebate for the high eff furnace check into that.
Seems like an ok price. As J. Scott pointed out, it might be oversized, which can bring its own problems. It depends on your ceiling height and insulation and windows etc.
Normally it's about 1 ton per 700sqf. Or less sqf, if it has higher ceilings or old house with little insulation or single-pane windows.
I imagine all the duct work is already in. The price is ok if installed by a licensed HVAC company that gives you a year labor warranty to make sure they get potential kinks out. Shouldn't be necessary but sometimes it is. I have a 1000 sqf with mediocre insulation in NC and its 2 ton AC unit is plenty big.
BTW, when I said seems reasonable, I meant for your area. That's about what I'd pay in Wisconsin (similar to Michigan), but would be expensive for Atlanta or Maryland.
That's a fair price in Mi for a reputable company with a warranty. It's not if it's being installed on the side. The 60k btu is sized right. You could get away with a 2 ton condenser but your price difference between a 2 and 2.5 isn't much. You should also be able to get a rebate for the high eff furnace check into that.
That's what we paid here in Maryland for a central air and heat pump system installed with permits and electrical work for our 1000-1300 sq ft units. There were cheaper and more expensive quotes. We went middle of the road.
That's about what I just paid for one here in Kansas. About the same size house. All new equipment licensed hvac contractor, permits and new duct work.
That's good in SW Michigan. Numbers can differ across the state...Detroit is different than U.P. which is different than Grand Rapids. I would be happy with that price and I'm a contractor as well as investor.
Did he do a load calculation on the house? Manual D/J? Does he know what your thermal gain and thermal loss is? Those are all things that you should be asking. Also, NEVER go with the larger A/C unit if your load calculations fall between tonnages. If you go over, you will have a cool house with plenty of clammy humidity. If you go with the slightly under calc A/C unit, the compressor/condenser will run longer thus removing more moisture in your conditioned space.
Everybody's assuming the ductwork is all in place -- but the original poster didn't say so for sure. And he didn't say what fuel source either.
I have priced furnaces in rural TN for houses with no central HVAC. Paid $4,800 for a 2-ton electric heat pump unit + all ductwork & registers, for a 1,500 sq ft brick 1-story house. That was with an uncertified installer but was MUCH cheaper than the certified installers that would have qualified me for a $450 rebate with the electric company. There may be some issues with the insulation level of the ductwork -- live and learn. I also shouldn't have assumed there was no natural gas line running right to the house. 'Cause apparently there is. Aargh.
Pricing similar sized dual heat pump/gas backups for the house next door to the first one put me at around $7,000 with a certified installer. Haven't contacted the uncertified guys yet -- the new tenant is ok with cheaper rent and trying out the propane wall burner for this winter.
i got a quote for my place in Farmington hills and it came in at $12,500 for furnace ac unit a coil and all ductwork,basically all new .furnace was 80% and ac unit was 2.5 ton.house is 1700 sf.was a bit high I thought.what was the company you got the quote from? I would like another quote.
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remember paying by the hour means that you will warranty the quality of the install yourself.