New HVAC Unit for 2,000 sq ft House Costs $45,000 (link)
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Date: April 22nd, 2024 4:01 PM Author: flatulent church building weed whacker
Austin Tunnell
@AustinTunnell
Holy ***t. I just got a quote to replace our HVAC unit, ductwork and everything, on a 2,000 sq/ft house, for $45,000.
No joke. The guys that quoted know I have a building co (subs mainly do new construction), are a reputable company but quoting normal equipment (nothing super efficient), and it’s admittedly a bit more work than standard—lath and plaster to cut through, and no insulation in the walls (historic house) so a 5 ton unit.
But this blew me away. I was expecting $30k tops. Told them so and they didn’t budge.
Is this the new normal??! How can anyone afford anything?
Guy also said these new units keep getting more complex and only to text them to last ~15 years.
From a rent perspective, over 15 years that’s $3k/year without considering time value of money, annual maintenance, or actually utility costs, JUST TO COVER THE HVAC UNIT ITSELF.
Obviously going to get more quotes, but if this is remotely real…rents are going to go up a lot more, and homeownership, even if people can afford to buy, people won’t be able to afford to maintain.
12:04 PM · Apr 22, 2024
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Date: April 22nd, 2024 4:07 PM Author: thriller bronze ceo affirmative action
i replaced an hvac system on a rental around this size with an ultra high efficiency high end system and it was 15k. quotes for low end systems were like 8k.
this dude is trying to retrofit in ductwork. no one does that unless they're a richmo renovating a farmhouse or something. this is what mini-splits are for.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520441&forum_id=2#47602172) |
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Date: April 22nd, 2024 7:42 PM Author: thriller bronze ceo affirmative action
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0014498308000132#:~:text=In%201955%2C%20although%20it%20was,a%20central%20air%20conditioning%20system.
"Not surprisingly, there was considerable regional variation in the proportion of homes with air conditioning throughout the 1960–1980 period, but the 1980 census reported that even in the Northeast census region, 45.8% of residences were air conditioned, and in several Texas and Florida metro areas the rate topped 90%."
new york had 15m people in 1950 and 20m today. florida had 3m people in 1950 and 22m today. who the FUCK is living in florida in the summer without A/C?
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520441&forum_id=2#47602710) |
Date: April 22nd, 2024 9:41 PM Author: maize indirect expression
$35K of this is ductwork. Use SpacePak. It was developed for old house duct retrofit. Small, high velocity ducts. Holes are small and ducts are flexible tubing that is snaked through walls/floors/ceilings/whatever. Had one of these systems in my old lathe and plaster Winnetka house. Much cheaper and less disruptive than putting in big galvanized ducts.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5520441&forum_id=2#47603067)
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