How To Choose an HVAC Contractor

If you own a property and intend to live on that property for several years, it would be in your best interest that you acquire a competent HVAC contractor. Based on the fact that your heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems are a complicated and expensive piece of hardware, you need to ensure that you find a contractor that is properly trained and has all the necessary qualifications, licenses and certifications as required by the laws of the state that you reside in. Here are some things you should look out for when it comes to acquiring an HVAC contractor.

Compliance
The first thing that you need to do when it comes to choosing a contractor is to contact a representative within your state in order for you to inquire about the necessary licenses and certifications that every contractor needs to have within that specific state. Once you have this information ask the contractor in question to show you the copies of those specific licenses and certifications.

Competence
Just because a contractor is within compliance of the law, it doesn’t mean that they’re competent. Avoid any contractor that seems hesitant about giving you some references of past clients. Being confident of our ability to deliver superior service, we actually provide references to all our clients immediately upon first contact, even if they don’t ask us.

Hidden Fees
Honest contractors, upon request, are more than willing to put all the details of the service such as the fees, labor, equipment and any possible future fees that may occur on paper or in the form of a contract. For example, having served the community for several years, we ensure that our clients are fully aware of all the costs associated with our services. We have a reputation to keep and as such, there are no hidden fees.

Here are some other tips to consider:

Don’t trust a contractor that’s more than willing to give you an estimate before they’ve inspected your system.

Competent contractors are insured, this protects you from any unforeseeable damages that may occur as a result of the service.

You can tell a lot about a company by the way it treats it’s workforce, if a company claims to be legitimate but fails to provide insurance for their employees, especially when it comes to repairing and replacing HVAC systems, what does that say about them.

We take our business very seriously, we ensure that our clients receive superior service at affordable rates with no hidden fees because we intend to build a long term relationship with them. We ensure that we are in compliance with the laws pertaining to possessing the necessary licenses and certifications and any possible changes that may affect the way we provide our services and we have no quarrels about a potential client who wants to inquire about references of past clients. If there are HVAC contractors like us out there, there’s no reason why you should have to settle for a mediocre company that’s only looking out for their best interest.

Is your Reading home in need of HVAC services? Call The Plumbing Works today at (610) 750-8296 for top-notch services!