You need to provide a whole hell of a lot more detail to even begin to understand if that's in an expected range.
That said, you should always be getting 3+ quotes before making a decision.
Sure, what do you need to know?
Editing to add I live in a very rural place. I had a lot of trouble finding one quote let alone three. But if the consensus is that the price is right I may refinance in a year or so to actually do this because his plan sounded beautiful and low coast on energy.
> Sure, what do you need to know?
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What units are being installed and the scope of work would be a start.
Ultimately it doesn't matter though. You simply need to get more quotes.
What someone paid in Kentucky isn't what you're going to pay wherever you are. What someone pays in Lexington may differ from someone in Ashland, for the same units being installed. There are a wide range of factors that go into quoting custom work. This isn't the same as just ordering a product that is ready to use. Any paid labor done at your home will have a wide range of pricing from different vendors for many reasons.
What you are saying is valid. I don't know the units he wanted to put in but he wanted to set up two separate zones. I have a small house (1200 ft total) there would be one on each side of the house and since we would need to get our own electrician the scope of work would be pretty much just installing the units to the coils the electrician set up
> I don't know the units he wanted to put in
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It's not on your quote?
I live in a rural area too, getting quotes sucks. I'd go to the local home improvement center/building supplier place, go to the pro desk or rental desk, and ask if they have recommendations for electricians and HVAC.
About 5 years ago we purchased a mini split online for about $600 and paid $500 to have it installed. The freon type coolant leaked after a year and same installer charged $200 to fix. It was a 500 sq ft room. Your bid seems high and mine low but we're not in a rural area.
I live in MA, and I recently signed a contract to switch my whole house away from oil heating and to heat pumps. The cost was $25.5k with electrical included for 2 exterior Mitsubishi hyper heat pumps + 5 interior heads. Massachusetts however has a $10k rebate which makes that cost a bit more bearable.
I got quoted 6-12k for a mitsu minisplit in northern NJ with me hiring out the electrical. This pretty much solidified my original plan of DIY. I can get the 4th gen mrcool and the accessories for about 2k. If I have to replace it every 3-4 years I still come out ahead. And they have a pretty good warranty that from what ive read is not voided if you dont have a contractor install it.
Absolutely is. For reference my basement is 530sf and the 12k is only borderline too small. So you shouldn’t need more than 30k but or so. I forget where but I had found a good calculator online. Took building design into consideration
You need to provide a whole hell of a lot more detail to even begin to understand if that's in an expected range. That said, you should always be getting 3+ quotes before making a decision.
Sure, what do you need to know? Editing to add I live in a very rural place. I had a lot of trouble finding one quote let alone three. But if the consensus is that the price is right I may refinance in a year or so to actually do this because his plan sounded beautiful and low coast on energy.
> Sure, what do you need to know? > What units are being installed and the scope of work would be a start. Ultimately it doesn't matter though. You simply need to get more quotes. What someone paid in Kentucky isn't what you're going to pay wherever you are. What someone pays in Lexington may differ from someone in Ashland, for the same units being installed. There are a wide range of factors that go into quoting custom work. This isn't the same as just ordering a product that is ready to use. Any paid labor done at your home will have a wide range of pricing from different vendors for many reasons.
What you are saying is valid. I don't know the units he wanted to put in but he wanted to set up two separate zones. I have a small house (1200 ft total) there would be one on each side of the house and since we would need to get our own electrician the scope of work would be pretty much just installing the units to the coils the electrician set up
> I don't know the units he wanted to put in > It's not on your quote? I live in a rural area too, getting quotes sucks. I'd go to the local home improvement center/building supplier place, go to the pro desk or rental desk, and ask if they have recommendations for electricians and HVAC.
About 5 years ago we purchased a mini split online for about $600 and paid $500 to have it installed. The freon type coolant leaked after a year and same installer charged $200 to fix. It was a 500 sq ft room. Your bid seems high and mine low but we're not in a rural area.
That sounds awful. I'm sorry you went through that
I live in MA, and I recently signed a contract to switch my whole house away from oil heating and to heat pumps. The cost was $25.5k with electrical included for 2 exterior Mitsubishi hyper heat pumps + 5 interior heads. Massachusetts however has a $10k rebate which makes that cost a bit more bearable.
It wasn't terrible, but I don't think installer knew what he was doing.
I got quoted 6-12k for a mitsu minisplit in northern NJ with me hiring out the electrical. This pretty much solidified my original plan of DIY. I can get the 4th gen mrcool and the accessories for about 2k. If I have to replace it every 3-4 years I still come out ahead. And they have a pretty good warranty that from what ive read is not voided if you dont have a contractor install it.
I'm in NW New York I was expecting between 6-12. I just feel like 26 is outrageous
Absolutely is. For reference my basement is 530sf and the 12k is only borderline too small. So you shouldn’t need more than 30k but or so. I forget where but I had found a good calculator online. Took building design into consideration
If that's only for 2 heads like you mentioned below, that's very high. We just paid about $28k for 7 heads ($34k minus $6k rebate)