So when I bought the house I knew the AC was older and have lived in the house for a few years. Well the blower and motor (located in my garage) started vibrating and humming very loudly so I cut it off immediately a couple of days ago. AC guys came out today and showed me that I did the right thing to cut it off because the motor was leaking oil and would have gone out/started a fire within 3 months or so. They also looked up the parts to replace the motor and power strip that was fried and said they don't even make parts for it anymore. So they concluded it's time replace the system because its 15-20 years old. They ended up quoting me $10k for all new system.
I live in a house in Plano that was built in the 70's and the duct work runs through the house through the hallways and dramatically lowers the ceiling. I always wanted to get that old duct work taken out, raise the ceiling, and put duct work through the attic so that the house can feel a lot more open. They quoted me $5k for running new duct work, cut outs to the rooms, and walls and ceiling work to rip out old duct work and paint.
So in total they are looking at $15k. Does this sound about right or should I be shopping around for a much lower price? Thanks for the input!
I live in a house in Plano that was built in the 70's and the duct work runs through the house through the hallways and dramatically lowers the ceiling. I always wanted to get that old duct work taken out, raise the ceiling, and put duct work through the attic so that the house can feel a lot more open. They quoted me $5k for running new duct work, cut outs to the rooms, and walls and ceiling work to rip out old duct work and paint.
So in total they are looking at $15k. Does this sound about right or should I be shopping around for a much lower price? Thanks for the input!