HVAC Services in Denver, CO
Denver logs 5,764 heating degree days and 813 cooling degree days in a normal year, based on the closest NOAA weather station. Heating is the bigger job here, and furnaces and heat pumps in Denver put in far more hours than the air conditioner. A normal year brings 156 nights at or below freezing and 42 days over 90°F. Snowfall averages about 49 inches. For a 2,000 sq ft house, this climate points to a heating load somewhere near 60,000 BTU/h. Treat that as a starting number. A Manual J calculation will move it up or down based on insulation and windows.
Local Price Guide
| Service | Denver estimate |
|---|---|
| Furnace Replacement in Denver | $4,400 to $10,600 |
| Furnace Repair in Denver | $200 to $890 |
| Boiler Replacement in Denver | $7,500 to $17,100 |
| Heat Pump Installation in Denver | $7,500 to $18,400 |
| Heat Pump Repair in Denver | $240 to $1,160 |
| HVAC System Replacement in Denver | $11,600 to $25,200 |
| Ductless Mini-Split Installation in Denver | $4,400 to $10,200 |
| Emergency HVAC Repair in Denver | $340 to $1,360 |
| AC Installation in Denver | $4,700 to $10,600 |
| AC Repair in Denver | $170 to $780 |
| HVAC Tune-Up & Maintenance in Denver | $110 to $310 |
| Air Duct Cleaning in Denver | $420 to $960 |
Homes in Denver
Half the homes in Denver were built before 1974 (Census ACS median), so the typical house is about 52 years old. A lot of these homes are on their second or third system by now. The ductwork is usually original, and leaky joints are common. Owners live in 49.1% of occupied homes, roughly 162,000 households. Homes here have a median value of $586,700 and households a median income of $91,681. Those two numbers drive the labor adjustment in our estimate.
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