Missoula, Montana
Furnace Installation in Missoula, MT
High-efficiency gas furnaces installed with the ductwork and venting done properly.
- Veteran-owned, Montana-built
- The two owners do the work
- Free estimates, no pressure
“I wasn't able to be there for the service appointment, but Ethan and Robert worked directly with my family while I was at work. They quickly diagnosed and fixed our furnace issue, and my wife and elderly mother both commented on how professional, respectful, and easy they were to work with.”
What actually decides how a furnace installation turns out?
When a furnace is past saving, replacing it is a day of work that you then live with for fifteen or twenty years. What decides how those years go is not mainly which box you buy. It is whether the ductwork it connects to can carry the air, whether the venting is right, and whether the gas and the combustion air were set up correctly.
What is included
What the job actually involves
- High-efficiency American Standard gas furnaces
- Old unit disconnected, removed and hauled away
- Supply and return plenums fabricated to fit, not forced on
- Existing ductwork inspected, resized or sealed where needed
- Venting run to spec for the appliance being installed
- Gas line sizing checked and the connection made properly
- Condensate drain and neutralizer where the furnace needs one
- Permitted and inspected work, thermostat set up and tested
The part that matters
The ductwork is the part nobody quotes
A 97% furnace bolted onto undersized return ductwork will underperform a mid-range one on good duct. Static pressure is what actually determines whether the air gets where it is going. We fabricate the transitions to fit the equipment and the house, which is why our furnace photos have new sheet metal in them and not a bag of duct tape.
Repair it or replace it
Not every furnace needs replacing, and we will tell you when yours does not. The honest test is age against the size of the repair. Under ten years old, almost anything is worth fixing. Past fifteen, a repair that runs into four figures is usually money spent on borrowed time.
A cracked heat exchanger is the one that ends the conversation. That is a combustion safety problem, not a comfort problem, and it is a replacement.
The other thing worth weighing is what a failure costs you. A furnace that is limping in October is a scheduled job you control. The same furnace failing in January is an emergency you do not, and this is a market where six competitors run after-hours service and we do not.
What high-efficiency actually changes
A high-efficiency condensing furnace pulls so much heat out of the exhaust that the flue gas condenses, which is why it vents through PVC out a side wall instead of up a metal flue, and why it needs a condensate drain.
That matters practically. If you are switching from an older mid-efficiency unit, the venting has to be redone and the old chimney may end up orphaned, which changes what happens to your water heater venting. It is worth knowing that going in rather than discovering it on install day.
It also means the install has more places to get wrong, and more that has to be inspected. Our work gets permitted and inspected, which is the green tag you will see in one of the photos on this page.
Free estimate
Ask us about furnace installation
Tell us about the house and what you are trying to solve. We will come out, look at it properly and give you a free estimate.
- You send this or callName and a number is genuinely all we need.
- We come out and lookAt the actual house. It is the only honest way to size anything.
- You get a free estimateA clear scope, no charge, and nothing attached to it.
Questions
Furnace Installation questions
How long does a furnace replacement take?
What furnace brands do you install?
Is my furnace worth repairing or should I replace it?
Do you pull permits?
Where we work
Furnace Installation near you
Rather just talk to someone?
Call the shop weekdays, 8am to 5pm. You will get one of the owners.