Average price for new furnace install

[gman5431]

Sure it can be a selling point but so can a new kitchen, a new deck, a new porch. Depends on what the buyer is looking for. Since i dont plan on being in the house for a long time a new furnace doesnt make sense for me.

G Rizzle

[jlawrence01]

Originally Posted by gman5431

Sure it can be a selling point but so can a new kitchen, a new deck, a new porch. Depends on what the buyer is looking for. Since i dont plan on being in the house for a long time a new furnace doesnt make sense for me.

But the next owner will offer less for a house with an outdated heating system. The real question is whether you want to put in a new system and enjoy it for the several years you live there or if you will be doing it for the new owners.

[gman5431]

I guess thats one way to look at it. An outdated furnace doesnt necessarily drop the value of your home and you dont necessarily have to give into the next owners. It may be a deal breaker for a potential sell but it doesnt drop the value of the home itself.

G Rizzle

[franke01]

Originally Posted by gman5431

I guess thats one way to look at it. An outdated furnace doesnt necessarily drop the value of your home and you dont necessarily have to give into the next owners. It may be a deal breaker for a potential sell but it doesnt drop the value of the home itself.

G Rizzle

It shouldn't affect the appraised value but it could affect the market value a little if a buyer is sharp enough to realize that he may be looking at a fairly large expense in the future.

The only way I'd put one in to satisfy buyers would be to negotiate the price and pay it off the HUD.

[jersey_too_expensive]

Wow -- I can't believe the prices everyone is quoting. We've got a 37-year old Bryant that still works great (but is sending probably close to 45-50% of our energy bill right up the chimney).

I've gotten quotes from (2) HVAC installers -- one for a top-of-the-line Trane ($12,750!) and the other for a top-of-the-line Bryant ($8,000).

They must know I'm originally from New Jersey

[jpnut]

So, i got some quotes too for an older home, but neither commented on the duct work. Jersey, is that what your quote included?
Anyone else?

[jersey_too_expensive]

^ @jpnut: Nope -- no duct work: we've already got that in place. Actually, the company that quoted the less expensive Bryant quote did include the price of altering the size/shape of the plenum to improve air flow.

The reason for the price difference is probably because we have central air -- so the prices I got include the furnace, the a/c, an air cleaner, and a new humidifier.

Still a whole lot of money. And you know what? Knock on wood, the old Bryant is still steaming away like a tank! They built them to last back then -- not like now, when things have a planned obsolescence...