Cost for Central Air Installation in House (heat pump, costs)

[teddmy]

What kind of installtion costs would I be looking at for a house? That includes the system and installing duct work in a house that is at least 50 years old.

[orrmobl]

Depends on the size but my buddy did his house which was a 3 bedroom ranch, probably under 2000 square feet and it ran him $7,000 for everything. And you should check with your neighbors - some homes are just not designed to work well with central air without major cutting of venting and returns. My old neighbors who had central air all had a window unit hanging out of the master bedroom because the upstairs just never got cool enough. So I just got all window units and did the install/uninstall every year. Window units are cheap and quieter than ever, they have thermostats, are lightweight too. I highly recommend Sharp, stay away from Maytag and Amana and Haier.

[Egehman]

If i were you i would check into having a heat pump installed also which might be an extra $3000 but you would save a lot of money in Oil or gas if you take this advise!

[solibs]

If you already have have the ductwork it should be cheaper but if you don't it'll probably be around $10k - $12k. It really depends on how big your house is and how many floors b/c that'll determine how many zones you'll need.

My house is old and has a gas, hot water heating (radiators) system. Installing the ductwork for central air would be expensive, disruptive, inefficient and require 2 or 3 zones. So we're installing a ductless system instead.