Fairfax furnaces, ramblers and split-levels.

Fairfax has some of the older housing we work on, and with it a lot of gas heat. Many homes here have a furnace in the basement or a utility room that has been replaced once or twice since the house was built, ductwork that was never redone, and an AC added later.

That history matters when something breaks. We look at the whole setup along with the part that failed, and tell you plainly what is worth fixing and what is due.

Fairfax is about 20 to 25 minutes from our Herndon base by the Fairfax County Parkway or Route 50.

The houses in Fairfax

The City of Fairfax and the neighborhoods around it grew fast in the 1950s and 60s, so there are plenty of brick ramblers, split-levels and early colonials, with newer townhouses and condos near Fair Oaks and along the Route 50 and Route 29 corridors. Older homes here often have basements, short ceilings around the furnace and tight utility closets.

What the weather does to systems here

Older Fairfax homes tend to leak heat in winter and humidity in summer, so the equipment works harder than the square footage suggests. Old ductwork can be undersized for a modern AC, and that shows up as noisy vents and rooms that never cool.

What we do in Fairfax

• Heating and AC repair. No heat, no cooling, strange noises, warm air from the vents. Furnaces, air conditioners and heat pumps of every major brand, 24/7.
• New system installation. A new furnace, air conditioner or heat pump when the old one is past saving, sized for your house and installed clean.
• Water heaters. Tank, tankless and heat pump water heaters, plus expansion tanks, mixing valves and recirculation pumps. Same-day service is common.
• Water quality and descalers. Electronic water descalers, faucet aerators and hot water packages that fight scale and wait time at the tap.

Around Fairfax

We work around Old Town Fairfax, George Mason University, Fair Oaks and the Route 50 and I-66 corridor, and in Reston and Herndon too.