Is this an okay price for a high efficiency furnace

[seaar2000]

I had a guy come to my house today and he quoted me for an american standard high efficiency single stage furnace for $2275.00 which includes tax and labor. For and extra $200 he will put a hepa filter in. If include the hepa filter the total would be $2,475. I would like to know if this is a good deal or not. I have a two story house and 1320 sq. foot home. I would like to know if this is a good price. Thanks!

[billchrz]

Always..ALWAYS..ALWAYS get more than one estimate. I usually call at least 3 places before I make a decision.

Also get the model number and do a google search online for the actual cost.

[seaar2000]

I do have another person coming Monday to give me a quote on getting another furnace. Have to get ahold of another person to get another bid. The first guy that came and gave me an estimate said if someone can do it cheaper he will give it to me for that price.

[billchrz]

I do have another person coming Monday to give me a quote on getting another furnace. Have to get ahold of another person to get another bid. The first guy that came and gave me an estimate said if someone can do it cheaper he will give it to me for that price.

I would take that as he knows that it can be done cheaper. Check out Angie's List.

[boosami]

To compare furnace prices, you need to know how many BTUs you'll need to heat your home. Depending on where you live, you'll need anywhere from 30-60 BTUs per square foot. I'll use the median (45) for this example.

BTUs needed to heat your home:
1320 x 45 = ~60,000 BTUs

After some google searching and product comparison, you can figure the average cost of a 60,000 BTU single stage furnace.

Average cost of a 60,000 BTU unit:
$1,200

The charge for labor/installation really varies, but you should at least double the cost of the parts to estimate the low end of things.

$1,200 x 2 = $2,400

I'd say the price you were quoted is pretty good. Make sure you get the model of the furnace and the BTU output so you can do your own calculation and comparison.

[swimcoach]

Ditto on another quote - in writing. We had one company come out to service our 1970's something furnace and they gave us a quote that looked pretty good (rancher w/1500 sq ft in VA). Did some online investigation and found that it was the proper size (as boosami recommended), had a good warranty etc. When the furnace did finally start to fail, I had another company come out to give a quote. Different brand furnace, but again w/online research, the two were comparable and the second quote was $1000 cheaper. Both had good reps w/BBB. The first company refused to neg. When I asked for itemized charges, I found they had marked up the actual unit 400%! I had found the wholesale cost online. Needless to say - went with company two!

[irmanator]

I just spoke yesterday with a BPI and energy star certified guy in a program for Ny state energy ( i can't remember exact name will find out later) And he is advocating energy efficient improvements where they test your house to see what is the most efficient way to save money heating. He said some people spend money on a new furnace but they really would be better off spending the same money putting in more insulation. He said you could call ten differnt contractor telling you ten different reasonswhy your bills too high. Unless your furnace is obviously broken please have your house tested by someone who is certified BPI contractor to see the best way to cut bills. I am off to find the website incase anyone is interested.