AC Repair & Heating in Houston, TX
We're not a citywide company. We're south Houston specialists with deep local knowledge of the neighborhoods between the Medical Center and the Pearland line. Bungalows, mid-century brick, post-war ranches, 1970s towers, modern infill. We work the houses we know.
- South Houston only
- Inside-the-loop work
- Same-day service
- 1,800+ Google reviews
Houston housing stock by era
South Houston covers eight or nine distinct building eras across a small geographic area. Pre-war bungalows on Westbury and Meyerland streets that survived 1980s floods. Mid-century brick ranches in Westwood and Brays Oaks. 1970s and 80s spec subdivisions toward Fondren Southwest. Mid-rise condos in the Medical Center. Modern infill replacing teardowns south of 610. Each era has its own HVAC personality. We don't pretend one approach fits every house.
What we run most on a south-Houston service call
The mix tracks the housing era. In the older bungalow and mid-century neighborhoods (Westbury, Meyerland, Brays Oaks), the calls run heavy on aging equipment: blower motor wear on 20-plus-year-old air handlers, original-spec contactors, and refrigerant work on weathered line sets. In the 1970s spec subdivisions, condensate drain issues and capacitor failures dominate. In the modern infill replacing teardowns south of 610, the most common call is duct rebalancing on a builder install that didn't account for the actual square footage and orientation.
Universal pricing: capacitor replacement $180 to $320, R-410A refrigerant diagnosis and recharge $350 to $650, compressor replacement $1,800 to $3,500 when it comes to that. Inside the loop, we also run a steady stream of high-velocity and mini-split installs because the older homes can't accept standard ducted equipment.
Inside-the-loop work is mostly traffic, not miles
The drive from County Road 130 to the Medical Center is 25 miles and 25 minutes off-peak. The same drive at 4pm is 60 minutes plus. We dispatch from outside the loop, which means we're often quicker than companies based in Galleria or West Houston that have to fight 610 traffic the wrong way. Our trucks come in from the south and they leave the same way.
What we don't do
We don't pretend to cover the Galleria, the Heights, the Energy Corridor, or West Houston. Those neighborhoods have their own established companies. We work the south side of the city because that's where our techs know the housing, the streets, and the inspectors. A real local company beats a citywide mass-market dispatch every time.
Houston services
All residential HVAC, with high-velocity and mini-split options for inside-the-loop homes that can't accept standard ducted equipment.
South Houston neighborhoods we work in often
We cover dozens of Houston ZIPs across the southern half of the city, inside and outside the loop. Areas we work in often: