AC Installation in Alpharetta - Load-Calculated, Priced in Writing

Trusted AC Installation for Alpharetta Homeowners

A new Alpharetta AC Installation typically costs between $3,500 and $7,500, and the job usually takes one to two days, depending on your home’s size and whether your ductwork needs updating. If your system is over 12 years old, needs repeated repairs, or struggles to hold temperature in the middle of a Georgia summer, replacing it now can save you from an emergency swap-out during a heat wave in August. Meadowsweet Heating & Air has installed and serviced equipment across Alpharetta since the Cedarwell family of HVAC companies was founded in 2004, and Luis Serrano leads our team with a simple commitment: a written price before any work starts, background-checked uniformed technicians, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise that backs every single job. Call (478) 606-5046 and a live person answers, 24 hours a day, no voicemail queue.

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Furnace Installation

Furnace Installation is the full replacement or first-time install of the gas or electric heating system responsible for keeping your Alpharetta home warm from late November through early March, when overnight lows regularly drop into the 30s. Most Alpharetta homes run gas furnaces sized between 60,000 and 100,000 BTUs, and a furnace install typically falls in the $3,500 to $7,500 range depending on efficiency rating, fuel type, and whether your existing ductwork and flue can be reused. When you call Meadowsweet Heating & Air, Luis Serrano’s crew starts by measuring your home’s heat loss room by room, checking static pressure on your existing ducts, and confirming that your gas line is sized correctly before recommending a system. We don’t swap boxes; we install furnaces that heat every room evenly and quietly.

High-Efficiency Gas Furnaces

Alpharetta homes built before 2005 often have 80% efficiency furnaces that vent through the roof and waste 20 cents of every heating dollar. A 96% AFUE two-stage furnace sends less heat up the flue and runs in a low, quiet stage most of the time, which matters if your furnace closet sits near a nursery or a home office. We’ll quote both options in writing so you can see the installed price difference before deciding.

Electric Furnace Options

In Alpharetta neighborhoods without natural gas service, an electric furnace or air handler paired with a heat pump is often the right call. Electric furnaces cost less to install but more to run, so we calculate your estimated annual operating cost and compare it against a heat pump before you commit.

HVAC Installation

HVAC Installation is the coordinated installation of a full heating and cooling system, including the outdoor condenser, indoor air handler or furnace, thermostat, and any needed ductwork or line-set work. In Alpharetta, where summers run hot and humid and winters can dip below freezing, a properly matched HVAC install typically costs between $3,500 and $7,500, with the final number depending on equipment efficiency, home size, and ductwork condition. Meadowsweet Heating & Air Alpharetta takes a whole-home approach: we measure airflow in every room, check return-air sizing, and match indoor and outdoor units according to manufacturer specifications, not guesswork. A mismatched system is the most common cause of high electric bills in the Alpharetta area, and we simply won’t install one.

Matched Systems, Not Mismatched Boxes

Many homes we visit in Alpharetta have a newer outdoor condenser paired with an old indoor coil from a different brand, which reduces efficiency and shortens equipment life. Our installs use manufacturer-matched systems with documented AHRI ratings, so the efficiency you pay for is the efficiency you get on your utility bill.

Two-Stage Comfort

Georgia humidity means your AC runs long cycles in July even when it’s not extremely hot outside. A two-stage HVAC system runs at roughly 70% capacity most of the time, which removes more moisture from the air than a single-stage unit cycling on and off.

Heat Pump Installation

Heat Pump Installation is the installation of an all-electric system that both cools your home in summer and heats it in winter by moving heat rather than burning fuel. In Alpharetta’s climate, a heat pump install typically costs between $3,500 and $7,500, and it’s often the most cost-effective option for homes without natural gas service or for anyone looking to reduce their gas bill. Meadowsweet Heating & Air Alpharetta installs heat pumps sized for our specific humidity levels, which is why we don’t simply copy the tonnage of the old unit; we run a full load calculation that accounts for your home’s orientation, window area, and insulation levels. On a 40-degree winter night in Alpharetta, a properly sized heat pump keeps you warm without strip heat kicking in and spiking your bill.

Cold-Climate Heat Pumps

Modern cold-climate heat pumps deliver full rated output down to 5 degrees, which is well below anything we typically see in north Fulton County. These units eliminate the need for backup strip heat and qualify for the same federal tax credits available for high-efficiency AC equipment.

Rebates and Tax Credits

Heat pump installations in Alpharetta often qualify for a $2,000 federal tax credit and, depending on your utility provider, local rebates that can take hundreds more off your installed price. We prepare the paperwork and give you a summary sheet showing exactly what you’ll receive, before installation day.

Ductless Mini Split Installation

Ductless Mini Split Installation is the installation of a heat pump system that delivers conditioned air directly into a room through a wall-mounted or ceiling-mounted indoor unit, with no ductwork required. In Alpharetta, a ductless mini split install typically costs between $3,500 and $7,500 for a multi-room system, though a single-zone unit in a converted garage or sunroom can come in under that range. Meadowsweet Heating & Air Alpharetta recommends ductless systems for the city’s many finished basements, attic bonus rooms, and additions where extending ductwork would be invasive or impossible. The outdoor unit sits on a small pad or bracket, the indoor unit requires only a 3-inch wall opening, and the whole job usually completes in a single day.

Zoned Comfort for Grow Houses

Any Alpharetta homeowner who has converted a garage into a home office or a bonus room over the garage knows those spaces never hold temperature well. A single-zone ductless unit gives that room its own thermostat, so you stop overcooling the rest of the house to make one room comfortable.

Quiet Operation

Ductless indoor units run as low as 19 decibels, quieter than a whisper, which matters when the unit serves a nursery, a toddler’s bedroom, or a home theater. Our installers set the unit in the most effective location and run the line set along exterior walls with covers that match your siding, not dangling refrigerant lines.

AC Replacement

AC Replacement is the removal of your existing air conditioning system and the installation of a new, properly matched system in its place, often reusing your existing ductwork and line set where they’re still in good condition. In Alpharetta, an AC replacement typically costs between $3,500 and $7,500 depending on system size, efficiency rating, and whether your existing ductwork or electrical panel needs upgrades. Meadowsweet Heating & Air Alpharetta replaces systems for homeowners throughout the city whose equipment is over 12 years old, leaking refrigerant, or saddled with a failed compressor that’s no longer worth repairing. Before we quote anything, Luis Serrano’s team tests your current system’s static pressure, inspects your ductwork for leaks, and confirms your electrical panel can carry a new high-efficiency unit.

Compressor Failure

When a compressor fails on an aging system in Alpharetta, the repair often costs more than half the price of a new system and still leaves you with old coils, old capacitors, and old efficiency. We’ll show you both numbers in writing: the repair cost and the replacement cost, so you choose with your eyes open.

Refrigerant Phaseout

R-22 refrigerant was phased out of production years ago, and if your Alpharetta home’s system still runs on it, every pound needed for a leak repair costs dramatically more each year. Replacing with a modern R-410A or R-454B system ends that cost spiral and improves efficiency by 20 to 30 percent over a 12-year-old unit.

Central Air Conditioning Installation

Central Air Conditioning Installation is the installation of a complete ducted cooling system, including the outdoor condenser, indoor evaporator coil, and thermostat, designed to cool every room in your Alpharetta home from a single system. A central air installation in Alpharetta typically costs between $3,500 and $7,500, with final pricing driven by square footage, SEER2 efficiency rating, and whether your ductwork needs sealing or replacement. Meadowsweet Heating & Air Alpharetta installs central air systems for homes across the city, from older split-levels near downtown to newer plans in Crabapple and Windward. Our crews protect your floors with shoe covers and drop cloths on every visit, and before we leave, we send you a photo of the clean-up.

Proper Duct Sealing

In Alpharetta’s older homes, leaky ducts can waste 20 to 30 percent of your cooled air into attics and crawlspaces where it does nothing. We seal ducts with mastic or tape per code and verify airflow at every register before we call the job done.

SEER2 Ratings and Efficiency

New federal minimums mean that even a basic central air system installed today is dramatically more efficient than what was on the market a decade ago. We’ll walk you through what your efficiency upgrade actually saves in dollars on your summer utility bills, not just in abstract ratings.

Brands We Service

Meadowsweet Heating & Air Alpharetta installs and services equipment from Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Goodman, Rheem, York, Daikin, Bryant, and American Standard. Our technicians are factory-trained on Lennox and Goodman systems, which we install most frequently in Alpharetta, and we stock OEM parts for both brands in our local service vehicles. That means if you have a Lennox condenser or a Goodman air handler, we often complete repairs the same day without waiting on a parts shipment.

We also work extensively with Rheem and York equipment throughout the Alpharetta area, including older York systems still running in many of the city’s late-90s and early-2000s neighborhoods. Whether you have a Rheem heat pump, a York furnace, or any other make in your mechanical room, we can service it; our warranty support doesn’t end when the install crew pulls out of your driveway.

Signs You Need a Pro Right Now

• Your system is over 12 years old. In Alpharetta’s heat and humidity, air conditioners work hard for roughly seven months a year. A system past its 12th birthday is running on borrowed time, and a planned replacement costs less and causes less disruption than an emergency swap in July.
• Your energy bills climb every summer. Even if the temperature in your house still feels okay, a system that’s losing efficiency month over month is pulling more electricity for the same cooling. That’s a measurable drain you’re paying for every single billing cycle.
• You’ve repaired the system twice in the last two years. Two or three repair calls in the last couple of years is the pattern we see before a major failure in Alpharetta homes. Each repair makes the next one more likely, and collectively they can add up to a meaningful down payment on a new system.
• Some rooms are always hotter than others. Uneven cooling in your Alpharetta home often means your system’s capacity or ductwork design no longer matches how your family uses the house. A new system with proper airflow balancing fixes that, and it fixes how the house feels everywhere, not just in the hallway thermostat’s line of sight.
• Your system still runs on R-22 refrigerant. If your outdoor unit’s data plate says R-22, every leak repair costs more than the last because the refrigerant itself has become a scarce commodity. Replacing the system ends that escalating cost permanently.

Our Process, Step by Step

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   We answer and we listen. Call (478) 606-5046 and a live person answers, day or night. We ask about your home’s size, the age of your current system, what’s working and what isn’t, and we schedule a visit at a time that works for your family, not just for our dispatch board.
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   We measure, not guess. Luis Serrano walks the entire home with you, measuring rooms, checking insulation levels, looking at window orientation, and testing your existing system’s static pressure and airflow. In Alpharetta’s mix of older and newer construction, a load calculation matters more than in most markets because a miscalculated tonnage shows up as humidity problems by August.
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   We give you a written price. Before any work begins, you receive a written proposal with the full installed price, a line-by-line breakdown of what’s included, and what rebates or tax credits apply. That price is fixed. If we find something unexpected during installation, we stop and explain it with a new written price before proceeding.
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   We install with C.A.R.E. Our background-checked, uniformed technicians follow the C.A.R.E. values code on every job: Clean up like it’s their own home, Ask before moving anything, Respect your family’s time and quiet hours, and Explain the price before the work. Shoe covers and drop cloths go down in every room we walk through, including hallways and the path to your mechanical room.
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   We verify and document. Before we leave, we test the new system’s refrigerant charge, airflow, and controls against manufacturer specifications. Then we send you a photo of the clean-up so you can see the condition we left your home in. Every installation is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and if it’s not right, we make it right. No runarounds, no fine print.

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Our Service Area Near Alpharetta

Meadowsweet Heating & Air Alpharetta serves homeowners across north Fulton and south Forsyth counties, including Johns Creek, Milton, Roswell, Dunwoody, Duluth, Suwanee, Norcross, and Doraville. We also regularly serve Canton, Stone Mountain, and Lawrenceville for larger installation projects. Most appointments in Alpharetta proper are scheduled within one to two business days, and our crews stock common parts on the truck so many repairs wrap up in a single visit. If you’re in Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, or anywhere nearby, call us at (478) 606-5046 and we’ll confirm availability for your area. Our home page has more about how we work across the region.

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Schedule Your AC Installation Service in Alpharetta Today

Ready for a new Duluth AC Installation or Alpharetta AC system installed by a team that treats your home the way you do? Call Meadowsweet Heating & Air Alpharetta at (478) 606-5046 for a free, no-obligation estimate. A live person answers, we’ll walk through your options in plain language, and you’ll have a written price before anything starts.

Written by Luis Serrano, Owner at Meadowsweet Heating and Air Alpharetta, serving Alpharetta since 2004.