My HVAC Project
Define the work, shortlist specialists, record calls, and understand proposals. No account, name, phone number, or street address required.
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2. Compare your shortlist and prepare calls
Save up to 12 businesses from directory search or profiles. Appointments here are only times you enter after arranging them yourself.
Questions for this project
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3. Understand proposals and options
Your proposal worksheet, cooling assumptions, and maintenance plan share this workspace.
Repair and replacement scenarios
Use actual written quotes and editable assumptions. Age and previous repair spending are context, not a universal replacement rule. No recommendation, diagnosis, or guaranteed remaining life is produced.
Enter both quotes, comparison years and all cost assumptions (use zero explicitly where appropriate).
Scenario arithmetic: quote + future repair allowance + years × (annual operating + maintenance). Prior repair spending is already incurred and is not counted again. Financing, inflation, incentives, later replacement costs, and uncertain equipment life are excluded; record those separately before deciding. See the cooling calculator for a transparent cooling-only estimate.
Heat pump site-visit readiness
Prepare questions and accessible records; let qualified professionals assess equipment sizing, electrical capacity and site suitability on site.
4. Check permits, licensing, and incentives before committing
Start with the Michigan state guidance and DTE program directory linked below. Choose the actual project jurisdiction and utility; a ZIP alone does not establish the enforcing agency or utility. For another jurisdiction or utility, record the official sources and details you confirm in the checklist below.
Michigan official starting points
- LARA mechanical permit information and statewide jurisdiction list: verify the enforcing agency, permit exemptions, responsible applicant, and inspection stages for this exact scope before work starts. Status: official guidance verified October 11, 2026; project applicability unconfirmed.
- LARA licensing section: check the contractor identity, active license, relevant mechanical classification, and jurisdiction before hiring. A technician training certificate does not establish a company license. Status: official directory verified October 11, 2026; individual license not checked.
DTE program starting point
DTE energy efficiency and rebate directory. Status: official program directory verified October 11, 2026; amount, funding, equipment, account eligibility and installation-date rules unconfirmed. Before signing or ordering, confirm participating-contractor requirements, any required prior approval, qualifying model combination, application deadline, and documentation directly with the utility. No rebate is deducted by this tool.
IRS Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit: the IRS limits this credit to qualifying improvements through December 31, 2025. This workspace does not subtract that credit from a 2026 installation. Status: official guidance verified October 11, 2026; your tax circumstances unreviewed.
Your project confirmations
5. Collect installation handover records
Use the signed proposal to decide which records were promised. Mark each received, missing, or not applicable and record why. A completed checklist does not certify installation safety or workmanship.