New AC and Heating Systems in Santa Monica, CA

Santa Monica's beach bungalows and Art Deco apartment buildings were built without ductwork or any mechanical space. Brentwood Air handles HVAC replacement and new installs for homes like these.

The work here is replacement and new installation for people who want comfort in rooms that never had it, or want a failed system swapped for something sized correctly.

Lots are tight and neighbors are close, so sound output and setback clearance around the outdoor unit often decide where it goes before line set length does. The condenser usually lands on a roof or a rear pad.

The marine layer keeps the city cool through much of the year, so peak cooling loads stay short and modest. That argues for modulating equipment that avoids the short cycling an oversized system causes. Salt air is hard on exposed coils and cabinet hardware, so material choice belongs in the plan.

For a house with no ducts, a head in each room beats cutting new trunk lines through finished walls. We pick the service by how the building is built, not by what is easiest to sell.

Santa Monica runs its own building and safety division, so permits for a replacement come from the city and not from LADBS. Electric service is Southern California Edison and natural gas is SoCalGas. On a change-out or duct work, Title 24 Part 6 can require duct sealing and a leakage test, verified by a third-party HERS rater who is not the installer. We schedule the permit inspection after the install and tell you when to expect the inspector.

We serve Santa Monica, including Ocean Park, Sunset Park, Wilshire Montana, North of Montana and Pico, plus nearby Venice. Call with the address and we set a time to see the rooms, the roof or yard, and any building rules.

Condo and apartment work may need sign-off on where equipment sits, and we ask about that up front. The quote is written before work begins.

A first visit covers the rooms, the roof or rear yard, and the path the line would take down an exterior wall. For a bungalow, that can be a short run. For an apartment building, it can be a question for the association.

Near the coast, we ask about the exposure of the spot chosen for the outdoor unit, because a coil near the water ages differently than one in a sheltered yard. That goes into the equipment line of the estimate.

If your home already has a ducted system that has failed, we price a like-for-like replacement next to the ductless option, and you choose.