Oakland County service area

Heating and Cooling in Southfield, MI

Southfield has more condos, apartments and electric heat than Oakland County as a whole, alongside mid-century ranches and colonials. Maverick Heating and Cooling handles heating and cooling in Southfield, MI for all of them. Family-owned, on time, honest work. Call 248-930-2080.

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A family-owned HVAC company for Southfield homes

Southfield is built differently from the suburbs around it. Fewer than half its homes are detached single-family houses, compared with about two-thirds across Oakland County. The rest are condos, townhomes and apartments, some in high-rise buildings. About half of all homes here were built in the 1960s and 1970s and another quarter in the 1940s and 1950s. Those figures are Census Bureau estimates.

Maverick Heating and Cooling is a family business with a crew of four and 7 years behind it. We show up on time. We tell you what is wrong, what your options are and what each costs before any work starts. Every job is 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Call 248-930-2080. We serve neighboring Farmington Hills and Royal Oak as well, and the full list is on our service area page.

Condos, apartments and electric heat

Nearly one Southfield home in five heats with electricity, compared with about one in nine countywide. In attached and multi-unit buildings, heat is more often electric or supplied by the building than it is in a single-family suburb. Electric heat can mean baseboard heaters, an electric furnace or a heat pump, and each fails in its own way.

If your unit has its own heat pump, two things are worth knowing. Frost on the outdoor unit in winter is normal and clears itself in a defrost cycle. A unit locked in solid ice is not normal. And a heat pump needs a thermostat made for one, because turning the temperature far down and back up can bring on costly backup heat. We repair and replace heat pumps and can install the right thermostat.

Heating and cooling Southfield's 1960s and 1970s houses

A Southfield ranch or colonial from that period is now roughly 50 to 65 years old. With furnaces typically lasting 15 to 20 years, it is often on its third. The ducts are often the ones the builder put in. In a typical home, 20 to 30 percent of the air moving through the ducts is lost to leaks and poor connections. Sealing and repairing the ductwork can do more for comfort than a bigger furnace would.

Southfield utilities

About eight in ten Southfield homes heat with utility gas. The city lists Consumers Energy for natural gas and DTE for electricity.

Services

Heating and cooling services in Southfield

What Southfield homes tend to need, and why.

Heating + cooling
Heat Pumps
Southfield has a higher share of electrically heated homes than the county, and a heat pump moves heat instead of making it, so it gives more heat than the electricity it uses.
Heating + cooling
Ductless Mini-Splits
A good fit for condos and for rooms with baseboard heat and no ducts to carry cooling.
Heating
Furnace Repair
Half the homes here date from the 1960s and 1970s, and we repair the gas and electric furnaces that heat them.
Heating + cooling
Ductwork
Ducts that are 50 or 60 years old often leak at the joints, and that shows up as rooms that are hard to heat or cool.
Controls
Thermostats
A heat pump needs a thermostat made for one, and the wrong kind can bring on costly backup heat.
Cooling
AC Repair
From a condo's own cooling unit to a central system on a 1970s colonial, we find the cause before quoting the fix.

Need something else? See every service we offer.

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Why Maverick

Family-owned, on time and honest for 7 years

Family-owned
A family business with a crew of four, in business for 7 years.
On time
You planned your day around us. When we give you a time, that is when we are at your door.
Honest work
We show you what is wrong and tell you the price before we start. If a small fix does it, we say so.
100% satisfaction guaranteed
We stand behind every job. Your satisfaction is guaranteed, 100%.

FAQ

Southfield heating and cooling questions

For anything else, call 248-930-2080.

My Southfield condo has electric heat. Can you work on it?

Yes. We work on electric furnaces, heat pumps and ductless systems as well as gas equipment, in most makes and models. When you call 248-930-2080, tell us what kind of heat you have if you know it. An outdoor unit that runs in winter means a heat pump. Heaters along the baseboards mean electric resistance heat.

Who is responsible for the furnace or AC in a Southfield condo or apartment?

It varies from building to building, so check before you call anyone. In a rental, heating and cooling are usually the landlord's to fix, so start there. In a condo, the association's documents say which equipment belongs to the owner and which to the building. If it is yours, we will diagnose it and give you the price before any work starts.

Is it worth repairing the furnace in a 1960s or 1970s Southfield house?

Often, yes, because the house's age tells you little about the furnace in it. A home from that period is probably not on its first furnace, so find out how old the current one is. If it is under about 15 years old, fixing it is usually the sensible route. Older than that, ask us to price the repair and a replacement side by side before you decide.

Who provides gas and electricity in Southfield, and who do I call for a gas smell?

Consumers Energy is the natural gas utility and DTE is the electric utility, according to the city. If you smell gas, do not call us first. Leave the building right away, without touching light switches or looking for the leak, then call 911 and Consumers Energy from outside.

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Other Oakland County communities we serve

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Maverick Heating and Cooling · Family-owned · Oakland County, MI