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Full Service Contractor vs. DIY

There are three paths you

can take to get your new

heating system depending

on how much work you are

willing to do on the project

yourself, your mechanical skill

level, your willingness to get

involved and most of all how

much money you want to save.

Your options are:

Do what most people do and you can have a local heating 1

contractor supply the equipment and install the unit for you

as a complete package deal. This is the simplest approach,

but also the most expensive.

Buy the equipment yourself online, and then hire a local 2

contractor to do the installation for you. This is relatively easy,

and will usually save you a several hundred dollars on a heat-

ing system.

If you are skilled in doing your own home projects and want 3

to save even more money, you can buy the furnace yourself

from an online store, do some or most of the installation

yourself, and then have a local heating contractor nish up

the job, or just do the nal inspection and startup. This will

likely save you several hundred to several thousand dollars.

If you’d like to take path 2 or 3, you can save quite a bit of mon-

ey. This shopping guide is designed to help you through the

selecting and online buying process where you are in charge,

and your savings will be the greatest.