For builders
HVAC New Construction for Tri-Cities builders
Design and installation for new homes and subdivisions, heating, cooling and ductless, set up around the builder's schedule.
Chapter 01
What a builder needs from the HVAC trade
A builder judges an HVAC contractor by whether the crew is on site when the framing is ready and leaves nothing behind for the inspector to argue about. Air-Tech, a family-owned company in Pasco, works with builders across the Tri-Cities on new homes and subdivisions, and starts where the job starts: with a load calculation for the house on the plans, not a guess based on square footage.
That number decides the equipment size and the duct design. Trunk lines are kept short, returns go where the air can actually get back to the equipment, and tight bends that choke airflow are drawn out before anyone cuts sheet metal. A duct layout worked out on paper costs far less than one corrected inside a finished ceiling, and most comfort complaints are prevented at that stage.
Air-Tech service van loaded with ladders outside a shop building
How a subdivision job runs
Heating, cooling and ductless work each have their own scope, and Air-Tech installs all three. On a tract or spec run, the same sequence repeats house after house: ducts and line sets go in at rough-in once framing is inspected, equipment is set after the drywall is up, and trim-out and start-up come when the finish trades are nearly gone.
Custom homes follow the same order with more conversation. A furnace and air conditioner suit most floor plans, a heat pump suits others, and a ductless head can serve the bonus room over the garage or a wing that would otherwise need an awkward duct run. Because one contractor covers every scope, the builder deals with one crew and one phone number.
Chapter 03
Handover, and the second trade on the same walls
A start-up is more than switching the system on. The crew checks airflow and refrigerant charge, confirms each thermostat controls the equipment it should, and explains to the homeowner what upkeep the system needs, starting with the filter. Those checks are what cut early callbacks and let a builder hand over keys with the comfort side settled.
Air-Tech also seals new homes with AeroBarrier, and it is worth asking about pairing the two on one build, because a tighter envelope changes how the equipment should be sized. Builders can reach the new construction line at (509) 392-2021. The company has also provided commercial HVAC for many years, and the shop is at 325 N Oregon Ave in Pasco.
Licensed and insured. WA contractor licence AIRTESF899MN. Oregon CCB 228495. Call (509) 392-2021.
Same houses, second scope
Sealing and ductless on the same build
If the plans call for a tight envelope, read how AeroBarrier sealing is scheduled around the HVAC rough-in. If a plan has a room the ducts cannot reach, the ductless systems page covers how a mini split fits in. Either way the call goes to (509) 392-2021.