The short plan
Shoreline
$29 / month
or $312 a year
One visit a year. It looks fine on paper. A Gulf summer is longer than that.
- One tune-up
- 10% off repairs
- Standard scheduling
- Filter reminder
Fairhope · Mobile Bay · Gulf Shores
72° inside, under 50% humidity.
Heating and cooling for houses from Fairhope out to Gulf Shores. We measure the load, specify the coil for salt air, and book a second visit before late summer. The company is fictional. The figures are demo data.
No charge for the visit in this demo. About 45 minutes. You keep the written notes either way.
4.9 average across 186 demo reviews 10-year workmanship warranty, demo terms
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4.9
Average of 186 demo reviews
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Licensed
AL HC-DEMO-4418 · fictional
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10-year
Workmanship warranty, demo terms
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45 min
Assessment with notes either way
Tidewater Climate Co. is a fictional company. Ratings, the license number, the warranty, prices, and the calendar on this page are demonstration data for a design portfolio.
Services
What we do on a house.
We specify the equipment for the load and the salt, put the permit and the inspection in the scope, and come back after the truck is gone.
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System design and replacement
We measure room by room, specify the coil for salt air, and write the scope down before a wall is opened. The tonnage comes from those measurements. The old unit’s nameplate is just a clue.
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Humidity and indoor air
On this coast the thermostat can read 74° while the house still feels wet. We design toward roughly 45–50% relative humidity. One of the demo notes below holds about 48% in August.
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Membership maintenance
One visit in spring and one in late summer, before the August and September storms. We rinse the coil, clear the drain, and write down the humidity. Small repairs happen while we are there.
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Priority service
When a member’s system stops, that house goes to the front of the board. If the same day is already full, we name the day we can actually make.
The coast
August is the test. The attic is hotter than the house.
A floor plan does not say what the west glass does at 4 p.m. On a July afternoon along this bay, the attic over the bedrooms is often past 120°. That is the weather the ducts sit in. We size for it. Demo description, same as the rest of the page.
01 — The coil
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The equipment
What the system has to do on this coast.
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The coil
Salt air takes a builder coil apart. In the demo notes, one condenser on the beach lasted six years. We specify a coastal coil and rinse it on the membership visits.
Demonstration copy, like the rest of this page.
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The water
Supply grilles bead in August when a system only removes heat. We design for about 45–50% relative humidity, so the air is drying while the temperature falls.
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The sound
We place the pad and the line set with the bedrooms, then stand in the nearest bedroom and listen before we sign off.
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The room
When the tons are right, upstairs and downstairs stay within about 1–2°. That spread is the one in the comparison table.
How it works
The price is on paper before the truck unloads.
First a look at the house, then a written scope, then the install. You can stop after the notes.
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The assessment
About 45 minutes in the house. We look at the load, the ducts, the rooms that run hot, the west glass, and the salt on the outdoor unit. You leave with the notes whether or not you hire us.
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A written plan
Two or three ways to do the job, each one itemized, each one good for 30 days. The demo replacement range on this page is $12,400 to $24,600 before incentives. A smaller system, plus a way to pull water out of the air, shows up often.
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Install and aftercare
Our own crew covers the floors. The permit and the city inspection are line items in the scope. We put the first membership visit on the calendar before we leave. The person who wrote the plan answers the phone.
Planning sketch
A range you can take to the house.
Move the sliders toward your house. The gauge updates beside them. The sketch estimates cooling tons and a rough yearly bill for a Gulf house. A Manual J load calculation is what a permit set uses. This sketch is a demo.
On a Gulf house, tons are only half the design. If it feels clammy at 74°, look at latent capacity or a dehumidifier before adding another half ton.
Cooling only. On a Gulf heat pump, heating is the smaller share of the bill, so this sketch leaves it out.
Demo model: 1,850 equivalent full-load cooling hours, $0.142 per kWh, SEER 10 compared with 17. Not a Manual J.
4.5 tons at the center of the range
Suggested capacity
4–5 tons
A planning range of 4 to 5 tons for about 2,400 sq ft, one story, near the water.
- Cooling now, this sketch
- $1,420/yr
- A new system, this sketch
- $830/yr
- Difference
- $590/yr
Membership
Put both visits on the calendar before August.
A Gulf house wants a spring visit and a late-summer visit. One tune-up is how a coil gets forgotten. Tide is the plan on most of these demo houses. Prices below are demonstration figures for the portfolio.
The usual plan
Tide
$39 / month
or $420 a year
Two visits, a humidity number written down each time, and a place near the front of the board. This is the plan we put on most of the demo houses.
- Two tune-ups, spring and late summer
- Humidity reading logged each visit
- Priority window on the next business day, when the board allows
- 15% off repairs
- No overtime charges on membership visits
- Filter schedule, written down
Waterfront and larger houses
Estate
$89 / month
or $960 a year
Everything in Tide, plus the inspections a house in salt air actually uses.
- Everything in Tide
- A named person on the account
- Duct inspection once a year
- Two filtration changes included
- Transferable if you sell the house
- Coordination with electricians and generators
Stories
Notes from houses that do not exist.
Sample homeowner notes for the portfolio. Nobody left these on a rating site. On a phone, the row scrolls sideways.
The upstairs matches the downstairs now. The July bill was $84 under the year before.
Salt air ate the last condenser in six years. They specified a coastal coil and added a dehumidifier. The house holds about 48% now, even in August.
They measured the ducts and told us to keep the smaller unit. The back bedrooms evened out within a week.
Comparison
What changes when the house gets written down.
A swap-the-box install replaces the outdoor unit and leaves. We measure the house and write it down. Highlighted rows are the arguments. The ranges are demonstration figures.
| Specification | Standard install | Tidewater install |
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| Sizing | The old unit’s tons, copied onto the new one | A load calculated room by room, then written down |
| Coil | Builder fin, whatever the truck has | Coastal-rated, rinsed on the membership visits |
| Humidity | Whatever the thermostat happens to land on | Aimed at 45–50% relative humidity, with latent capacity in the plan |
| Room to room | A 4–7° swing gets called normal | About 1–2°, after the ducts are measured and fixed |
| Sound | The pad goes where the slab is easy to pour | The pad is placed so the nearest bedroom stays quiet |
| The paper | A number on a form | Itemized scope, good for 30 days |
| After the truck leaves | Call if it breaks | Two visits already on the calendar |
Questions
Questions we get in the driveway.
Price, the low bid, salt air, timing, and whether the visit is a pitch. If yours is missing, call (251) 555-0194.
What does a replacement actually cost?
In this demo market, a full replacement on a house like the ones we show usually lands between $12,400 and $24,600 before utility incentives. Duct repairs move that number. So does dehumidification, and so does electrical work. After the visit you get an itemized figure. These are demonstration prices.
Why shouldn’t I take the lowest bid?
The low number is often a larger machine, or a cheaper one, set on the old pad with a builder coil and no humidity plan. On a Gulf house that shows up later as a clammy upstairs and a condenser that rusts out early. We print the missing lines on the proposal and leave the other bid as it is.
Can you repair what I have instead of replacing it?
Often, yes. If the system is under about twelve years, the repair is sound, and humidity is already under control, we say repair. If salt has already eaten the coil, we say replace. You still leave with the notes. The visit is the look at the house.
How do you handle salt air?
Coastal-rated coils, rinsed at each membership visit, and the outdoor unit set where spray does not hit it. A beachfront house is specified differently from a house ten minutes inland. That difference is written in the proposal.
How soon can someone come?
On this demo calendar, visits this week are Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. Membership tune-ups: 9 of 40 November visits are still open. If the system is down, members go first. We tell you the day before we book it. Sample schedule. The board on a real shop would be different.
Is the assessment a sales pitch?
It is a 45-minute look at the house and a written set of notes. We show options if you ask. If you do not ask, you still keep the notes. Under this demo policy there is no trip charge.
Do you finance?
Illustrative financing on this page starts around $189 a month. Some manufacturers advertise 0% for 18 months on qualifying equipment. That example is not an offer of credit. A real project would go through a lender with its own terms. We do not invent a payment to win the visit.
What if it fails after you leave?
Workmanship is covered for 10 years under these demo warranty terms. That covers the way it was installed. Manufacturer parts follow the manufacturer’s own clock. If the install is ours to fix, we come back. The terms are in the proposal.
Do I need a bigger system because the upstairs is hot?
Usually, no. A hot upstairs is often a duct problem, a weak return, or humidity. A larger unit can make the humidity worse by cooling too fast and shutting off. We measure before we add capacity. In these demo notes, several houses ended up with a smaller system than they had.
Where do you actually work?
Fairhope, Daphne, Spanish Fort, and Mobile. Also Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. Foley and Robertsdale are on the list too. If the house is outside that, call and ask. A longer drive makes the second visit late. Demo company, demo service area.
Assessment
Tell us about the house.
Forty-five minutes in the house. No charge, in this demo. You leave with written notes whether or not you hire us.
- Call (251) 555-0194
- This week Assessments tuesday and thursday afternoon
- November 9 tune-up openings left on the demo calendar
- License AL HC-DEMO-4418, fictional
“The upstairs matches the downstairs now.”
Request noted
You’re on the demo book.
Confirmation
Nothing was sent. Nothing was stored on a server. On a real project, the office would call within one business day to set the 45-minute visit, and you would leave with written notes either way.
Walk the house with us. You leave with the notes.
Book a 45-minute visitA demonstration visit. Nothing on this page is sent.