College Station · Bryan · Brazos Valley

Know what you're paying for.

Capital City repairs, replaces and maintains heating and air conditioning for homes and businesses across the Brazos Valley. And if somebody else has already given you a quote, we'll read it with you — line by line, in plain English, with no pressure to switch.

Homes and businesses · Written prices before any work · No pressure to switch

Replacement quote — what to check

Sample
  1. 1Outdoor unit and indoor coil — size and model numbers
  2. 2Furnace or air handler
  3. 3Ductwork — "connect to existing"
  4. 4Refrigerant lines, drain, pad, thermostat
  5. 5Permit and inspection
  6. 6Warranty — parts and labour

An illustration of a typical quote's structure — not a real quote, customer or price.

Reading the quote above

Six lines, six questions.

Every replacement quote in town has roughly these lines. What matters is what sits behind each one — and what is quietly missing.

  1. 1

    Was the size calculated?

    Ask whether a load calculation was done on your house or building, or whether the size was copied from the old unit's label. And check the indoor and outdoor model numbers are meant to work together.

  2. 2

    Is the indoor side included?

    Replacing only the outdoor unit on an old indoor coil or furnace can be a false economy. The quote should say which parts are being replaced and why.

  3. 3

    What about the ducts?

    "Connect to existing" means nobody has looked at them. Undersized or leaking ductwork will limit even the best new equipment.

  4. 4

    Are the small parts listed?

    New refrigerant lines or a proper flush, a drain and trap, a level pad, a float switch, a thermostat — each either included or not. "Materials as needed" hides the difference.

  5. 5

    Is the permit in the price?

    Replacement work normally needs a permit and an inspection. The quote should say who pulls it and whether it is included.

  6. 6

    Whose warranty, for what?

    Manufacturer parts cover and the contractor's own labour cover are different things, and registration is often required. Get both in writing.

How our second opinions work

Who we work for

Houses and businesses, the same way.

Neither side is a sideline. Both get the diagnosis first, the evidence, and the price in writing before anything billable starts.

Homes

Houses, duplexes and rental properties

From older Bryan bungalows to newer College Station subdivisions and the rental houses that turn over every August. Split systems, heat pumps, gas furnaces, attic ductwork.

  • A second opinion on any quote, with no obligation.
  • Photographs of anything we say is wrong.
  • Landlords get a written record for each property.

Home services

Businesses

Offices, retail, restaurants and clinics

Rooftop packaged units and split systems along Highway 6, University Drive and Texas Avenue. Work done around opening hours — and around home-game weekends, when nobody wants a unit off.

  • Quotes per unit, so you can approve them separately.
  • A second look at a replacement proposal before you sign.
  • Planned maintenance with a note per unit.

Business services

Why second opinions

A replacement is a big decision made in a hurry.

Most people replace an air conditioner on the hottest week of the year, with one quote in hand and a house getting warmer. That is exactly when it is hardest to tell a good quote from an expensive one.

We would rather you understood what you were buying — from us or from anyone else. A second opinion from Capital City is a conversation about the quote you already have, not a sales visit. Sometimes the right answer is "that's a fair quote, go ahead."

Read how it works

A technician and a homeowner reading through a printed quote together at a kitchen table
Going through someone else's quote — line by line.
What we do

Six kinds of work.

Repair

Not cooling, not heating, tripping, icing, leaking. Diagnosed by measurement and priced in writing first.

Replacement

Sized on a load calculation, with every line of the quote explained before you sign it.

Second opinions

Your existing quote, read with you. No obligation, no pressure to switch.

How it works

Maintenance

Spring cooling and autumn heating visits, with the readings written down each time.

Ducts & airflow

Rooms that never catch up, leaking returns, crushed flex in hot attics.

Rental properties

Turnover checks between tenants and a record per property for the landlord.

How we price

The number before the work.

Diagnostic first. Then the findings, with photographs, and a written, itemised price — laid out the same way we'd want anyone else's quote laid out. Then you decide.

  1. Call

    Tell us what the system is doing.

  2. Diagnose

    Measure, find the cause, photograph it.

  3. Price

    Every line itemised. You decide.

  4. Fix

    Then re-measure and leave a written record.

A single-storey brick house in a College Station neighbourhood with an outdoor air conditioning unit at the side
A typical Brazos Valley house — and a system that works hard from May to October.

No prices on this site

No "from $X", no savings percentages and no equipment lifespans. Each would be wrong for most people reading it. You get a real, written figure for your job.

Where we work

College Station, Bryan and the Brazos Valley.

The office is on Highway 6 in College Station.

  • College Station
  • Bryan
  • Wellborn
  • Navasota
  • Hearne
  • Caldwell
  • Snook
  • Kurten
  • Millican
  • Anderson
  • Madisonville
  • Somerville

Office

3948 Hwy 6, College Station, TX 77845
Mon–Fri 7:30am–5:30pm · Sat 9am–1pm
(979) 201-8331

Questions

Asked often enough to answer here.

I already have a replacement quote. Will you look at it?

Yes. Send it or bring it, and we will go through it with you: whether the size was calculated, whether the indoor and outdoor units are a matched system, what is included and what is left out, and what the warranty actually covers. We will not run down the other contractor. If the quote is sound, we will say so.

Do you work on homes and commercial buildings?

Both, equally. Houses, duplexes and rental properties across College Station and Bryan, and offices, retail, restaurants and clinics along Highway 6, University Drive and Texas Avenue.

Will you tell me the price before starting work?

Yes. The diagnostic comes first, then a written, itemised price, then your decision. Nothing billable beyond the diagnostic happens until you agree.

Why is there no price list on this site?

Because a printed price would be wrong for most people reading it. Equipment, access, ductwork and what else turns out to be needed vary too much between houses. You get a real, written number for your system.

Does "Finishes" in your name mean you paint?

No. It is part of the business name, not a second trade. Capital City is a heating and air conditioning contractor.

Holding a quote? Or a system that's quit?

Either way, one call. We will tell you what happens next and roughly when.

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