AC Repair & Heating in Hitchcock, TX
Hitchcock runs along Highway 6 on the way to Galveston Bay. It has grown slowly, and a lot of 1950s farmhouses are still in use. Plenty of homes here cool with window units, so turning them into central air is one of our regular jobs in town.
- ZIP 77563
- Window-to-central retrofits
- Same-day service
- 2,081+ Google reviews
Going from window units to central air
Many Hitchcock houses still run on window units, or on a partial central system somebody added in the 1970s. Owners want to modernize without tearing the place apart. We start with whatever ductwork is already in the house and plan around the existing layout. Capacity goes in where the house is short of it.
Done that way, a retrofit costs meaningfully less than building a system from scratch, and for most homes it cools just as well. If a full tear-out really is the better call, we'll tell you. We don't lead with it.
Asked in Hitchcock
Should my old farmhouse get central air or stay with window units?
It depends how you use the house. If you live in it year-round and want real humidity control, central air with careful retrofit work is worth it. For a place you use now and then, or a tight budget, modern window units or a couple of mini-splits can keep it comfortable for much less. We price both before you pick.
Does salt air reach Hitchcock?
Some, but far less than it reaches bayfront towns like Bacliff and San Leon. The humidity here is coastal. Most Hitchcock homes do fine with standard outdoor equipment and a yearly coil rinse. On the few properties at the south edge, where Highland Bayou nears the bay, we recommend coated coils, which add a modest cost.
My place is near Highland Bayou. What about flooding?
Highland Bayou drains slowly. Harvey left standing water on a lot of low ground along it in 2017, and Beryl flooded some of the same properties. If your address is in a flood zone along the bayou or FM 2004, we check the flood map before quoting and set the new outdoor unit on a raised pad.
Is geothermal worth a look on acreage?
Sometimes, on the bigger lots along FM 2004 and west of Highway 6. We install Bosch geothermal systems. The payback rests on operating savings, and rebates may apply. The estimate is free.
Do you cover Bayou Vista too?
Yes. Bayou Vista shares 77563 with Hitchcock, and we run the two as one route most days, often along with La Marque. Our Pearland shop is about 40 minutes away.
Farm lots and shop buildings
Acreage homes around Hitchcock often have hot, thinly insulated attics and ducts that were never sized for central air. Some heat with propane. Fall brings propane furnace tune-ups, and a lot of owners want a mini-split in the workshop or hobby room so it's usable in July.
Refrigerant leaks show up on the older country systems, usually at a fitting that has been weeping for a year or two. Contactors on units that have cycled hard for fifteen-plus years wear out. Long attic drain runs clog when they were laid with too little slope. Rural dust means these houses need heavier filtration and more frequent coil cleaning than a subdivision home does.
In town and along Highway 6
The older in-town homes mostly heat with gas furnaces. Newer builds out along FM 2004 lean toward heat pumps. We repair any brand in the closet and lead with Trane and Goodman when it's time to replace.
Restaurants and auto shops along the Highway 6 business district call us for their small commercial systems, at the same rate day or night. We handle the City of Hitchcock or Galveston County permit on installs. Every repair and install carries 12 months of parts and labor coverage. Texas license TACLA32678.
What we handle in 77563
What Hitchcock customers told us
Word for word from reviews on our NearbyNow profile, 2013 to 2023.
"My technician, I feel like he is my technician because he comes each time for 2 years now, is prompt, courteous and wears a mask"