If you are choosing an HVAC company in Malibu, the useful question is what one crew can take off your hands. Malibu AirCon Services installs and replaces cooling, heating and ducts for Malibu homes, so the person who measures the house is the same company that pulls the permit and sets the equipment. For a multi-room system, multi-zone systems for three or four rooms fall between $10,500 and $21,500.
To put your house on the schedule, request a written quote and tell us which rooms are the problem.
What one company covers
Splitting a job among several trades means several schedules and a gap nobody owns. Here is what we handle under one roof:
- Cooling: new central air, replacement condensers and ductless systems.
- Heating: furnace and heat pump installation, plus heating repair.
- Ducts: sealing, resizing or building new runs.
- Controls: a smart thermostat set up to match the equipment.
- Air quality: filtration and ventilation add-ons.
- Upkeep: maintenance visits after the install.
You also get one written quote. It names the equipment, the labor, the permit and any electrical or access work, before work starts.
How a multi-room job is priced
The range above covers a multi-zone system, which cools three or four rooms with separate indoor units. For one room, a typical single-zone install in Malibu runs between $3,200 and $5,400 depending on line-set length and mounting complexity.
Inside those ranges, the number moves with:
- How many indoor units you want, and where they hang.
- Line-set length from the outdoor unit to each room.
- Where the outdoor unit goes: pad, bracket or roof.
- Coastal protection for homes close to the water.
- Panel capacity for the added circuit.
- The permit and the inspection.
We confirm each item at the visit and write it down, so two bids for the same house can be compared line by line.
Gas, propane or electric
The fuel decides the equipment. Natural gas in this area comes from SoCalGas, and electric service in Malibu comes from Southern California Edison. Some Malibu and canyon homes have no gas main and run on propane from a tank and a supplier.
A house on propane or electric only is a good candidate for a heat pump, which heats and cools from the same outdoor unit. A house with a gas furnace can keep it and add cooling. We lay out both choices with prices, then you pick. For new heat, the page for heating installation shows what we install.
Placement rules and gated streets
A Malibu job often starts with a question that has nothing to do with the equipment: where is the unit allowed to go? HOA and coastal placement rules are checked before the condenser pad goes down. Gate access on streets such as Point Dume is coordinated before the crew arrives.
The City of Malibu's building and safety division issues the mechanical permit for a system replacement, and we book the permit and the inspection. Depending on the scope, Title 24 can require duct sealing and a duct leakage test by a third-party HERS rater who is not the installer. We schedule that as part of the job.
Repairs and upkeep stay with the same crew
A new system is not the end of the relationship. If something in the system you have now fails before you are ready to replace it, call us for the repair. We will say plainly what the repair covers and what a replacement would cost, so you can decide with both numbers in front of you.
After the install, the same crew handles maintenance visits. That matters near the water, where outdoor equipment faces salt air, and in the canyons, where the system works hard in heat. The equipment, the permit paperwork and the service history stay in one place.
What happens after you call
You give us the address and what you have now. We book a visit, measure the rooms, run the load calculation and check the panel and the pad location. A written quote follows, and install day is scheduled once you approve it. For the full list of cooling work, see AC installation.
FAQ
Do you handle both cooling and heating?
Yes. We install and repair AC, heat pumps and furnaces, and we do the duct work that connects them. One quote can cover all of it.
How much does a system for several rooms cost?
Multi-zone systems for three or four rooms fall between $10,500 and $21,500. The final number depends on the indoor units, the line-set runs, the outdoor unit location and the panel.
My home runs on propane. Can you still help?
Yes. Some Malibu and canyon homes have no gas main, and a heat pump is one option we price against a propane furnace.
Do you work in the canyons toward Agoura Hills?
Yes. Systems there are sized for canyon heat, and the load calculation sets the equipment.
Can you work around an HOA?
We check the HOA and coastal placement rules before the pad goes down, so the unit location is settled before install day.
Call to book
To talk through your house, call (877) 716-8328. You can also read about Malibu and the places we install.
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