Furnace Replacement in Studio City: Price, Scope and Next Step

You are weighing a furnace replacement in Studio City, and you want the number and the scope before you pick a contractor. Studio AC Co. prices the job from what is actually in your house, and send us the furnace details for a written quote if you want to skip ahead.

What a furnace replacement costs here

Heating installations in Studio City run $4,800 to $9,500. The low end is a like-for-like furnace swap. The high end is a heat pump conversion with new electrical and line-set work, and duct repair added to the scope pushes any job toward the top of that range.

That range is the install price, not the equipment alone. The written quote lists removal of the old furnace, the new unit, venting, gas and electrical connections, the permit and start-up. Your own number lands somewhere inside it once the house is looked at.

If the heat exchanger is cracked, the exchanger cost alone approaches half the price of a new high-efficiency unit, so the quote prices a full replacement.

What moves the price inside the range

Four things decide where you land:

• Like-for-like swap or fuel change. Putting a gas furnace where a gas furnace was is the shortest job. A heat pump conversion adds electrical work and line sets.
• Efficiency level. A higher-efficiency furnace costs more to buy and changes the venting.
• Location. A furnace in a closet, a crawlspace or a tight attic takes more labor to pull out and set than one in an open utility room.
• Ducts. Leaky or undersized ducts are cheaper to fix during the swap than after it.

SoCalGas serves natural gas in Studio City, and electric service is LADWP. If you are moving to a heat pump, the panel is checked during the survey so the electrical scope is in the quote and not found on install day.

Repair the furnace or replace it

Repair callers are welcome. Some failures are small. Igniter or flame sensor replacement runs $239 to $600. A blower motor failure or a gas valve replacement pushes $480 to $1,800.

That is where the choice gets real. When a repair bill climbs toward the cost of the lower end of a new install, the repair money is better spent on the new furnace. A cracked exchanger settles it. Book a furnace repair visit if you want the failure diagnosed first, and we will tell you plainly which side of the line it falls on.

If you smell gas, leave the house first and call SoCalGas or 911 from outside.

What the replacement visit looks like

A tech comes to the house, looks at the furnace, the venting, the gas line, the electrical and the ducts, and measures what the furnace has to heat. The heating load is worked out from the house, not copied from the old nameplate. Rooms get added and windows get replaced, so the old size is not a safe guide.

From that you get a written quote with the equipment model, the scope, the permit and the total. You read it before anything starts. If a second quote differs, the scope lines are where to compare, since two quotes with the same price can cover different work.

Permit and inspection

Replacing a furnace in California is permitted work. In Studio City the permit comes from LADBS, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, and an inspection follows the install. On a change-out or duct work, Title 24 Part 6 can require duct sealing and a duct leakage test checked by a third-party HERS rater who is not the installer. Whether it applies depends on the scope, and the survey says so up front.

Carbon monoxide matters on any fuel-burning appliance. California law requires CO alarms in homes with a fuel-burning appliance, so the new install is a good moment to confirm the alarms are in place.

What to have ready

You do not need to prepare much. A photo of the furnace and its label helps, and so does a note on where the unit sits and whether the house also has AC on the same ducts. If the furnace and the air conditioner share ducts, ask for both on one estimate. Heating installation and cooling work can be planned together.

We also work across Studio City and the neighboring Valley communities, so a Sherman Oaks or Toluca Lake address is fine.

FAQ

Can the old furnace come out and the new one go in on the same day?

That depends on the scope. A like-for-like swap is a planned job that the survey sets a date for. A fuel change, new electrical or duct work adds steps, and the quote lists them.

Is the permit part of the furnace replacement price?

The permit is part of the job and it is listed in the written quote. LADBS issues it for Studio City and an inspection follows the install.

Can I switch from a gas furnace to a heat pump?

Yes. It is the high end of the heating install range because of the electrical and line-set work. The quote shows the conversion as its own lines.

Do you replace the thermostat too?

A new furnace can be paired with a new thermostat, and it goes on the quote as its own line if you want it. Ask for it when you request the estimate.

What if my furnace dies in the middle of a cold night?

Call. Phones are answered 24/7 and same-day service is available, and we diagnose first so you know whether it is a repair or a replacement.

Call to get the replacement quote

Call (877) 704-7652 and tell Studio AC Co. where the furnace sits and what it does now. We will book the survey and write the quote before any work starts.