HVAC & Refrigeration
This hub covers HVAC technicians, aircon installers, refrigeration technicians, ventilation, cold room, commercial refrigeration, and extraction system installers. HVAC and refrigeration quotes have a lot of moving parts.
A split aircon install covers the unit, brackets, trunking, copper pipework, condensate drainage, electrical isolation, gas charge, and commissioning, and missing one of those lines is the difference between a profitable job and a breakeven one. Commercial refrigeration adds cold room panels, floor insulation, evaporator units, condensers, and sometimes crane hire, all of which need to be on the quote before you start.
QuoteGenio gives you an itemised template per job type, so a domestic 12,000 BTU split is two minutes of tweaks, and a walk-in freezer is a structured build with every component visible. The client sees a complete breakdown, you keep your margin, and the accepted quote converts to an invoice with one tap on commissioning.
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Pick a trade to see pricing benchmarks, sample quotes, and FAQs.
HVAC
Itemise parts, labour, and service fees with ease.
Aircon Installers
Quote split units and ducted systems on-site, send via WhatsApp before you leave the survey, and stop losing jobs to installers who reply faster.
Refrigeration Technicians
Quote cold rooms, walk-ins, and refrigeration repairs on-site.
Ventilation Installers
Quote ductwork, MVHR systems, and commercial ventilation on-site.
Cold Room Installers
Quote walk-in chillers and freezers on-site, price by cubic metres, and itemise panels, doors, and condensing units.
Commercial Refrigeration
Quote display cases, multi-deck cabinets, and supermarket pack systems on-site.
Extraction System Installers
Quote commercial kitchen canopies, fume extraction, and dust extraction on-site.
Heat Pump Installers
Quote air-source and ground-source heat pump installations with clear unit, pipework, and emitter rates.
Boiler Installers
Quote combi, system, and regular boiler swaps with clear unit, flue, and gas-test rates.
Common HVAC jobs
What kind of HVAC work are you quoting?
From a domestic split to a walk-in cold room, jump to the trade page that fits the install or service in front of you.
Split aircon install
Indoor + outdoor unit, brackets, pipework, gas, and commissioning lines.
See Aircon Installers
Commercial cold room
Panels, evaporator, condenser, crane, and progress-claim invoicing.
See Refrigeration Technicians
Ventilation or extraction
Kitchen extraction, MVHR, or commercial ventilation with duct runs.
See Ventilation Installers
Service and maintenance
Annual contract with two visits, filter clean, gas check, condenser wash.
See Refrigeration Technicians
Side-by-side pricing
Compare HVAC & Refrigeration at a glance
Typical starting prices and sample-quote totals across every trade in this hub. Click a row for the full breakdown.
| Trade | From | |
|---|---|---|
| HVAC | $ 85 | |
| Aircon Installers | $ 75 | |
| Refrigeration Technicians | $ 95 | |
| Ventilation Installers | $ 95 | |
| Cold Room Installers | $ 95 | |
| Commercial Refrigeration | $ 195 | |
| Extraction System Installers | $ 145 | |
| Heat Pump Installers | $ 280 | |
| Boiler Installers | $ 2,400 |
Ranges shown in USD as a rough benchmark. Actual prices vary significantly by country, region, currency, scope, and after-hours timing. Every trade page has the full breakdown and an itemised sample quote.
Why HVAC and refrigeration trades use QuoteGenio
Aircon and fridge clients compare quotes on the kit. Listing the unit brand, model, BTU or kW rating, and warranty on its own line gives the client confidence, and it stops a cheaper competitor beating you with a no-name unit they will not service in year two. QuoteGenio supports unlimited line items with long descriptions, so you can spell out pipe lengths, bracket types, and gas charge.
Commissioning and handover sit on their own line so the client understands they are paying for a working system, not just a box on a wall. Service and maintenance contracts can be quoted annually with scheduled reminders. On cold room and commercial refrigeration jobs, progress claims let you invoice at delivery, install, and commissioning without raising a new quote.
For the service side of the business, recurring maintenance visits are quoted once and invoiced per visit, which keeps the paperwork tidy across a whole year of call-outs.
Pricing benchmarks
What hvac & refrigeration trades charge
Hourly rates, common job prices, and worked sample quotes for the trades in this hub.
FAQ
Common questions
Everything HVAC & Refrigeration businesses ask before getting started.
List the indoor and outdoor units, brackets, copper pipework per metre, trunking, condensate drainage, electrical isolator, gas charge, and commissioning on separate lines. A detailed quote beats a cheaper lump sum almost every time because the client can see what they are paying for.
Yes. Gas charge per kilogram and refrigerant top-up are billable items. Listing them openly on the quote protects you when the job runs long or the line set is larger than standard, and it stops a cheap install being compared unfairly to a complete one.
Build the quote around panels per square metre, floor insulation, door, evaporator unit, condenser, pipework, electrical, and commissioning. Add crane or rigging as its own line if the condenser is going on a roof. Progress claim the job at delivery, install, and commissioning.
Yes. Quote the annual service plan once with a clear scope, for example two visits per year with filter clean, gas check, and condenser wash. Invoice each visit against the accepted quote so the client knows exactly what they are getting and you know exactly what to bill.
For installs over about $ 5,000 most contractors take a 40 to 50 percent deposit to cover the unit and panels on order. State it on the quote so the client agrees in writing, then invoice the deposit the moment the quote is accepted online.
Yes. F-gas handling, refrigerant top-up, and the certificate are real cost and compliance work. Quote them as separate lines from the install or service. Customers pay for what they can see, and bundling regulated work into general labour creates trouble when the docs are delivered.
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