Olmos Park homes were built to last, with solid masonry walls that still look the way the 1927 covenants intended. Alamo Comfort Heating & Air Conditioning handles air conditioning repair, furnace service, heat pump installs and ductless systems across 78212, and we plan every job around those walls.
Masonry has no stud cavity to drop a line set or a new return through, so the route the air takes decides the job before the equipment does. We map that route first and price the system second.
Our installs use Goodman, Trane, Bosch, Ruud and Mitsubishi equipment, and our repairs cover any brand you already own. Behind solid walls, a careful install route does more for your comfort than any name on the unit.
Air ConditioningSummer in 78212 keeps an air conditioner running from spring well into fall, and retrofitted ducts make it work harder than its rating suggests. We find the fault before we talk price and keep capacitors and contactors on hand, so those common failures are usually sorted on the first visit. If the system is done, the replacement is sized to the house itself, room by room.
HeatingFurnace repair in Olmos Park comes down to a few cold weeks a year, which is exactly why a neglected furnace catches people out. We check the burners, the flame sensor and the heat exchanger before winter, so a worn part gets swapped on a mild afternoon instead of the first freezing night.
DuctlessHeat pumps suit our long cooling season and short winters, since one outdoor unit handles both. Ductless mini-splits are a natural fit behind masonry, giving a sunroom, a converted garage or a back bedroom its own control through a single small wall opening.
Air QualityDucts added decades after a house was built tend to leak where nobody looks, pulling attic dust and humidity into the living space. We test the runs for leaks first, then recommend sealing, replacement or dehumidification based on what the numbers show.
Masonry holds the day’s heat well into a summer evening, so the system keeps working long after sunset. Two tune-ups a year through our maintenance plans keep it ahead of that load, and Davy Crockett members pay no extra for evening or weekend calls.
Olmos Park is its own city, not a San Antonio neighborhood, and four local facts change how a system gets replaced here.
Olmos Park has been its own city since 1939, so permits come from its Building Official, not San Antonio, and plan checks take at least three working days. The city also wants a $5,000 contractor surety bond on file first.
The 1927 developer covenants required masonry exteriors, so there is no stud cavity for a refrigerant line or a new return. Runs go through the attic, a built chase or around the outside, and that route moves the price more than the equipment does.
Many lots here are 100 feet wide or more and up to 300 feet deep, so the outdoor unit can sit a long way from the equipment inside. On the bigger houses, two properly sized systems often cool better than one oversized one.
The Olmos Basin, the floodplain behind Olmos Dam, runs along the city’s eastern edge, and lots on that side sit noticeably lower. Raising a condenser pad there at install costs far less than replacing a flooded unit later.
You can read the requirements yourself on the City of Olmos Park permits page.
Before you sign anything, ask each company bidding the job: can you file with Olmos Park, and do you carry the bond the city asks for?
No calendar and no time slots. Tap your answers to see your fee, then call or send a request and a person calls you back to set a time.
$119 diagnostic for a weekday visit, credited toward the repair once you approve it.
$180 diagnostic for an evening or weekend visit, credited toward the repair once you approve it.
Free written replacement estimate, with no diagnostic fee.
We confirm tune-up pricing when we call. Ongoing visits are covered by our maintenance plans.
A request is not a booking. Someone calls you back to agree a time.
Our service area covers three counties, with Bexar County at its heart and Guadalupe and Comal counties stretching to the northeast. For homes in 78212, that covers air conditioning and furnace repair, heat pump and ductless installs, and duct routing planned around masonry walls.
On the roadEvery Olmos Park job starts with a look at your walls, your attic and your system, and ends with a written price you approve first. Call or send a request, and we will start with your house, not a sales pitch.
Tell us what's going on and we'll call you to get it scheduled.