House plans – who adds the HVAC
edwardh1
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My house was built in 84 from plans purchased from a local “plan company” that does plans.
2 story, open floor plan, 2 HVAC units 3 1/2 ton downstairs, 2 ton up.
Who typically specifies the location and sizes of HVAc on homes built from plans ??
An architech? someone else?
Guessamatic?
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Here, the HVAC sub does it.
Comes onsite when house is dried in, and marks and cuts all the vents, locates the thermostat, etc.
The HVAC contractor... who , hopefully is qualified to do that ... it's a specialty field , so a typicl architect will sub that spec out to a good HVAC engineer or contractor
Usually, the HVAC installation in a residence is done without a plan or specification. Low bidder does enough to get by and that's it. Vey few buyers are willing to pay for mechanicals done right and get what they pay for. I am hired on occasion by an architect in town to provide mechanical, electrical and plumbing design, but only for very high end homes or for an owner who has had a poor system in the past.