Lada Heating and AC

Needed new furnace and received quotes from several unaffiliated independents and those working with Costco and Home Depot. Since this was my first experience really getting involved in buying new HVAC I was struck by what a scam this business is: very aggressive sales (sign now or by tomorrow to get this deal), ridiculous equipment markups of 250% to 300% (I could get the exact furnace delivers to my home for $ 880 that one installer was going to charge me $ 2,900 to provide and put in – and he was the low end of multiple quotes!!!), relentless up-​selling (upgrade your furnace for $ 200 or we will put in a humidifier free — if you spend $ 5K) and take this deal now and we will install tomorrow! I was on a tight budget and one independent proposed a $ 20K complete overhaul (one furnace was not working, other furnace and two A/​C units OK though older).
Finally found Lada through a friend. Saved about $ 1,200 over closest comparable bid. Very meticulous work, added extra sheeting to seal bottom of furnace — very thorough, did not rush through job. Mostly focused on repairs but I though his install work was excellent.
I still urge anyone to have multiple installers review your system… you will learn different things from each one especially when no one seem to be able to quite understand what was going on with our system (probably due to their differing sales commission incentives).