John Schillreff

Excellent work and results.

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The team John has was very friendly,happy and efficient. We have 3 children under five and they worked around them effortlessly. We live in El Cajon where it can get pretty hot in the summers so we needed a dependable ac system.They set up the system to be successful and last for a long time. There were no gimmicks because as John said "gimmicks do not last." The set up in my attic now is very organized, clean and efficient for any future work.The overall experience and product was to my satisfaction. John explained everything and answered all questions before he did anything and why he did it making sure we were in the loop. He also came out to add that ninth register upon our request at no extra expense and it only took 45 minutes. The team did a pretty good job about keeping their work area clean every day that they were here.I would highly recommend them to repair, maintain and install a/c systems. Unfortunately, they do not offer payment plans so you have to pay the entire cost by the time the job is finished

This time around, I solicited four bids and was told the same story: I needed to replace the old system with the same thing and include zoning (still noisy) OR get all ductless mini split systems. Bids ranged from $ 14,000 to $ 20,000. When I first met with John Schillreff, he asked me lots of questions and he listened attentively...and he believed my descriptions...He then asked about my living habits...doors open, which room do I use the most...etc. He was much like one wished a doctor would behave when assessing one's symptoms. He did not try to sell me anything or acted like a know-it-all. He was solving problems. Then, John went through the whole house and assessed it like a doctor also: For example the "heat sink" wall downstairs, where the house is built into the hill, causing it to be cold all the time...or, the south facing hallway upstairs, causing it to be boiling in the summer. Then John thought about it for several days, asked me many questions, discussed often and finally came up with a specially designed system for my house. He promised that it would address ALL the problems and be much more efficient. His bid was $12,000. Well, he was right! I cannot believe it! I don't know when the system is running: It is silent. I also don't know what temperature it is outside... it stays the same inside. Everywhere... All work was performed in four days. John, Jeff and Jaime showed up on the planned day and did not stop for 4 days. Like John, Jeff and Jaime are extremely skilled and it was a joy to watch them in action... As problems arose, due to the construction of my house, one day, there was a crew of five working! John wanted to remain within the promised time frame...and he did. At the end of each day, all was cleaned up beautifully. Here is the work they did in detail: After removing all old ducting, the furnace and condenser, they installed two hybrid flex inverter systems in the attic to cool and heat the upstairs of the house. These units are much smaller and quieter and more energy efficient than the usual furnaces. The units were hung on the rafters so that no vibration was transmitted to the frame of the house. What an elegant and beautiful solution. Just love that one...All new flexible mini ducting was installed, new registers cut and new returns placed and designed to be practically noise free. All lines were laid through the attic out of sight. Necessary outdoor lines were placed in aluminum housing and finished nicely. Downstairs, they installed two ductless mini split units. Upstairs and downstairs units are running on two almost silent condensers: One was installed on a bracket on the side of the house (like a TV) and the other under the side deck of the house, completely out of sight. Looks great! Like John says: "I don't do ugly."