Serving Valley Lee, MD and surrounding areas
Approved
In business since 1936
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"Brian and Ray did an outstanding job setting up my new HVAC system. They performed service above and beyond expectations. I would highly recommend McCrea and these individuals looking for high quality HVAC work."
Serving Valley Lee, MD and surrounding areas
Approved (Corporate)
In business since 1981
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"The technician was great, thoroughly took his time figuring out what would be needed to complete the job."
Serving Valley Lee, MD and surrounding areas
Approved
Super Service Award Winner
In business since 2014
Free estimates
Credit card accepted
"This repairman is the 'fix-it' master! He's thorough, prompt, and makes the repair process a breeze. I'd recommend him to anyone who wants a job well done!"
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Serving Valley Lee, MD and surrounding areas
In business since 2013
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"Travis Grove contacted me less than a minute after I submitted a request. He came day-of on a Friday afternoon to inspect, and quickly found the capacitor had failed. He had a replacement on hand, though the issue was the fan as well. Travis made sure to keep me informed of parts availability (fan vendor closed on weekends), and text me updates. If his arrival time changed, he made sure to let me know. The new fan is more powerful, to provide better cooling. He noticed my refrigerant pressure was low as well, and made sure to fill it up. Travis was friendly and easy to talk to. His price was very reasonable, including all parts and multiple hours of labor over two days. My system is working well and cooling better than before. All set for the summer heat!"
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Serving Valley Lee, MD and surrounding areas
In business since 2010
Emergency services offered
Credit card accepted
"Borris (the owner and one who took my call) was very nice and helpful over the phone in explaining the different party bus rentals. I rented a large capacity party bus for by 24th birthday to go to DC and back. The driver was super nice and even helped us carry drinks from our house and loaded them up in the bus. When we returned back to our destination we were all having such a good time, we asked him to drive around the block a few times and he happily obliged. The inside of the bus was very clean, the lighting was awesome and set a party/club atmosphere and the music system was very good. We had a great time and I will be requesting pricing from them when me and my fiance get married next year. Thanks Borris!
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Serving Valley Lee, MD and surrounding areas
In business since 1983
Credit card accepted
"I have used Continental Services for many years. They are always on time, friendly and knowledgable. My system is 17 years old and I plan to use Continental when it comes time to upgrade to a newer system.
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Serving Valley Lee, MD and surrounding areas
In business since 2010
Emergency services offered
Credit card accepted
"They technician was punctual professional and clean. they gave me good advice about problems that they foresaw with the HVAC system, but I want ready to do that yet."
Serving Valley Lee, MD and surrounding areas
In business since 1987
Free estimates
Credit card accepted
"Made an appointment, dropped off vehicle, shop called with recommended service and price. I have been taking my vehicles here for a couple of years for routine and non routine (ac system repair) and I am impressed with their honesty, quality work and customer service level."
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Serving Valley Lee, MD and surrounding areas
In business since 2009
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"Jerry's Plumbing & Heating (Jerry's) was the assigned plumbing contractor in a home warranty plan that I've had for years. I've used Jerry's in the past for small repairs but nothing of this magnitude or complexity.
Over the weekend of December 13-14, I suspected that my well pump had failed (no water) and made the necessary phone contacts. Jerry's representatives were at the house Monday, December 15, in the mid-afternoon. After they confirmed that the pump had indeed failed, they explained what they needed to do and we subsequently agreed to contract terms. Jerry's people then returned to their shop to get the necessary repair parts. Once they had the parts, the on-site job supervisor, Doug LNU, said we'd have water before they left that evening. Jerry's people got started late Monday afternoon and worked until nearly 12:00 midnight the same day. As Doug had earlier represented, "we had water before they left."
When I was younger, I worked in a construction trade. In the intervening years, my wife and I have owned a no. of homes. Without reservation, I can say that I've seen few companies or their people work as hard or diligently the way these guys did either making repairs e.g., replacing a roof or installing an HVAC system. Based on the experience that I had with Jerry's, I would recommend them w/o reservation.
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Serving Valley Lee, MD and surrounding areas
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
Credit card accepted
"Brian came out very quickly on a very cold day and was fast to fix our heat. He was very honest that it could be a big issue, but made sure to try everything to fix it and thankfully it was a simple fix!"
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