Seasonal tune-up and full diagnostic on your Carrier, Trane, or Goodman system - readings shown to you before any repair is proposed
Diagnosis first, numbers second - you approve the repair price before a single part goes in.
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Most HVAC calls we get from Strawberry aren’t about fine-tuning a system. They’re about systems that failed hard while nobody was home. At 5,600 feet in the Sierra Nevada, with no natural gas lines and a housing stock of mid-century summer cabins, heating and cooling work here means propane combustion service, high-altitude derating, and springtime freeze recovery after a winter of vacancy. We’re Coldharbour Heating & Air, and our technicians make the run up Highway 108 from our San Francisco Bay Area dispatch office to handle exactly these problems. If your cabin’s heat went down over winter, call us at (817) 402-2972 and we’ll get a technician up the mountain with a written price before any work starts.
Why Strawberry Homes Are Different
Strawberry sits at roughly 5,600 feet elevation along Highway 108, and that number changes everything about how we work here. The vast majority of structures are seasonal summer cabins left unoccupied and unheated through harsh mountain winters. No natural gas infrastructure reaches this community, so every gas-fired appliance runs on propane, and every combustion furnace or boiler must be properly derated for altitude. Skip that step, and the unit runs rich, soots up, and wastes fuel.
The housing stock tells the rest of the story. Mid-20th-century wood-frame vacation cabins and rustic resort-era structures dominate, most built for summer-only occupancy with minimal insulation and no designed HVAC beyond a wood stove or wall heater. Some owners have upgraded for shoulder-season or year-round use, but heating retrofits are often piecemeal and undersized for the actual winter load. We regularly find systems that were adequate for October weekends but collapse under January’s sustained below-freezing temperatures and heavy snowpack.
Each spring brings a predictable wave of “cabin opener” calls. Owners drive up Highway 108 to find a failed or improperly winterized propane heating system, burst pipes, and sometimes cracked heat exchangers. Months of vacancy with no utility monitoring, combined with extreme freeze exposure, creates a failure pattern that simply doesn’t exist in foothill towns 30 miles downhill. We plan for it every year.
Our Main Strawberry Services
Strawberry homeowners call us most often for these three services, each with its own dedicated page and local pricing.
AC Repair in Strawberry
Summer AC calls in Strawberry are fewer than heating calls, but when they come, they’re urgent. The Sierra Nevada’s significant diurnal swings mean a system that cools fine at noon can struggle by evening if refrigerant levels are low or the condenser is compromised. We handle refrigerant recharges (topping off the cooling fluid your AC needs to run), compressor diagnostics, and electrical repairs on systems that often weren’t originally designed for full-season use. Our technicians carry common parts for Goodman, Rheem, and York units, and every repair comes with our written 365-Day Done Right Promise. AC Repair in Strawberry
Furnace Repair in Strawberry
Furnace repair in Strawberry means propane combustion service and altitude-aware troubleshooting. We see failed igniters, cracked heat exchangers from freeze damage, and soot-clogged burners from improperly derated equipment. Because most cabins sit vacant for weeks or months, we also find rodent damage to venting and electrical components. Our technicians test gas pressure, combustion efficiency, and carbon monoxide levels on every propane furnace call, and we stock heat exchangers and ignition modules for major brands. The written price comes before any tool comes out. Furnace Repair in Strawberry
AC Installation in Strawberry
Installing air conditioning in a Strawberry cabin often means working with structures that were never designed for ductwork. We evaluate insulation levels, electrical capacity, and whether a ducted split system, ductless mini-split, or high-velocity retrofit makes sense for the actual use pattern. For cabins that see only summer weekends, we won’t oversell a system sized for year-round occupancy. Every installation gets a written fixed price, a set install date, and load calculations that account for the cabin’s real thermal envelope. AC Installation in Strawberry
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Brands We Service in Strawberry
Our technicians are trained to service nine major residential HVAC brands, and we carry parts for Goodman, Rheem, and York in our mountain-area inventory. That means most repairs in Strawberry don’t wait on a parts run down to the valley. our brands
Pricing for HVAC Company in Strawberry, CA
| Service | Typical range in Strawberry |
|---|---|
| AC Repair – minor (capacitor, contactor) | $150-$350 |
| AC Repair – major (compressor, refrigerant leak) | $400-$650 |
| Furnace Repair – minor (igniter, flame sensor) | $150-$300 |
| Furnace Repair – major (heat exchanger, gas valve) | $450-$700 |
| AC Installation – basic system | $3,500-$5,500 |
| AC Installation – high-efficiency or complex retrofit | $5,500-$7,500 |
| Tune-Up (heating or cooling) | $80-$200 |
Strawberry jobs often run toward the higher end of these ranges because of the mountain drive time, propane-specific parts, and the extra labor of working on systems that have suffered freeze damage or were never properly winterized. Whatever the scope, you’ll get a written price before we start, and that price doesn’t change when we’re done.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Strawberry
We cover the full Strawberry area along Highway 108 and the surrounding cabin communities. Most calls reach us within a scheduled window that accounts for mountain road conditions and seasonal traffic.
- Strawberry Lodge area
- Pinecrest Lake vicinity
- Highway 108 corridor cabins
- Upper Strawberry (near Sonora Pass junction)
- Dodge Ridge access roads
Service Area – Cities Near Strawberry
Our mountain service radius extends to the communities that share Strawberry’s high-Sierra conditions and cabin-heavy housing stock. We also respond to calls from Pollock Pines, CA, South Lake Tahoe, CA, Diamond Springs, CA, and Placerville, CA, though scheduling accounts for elevation and road conditions on each route.
Serving Strawberry, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Strawberry area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About HVAC Company in Strawberry
We schedule same-day emergency response when road conditions allow, with live phone coverage 24 hours a day to coordinate timing. Winter storms on Highway 108 can delay arrival, and we’ll tell you honestly if that’s the case rather than promise what we can’t deliver. Call (817) 402-2972 for current availability.
Tuolumne County requires permits for new installations and major modifications, but not for most repairs and like-for-like replacements. We handle permit paperwork on installation jobs as part of the fixed-price quote, so you’re not chasing county offices from out of town.
At 5,600 feet, gas-fired equipment must be derated for altitude, or the fuel-air mixture runs too rich. Many installers bring equipment straight from valley suppliers without this adjustment. We check and correct combustion settings on every propane furnace service call in Strawberry.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local hvac pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Strawberry Customers Say
"Furnace wouldn't light the first cold morning. The guy walked me through what he was checking so I actually understood it. Replaced the igniter, wrote up the warranty, and it's been warm since."
- Alicia Romero"AC died overnight with a newborn in the house. They bumped us up the list and had it running by noon. I about hugged the guy. Fair price even on a rush call."
- Celeste Ngo"The repair was done well and quickly. Scheduling over the phone was a little clunky and I got transferred twice, but the tech himself was great and on time."
- Brett Haygood