Heating and cooling in Concord
Replacing a furnace in a Concord home means a flat $192.00 inspection fee, and an A/C replacement is another $192.00 row. The schedule's residential HVAC replacement inspection is $288.00. Those rows come from the schedule the city last adopted on April 28, 2026, posted as the file effective July 1, 2026. Mechanical-only projects are priced differently. The schedule sends them to the valuation-based plan review and inspection tables, so the job's value sets that fee.
No Concord page describes how a change-out permit is issued or which Title 24 forms the Building Division wants, so ask at 1950 Parkside Drive or call (925) 671-3107. Gas lines count too. The division's permit handout (IB-022, revised February 15, 2018) also lists new gas piping and gas line extensions as permit work. Both utilities at the city's reference point are PG&E's, electric and gas, though homes close to a territory line may be served by someone else.
PG&E's rebates page, checked October 20, 2026, offered nothing for a home furnace, central AC or heat pump. Gas smell near the furnace? Get outside and dial 9-1-1 first, and PG&E's line, 1-800-743-5000, second. Going by 2020 to 2024 census estimates, Concord's median year built is 1970.
What heating and cooling work costs near Concord
Nobody's given us a quote for work in Concord yet, so this page can't show a city price. The California page lists what technicians earn (the California median in 2025 BLS wage data is $36.24 an hour, which is their pay, not your price). How we estimate costs.
Permits for heating and cooling work in Concord
Under the California Mechanical Code, replacing a furnace, air handler, coil or condenser needs a building permit, and so does adding ducting, as the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) told C-20 contractors in a 2010 letter. Code details vary by city and county, so ask the building department for your address what it needs.
Heating and cooling jobs in Concord
Sources for Concord
- Fees and Charges Schedule (Res. 26.6042.1), City of Concord Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Work Requiring a Permit (IB-022), City of Concord Read Oct 22, 2026.
- Fee Schedules, City of Concord Read Oct 22, 2026.
- California Energy Commission Electric Load Serving Entities (IOU and POU)
- PG&E: Rebates and incentives Read Oct 20, 2026.
- Gas Safety | PG&E Read Oct 20, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25034 Year Structure Built