What It Costs Articles

Honest what it costs answers from the licensed pros serving Northern Virginia.

All Heating & Furnaces What It Costs Plumbing Fixes Air Conditioning Hiring a Pro Water Heaters Heat Pumps & Mini Splits Air Quality & Ducts Backflow & Water Safety Drains & Sewers Water Quality

An aging Peerless cast iron boiler in a Northern Virginia basement, chimney vented, on a SwiftPro service call

Heating & Furnaces

Heating and Furnace Repair in Alexandria, VA: What Actually Breaks in These Houses

What fails in Old Town, Del Ray, Rosemont and Kingstowne houses in winter, what the common repairs cost, and the shared-chimney surprise that belongs…

Two SwiftPro technicians working in the laundry and utility room of a Northern Virginia home

Heating & Furnaces

What Furnace Repairs Cost in Northern Virginia

Flame sensor $95 to $180, igniter $240 to $410, control board $550 to $1,180, blower motor $670 to $2,400. Real SwiftPro prices, what each…

Two SwiftPro technicians working on an outdoor heat pump under a pop-up canopy in wet weather at a Northern Virginia home

Heat Pumps & Mini Splits

Heat Pump Repair in Northern Virginia: What Is Normal, What Is Broken, What It Costs

Cool air from the vents and steam off the outdoor unit are normal. Ice that never clears and aux heat all day are not.…

An opened bathroom wall cavity in a Northern Virginia home exposing the copper supply piping SwiftPro repaired after a leak

Plumbing Fixes

How a Plumber Finds a Hidden Water Leak, and What It Costs

A leak search runs $200 to $470 at SwiftPro. The meter test, where leaks hide in Northern Virginia houses (polybutylene, slabs, service lines), and…

A SwiftPro plumber working under and at a stainless kitchen sink while clearing a blocked drain line in a Northern Virginia home

Plumbing Fixes

Garbage Disposal: Fix It, Replace It, and What Each Costs

Unjam about $180, replace $570 to $870, install your own unit $380 to $475. The four minute fix for a humming disposal, which leaks…

Before and after of a SwiftPro sump pump replacement with a quiet check valve in Northern Virginia

Plumbing Fixes

Sump Pump Repair or Replacement in Northern Virginia: What It Costs

Sump pump replacement runs $700 to $1,200 at SwiftPro, battery backup more. The thirty second bucket test, what is repairable, and why clay soil…

Digital manifold gauges hooked to a condenser in Northern Virginia showing pressure and temperature readings

Air Conditioning

What AC Repairs Cost in Northern Virginia, Part by Part

Capacitor $240 to $370, blower motor $670 to $2,400, compressor $2,200 to $5,100. Real SwiftPro repair prices from sold jobs, what each symptom means,…