Award-winning HVAC & Plumbing Experts in Austin, Texas
Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical has been a longstanding provider of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services in Austin for over 70 years. Our Austin institution was started by Stan Johnson, Sr., in a small garage on Guadalupe Street back in 1954. We’ve grown since then, but haven’t lost touch with our values.
We have the best employees in the business with decades of Austin-area HVAC and plumbing experience. Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical is fully insured for your protection, including general liability, workers’ compensation, and 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Since 1954, helping families with all their heating and cooling needs has been our mission. We’re proud to carry on the tradition of always being there when you need us.
A Short History of Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical
As one of Austin’s original HVAC companies, we thought you’d like to know a little bit more about our past. Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical has a rich history and is one of the only companies that still remembers the days when a family rejoiced at the installation of a single window air conditioning unit. We were there at the start, and we’ve been here ever since. Stan Johnson, Sr., was born and raised in Austin, and he always had a knack for all things mechanical. He had been a partner in a filling service station on Barton Springs Road for a bit, worked as a union carpenter, and finally worked for a local AC service company, where he found his true calling. Frustrated with the company he was working for, Stan decided to strike out on his own. In 1954, he and his wife opened their own AC Service business, built around his expertise and dedication to customer service.
In 1986, the Savings and Loan crisis caused the worst economic downturn since 1929. The future seemed bleak: all across Austin, builders and developers went bankrupt, causing most subcontractors to close their doors as well. Seeing former business partners and competitors folding all around them, Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical also felt the pressure. In a few years, their revenue fell almost 90%. In 1987, Stan Jr. took over the reins and immediately set to work. To go under would mean abandoning their customers in a time of need, and that was something that Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical simply couldn’t do. Times were very tough, and at one point, Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical even looked doomed, but Stan Jr. resolved never to give up. And he didn’t. Weathering the storm and riding the boom in the 90s, Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical rose to have record years in 2007/2008, and to become one of the industry’s leaders. If the story of Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical proves one thing, it is this: if you take care of your customers, they will take care of you.
The original office for Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical service and installation was located in the backyard of a house at Denson and Guadalupe. At a very early age, Stan’s son started going along on service calls for his dad’s company. Growing up in the business, Stan Jr. found himself on a service truck during his high school and college years. It wasn’t until the mid 1960s that central air conditioning became affordable to most central Texans. From the outset, Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical was at the forefront of installing and servicing this newly accessible technology. By the mid 1980s, Stan Sr. and Stan Jr. had achieved enormous success. Because of Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical dedication to providing quality service by guaranteeing all of their work, fruitful relationships were formed and continue to this day. The family-owned Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical was thriving. Between 1973 and 1984, Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical installed more than half of all AC systems for new construction homes built in Austin.
Today, while much of our business is performed repairing or upgrading existing homes, we still work with premium home builders to provide custom solutions, and have extensive experience designing systems for custom homes, production builders, and existing property extensions. We are so happy to be a longstanding company where the emphasis is on the customer and not the corporation. At Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical, we are a family, and our goal is to make our customers completely happy with our HVAC, energy-efficient improvement, and plumbing services. We’ve been around for 70 years, and we hope we can continue to be your go-to heating, air, plumbing, and electrical company for the next 70 years.
The Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical Standards
Our Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical Standards are a promise to our customers that we do business the way it should be done. These are the standards of business we have stood behind from the beginning, and are a reminder of the values we continue to uphold as part of the Stan’s family.
- We will always care for people and do what’s right.
- We do business with transparency, reliability, and honesty.
- We hold ourselves to the highest level of excellence and strive to go above and beyond for customers to provide exceptional service every time.
- We strive to do the job right the first time and never settle for “good enough”.
- Treating customers like family, the way we would want to be treated, and making customers for life.
- Providing education so that the homeowner is in the position to make the best decision for their home.
- Being there when customers need us, and genuinely caring.
Our Difference is Our Whole House Approach
Today, we’re celebrating almost 40 years of success using the Whole House Approach. Weatherization, heating, and cooling technology have come a long way, but the “Whole House” principles are more important than ever. In fact, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Home Performance with Home Energy Savings programs are nearly identical to what we pioneered four decades back. The Whole House Approach is the only thing that works, plain and simple.
- Free Energy Audit
- Sealing the building envelope
- Indoor air quality improvement
- Repairing, cleaning, calibrating, or replacing your HVAC equipment
- Air balancing
- Insulation
- Solar window shades
- Air duct seal repair and replacement
Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical Gold Service Club
Get Long-Term Protection for Your Investment
Did you know? By investing in regular, bi-annual maintenance, you can help keep your HVAC and Plumbing systems running smoothly, and fix any problems before they become bigger issues, preventing expensive repairs. That’s why we offer the Stan’s Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical Gold Service Club—our very own maintenance program designed to ensure that all your HVAC and Plumbing systems perform at their best all year.
As part of our Gold Service Club maintenance plan, you can get two bi-annual 30-point precision tune-ups at a special rate, scheduled six months apart, and receive a reminder when your next service is due. Combined with warranty extensions, discounts on repairs, and priority scheduling, it’s the most comprehensive maintenance program in Austin.
Contact us to learn more about the benefits of membership, or join the club today!
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