Reviews of local pros in Berkeley, California

Love 3rd Gen, Devin and the team! They are knowledgeable, professional, kind, and generous. Highly recommend working with them!

I am so glad that I found 3rd Gen Heating & Cooling. The team is smaller so it felt so much more intentional and trustworthy. They pay such great attention to detail, in which they were able to meet my needs from design to execution. The quality of their work is top tier. I knew that I was in good hands from our first meeting. They were very prompt and responsive, so this gave me so much more confidence throughout the project. Highly recommend Devin and his team!

They're always swamped, but they'll bend over backwards to do the work fast as possible, even for small jobs. Never had problems with things being made wrong. And they don't price gouge you either!

Great local business that's been around since the 1950's. If you can't get them on the phone your best option is to stop by. They do shop work only, catered towards the trades. Absolutely top-notch work at unbeatable, unpretentious prices.

Always a pleasure doing business with Crown. Very helpful and professional.

We were missing an invoice and contacted crown. The person on the phone was helpful and provided us with the requested information. He also mailed us a physical copy without asking!

Thank you so much for all your help!
Kashaneh Construction Inc

Bruce is great!!! Nice and very responsive. He helped me my small project and did great job in 10min!! Old vintage equipment which still working tells you how long this place has been serving in Bay Area. 5star!

Great service. Everything explained.

The technician arrived on time and completed service on both air conditioning units at my home in a timely manner. He was knowledgeable, professional and courteous. I will use Aarvaks Heating and Air Conditioning again and will not hesitate to refer your company to my friends.

Great professional installation on Furnace and A/C equipment and quality repairs

These guys are an absolute joy to work with and I wouldn’t use anyone else. They are communicative, accommodating, knowledgable, and professional. I have hired them for at least the last 15 years.

Aarvaks is a go-to resource for our entire family. Unless it's steaming hot outside, we get a warm feeling from calling them, and if it's sweltering, they're cool. What more can I say?

very polite and respectful, fast and efficient, etc

The consultation on HVAC installation was good. The representative answered all of our questions and we learned a lot. However, in comparison with other companies, Aarvaks failed to provide an itemized estimate claiming that they "have to follow (CA) State guidelines/rules". Not sure which guidelines/rules prevent a privately owned company from providing a detailed quote. I suspect there simply no such guidelines or rules. Regardless, we ultimately decided to hire another company who were much more transparent and cooperative (in fact out of 6 companies that we received estimates from, Aarvaks was the only one what provided us with only a lumpsum estimate).
Giving them a 4 star review because the representative seemed knowledgeable and over all scheduling of the visit was alright and we received an estimate pretty promptly. Cant's speak of their work obviously.

We had an issue with extreme excess condensation in our A/C unit. The technician arrived today and spent well over 4 hours resolving the issue and performing maintenance, he was professional, knowledgeable and courteous. When the time arrived for the invoice this too was pleasant, a most fair price. This is a wonderful locally owned company, glad we called them.

Great customer service. Quickly diagnosed the problem and resolved it.

The whole experience was great. Got my heat back within an hour!

Great service they did a install thank you, Jason!

Glen is a very knowledgeable and friendly rep. We're very happy with service!

Thanks Aarvaks for a smooth installation and a great experience overall!

Aarvaks was professional, knowledgeable, friendly, and very efficient with both maintenance and install tasks. Will definitely use their services going forward and highly recommend them to others.

Sergio did an excellent job of diagnosing the problem with my furnace, correcting a mis-diagnosis by a previous technician from another company. He explained the problem to me in clear terms. I then sought a third diagnosis, which confirmed that Sergio was correct. I very much liked his explanation and felt he was highly competent and interested in providing me with service that would satisfy my needs. My experience with Josette, who set everything up, was also excellent.