Furnace Replacement in Lexington's Mixed Housing Stock
Lexington spans antique homes near the Battle Green, a dense band of postwar Capes and ranches through East Lexington, and 1960s–80s Colonials in the Countryside and Meriam Hill areas — and each one presents a different furnace project. The antique homes frequently have converted gravity systems with oversized octopus trunks that a modern high-efficiency furnace will not match without duct modification. The postwar Capes tend to have a basement furnace with short, tight runs where the real constraint is return air, not supply. The 1970s Colonials usually have a 1990s-era 80% furnace in a utility closet where switching to a 95%+ condensing unit means new PVC venting to a sidewall and a condensate pump. We identify which category your home falls into before quoting, because the cost difference between a straight swap and a properly reconfigured install is real and you should see it itemized rather than absorbed.


