Family-owned · Serving Aurora, IL
Heating & Air Conditioning Services in Aurora, IL
Your home is your fortress. We protect your comfort. Aurora runs from pre-1900 homes downtown to new construction on the outer edges — we size and service the system for the house you actually have, not a citywide average.
Family-owned
Built on trust. Not private equity.
Premium service
Quality workmanship you can rely on.
Honest pricing
Straightforward. No games.
Always on call
Emergency calls answered 24/7 — even Sundays.
Cooling
AC Repair, Installation & Maintenance in Aurora, IL
We service air conditioners, heat pumps, and ductless mini-splits throughout Plainfield, Naperville, and nearby suburbs. When your home stops cooling, we provide same-day diagnostics whenever availability allows.
AC Repair
$150–$600AC Installation & Replacement
From $3,800Ductless AC Installation & Mini-Splits
From $3,000/zoneAC Maintenance
$89–$150
Heating
Furnace Repair, Replacement & Heating Maintenance in Aurora, IL
Our heating services cover furnaces, heat pumps, tune-ups, and the combustion safety checks that come with burning gas indoors. For no-heat emergencies, we answer the phone 24/7.
Furnace Repair
$150–$600Furnace Installation & Replacement
From $3,500Heat Pump Repair & Installation
From $4,500Heating Maintenance & Tune-Up
$89–$150
Why local actually matters here
Local HVAC service for Aurora homes.
Aurora is Illinois' second-most populous city, founded in 1834 along the Fox River and formally organized in 1857 — which means a genuinely wide age range of housing stock in one metro area, from homes built before 1900 downtown to postwar subdivisions to new construction on the outer edges.
The Fox River splits the city into an East Side and West Side, and like any river-adjacent housing, homes closer to it tend to run more humid in summer than the subdivisions further out — one of the first things worth checking when a system is running but the house still feels sticky.
Aurora has four locally designated historic districts — Near Eastside, Riddle Highlands, Tanner, and Palace Street — plus the West Side Historic District, and the Downtown Aurora neighborhood alone has more pre-1939 housing than 97.5% of neighborhoods nationwide. That's exactly the kind of housing stock where matching a new system to the old unit's label instead of running a real Manual J load calculation causes the most problems.
What we handle in Aurora
Everything FortHouse does, available to Aurora homeowners directly — not routed through a regional dispatcher two counties over.
AC repair & AC maintenance
Same-day AC repair when the air stops running cold, and AC maintenance that accounts for the extra humidity homes on either side of the Fox River deal with — static pressure, refrigerant charge, amp draw, not just a filter swap.
Furnace repair & heating maintenance
Furnace repair and gas furnace repair with a combustion safety check on every visit, across a housing stock that ranges from pre-1900 homes downtown to new construction on Aurora's outer edges.
HVAC installation & replacement
Full HVAC installation and replacement, Manual J–sized rather than matched to the old label — Downtown Aurora alone has more pre-1939 housing than 97.5% of neighborhoods nationwide, and an oversized system in an older, less-sealed house short-cycles and wears out early.
Ductless mini-split installation
Ductless AC installation and mini-split installation for additions and rooms in Aurora's older east-side neighborhoods that have no practical path to extend existing ductwork.
Common questions
Aurora, IL — frequently asked.
What HVAC services does FortHouse offer in Aurora, IL?
AC repair, AC maintenance, furnace repair, heating installation, full HVAC replacement, and ductless mini-split installation — the same services listed on our services page, dispatched to Aurora as part of our western suburbs coverage.
See all HVAC servicesDo you offer emergency HVAC repair in Aurora?
Yes — 24/7, including nights, weekends, and holidays. A furnace failure in January or an AC failure in a July heat wave doesn't wait for business hours.
Read more about our emergency HVAC serviceHow much does AC repair cost in Aurora, IL?
Most AC repairs run $150–$600, with the specific part setting the price — a capacitor costs far less to replace than a compressor. Given how much Aurora's housing stock varies in age, from pre-1900 downtown homes to new construction on the outer edges, we diagnose first and write the quote off what we actually find.
Read the full AC repair guideHow much does furnace repair cost in Aurora, IL?
Furnace repairs land in that same $150–$600 range, with the cost set by the part — a flame sensor is quick to swap, an inducer motor is a bigger job. Every visit includes a combustion safety check at no extra cost, with the quote written before any repair starts.
Read the full furnace repair guideDo you install ductless mini-splits in Aurora?
Yes — single and multi-zone systems for additions, garages, and rooms without existing ductwork. We handle line-set routing and condensate planning as part of the install, which comes up often given how much of Aurora's older housing stock has no practical path to extend ductwork into new spaces.
See ductless mini-split installation detailsDoes Aurora's older housing stock need anything different for HVAC work?
Often, yes. Homes in Aurora's historic districts and older east-side neighborhoods weren't built with modern ductwork or insulation standards in mind, which is exactly why we run a real Manual J load calculation instead of matching whatever the last unit happened to be — an oversized system in an older, less-sealed house short-cycles and wears out early.
See how AC installation sizing works in AuroraWhat areas near Aurora do you serve?
Plainfield, Naperville, Yorkville, Bolingbrook, Oswego, Wheaton, Lisle, Minooka, and Shorewood, alongside Aurora. If you're just outside that list, call anyway — we make exceptions for a reasonable drive.
See our full service areaHow we work
You call, we diagnose with real measurements, you get a flat written number before anything starts, then we fix it and put the post-repair readings on the invoice next to the originals. See the full four-step process.
Where we work
HVAC Service Areas Near Aurora, IL
We keep the radius tight on purpose. A tech who is twenty minutes away can actually get to you the same day, and already knows how the housing stock out here is built.
Not on the list? Call and ask — we make exceptions.
We install and service
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Tell Us What the System Is Doing
Describe the symptom and we will tell you what it usually means, what it typically costs, and the earliest available appointment. No obligation on the call.
- Weekdays
- 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Saturday
- 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Emergency
- 24 hours, 7 days
- Ownership
- Family-owned


