Evergreen Heating & Cooling.

The state insures Evergreen's workers under HVAC install and service classes, plus a sheet-metal fabrication class that fits the ductwork side of the business. The crew falls in the seven-to-ten range. Mechanical permits through Spokane County and the City of Spokane Valley run steadily through recent years, including one under Millwood's program. Public work goes back to 2006, mostly as a subcontractor, for the City of Spokane Valley, the City of Spokane, the City of Davenport, the state Department of Licensing, state General Administration, and the Carl Maxey Center. The state lists Allen Crites as a principal since 2005. The company describes itself as locally and family owned. Evergreen works mainly as a residential service shop. A furnace that quits on a January night, a full system replacement in an older house, or a yearly tune-up before heating season are the kind of calls it is set up for. The company also advertises financing for new installations and major replacements. Framing or structural work is outside the trade, and large industrial retrofits sit beyond the residential and small public-works jobs its record shows. HVAC jobs split into two kinds. A repair, such as a failed igniter, a bad capacitor or a clogged condensate line, usually comes down to diagnosis and a quick return visit, so response time and a technician who explains the problem count most. A replacement or conversion is a different job: equipment has to be sized to the house, ducts may need changes, and in Spokane, Spokane Valley and the county a mechanical permit applies. For a bigger project, ask how the load was figured and whether the bid covers the ductwork and the permit.