I am new to this industry and I am currently looking into a possible lease location.
There is currently 5 tons in the 1700 sqft building. I assumed I would need around 15 tons++ to make it sufficient for 10 room salon.
Today I had 2 reputable commercial AC installers come out to the location and look at the current AC and electricity to give me an estimation on how much more upgrades I would need. Needless to say neither could give me a straight answer. One knew nothing about the electric capacity and the other said that would have to be at a different time. One also was trying to persuade me into individual room ACs as opposed to just adding 10 more tons of rooftop AC.
Can someone tell me "what is it that I am missing in the communication?' How come neither of these companies could tell me how much 10 tons of AC would cost? I understand that additional cieling ductwork and ventilation would be an additional cost. However, why wouldnt they tell me what the 10 tons would cost?
Do I need to have an electrician &/or general contractor who specializes in the tanning industry come out to this location and give me an estimate?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
