We're the HVAC company your neighbor keeps telling you about. Locally owned, NATE-certified, and built on a simple promise: honest diagnostics, fair prices, work that gets done right the first time.
In 2008, Ray Vasquez was working as a commission-paid installer for one of the big HVAC chains in Texas. He watched technicians get pressured to upsell $10,000 systems to homeowners who needed a $300 capacitor. He watched senior techs lose their jobs for "not hitting sales quotas."
He quit, took out a second mortgage, bought one used service truck, and started Meridian Heating & Air with a radical idea: pay technicians a straight salary. Let them do their jobs. Fix problems, don't create them.
Seventeen years later, Meridian runs 14 trucks out of Cedar Grove, employs 22 NATE-certified technicians, and has completed over 12,400 installations. Ray still works on jobs every week. He's still not paying anyone commission.
62% of our business comes from customer referrals. That's the only metric we care about.
Not marketing copy. These are actual rules our team follows on every single job.
Our technicians are trained to diagnose and repair before recommending replacement. We only replace when math and age genuinely call for it.
You see the exact price before any work starts. No hourly billing surprises, no "by the way, we also found..." mid-job upsells.
Nobody on our team earns commission. Your technician has zero financial incentive to recommend anything beyond what you actually need.
Real arrival windows — not "sometime between 8 and 5." We text you the tech's photo and live GPS on the way.
We install to manufacturer spec, not to whatever's quickest. Commissioning reports, static pressure readings, refrigerant charge verified — documented on every job.
If we install something wrong, we come back and fix it — on our dime, no questions. Every job backed by a written 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Every technician on our team carries NATE certification — the HVAC industry's highest credential. The company carries every license and insurance type Texas requires.
North American Technician Excellence. The HVAC industry's premier certification — requires passing rigorous technical exams in heating, cooling, heat pumps, and air distribution. Only about 30% of working HVAC technicians hold it. Every Meridian field technician does.
Universal Certification. Required by federal law for anyone handling refrigerants. Our team holds Type I, II, and III Universal certifications — the highest level.
TACLA #B024891. Our Class A Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor license, issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Verifiable online at tdlr.texas.gov.
Since 2010. Better Business Bureau A+ rating with zero unresolved complaints in our history. Accredited member of the Central Texas BBB.
Top 5% of dealers. Carrier's highest dealer tier, requiring ongoing training, minimum installation volume, warranty response standards, and customer satisfaction benchmarks.
$2M general liability. Workers' comp for every employee. Bonded for every job. We'll provide a certificate of insurance on request before any work begins.
22 technicians. 8 office staff. Every one of them lives in or near Cedar Grove. Several have been with Meridian for more than a decade.
Ray started Meridian with one truck in 2008 after a decade as a commission installer. He still runs two service calls a week to stay close to the work. When you call Meridian, Ray knows about it.
Marcus leads our install team and trains every new hire. NATE certified since 2012, specialized in variable-speed and heat pump systems. If you get a Carrier Infinity or Mitsubishi ductless, it's likely Marcus's crew.
Tanya runs dispatch and makes sure every service call gets assigned to the right tech. She's the voice you hear when you call after hours. Managed dispatch for 11 years before joining Meridian in 2019.
We don't just serve Cedar Grove — we live here. Our office is at 2847 Commerce Drive. Our kids go to Cedar Grove schools. We shop at HEB and cheer at Friday night football.
Every year, Meridian donates free HVAC repairs to families identified through the Cedar Grove Community Foundation. Last year, we installed 7 free systems for elderly residents and single-parent households who couldn't afford critical repairs.
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Call us today. We'll send a tech who lives in your neighborhood.