Rayco Mechanical Services

Rayco Mechanical Services is a Peabody heating and cooling outfit that holds the credential that actually matters for ductwork: a Massachusetts Sheet Metal Master licence, number 13250-SM-M1, confirmed active against the state registry. The permit trail is where the picture fills in. Fifty-four permitted projects are on record, and they are almost all the same kind of job done properly — furnace and heat pump installations with all new sheet metal, multi-zone systems split between attic and basement, condensers set outside, and bathroom, dryer and kitchen exhaust ducted at the same time. Typical permit value runs around $30,000, and the work spreads across Rowley, Newbury, Salisbury, Lexington, Somerville and Peabody. The company says it has more than 15 years in the industry and services all brands. Customers who wrote about them describe the same care. In a January 2024 review a homeowner had a tired central AC compressor and air handler replaced for $7,500, and said the job was done as contracted, on time, and at a good price. In a November 2020 review a homeowner moving to Massachusetts had an 1890s house fitted with a new $35,000 heating system, and wrote that the crew went out of their way to keep the original charm of the house. A 2012 customer had a second zone added to central air to cool a third floor; another that year had an AC system installed and a gas steam boiler serviced since. What to weigh before calling: the written record is small and mostly old. Five reviews, all on one directory, spread from 2012 to 2024, with nothing in the last two years — a good sign as far as it goes, but not much of it, and none of it recent. It also all sits on a single platform, so there is no second opinion to cross-check. For a straightforward residential furnace, heat pump or central air replacement on the North Shore — especially one needing real ductwork rather than a mini-split — this is a credentialled, specialist choice. Ask who holds the licence used on your permit and confirm the number with the state, and ask for two recent references given how little of the public record is current.