Berthoud is a separate town, not a Fort Collins neighbourhood — about 21 miles (34 km) south of Fort Collins, about 30 to 40 minutes to Old Town Fort Collins. It is the farthest of the six adjacent towns, and it is a scheduled-service town for us, not an emergency-response town: call to arrange a visit, and we will confirm the timing before we come out. The housing is two markets: historic downtown homes around Mountain Avenue, and custom builds at Heron Lakes and growing neighbourhoods like Prairie Star.
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Berthoud calls for ductless retrofits in historic homes, furnace replacement on ageing equipment, heat pumps for new builds, and AC for homes that never had it.
The answer for a historic Berthoud home with no ductwork. A high-wall head heats and cools without cutting into historic fabric, and a cold-climate heat pump keeps working through single-digit nights.
View details ↗02A historic downtown furnace is on its second or third replacement by now. Since 1 January 2026, Colorado's HB23-1161 rule means new furnaces must meet the ultra-low-NOx standard of 14 ng/J or less — a condensing unit with PVC venting and a condensate drain.
View details ↗03A cold-climate heat pump suits a Heron Lakes or Prairie Star new build, or a downtown home ready to move off an old furnace. As of November 2026, Xcel offers $1,500 per heating ton (from 1 October 2026) and Colorado offers a $1,000 state heat-pump tax credit — amounts change.
View details ↗04New AC in a Berthoud home means sizing for the house, not the square footage alone. We run a Manual J load calculation at altitude — 5,003 feet cuts AC capacity roughly 10–20% against sea-level ratings — and verify the ducts can carry the airflow.
View details ↗Historic downtown retrofits on one side of town, new builds on the other, and a scheduled visit in between. The work here is planned, not rushed.
The historic homes around downtown Berthoud were built before central air existed, with thin walls and no ductwork. Standard ductwork does not fit, and cutting chases through historic fabric damages the house.
Ductless mini-splits and high-wall heat pumps are the practical answer — one small wall penetration per head, no ductwork, and heating and cooling from a single outdoor unit.
Book a visit →Heron Lakes (TPC Colorado golf) and Prairie Star are custom and new-build neighbourhoods on first systems — warranty-age, high-efficiency, with smart thermostats and metro-district rules on exterior equipment.
We service warranty-age systems and can advise on what is covered before any work starts. Check your HOA covenants — metro-district rules govern exterior equipment here, and we work within whatever they say.
Book a visit →Berthoud is 21 miles south of Fort Collins, and that distance is why it is a scheduled-service town. A visit is arranged in advance, the timing is confirmed before we come out, and the work is planned rather than rushed.
Call (970) 932-2324 to arrange a visit. We are open 24 hours by phone, 7 days a week, and we will confirm the timing before we come out — we do not promise emergency-response times we cannot meet at this distance.
Book a visit →01Historic home with no ductwork
02New-build home under warranty with a thermostat issue
03Furnace past 20 years
04Metro-district HOA exterior rules — check covenants first
05Hot upstairs in a two-storey home
Mountain Avenue, the golf course and Prairie Star are the anchors of Berthoud. Tell us which one you are near when you book.
The 34-property historic commercial district anchors downtown Berthoud and is the best reference for the historic homes around it.
The golf community on the edge of town anchors the custom and new-build homes.
The growing neighbourhood on the eastern side of town is a useful reference for the newest phases.
The downtown core is the reference point for the historic residential streets around Mountain Avenue.
Berthoud sits about 21 miles (34 km) south of Fort Collins — about 30 to 40 minutes to Old Town Fort Collins. It is a separate town with its own historic district, its own golf community and its own housing market, and it is a scheduled-service town: call to arrange a visit, and we will confirm the timing before we come out.
Historic downtown Berthoud · Heron Lakes · Prairie Star · Mountain Avenue
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Call (970) 932-2324 →No. Berthoud is a separate town about 21 miles south of Fort Collins, with about 14,000 people, its own historic Mountain Avenue district and its own golf community at Heron Lakes. This page covers Berthoud as its own service area, not as a Fort Collins neighbourhood.
Berthoud is a scheduled-service town, not an emergency-response town. Call (970) 932-2324 to arrange a visit and we will confirm the timing before we come out. We are open 24 hours by phone, 7 days a week, and we do not promise response times we cannot meet at 21 miles.
Yes. Most historic homes that never had central air get it through a ductless mini-split or a high-wall heat pump, which needs no ductwork at all. We place the outdoor unit where it is least visible and least intrusive.
Usually maintenance, warranty checks and smart-thermostat configuration rather than replacement. New-build systems need maintenance from year one, and we service warranty-age systems — check your builder warranty documents before any work starts.
They can. Many new homes in Berthoud carry a metro district, and the rules govern exterior equipment. Check your HOA covenants before moving or replacing an outdoor unit — we work within whatever they say.
A historic home that needs a careful retrofit, or a new build that needs its first tune-up. Call DNA Refrigeration Heating & Cooling at (970) 932-2324 to arrange a scheduled visit — we are open 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Call (970) 932-2324 and tell us what you are seeing and where you are located — we will confirm the right appointment type and timing on the call.