Laporte is an unincorporated Larimer County census-designated place on the Cache La Poudre River at the mouth of Poudre Canyon — about five miles north-west of Fort Collins, about 10 to 15 minutes away. It is not a Fort Collins neighbourhood, and it is not a town with a downtown: 2,409 residents in the 2020 Census, older farmhouses, acreage ranches and river-bottom properties. Laporte is a scheduled-service area for us — call to arrange a visit, and we will confirm the timing before we come out.
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Laporte calls for furnace work on older farmhouses, heat pumps where propane is the alternative, ductless systems for rooms with no ducts, and dehumidification for river-bottom moisture.
An older farmhouse furnace is on its second or third replacement by now, and the venting and fuel may be non-standard. 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.
View details ↗02A cold-climate heat pump is often the right answer where propane is the alternative. 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 ↗03The answer for a farmhouse room or an outbuilding with no ductwork. A high-wall head heats and cools without ducts, and a cold-climate heat pump keeps working through single-digit nights.
View details ↗04River-bottom moisture is a real issue in Laporte. A whole-home dehumidifier tied into the HVAC system, or a standalone unit in a basement, keeps humidity down where the river and the flood plain keep it up.
View details ↗Older farmhouses, acreage, river-bottom moisture and scheduled visits. The work here is careful, unhurried and planned in advance.
A Laporte farmhouse may have a furnace that is decades old, a fuel that is not piped gas, and a layout that was never designed for forced air. The system may be a patchwork of additions over a century.
We look at the house as it is — fuel, venting, ductwork, envelope — before recommending anything. A system sized from square footage alone will be wrong for a farmhouse.
Book a visit →The Cache La Poudre River at the mouth of Poudre Canyon means river-bottom moisture, and moisture means indoor-air-quality problems: damp basements, musty air, and humidity that an AC sized only for temperature will not fix.
We test humidity before recommending anything, and where a home stays damp we talk through whole-home dehumidification tied into the HVAC system. Fort Collins city water is soft; well-water homes here can see scale — the only honest hard-water angle is well water in unincorporated Larimer County.
Book a visit →An acreage call takes longer than an in-town call, and the fuel and water source need checking before anyone recommends a system. Outbuildings and shops need heat too, and they need it from systems that suit a detached building.
Laporte is scheduled service: call to arrange a visit, and we will confirm the timing before we come out. We check the fuel, the water source and the access before we quote.
Book a visit →01Farmhouse furnace past its life
02River-bottom dampness or musty air
03Well-water scale on fixtures
04Propane heat with rising costs
05Shop or outbuilding that needs heat
The river, the canyon mouth and the school are the anchors of Laporte. Tell us which one you are near when you book.
The river runs through Laporte at the mouth of Poudre Canyon and is the defining feature of the community.
The canyon mouth marks the western edge of Laporte and the transition from town to canyon.
The elementary school serves the area and is the best reference for the residential streets.
The historic trail runs through the area and is a useful reference for the acreage properties north-west of town.
Laporte sits about five miles north-west of Fort Collins on the Cache La Poudre River at the mouth of Poudre Canyon — about 10 to 15 minutes away. It is an unincorporated Larimer County census-designated place with 2,409 residents (2020 Census), and it is a scheduled-service area: call to arrange a visit, and we will confirm the timing before we come out.
Laporte · Poudre Canyon mouth · Cache La Poudre River corridor · North-west acreage
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Call (970) 932-2324 →No. Laporte is an unincorporated Larimer County census-designated place on the Cache La Poudre River at the mouth of Poudre Canyon, with 2,409 residents in the 2020 Census. This page covers Laporte as its own service area, not as a Fort Collins neighbourhood.
Both spellings appear in sources, but the Census-designated place is spelled “Laporte” — and this page uses that spelling throughout.
Laporte is a scheduled-service area. 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 on acreage calls.
A cold-climate heat pump is often the right answer where propane is the alternative, and a dual-fuel setup keeps a furnace as backup. Propane, well water and no-duct situations need verifying per property, because the fuel and the jurisdiction change the recommendation.
It can. Fort Collins city water is soft, at about 2 grains per gallon, but well-water homes in unincorporated Larimer County can see scale on fixtures and in equipment. That is the only honest hard-water angle here, and it is a real consideration for water heaters and humidifiers in Laporte.
An older farmhouse, an acreage property, or a river-bottom home that stays damp. 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.