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You turned on your heat for the first time this season, and now your house smells like someone's burning old newspapers in the basement. Your immediate thought: is this normal, or is my furnace about to explode? At Southeastern Mechanical ...

It's the third week of January. You open your utility bill, expecting it to be higher than usual because yeah, winter, but nothing prepares you for the actual number staring back at you. It's double what you paid in December. ...

Here's something weird about Alabama winters: your house can feel like the Sahara Desert one week and a Louisiana swamp the next. Both situations are miserable, both are hard on your house, and both can make your family sick. At ...

If you've lived in a two-story home in Decatur for more than one winter, you've probably noticed something weird. Your downstairs feels like a meat locker while your upstairs bedrooms are toasty, right? Except wait, that's backwards. Heat rises, ...

It's 2:17 AM. You wake up because you're cold. Like, genuinely cold. Not just "forgot the extra blanket" cold, but the kind where you can see your breath hanging in the air above your bed. Your first thought is ...

You know how Alabama winter storms go. The forecast shows up 72 hours out, everyone hits the grocery store for bread and milk, and then we either get walloped with ice or watch it miss us entirely. But here's ...

If you've lived in North Alabama for more than a year, you already know about red clay. It stains everything, turns into cement when it dries, and becomes a slippery nightmare when wet. What you might not realize is that ...

You've probably found yourself standing in your driveway on one of those weird Alabama February days when it's 70 degrees at lunch and 35 degrees by dinner, wondering what the heck kind of heating system makes sense in this climate. ...

When it comes to your home's comfort, you deserve nothing less than exceptional service from true professionals. At Southeastern Mechanical Services (SMS), we're proud to have earned the distinction of being Decatur's top-rated HVAC company. But you don't have to ...

After years of serving Decatur, AL and the surrounding Tennessee Valley area, our technicians at Southeastern Mechanical Services have seen it all when it comes to air conditioning problems. While every home is unique, certain issues crop up repeatedly due ...