- Founded in 2005
- Family-Owned & Local
- Honest & Transparent
- Mount Gilead, NC
- Heating & Cooling Specialists
- Residential & Commercial
When your rooftop unit quits, your business doesn't stop. The orders keep coming. The customers keep walking in. And nobody wants to stand at a counter on a 90-degree Piedmont afternoon while the air sits still.
That heat is the hard part down here. Long humid summers off Lake Tillery mean your commercial units run for hours at a stretch, fighting moisture the whole time. Run-times stack up. Compressors wear. Condensate lines clog and outdoor coils corrode. A small problem you ignored in May becomes a closed-door problem in July.
We're EM Contractors LLC, a family-owned HVAC company right here in Mount Gilead. We keep shops, offices, and churches around Montgomery County comfortable and open. Honest diagnosis, fair price, work done right. Call us and we'll get a technician on it.
Common Problems We See
- Rooftop unit (RTU) blowing warm air or not cooling the floor
- Spaces that won't hold temperature — front of the store hot, back room cold
- High power bills from a unit running nonstop in the humidity
- Tripped breakers or a system that keeps shutting itself off
- Water dripping from the ceiling or a backed-up condensate line
- Loud rattling, grinding, or banging from a rooftop or outdoor unit
- Musty, sticky, stale air that the system can't dry out
- An aging unit that breaks down every season and needs constant repairs
How EM Contractors Helps
We start by finding the real problem, not guessing at it. A technician checks the whole system — the rooftop unit or split system, the refrigerant charge, the electrical, the condensate drain, the thermostat, and the ductwork feeding your space. Then we tell you in plain language what's wrong and what it costs. No upsell. If a repair makes sense, we repair it. If the unit is past saving and you're pouring money into it every season, we say so and lay out honest replacement options sized for your building.
We handle commercial repair, installation, and replacement for shops, offices, restaurants, churches, and other light-commercial properties. AC, heat pumps, gas and oil furnaces, rooftop units, ductless mini-splits, ductwork, and thermostats — all major makes and models. We schedule the work to fit your hours so we're not standing between you and your customers.
Why Choose EM Contractors LLC
We're not a call center routing a stranger to your door. The Mabe family has done HVAC in Mount Gilead for decades — Eric Mabe runs the company his father Roger helped build, and we've kept Montgomery County businesses comfortable since 2005. We live here. We know what these long humid summers do to a hard-working rooftop unit, and we know the local shops, offices, and churches because they're our neighbors. You get honest answers, a fair price, and work we're proud to put our family name on.
Our Commercial HVAC Process
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Call and schedule
Tell us what's going on with your building. We get a technician out fast — same-day or next-day when we can — and work around your business hours.
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Full system check
We inspect the unit top to bottom: refrigerant, electrical, condensate, controls, and airflow. We find the actual cause instead of throwing parts at it.
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Honest plan and fair price
You get a straight answer in plain language — what's wrong, what it'll cost, and whether repair or replacement is the smarter call for your bottom line.
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The work done right
We make the repair or install with quality parts and careful workmanship, then test the system under load to confirm your space holds temperature.
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Keep it running
We can set you up with seasonal maintenance so your commercial equipment is ready before the long Piedmont summer pushes it hard.
Local Tips for Commercial HVAC
Honest, practical advice from the EM Contractors crew — the same things we'd tell a neighbor.
Keep the rooftop unit clear and clean
Our long, humid Piedmont summers run commercial units hard, and grass clippings, pollen, and leaves choke the coils fast. Once a month, look at your rooftop or ground unit and clear anything blocking the airflow. A clean coil cools better and keeps your power bill down.
Change filters more often than you think
A busy shop, office, or church moves a lot of air and dust. In summer here, swap commercial filters every 30 days instead of every 90. A clogged filter makes the system work harder, run hotter, and break down sooner.
Watch for humidity, not just heat
Humidity is the real stressor on Mount Gilead buildings. If your space feels sticky or you see condensation on windows or vents even when the unit is running, the system may be oversized or short-cycling. Call us to check it before mold or moisture damage starts.
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What Customers Say About Our Commercial HVAC Service
Real, verified reviews from the Mount Gilead neighbors we've helped.
“He's a professional, comes on time and gives professional service every time. St. Mark church loves him.”
“I have known the Mabe family for 65 years. Father Roger and son Eric have for 30 years provided to me excellent A/C installation and service. EM Contractors are knowledgeable, prompt and courteous. I highly recommend the company.”
“Excellent service. I called in the afternoon and someone was at my house within an hour. Would definitely recommend!”
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Commercial HVAC Questions, Answered
Yes. We're based right here at 580 Valley View Church Rd in Mount Gilead and serve businesses across Montgomery County, including Troy, the Lake Tillery area, and the surrounding communities. Call us and we'll get a technician scheduled.
Shops, offices, restaurants, churches, and other light-commercial properties. If your building runs on a rooftop unit, a split system, or ductless mini-splits, we can repair, install, or maintain it.
Most often it's a clogged condensate drain line, which is common here because our humid summers make units run long and produce a lot of moisture. Don't let it sit — water in the ceiling causes real damage. Call us and we'll clear the cause and check why it backed up.
It depends on the unit's age, the cost of the repair, and how often it's been breaking down. We'll check it, give you an honest answer in plain language, and never push a replacement you don't need. If repairing it makes sense, that's what we'll do.
Yes. We schedule commercial work to fit your operation and keep disruption to a minimum. Tell us your hours when you call and we'll plan around them.
We do. We service all major brands of commercial equipment — rooftop units, heat pumps, gas and oil furnaces, and ductless systems. We've installed Heil and we work on whatever you've got.
A few things: the size and number of units, whether it's a rooftop unit, split system, or mini-splits, how easy the equipment is to reach, and what the unit needs. A simple repair costs far less than a full replacement. We look at your setup first and give you an honest, fair price in plain language before any work starts.
We check the whole system, not just the part that's acting up. That means inspecting the unit, testing the controls and thermostat, checking refrigerant and electrical connections, clearing the condensate drain, and looking at airflow. Then we tell you what we found and what it needs. No surprises, no parts you don't need.
Watch for warm air when it should be cooling, water leaking inside near the unit, strange smells, loud or grinding noises, rooms that won't hold an even temperature, and a power bill that jumps for no reason. Any of these means call us. Small commercial problems turn into expensive ones fast when a building runs all day.
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