Inspection, Sealing & Replacement
Duct Services
One honest starting point: we inspect first, then tell you what your ductwork actually needs — not the most profitable option.
Why we don't offer duct cleaning
Most HVAC companies offer duct cleaning as a routine service. We don't — deliberately. Cleaning can wipe down accessible metal ductwork, but it does nothing for mold or dust that's worked its way into fiberglass-lined or duct-board material, which is porous. Once contamination reaches that level, cleaning gives the appearance of a fix without actually resolving the problem — and can even disturb settled contamination and push it further into your home's airstream. When ductwork is genuinely contaminated, replacement is the only thing that actually solves it. We'd rather tell you that upfront than sell you a service that just looks like progress.
Not sure which service you need? Every duct job starts with a real inspection — learn what that involves, or see how duct condition ties into mold-sensitive homes in our Mold & CIRS Support guide.
Our duct philosophy, in one honest page
Everything we do with ductwork descends from one position: we don't sell duct cleaning, because porous duct board and lined runs absorb contamination into the material itself — brushing the surface produces an invoice and a cosmetic result. From that position, the real services follow in sequence. Inspection first: camera photos of what's actually in your runs, static-pressure readings that quantify restriction, material identification — evidence, not adjectives, and sometimes the verdict is 'your ducts are fine.' Sealing where structure is sound: mastic-grade work on supply and the chronically-skipped return side, verified with before-and-after pressure numbers. Replacement where material is compromised: new sealed runs designed room by room, with verification testing available for mold-sensitive households. Three honest services, one coherent philosophy, zero brushes.
How to know which duct service your house actually needs
The decision tree, honestly: start from symptoms. Rooms that never get comfortable plus high bills point first to leakage — inspection with pressure testing tells you whether sealing recovers it. Dust that returns days after cleaning, or smells that ride the airflow, point at return-side integrity or contaminated material — inspection with camera photos settles which. Any mold history, water event, or CIRS sensitivity in the household moves material assessment to the front, because porous duct board that's absorbed a moisture event is a replacement conversation no matter how clean it looks. And sometimes the answer is genuinely 'your ducts are fine; your problem is equipment or filtration' — a verdict we deliver regularly, because an inspection service you can trust only exists if it's allowed to find nothing. One $175 diagnostic starts the tree; the evidence picks the branch.