Ductless Installation

• You're Adding On or Renovating: Building a new addition, finishing a basement, or converting an attic? New spaces need dedicated duct runs.
• Your Home Has No Existing Ducts (Forced Air): You're switching from radiant heat (boiler) to a furnace or adding central air for the first time.
• You Have Persistent Hot/Cold Rooms: Even with a new HVAC unit, some rooms can't get comfortable due to poor duct design or inadequate airflow.
• You Hear Whistling, Banging, or Rumbling from Ducts: Noisy ducts often indicate incorrect sizing, loose connections, or poor design.
• You See Visible Damage: Crushed, torn, disconnected, or severely corroded ducts cannot be properly sealed and must be replaced.
• Your Energy Bills Are High & Comfort is Low: This classic combination often points to massive energy loss through leaky, inefficient ducts buried in your attic or walls.

Our Meticulous Ductwork Installation Process

We treat ductwork as a precision engineering project, not just sheet metal assembly.

• Comprehensive Home Evaluation & Manual D Calculation: We measure your entire home's layout and perform a Manual D load calculation. This determines the exact CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute) of airflow required for each room.
• Material Selection & Fabrication: We use high-quality materials. Galvanized steel for durability and clean interior surfaces, and R-8 insulated flexible duct only where appropriate, properly supported to avoid sagging and restriction.
• Custom Duct System Design: Using the calculations, we design a tailored duct layout. This includes sizing the main trunk lines and each individual branch run to deliver the precise CFM needed, ensuring balanced pressure throughout the system.
• Professional Installation with Precision Sealing:
  1. Trunk and branch lines are assembled with S-cleats or Pittsburgh locks for strength.
  2. Every single seam, joint, and connection is sealed with mastic paste—the industry's best sealant—not just tape, which fails over time.
  3. Ducts are properly supported with straps or hangers to prevent sagging and noise.
  4. We ensure adequate return air pathways are created; a system needs to pull air back as efficiently as it delivers it.
  5. Integration with Existing Equipment: We seamlessly connect the new ductwork to your furnace, air handler, and existing plenums, ensuring a perfect mechanical fit.
  6. Final Balancing & Performance Testing: We use specialized tools to measure airflow at each register, adjusting dampers until the CFM delivered matches our design specifications for each room. We perform a duct blaster test to verify the overall leakage is below 5%.
• Integration with Existing Equipment: We seamlessly connect the new ductwork to your furnace, air handler, and existing plenums, ensuring a perfect mechanical fit.
• Final Balancing & Performance Testing: We use specialized tools to measure airflow at each register, adjusting dampers until the CFM delivered matches our design specifications for each room. We perform a duct blaster test to verify the overall leakage is below 5%.

The Critical Impact of Proper Duct Design

Getting the ducts right solves the root cause of most comfort complaints:

• Eliminates Hot/Cold Spots: Balanced airflow means every room gets its fair share of heating and cooling.
• Maximizes Equipment Efficiency: Your furnace and AC won't have to strain against restrictive or leaky ducts, lowering energy use and extending equipment life.
• Reduces Noise: Properly sized, sealed, and supported ducts operate silently.
• Improves Air Quality & Safety: Tightly sealed ducts prevent sucking dust from attics, crawl spaces, or garages into your living areas and ensure combustion appliances vent properly.

New Ductwork vs. Repairing Old: When to Choose Installation

• Choose Repair/Sealing if: Your existing duct layout is fundamentally sound, and the issues are isolated to a few accessible leaks or disconnected sections.
• Choose New Installation if: The duct system is grossly undersized, damaged beyond repair, improperly designed from the start, or simply doesn't exist where you need it.