Ductwork & Airflow Services, Georgetown TX
Duct Repair & Construction
Repair disconnected, damaged, or collapsed duct sections. Restore airflow to rooms losing conditioned air.
Professional duct sealing with mastic or foil tape, eliminate air leaks that waste conditioned air in attic and crawlspace.
New duct system design and installation for additions, renovations, or full system replacement.
Custom fabrication of sheet metal trunk lines, branches, and fittings for high-performance duct systems.
Splice and reconnect flex duct sections, replace damaged sections, and correct improper flex duct installations.
Custom supply plenum fabrication for equipment replacements where the new unit requires a different plenum configuration.
Repair leaking or damaged return air plenums that allow unconditioned attic air to enter the system.
Applied mastic sealing for all duct joints and connections, the most durable sealing method for Georgetown's attic conditions.
Seal duct boots at registers where leakage directly into walls or ceilings causes significant energy loss.
Airflow Balancing
Measure and balance air distribution across all supply and return vents for even comfort throughout the home.
Comprehensive whole-house airflow evaluation and adjustment, dampers, registers, and duct sizing evaluated.
Balance airflow to specific problem rooms that receive too much or too little conditioned air.
Adjust zone dampers and control settings for homes with zoning systems to improve comfort and efficiency.
Full optimization of multi-zone airflow systems, control logic, damper travel, and zone sizing.
Optimize how conditioned air is distributed throughout the duct system for efficiency and comfort.
Improve overall air movement in the home through duct, register, and equipment adjustments.
Undersized return air is the most overlooked duct problem, we measure and correct return air flow.
Expand or add return air drops to improve system static pressure and airflow in homes with insufficient return capacity.
Dampers & Registers
Install manual balancing dampers in branch ducts to control airflow to specific zones or rooms.
Repair or replace motorized zone dampers that are stuck open, stuck closed, or not responding to controls.
Replace damaged, rusted, or improperly sized floor registers and diffusers.
Replace ceiling supply and return grilles with correct sizing and airflow direction for your room layout.
Install transfer grilles to improve pressure equalization and airflow between rooms with closed doors.
Install jump ducts above doorways or through walls to allow air pressure equalization between zones.
Redirect or baffle supply vents that blow directly on occupants or create drafty areas.
Measure and calibrate airflow from each vent against design specifications.
Ventilation & Testing
Repair ERVs, HRVs, exhaust fans, and dedicated ventilation systems.
Improve fresh air exchange and indoor air quality through targeted ventilation upgrades.
Measure system static pressure to identify duct restrictions causing equipment stress and efficiency loss.
Isolate duct sections from structure to eliminate vibration noise that transmits through walls and ceilings.
Install internal duct lining to absorb noise from high-velocity air movement in ducts near occupied spaces.
Duct Insulation & Protection
Install or replace duct insulation in Georgetown attics where heat gain from uninsulated ducts wastes significant energy.
Install vapor barriers to prevent condensation on cold supply ducts in Georgetown's humid summers.
Support or repair duct systems during crawlspace encapsulation projects.
Repair small-diameter high-velocity duct systems found in older homes and historic properties.
Getting the Most Out of Your Existing Duct Layout
Air distribution optimization looks at how conditioned air moves through the entire duct system, from the trunk line down to each register, and identifies where the layout itself, not just damper positions, is limiting performance. This differs from basic balancing in that we are evaluating whether the duct sizing, takeoff placement, and trunk configuration are appropriate for the loads they serve, and recommending physical changes where the existing layout has structural limitations that dampers alone cannot overcome.
We start with a full static pressure profile, measuring pressure at multiple points along the trunk line rather than just at the equipment, which shows us where pressure drops occur and helps identify undersized sections, excessive elbows, or transitions that create turbulence. We also evaluate takeoff spacing and angle, since branch takeoffs installed too close together or at a sharp angle relative to airflow direction rob pressure from each other and increase noise. Where we find a structural limitation, an undersized trunk section serving too many branches, a return path that is fundamentally too small for the system's airflow, we present it as a distinct finding from a simple damper adjustment, since the fix requires physical duct modification rather than a control change.
This service is particularly useful for Georgetown homes that have accumulated changes over time, an addition tapped into an existing trunk, a converted garage or attic space added to the conditioned footprint, or a system upgrade to higher-capacity equipment without a corresponding duct upgrade. In each of these situations, the original duct layout was sized for a different set of conditions than what exists today, and optimization identifies specifically where that mismatch is limiting performance. A full distribution assessment takes about half a day and runs 350 to 700 dollars, with a written report identifying any recommended structural duct changes separately from adjustments we can make on the same visit.
Frequently Asked Questions, Air Distribution Optimization
Uneven Comfort or High Energy Bills?
Ductwork problems are often the hidden cause. We diagnose and fix them.