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.
Repairing ERVs, HRVs, and Exhaust Ventilation
Dedicated ventilation equipment, energy recovery ventilators, heat recovery ventilators, and exhaust fan systems, brings fresh outdoor air into a home while exhausting stale indoor air, and each of these systems has its own specific failure points beyond what standard duct or comfort system repairs address. ERVs and HRVs use a core exchanger that transfers heat and, in the case of ERVs, moisture between the incoming and outgoing air streams, and this core can become fouled with dust or, less often, develop a physical defect that reduces its exchange efficiency. Exhaust fans, whether bathroom fans tied into a central system or a whole-house exhaust ventilation strategy, commonly fail at the motor, the backdraft damper, or the ducting connecting the fan to its exterior termination.
Diagnosis starts with confirming the unit is actually moving the airflow it is rated for, since a core that has become clogged with dust restricts flow even when the fan motor itself is working normally. We check the core for buildup and clean or replace it as appropriate, inspect the condensate drain on ERV and HRV units since these systems can generate condensation that needs proper drainage, and verify the backdraft dampers on both the intake and exhaust sides are opening and closing correctly, since a stuck damper either restricts intended airflow or lets unwanted air infiltrate when the system is off. For exhaust fans, we check the motor, the fan blade for damage or excessive dust buildup, and the ducting for disconnections or excessive length that would explain a fan not achieving expected airflow at the exterior termination.
In Georgetown, ventilation systems are increasingly common in newer, tightly built homes constructed to current energy codes, since a well-sealed building envelope reduces natural air infiltration enough that a mechanical fresh air strategy becomes necessary for good indoor air quality. We also frequently find ventilation ducting that runs through hot attic spaces without adequate insulation, which is less an outright failure and more an efficiency issue worth addressing during a repair visit since it affects the unit's ability to deliver truly conditioned fresh air. Repair costs vary significantly by equipment type and failure, generally 200 to 600 dollars for common issues like core cleaning, damper repair, or motor replacement.
Frequently Asked Questions, Ventilation System Repair
Uneven Comfort or High Energy Bills?
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