Residential service
Air Duct Services in New Orleans
We insulate, test and clean the ductwork that carries conditioned air through your house, and we seal the joints while we are in there. The ducts decide how much of what your system produces actually reaches the room, and the estimate is free.
- Insulation, testing and cleaning
- Free estimates on every service
- Residential and commercial
What Can You Do About Leaky Ducts?
Leaky ducts need the joints inspected and sealed rather than patched. A leaking duct is losing conditioned air into an attic or a crawlspace, so the system runs longer to deliver less, and the loss does not announce itself the way a broken unit does.
Duct tape is the obvious reach and the wrong one. Cloth-backed tape is a short-term fix at best on ductwork, and the joint reopens, which is why the sealing we do uses foil tape and mastic instead. A sealed joint is a repair rather than a patch, so it is worth having someone look at the run instead of taping it again.
What Air Duct Services Do We Offer?
We offer three air duct services in New Orleans: insulation, testing and cleaning. Which one your house needs depends on what the ductwork is actually doing, which is why we look before recommending.
Insulation
Insulated ducts hold the temperature of the air inside them, so what leaves the unit is closer to what reaches the room. We check the blower motor speed on the furnace as part of the same visit.
Testing
We pressure-test the ductwork to find where it is losing air and measure how much. That measurement is what turns a guess into a verdict, and it decides what work is actually worth doing.
Cleaning
Dust and debris collect inside the runs over time. Where a run is genuinely clogged, duct cleaning is the answer; where it is leaking, cleaning it changes nothing.
After testing, we give you the verdict and what we would do about it, in that order. Sometimes the answer is that the ductwork is sound and the problem sits somewhere else in the system.
How Do You Know Ducts Need Attention?
Five signs point to the ductwork rather than the unit when a house is not holding temperature. Any one of them is worth a call, and together they usually mean the ducts are the reason.
- One room that never matches the rest of the house
- Weak airflow at a register while the unit is clearly running
- Dust settling again days after cleaning
- A power bill that climbed with no change in how you use the system
- Visible gaps or loose joints where you can see the ductwork
The last one is the most common and the easiest to miss. Ductwork in an attic or a crawlspace is out of sight, so a joint can be open for years before anyone notices what it is costing.
Related Services
Residential serviceAir Duct CleaningFor a run that is genuinely clogged, with the ductwork inspected first.
Residential serviceAir ConditioningDesign, installation, repair and maintenance for home systems.
Residential serviceMaintenanceTune-ups that check the ductwork alongside the unit.
Residential serviceIndoor Air QualityHandled alongside the system that moves the air.
Residential serviceZone Control SystemsWhen different parts of the house need different answers.
Residential serviceDuctless SystemsFor rooms where running ductwork is not practical.
Why here is different
Why Do Ducts Matter More in New Orleans?
Ducts matter more in New Orleans because a system here runs a long cooling season, so anything the ductwork loses, it loses for more hours of the year than the same ductwork would farther north. That is what makes a leak here expensive rather than merely untidy.
The loss runs longer
A joint losing air costs you every hour the system runs, and in this climate that is a great many hours. The same joint in a short cooling season would barely register.
Attics and crawlspaces are hostile
Ductwork that runs through an attic or a crawlspace sits in heat and humidity for months, which is harder on the insulation and on the joints than a run inside the conditioned envelope.
Older houses came first
Much of the New Orleans housing stock went up before central air was common, so the ductwork went in later and had to follow whatever space the house allowed. That is worth knowing before anyone quotes on it.
Where our trucks go
Where Do We Service Air Ducts?
New Orleans is home base, and we service air ducts across the metro, the North Shore, the river parishes and up toward the state capital. Pick your city for details on what we cover there.
Get a Free Air Duct Estimate
Tell us what the house is doing, and we will look at the ductwork before recommending anything. Estimates are free on all services, and there is no obligation to book.
Questions we get asked
What Else Do People Ask About Ducts?
What do air ducts actually do?
Air ducts carry conditioned air from the unit to the rooms. The unit produces the cooling or the heat; the ductwork decides how much of it arrives. That is why a sound system can still leave a house uncomfortable if the ducts are losing air on the way.
Can I seal a leaking duct with duct tape?
Duct tape will not hold on a leaking duct. Cloth-backed duct tape is a short-term fix on ductwork, and the joint reopens, which is why a lasting seal uses foil tape or mastic instead. If you can see the gap, it is worth having someone seal it once rather than twice.
How do you test air ducts?
We pressurize the ductwork and measure how well it holds, which shows where air is being lost and how much. The measurement is what decides the work, so you are not paying for a repair on a run that was fine.
Should my ducts be insulated?
Yes, if they run through an attic or a crawlspace. Uninsulated ductwork in unconditioned space gives up the temperature of the air inside it, so the room gets something warmer than what left the unit. Ductwork inside the conditioned envelope is less exposed, which is why we check where the runs actually go.
Is duct cleaning the same as duct repair?
No, duct cleaning and duct repair answer different problems. Our air duct cleaning service removes what has built up inside a run, while repair fixes a run that is losing air. Cleaning a leaking duct gives you a clean leaking duct, so the state of the run decides which of the two the house actually needs.
Why is one room always warmer than the rest?
One room stays warmer than the rest usually because of the ductwork rather than the unit. A long run, a crushed section, an open joint or a missing damper will all starve one room while the others are fine. Testing finds which of those it is.
Do you work on ducts for businesses too?
Yes, we work on ducts for businesses as well as homes. On the commercial side we fabricate and install sheet metal ductwork and handle ventilation, alongside the residential insulation, testing and cleaning covered on this page. Estimates are free on the commercial work as well.
How do I book a duct inspection?
Call 504-285-5606 or request a free air duct estimate through the site. Tell us your preferred time, then we look at the ductwork and give you a figure. Estimates are free on all services, and there is no obligation to book.