Whole-system duct and dryer vent check with before-and-after photos - you see exactly what came out of your vents
That "$99 whole-house special" is a bait ad - the real number appears once they are in your hallway, or the "clean" is a shop-vac at the register. We photograph the inside of your ducts before and after instead.
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AfterFast, Reliable Duct Sealing Across Bexley
Duct sealing in Bexley, Ohio typically runs $1,200 – $2,800 for a whole-home seal on original pre-war sheet-metal systems, and most jobs take a full day to complete properly. If your home is one of Bexley’s 1920s-50s brick Tudors or center-hall Colonials with galvanized trunk lines buried in plaster walls, sealing those gravity-era ducts is a different job entirely than taping modern flex duct in a Columbus subdivision.
We’ve been driving to Bexley since Hollis opened in 2004, and our dispatch is coordinated from the Cleveland office. Our crews know the difference between a Cassingham-area two-story with original coal-era returns and a post-war ranch near Maryland Avenue that got its first central air in the 1980s. That local familiarity matters because the wrong approach to old Bexley ductwork – sealing supply leaks without restoring starved returns, or slapping mastic on rusted-through metal – wastes your money and can leave the system worse. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate. We’ll show you exactly what we found, photograph it, and put the price in writing before any work starts.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Bexley’s Preferred Duct Sealing Company
Bexley homeowners call us back because we treat these older homes with the patience they require. The Garrison Standard means our technicians arrive inside the quoted window, in uniform, with background checks you can verify. We don’t send a salesman who quotes low and a crew who finds “surprises” at the door.
Our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every duct sealing job in writing: if a seal fails, a return gets blocked, or airflow drops within a year, we return and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. No negotiation, no runaround. That’s rare in this trade, and Bexley customers notice.
Phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops, no callback queues. When you’re staring at a winter heating bill that’s climbed 30 percent because your 1940s return grilles got covered during a kitchen remodel, you don’t want to wait until Monday for a human voice.
We price in writing before touching anything. The number on the page is the number at the door. Our Duct Sealing team has handled enough Bexley gravity-furnace conversions to know where the problems hide.
Duct Sealing Services in Bexley
Duct Sealing Services in Bexley start with understanding what kind of duct system we’re actually working on. Most calls here aren’t about dusty modern flex duct – they’re about restoring 70-90 year old sheet-metal trunk lines originally sized for coal and gravity heat, later force-fit to modern blowers. We use mastic-and-mesh sealing on accessible joints, collar connections, and trunk splits, then test with a duct blaster or smoke pencil to verify the seal held. A typical whole-home seal on a Bexley pre-war system runs $1,200 – $2,800 depending on accessibility, extent of rust damage, and whether we need to restore buried return capacity.
Gravity-Era Trunk Restoration
The original supply trunks in Bexley’s 1920s-50s homes were sized for natural convection, not a forced-air blower. We find cracked collar joints, separated seams from decades of expansion and contraction, and crushed runs flattened behind finished basement walls. Our crew seals what can be sealed and flags what needs replacement – documented with before-and-after photos you keep.
Return Path Recovery
Remodels in Bexley’s brick Tudors and center-hall Colonials frequently cover over the original “cold air” return grilles. Sealing supply leaks without restoring that return capacity starves the blower motor, raises static pressure, and makes the system louder and less efficient. We map the return path and recommend grille restoration where it’s been lost.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Duct Insulation in Bexley
Duct Insulation in Bexley addresses a problem that barely exists in newer Columbus suburbs: uninsulated galvanized tin and early black-sheet-metal ducts running through humid basements and plaster wall cavities. Central Ohio’s summers hit 90-plus dew points regularly, and that moisture condenses on cold metal during cooling season. Come winter, the condensation dries and sheds scale rust and dust into your airflow. A typical Bexley duct insulation job – wrapping accessible trunk lines with formaldehyde-free fiberglass and vapor barrier – runs $800 – $1,600 for partial basement access, or $1,400 – $2,400 for more extensive wall-cavity work.
Condensation Control in Humid Basements
We wrap supply trunks in unfinished Bexley basements with faced fiberglass insulation, sealed at seams with foil tape. This stops the summer sweat that breeds mold on nearby joists and rusts through the duct wall from the outside in. For buried runs in plaster walls, we assess whether insulation is even accessible and give you an honest answer.
Winter Dust Shedding Prevention
When that summer condensation dries in October, the scale flakes off and blows through your registers. Insulation keeps the metal surface closer to room temperature year-round, breaking the condensation-dryout cycle that loads Bexley’s old ducts with particulate debris.
Trusted Brands We Service in Bexley
Hollis carries professional-grade equipment and materials on every Bexley job: Rotobrush rotary brush systems for mechanical agitation inside old galvanized lines, Nikro negative-air machines for source removal under HEPA containment, and filtration and sealing products from Aprilaire, Abatement Technologies, and Guardsman. We don’t run to the hardware store for tape and mastic. That means faster turnaround on your job, no waiting for a parts run, and materials rated for the temperature swings and humidity these 90-year-old Bexley systems endure. If your ductwork is original to a 1925 center-hall Colonial off North Cassingham Road, the sealant we use is rated for the plaster dust, rust scale, and irregular surfaces we encounter there – not the clean, round flex duct found in a 2015 Dublin subdivision.
Common Duct Sealing Problems We See in Bexley Homes
- Cracked collar joints in plaster-buried trunks. The original galvanized trunk joints in 1920s-50s Bexley homes have cycled through heating and cooling for decades. Expansion and contraction open seams that mastic-and-mesh can seal, but only if a technician takes the time to access them properly instead of skipping the buried runs.
- Rusted-through black sheet metal from summer condensation. Central Ohio’s humid cooling season fills uninsulated basement trunks with condensation. Interior rust eats through early black-sheet-metal ducts, so sealing a rusted-through trunk without addressing the moisture source traps water and the leak reappears within a season.
- Covered-over return grilles from kitchen and bath remodels. In Bexley’s center-hall Colonials and brick Tudors, homeowners or previous owners frequently paneled over the original undersized “cold air” returns during renovations. Sealing supply leaks without restoring that return capacity leaves the blower motor starved, static pressure high, and the system noisier than before.
- Crushed runs behind finished basement walls. On a center-hall two-story off North Cassingham Road, our tech ran a camera inspection down an uninsulated galvanized trunk buried in plaster-and-lath and found two disconnects and a crushed run flattened behind a finished basement wall. After source removal under negative pressure with HEPA filtration, we sealed the trunk joints, insulated the run, and documented the before/after airflow at the registers. The homeowner’s complaint was uneven heat upstairs in winter; the fix was airflow, not a new furnace.
Pricing for Duct Sealing in Bexley, OH
Whole-home duct sealing in Bexley runs $1,200 – $2,800 for typical pre-war gravity-era systems, with most homeowners landing near $1,800 – $2,200 for a complete seal and test. Duct insulation on accessible basement trunks adds $800 – $1,600; wall-cavity or extensive work runs $1,400 – $2,400. What moves the price: how much of the system is buried in plaster-and-lath versus exposed in an unfinished basement, extent of rust damage requiring section replacement rather than sealing, and whether we need to restore covered return grilles or add return capacity.
We put the price in writing before any work starts. One flat price per system. No per-vent pricing, no add-ons at the door. You’ll see before-and-after photos of your own ducts, not stock images. If the scope changes because we find something unexpected – a rusted-through trunk that needs replacement, for instance – we stop, show you, and get written approval on a new price before continuing. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate. Estimates include a full inspection with camera documentation.
We Also Serve Cities Near Bexley
Hollis crews travel throughout Central Ohio from our Cleveland-coordinated dispatch. We regularly handle Duct Sealing in Bexley and surrounding communities including Columbus, Cleveland, Parma, and Lorain. Each job gets the same written price, same 365-Day Done Right Promise, and same background-checked, uniformed technicians – whether it’s a 1920s Tudor in Bexley or a mid-century ranch in Parma.
Serving Bexley, OH - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Bexley area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Duct Sealing in Bexley
Yes, in most cases, but it’s a different job than sealing modern flex duct. We assess the metal condition first: surface rust is sealable, rust-through requires section replacement, and crushed runs need straightening or rerouting. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll camera-inspect to give you an honest answer on what’s restorable versus what needs replacement.
The original gravity-furnace supply trunks were sized for natural convection, not a modern blower, and the “cold air” returns were frequently covered during remodels. Sealing supply leaks without restoring return capacity starves the system. We map both sides and fix the airflow path, not just the pressure leaks. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free airflow assessment.
Yes. Summer dew points above 70 degrees condense on uninsulated galvanized and black-sheet-metal ducts in humid basements. That moisture causes interior rust, mold on nearby framing, and winter dust shedding when it dries. Insulation and proper sealing break that cycle. Call (361) 326-5060 to inspect your basement trunks for condensation damage.
Unsealed return leaks in old systems pull dust from wall cavities, attics, and unfinished basement spaces directly into your airflow. In Bexley’s plaster-and-lath construction, that means decades of construction debris, previous rodent activity, and settled particulate. We seal the return path and remove the source, so your ducts move conditioned air, not house dust. Call (361) 326-5060 for an inspection with camera documentation.
Always. In Bexley’s pre-war homes, the return side is often the bigger problem: undersized original grilles, covered-over “cold air” returns from remodels, and leaks pulling unconditioned basement air. Our full-system inspection covers supply and return, with airflow measurements at the registers to prove the fix worked. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Bexley since 2004.