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 Meadow Woods
Duct sealing in Meadow Woods, FL typically costs $400 – $950 for a whole-home seal depending on accessibility and leak severity, and most jobs are scheduled within a few business days. If your vents blow musty after a summer storm or your AC runs nonstop from April through October without cooling the house evenly, the problem is usually leaking flex duct or a cracked sealed plenum in your attic, not a failing compressor.
We’ve been sealing ducts in Meadow Woods since 2004. Our crews know the 1990s subdivisions off Sawgrass Plantation Boulevard, the concrete-block ranches near Meadow Woods Village, and the low-lying pockets where hurricane-season outages leave standing water inside attic duct runs. Dispatch is coordinated from our Miami office, but the technicians who arrive at your door live and work in the Orlando metro. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Meadow Woods’s Preferred Duct Sealing Company
Our reputation in Meadow Woods was built on showing up inside the window and pricing in writing before we touch anything. The Garrison Standard requires it.
Homeowners here don’t call us because we offer the lowest teaser price. They call because the last crew quoted $199 over the phone and billed $847 at the door. We don’t do that. The price is written down before any work starts, and it does not move.
Every Hollis technician is background-checked and uniformed. You’ll know who’s walking into your home before they arrive. And every duct sealing job carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the seal fails or the smell returns within a year, we come back and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit.
Phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops. No callback queues.
Duct Insulation in Meadow Woods
Duct Insulation in Meadow Woods is often the missing piece after a seal is complete, because flex duct in 105°F attic spaces loses so much conditioned air through thin fiberglass that sealing alone won’t fix the temperature swing. When your bedroom stays five degrees warmer than the hallway in July, the culprit is usually compressed or saturated insulation on attic runs, not just leaks. A typical Duct Insulation job in Meadow Woods runs $600 – $1,400 depending on linear footage and whether we need to pull wet, moldy wrap and start fresh.
Wet Insulation Recovery After Storm Outages
After Hurricane Season power losses, we regularly find soaked fiberglass liner inside attic flex duct in subdivisions like Sawgrass. We remove the damaged wrap, seal the underlying duct with mastic and mesh, then install new foil-faced insulation rated for Florida attic temperatures. The homeowner gets even temperatures and no more musty startup smell.
Upgrading Thin Builder-Grade Wrap
1990s Meadow Woods ranches were built with R-4 or R-6 flex duct. Current Florida energy code calls for R-8 in unconditioned attics. We upgrade the insulation on accessible runs during the same visit as your seal, which cuts heat gain and reduces the runtime your AC needs to hold 74°F in August.
HVAC Duct Sealing in Meadow Woods
HVAC Duct Sealing in Meadow Woods means finding and closing every leak in your supply and return ductwork, then verifying the fix with a pressure test. Most homes here lose 20 – 30% of conditioned air through gaps at plenum connections, pinholes in original flex duct, and cracks where sealed plenums have shifted with the concrete-block foundation. A typical HVAC Duct Sealing job in Meadow Woods runs $400 – $950 for a single-system home, with larger two-system houses or hard-to-access attic layouts toward the higher end.
Camera-Guided Leak Detection
We run a borescope through every accessible run before we quote. In Meadow Woods, this often reveals saturated liner at low points where condensation pools, or separated duct collars where the original zip-tie failed. You see the footage. We point out exactly what needs sealing and what doesn’t.
Mastic and Mesh vs. Tape Alone
Hardware-store foil tape fails in Florida attic heat within two seasons. We seal plenum cracks and duct connections with water-based mastic reinforced with fiberglass mesh, then do a negative pressure source removal pass with our Nikro equipment to clear loose debris before we close the access. The seal lasts. The blower motor works less hard. Your power bill drops.
Trusted Brands We Service in Meadow Woods
We carry parts and filtration products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies on every Meadow Woods truck, so most seal-and-insulate jobs finish in one visit without waiting on a parts run. Our rotary brush systems and negative-air machines come from Rotobrush and Nikro, the same brands commercial crews use in hospitals and schools. If your system needs a media filter upgrade after sealing, we stock Honeywell and Aprilaire cabinets that fit standard return plenums without sheetmetal modification.
Common Duct Sealing Problems We See in Meadow Woods Homes
- Pinhole leaks in 1990s flex duct. Original builder-grade flex runs in Meadow Woods attics develop micro-tears where they contact truss nails or rafter edges. The leaks go unnoticed until storm-season condensation soaks the surrounding insulation and mildew blooms inside the fiberglass liner.
- Cracked sealed plenums on shifting slab foundations. Concrete-block homes in subdivisions like Meadow Woods Village settle slightly over decades. The sealed plenum at your air handler cracks along its seam, pulling 90°F humid attic air straight into your supply ducts.
- Return-side dust loading on rural-edge properties. Homes near unpaved stretches and open pasture load the return duct with fine dust and pollen that clogs MERV filters in six weeks. The restricted airflow masks a widening leak on the return plenum that gets worse every season.
- Standing water after hurricane-season outages. When power drops for six hours during a July thunderstorm, attic ductwork stops moving air but stays cold from residual refrigerant. Condensation pools inside low flex runs. Two days later the homeowner smells mildew every time the handler kicks on.
Pricing for Duct Sealing in Meadow Woods, FL
A typical whole-home duct sealing in Meadow Woods runs $400 – $950. Single-system ranches with accessible attics and straightforward plenum repairs fall at the lower end. Two-system homes, extensive flex-duct replacement, or jobs requiring wet insulation removal and re-wrap run higher. We do not quote per-vent prices. We do not bait with a low coupon and add charges at the door.
What moves the number: linear footage of ductwork, number of plenum connections needing mastic and mesh, whether insulation is salvageable or must be stripped and replaced, and attic accessibility. Before we touch anything, you get a written price. If the scope doesn’t change, the price doesn’t change.
Estimates are free. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule.
We Also Serve Cities Near Meadow Woods
Our crews seal ducts across the Orlando metro and beyond. We regularly work in Meadow Woods, Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando proper. Dispatch is coordinated from our Miami office, but your technician arrives from the local Orlando team. If you’re outside Meadow Woods city limits but within the service radius, the same pricing structure and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply.
Serving Meadow Woods, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Meadow Woods 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 Meadow Woods
Power outages stop airflow through cold ductwork, but the metal and fiberglass stay chilled from residual AC. Humid attic air condenses on the inside surfaces. In 48 hours, mildew blooms in the fiberglass liner of 1990s flex duct. The smell hits when the handler restarts. Sealing the leaks and replacing wet insulation fixes it. Call (361) 326-5060 for a camera inspection.
Original flex duct and sealed plenums in Meadow Woods’ 1980s – 2000s housing stock should be inspected every 5 – 7 years and re-sealed when pressure testing shows more than 10% leakage. If you’ve never had a seal and your AC runs constantly in July, you’re likely past due. We include pressure-test documentation with every job so you have a baseline.
Sealing stops the moisture intrusion that feeds mold, but active growth inside the duct must be removed first. We perform source removal into negative pressure using our Nikro equipment, then seal the leaks that let humid air enter. Sealing without cleaning leaves live spores. Cleaning without sealing invites regrowth. We quote both scopes separately so you choose what fits.
Mini-splits use refrigerant linesets and small blower cassettes, not traditional ductwork, so they don’t need mastic-and-mesh sealing. But the insulated flex line between outdoor condenser and indoor head can leak conditioned air at poorly sealed wall penetrations. We inspect and foam-seal these penetrations during a whole-home assessment if you ask.
We start with a visual and camera inspection of all accessible runs, then seal the system under negative pressure to contain debris. Plenum cracks get mastic and mesh. Flex-duct connections get new mechanical fasteners plus mastic. We pressure-test after sealing to verify leakage below NADCA guidelines. Before-and-after photos go to you. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers everything in writing. Call (361) 326-5060 to book.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Meadow Woods since 2004.