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 New Albany
Duct sealing in New Albany typically runs $450 – $1,200 for a whole-home seal, depending on whether we’re chasing leaks in a Victorian-era chase near Main Street or wrapping attic flex runs in the newer developments north of SR-161. Most New Albany homeowners call us after a cleaning fails to solve dust or temperature issues, and we find the real problem is air leaking out of the system faster than it’s moving through it.
We’re the Duct Sealing team at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, part of the Garrison Partners family, and we serve New Albany from our Cleveland dispatch office. Our crews know the split personality of this town: the historic village core where plaster walls and retrofitted HVAC create sealing puzzles no tape can solve, and the tight suburban developments where attic ducts bake in summer humidity and freeze in winter cold. We arrive inside our quoted window, price every job in writing before touching a tool, and back our work with the 365-Day Done Right Promise. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is New Albany’s Preferred Duct Sealing Company
New Albany homeowners have learned to be skeptical of duct cleaning outfits who show up with a shop vacuum and a coupon. Hollis has been in business since 2004, and our Garrison Standard means written prices, written guarantees, and technicians who are background-checked and uniformed before they walk through your door.
We answer our phones with a live person, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops, no callback queues, no waiting until Monday to schedule. Our New Albany customers get the same equipment commercial crews use: Rotobrush rotary systems, Nikro negative-air machines, and sealing products from Abatement Technologies and Guardsman. The price we write down before work starts is the price you pay. If our repair fails within a year, we return and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit.
Local knowledge matters here. A crew that doesn’t understand why New Albany’s Victorian homes have patched plaster chases, or why attic flex runs in the Plain Local Schools area collect condensation every August, will clean your ducts and leave the real problem untouched. We seal what they miss.
Duct Sealing Services in New Albany
Duct Sealing Services in New Albany address the leaks, gaps, and disconnected runs that force your HVAC system to heat or cool your attic and crawlspaces instead of your living rooms. A typical whole-home seal in New Albany runs $450 – $1,200, with simpler register and boot sealing at the lower end and chase rerouting or full attic flex replacement at the upper end. We price by the system, not by the vent, and we write that price down before any work begins.
Most New Albany homeowners don’t realize they need sealing until after a cleaning. The ducts look clean, but dust resettles within weeks. Temperatures vary wildly between rooms. Energy bills climb. That’s air escaping through gaps the cleaning brush never reached.
Supply and Return Leak Sealing
We pressurize the system and use smoke pencils or theatrical fog to find every leak point, then seal with mastic and foil-backed tape rated for HVAC use. In New Albany’s newer homes, we regularly find disconnected flex runs in attics where builders relied on friction fit alone. In the historic village, we find chases cut through plaster that were never properly sealed at the wall penetration.
Chase Rerouting and Repair
When a plaster-wall chase in a Victorian-era home has been patched and repatched until no sealant can grip the surface, we reroute the duct through a conditioned space or build a proper chase box with sealed access. This costs more than surface sealing, but it’s the only permanent fix for homes where seasonal humidity swings reopen gaps within months.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Duct Insulation in New Albany
Duct Insulation in New Albany protects against the specific climate stress this region throws at attic and crawlspace runs: humid summers that breed mold inside flex duct, freezing winters that cause condensation and ice formation on poorly sealed metal, and spring pollen that sticks to damp interior surfaces and becomes a recurring contamination source. A typical insulation wrap or replacement in New Albany runs $300 – $800 for accessible attic runs, with crawlspace work or full flex replacement running higher depending on access.
The newer two-story homes in the New Albany Plain Local Schools attendance area are especially vulnerable. Flexible duct in unconditioned attics sits in 140-degree heat every July, and the insulation sleeve degrades, compresses, or gets soaked with condensation. Once the insulation fails, the duct interior sweats, mold follows, and no amount of cleaning fixes it without new insulation or full replacement.
Attic Flex Replacement
When insulation has compressed or mold has colonized the interior of flex duct, we cut out the damaged run and install new R-8 insulated flex with sealed connections at every boot and register. We use mastic at every joint, not tape alone, because tape fails in New Albany’s attic temperature swings.
Crawlspace and Basement Wrap
Older homes near Main and High streets often have metal duct in uninsulated crawlspaces. We wrap with formaldehyde-free fiberglass insulation and vapor barrier, sealed with pressure-sensitive tape, to stop condensation and reduce thermal loss that drives up winter heating bills.
Trusted Brands We Service in New Albany
We carry sealing and insulation products from Abatement Technologies and Guardsman, plus professional-grade cleaning equipment from Rotobrush and Nikro. For New Albany homeowners, this means no waiting for parts to ship from a warehouse three states away. Our vans stock mastic, foil tape, insulated flex in common diameters, and replacement boots and registers. If your system uses Honeywell, Aprilaire, or Guardsman filtration components, we can inspect and seal the cabinet and bypass connections while we’re addressing the ductwork. Most sealing jobs in New Albany are completed in a single visit because we arrive with the materials already on the truck.
Common Duct Sealing Problems We See in New Albany Homes
- Plaster chase gaps in the historic village core. Victorian homes around Main and High streets had HVAC retrofitted through original plaster walls, and patched chase openings flex with seasonal humidity swings. Tape and mastic can’t grip shifting plaster, so leaks reopen and pull attic dust back into cleaned ducts within a single season.
- Condensation-soaked flex in newer attic runs. Homes north of SR-161, built from the 1990s through 2010s, have flexible duct in unconditioned attics where July humidity and August heat create mold-friendly conditions. Surface sealing won’t fix insulation that’s already compromised.
- Crushed or kinked flex behind patched walls. We regularly find flex duct snaked through wall chases with tight bends or actual crushing, often from original installation or later renovation work. The restriction creates turbulence that deposits debris and reduces airflow to distant rooms.
- Pollen bypass at the air handler cabinet. New Albany’s heavy maple and oak pollen loads coat return duct interiors every spring and fall. If registers are sealed but the blower compartment and filter rack aren’t addressed, pollen-laden air bypasses the seal entirely and recirculates through the system.
Pricing for Duct Sealing in New Albany, OH
A typical whole-home duct sealing in New Albany runs $450 – $1,200. Register and boot sealing alone, where leaks are accessible and limited, falls at the lower end. Chase rerouting in historic village homes, full attic flex replacement with new insulation, or sealing multiple disconnected runs pushes toward the upper end. We do not price by the vent. We inspect your system, identify every leak point, and give you one flat price per system before any work starts.
What moves the number: accessibility (crawlspace versus walk-in attic), duct material (metal versus flex versus ductboard), extent of damage, and whether we’re sealing existing runs or replacing failed insulation. We photograph every condition we find, show you the images, and explain exactly what each option costs and why. Estimates are free. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule.
We Also Serve Cities Near New Albany
Our crews travel regularly to Duct Sealing in New Albany and surrounding communities including Westerville, Johnstown, Reynoldsburg, and Pataskala. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Cleveland office, with local crews serving each area.
Serving New Albany, OH - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the New Albany 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 New Albany
Because patched plaster-wall chases flex with seasonal humidity and reopen gaps that tape and mastic can’t permanently seal. We often need to reroute the duct or build a sealed chase box to stop attic dust from re-entering after cleaning. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll inspect your chases with a camera to show you exactly where the leak is.
Yes. Newer homes have flex duct in unconditioned attics, where the primary failure mode is insulation degradation and condensation damage rather than chase leaks. Sealing here focuses on reconnecting disconnected runs and replacing mold-compromised flex, not plaster-wall repair. The playbook is entirely different, and we adjust our inspection and pricing accordingly.
We feed a lighted borescope through the ductwork and display the feed on a tablet you can watch in real time. In New Albany, we regularly show homeowners crushed flex behind patched plaster, disconnected boots in attics, and pollen-coated interior surfaces that explain why cleaning alone didn’t solve their dust problem. The camera removes guesswork from both the diagnosis and the pricing.
Partially. Sealing registers and duct joints stops pollen from being drawn in through leaks, but if the air handler cabinet and blower motor compartment aren’t also sealed and filtered, pollen-laden air bypasses the duct seal entirely. We address the full system, not just the visible runs, to reduce pollen recirculation. Call (361) 326-5060 for an inspection that covers the cabinet as well as the ducts.
We test the chase with a smoke pencil and inspect with a camera. If the plaster is sound and the gap is accessible, we seal with mastic and a mechanical backing plate. If the plaster is layered with decades of patches that flex and crack, or if the chase is too narrow for a durable seal, we recommend rerouting through a conditioned space or building a new sealed chase. The camera footage lets you see the condition and understand why one approach costs more than the other.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving New Albany since 2004 as part of the Garrison Partners family.