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.
Fast, Reliable Duct Sealing Across Brandon
Duct sealing in Brandon, FL typically runs $350 – $850 for a single-system home, and most jobs are scheduled within a few business days with a written price locked before we start. If your vents are blowing attic dust after every summer storm or your upstairs rooms never cool evenly, the problem is usually leaky collars and trunk joints, not a dirty filter. Call Hollis Air Duct Cleaning at (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate with upfront pricing.
We know Brandon’s housing stock because we work here regularly. Our crews dispatch from the Miami office and serve neighborhoods from Bloomingdale to Providence Lakes, so we’re familiar with the concrete-block subdivisions built from the 1980s through the 2000s and the newer construction going up near Lithia Pinecrest. That local knowledge matters because a 1995 home in Lakewood Ridge has different duct problems than a 2022 build, and we price accordingly.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Brandon’s Preferred Duct Sealing Company
Hollis Air Duct Cleaning has been part of the Garrison Partners family since 2004, and our Duct Sealing in Brandon work follows The Garrison Standard: arrive inside the quoted window, price in writing before touching anything, finish by the book, leave the site clean. Brandon homeowners aren’t looking for the cheapest bid. They’re looking for the bid that doesn’t change once the van is in the driveway.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. You know who’s walking into your home before they arrive. Every duct sealing job carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if the seal fails or the leak 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.
We’ve earned a strong local reputation in Brandon because we treat the cause, not the symptom. A homeowner calls saying their ducts need cleaning because dust shoots out after every thunderstorm outage. Often the real problem is a plenum collar that was never properly sealed, or flex duct that has sagged and split in the attic heat. We tell you what we find, show you the camera footage, and write the price down before we open our mastic bucket.
Duct Sealing Services in Brandon
Duct Sealing Services in Brandon address the leaks, gaps, and separated joints that let conditioned air escape into your attic and let attic air get pulled into your living space. In Brandon’s market, a typical whole-house duct sealing job runs $350 – $850 for a single HVAC system, with larger homes or dual-system setups running higher. We use duct sealing mastic, metal-backed tape, and mechanical fasteners where appropriate, not the gray tape that dries and falls off in a hot attic.
Leak Detection and Sealing
We pressurize your duct system and use smoke pencils or thermal imaging to find every leak, including the ones hidden above your insulation. In Brandon’s 140°F attics, we often find flex duct that has pulled away from the collar, or trunk lines where the original tape has turned to dust. We seal with mastic, which stays flexible and bonds to metal, fiberglass, and flex duct surfaces.

Plenum and Boot Restoration
The plenum, where your air handler connects to the duct trunk, and the register boots, where ducts meet your ceiling or wall vents, are the most common failure points in older Brandon homes. We remove old tape and degraded sealant, clean the mating surfaces, and re-seal with proper materials so the joint holds through Florida’s heat and humidity cycles.

What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Duct Insulation in Brandon
Duct Insulation in Brandon wraps and protects your sealed ductwork from the attic heat that works against your air conditioner every minute it runs. In Brandon’s humid subtropical climate, uninsulated or poorly insulated ducts in a 140°F attic can raise your supply air temperature by 10 – 15 degrees before it reaches your vents. A typical duct insulation job in Brandon runs $400 – $950 depending on linear footage, accessibility, and whether we’re insulating rigid metal trunk lines or wrapping flex duct.
Vapor-Barrier Wrapping
We use insulation with an intact vapor barrier, sealed at the seams, to prevent condensation from forming on cold duct surfaces in Brandon’s high humidity. Condensation inside duct insulation breeds mold and degrades the wrap from the inside out. Our crews check every wrap joint and tape it closed so moisture stays outside where it belongs.
Rigid Duct Board and Replacement
Some Brandon homes from the 1980s and 1990s still have uninsulated metal duct or degraded duct board that has crumbled at the corners. Where the existing material is too far gone to seal and wrap, we replace sections with new insulated duct board or flex duct, sealed and wrapped to current standards. We write the scope and price before we cut anything.
Trusted Brands We Service in Brandon
Our Duct Sealing crews carry professional-grade equipment and materials from Nikro, Honeywell, and Aprilaire. We stock mastic, metal-backed tapes, and insulation wraps locally so we’re not waiting on a parts run while your attic is open. For filtration upgrades after sealing, we source Honeywell and Aprilaire media cabinets and Guardsman treatments where sanitizing is warranted. The tools are the same ones commercial crews use on schools and medical buildings. We just bring them to your home in Brandon and explain what each one does before we start.
Common Duct Sealing Problems We See in Brandon Homes
- Builder-grade flex in 140°F attics sags and splits at the collar. Homeowners in Brandon’s 1980s – 2000s subdivisions often seal the outside of a visible tear while the leak stays inside the duct, blowing attic insulation and dust into bedrooms every time the system cycles.
- New-build homeowners treat handover dust as normal. Drywall debris in the return of a Bloomingdale or Providence Lakes new build keeps shedding into the blower motor until source removal and a negative pressure pass happens, but the permanent fix is sealing the return plenum and filter rack that the builder left gaping.
- Post-storm restart puffs get blamed on “dirty ducts.” After every Brandon afternoon thunderstorm outage, the HVAC restart pulls a puff of dust and attic debris through supply vents. The real fix is sealing the plenum and register boots that storms and attic heat have loosened, not just scheduling another cleaning.
- Upstairs rooms that never cool evenly. In Brandon’s concrete-block, single-story homes with shingle roofs, the duct run to the master bedroom is often the longest and leakiest. Sealing the trunk joints and adding insulation where missing usually fixes the temperature split without touching the AC unit.
Pricing for Duct Sealing in Brandon, FL
A typical duct sealing job in Brandon runs $350 – $850 for a single-system home with accessible attic space. Dual-system homes, crawlspace ductwork, or jobs requiring significant flex duct replacement can run $900 – $1,400. Duct insulation adds $400 – $950 depending on linear footage. We do not quote per-vent pricing or bait you with a low teaser that jumps once we’re inside. The price is written down before any work starts, and it does not move at the door.
What affects your price: how much of your duct is accessible without moving insulation, whether we’re sealing existing flex or replacing degraded sections, and whether you need insulation added after sealing. Every estimate is free. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll schedule a look.
We Also Serve Cities Near Brandon
Our crews regularly work in Valrico, Mango, Gibsonton, and Thonotosassa, and we understand the same housing stock and climate challenges extend across eastern Hillsborough County. If you’re just outside Brandon city limits, we still dispatch to your area and price by the job scope, not your zip code.
Serving Brandon, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Brandon 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 Brandon
New construction in Bloomingdale and similar Brandon subdivisions often has ductwork that was taped, not mastic-sealed, and the return plenum collar is frequently left with gaps that leak attic air continuously. Drywall dust and construction debris in the ducts is normal at handover, but the builder should have sealed the plenum and trunk joints before closing. We find this on nearly every new-build inspection we do in Brandon. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
That puff is attic insulation and debris being pulled through leaky plenum joints and register boots when your HVAC system restarts after a power flicker. It’s a sealing problem, not a cleaning problem. The dust will keep coming back after every outage until the leaks are sealed with mastic. We see this constantly in Brandon’s summer storm season.
We seal them. Duct cleaning removes debris that’s already inside. Duct sealing stops attic air and insulation from getting in. In Brandon’s climate, you usually need both, but sealing is the permanent fix for the dust and efficiency problems that keep coming back. We scope the job with a camera and write a price for exactly what your system needs.
Yes, by preventing condensation. When humid attic air leaks into cool ducts through gaps in the plenum or trunk, moisture condenses on the duct interior. Sealing the leaks stops the moisture source. If mold is already present, we can sanitize after sealing, but sealing comes first or the moisture returns. This is especially relevant in Brandon’s humid subtropical climate where HVAC runs nearly year-round.
Flex duct is the insulated, flexible tube with a plastic inner liner and fiberglass wrap, common in Brandon homes built from the 1980s through the 2000s. Rigid duct is sheet metal or duct board, more common in older homes and some new builds. Flex duct in Brandon’s hot attics often sags and splits at the collar, requiring replacement of sections rather than just sealing. Rigid duct usually just needs proper mastic and tape at the joints. We inspect with a camera and tell you which you have before we price the work.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Brandon and the greater Tampa Bay area since 2004.




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