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 Cape Coral
Duct sealing in Cape Coral typically runs $450 – $1,200 for a whole-home seal, depending on system size and accessibility, and most jobs are scheduled within a week with a written price locked before we start. We’re the Cape Coral crew from Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, and we know the difference between a quick tape job and a real seal that holds up in this climate. Our dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Miami office, but our technicians live and work in the Cape Coral area, which means we’re familiar with the concrete block ranches off Santa Barbara Boulevard, the canal-front homes in Yacht Club, and the villa communities near Pine Island Road. Call us at (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Cape Coral’s Preferred Duct Sealing Company
We’ve been part of the Garrison Partners family since 2004, and our Duct Sealing team has built a reputation in Cape Coral by doing what we say we’ll do. That means arriving inside the quoted window, pricing in writing before any work starts, and leaving the site clean. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and our phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops. No callback queues.
What sets us apart in this market is our 365-Day Done Right Promise. Every duct sealing job is covered in writing for a full year. If the seal fails, we come back and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. In a city where salt air and humidity test every repair, that guarantee matters. We don’t compete on the lowest teaser price. We compete on discipline: show up when we said, price it before we touch it, do it by the book.
Duct Repair in Cape Coral
Duct Repair in Cape Coral means fixing the physical damage that Florida’s climate inflicts on flexible ductwork, especially in the single-story concrete block homes built from the 1960s through the 2000s that dominate this city. We replace collapsed or kinked flex runs, repair disconnected joints where tape has dried and failed, and restore corroded metal trunk lines that salt-laden air has eaten through. A typical duct repair in Cape Coral runs $280 – $650 for localized fixes, or $800 – $1,500 if we’re replacing multiple runs in an attic system. Most Cape Coral homeowners call us when they notice hot rooms, rising electric bills, or musty smells that indicate air is leaking into the attic instead of reaching the vents.
When Duct Repair Becomes Necessary
Flexible ductwork in Cape Coral attics doesn’t fail all at once. It sags between joists, collects condensation, and develops pinholes where the foil jacket corrodes. We inspect with a camera before we quote, so you see the damage and we both know what we’re fixing.
Repair vs. Replace Decisions
Some 1980s Cape Coral ranches have duct systems with multiple failure points: corroded trunks, collapsed flex, and undersized returns. When repairs exceed 60% of replacement cost, we’ll tell you straight. No point in bandaging a system that’ll need more work in two years.
Air Duct Sealing in Cape Coral
Air Duct Sealing in Cape Coral is the process of closing every leak, gap, and joint in your duct system so conditioned air reaches your rooms and unconditioned attic air stays out. We use mastic compound and foil-backed tape at every connection, seal the air handler cabinet, and test with a duct blaster or pressure pan to verify results. A typical whole-home air duct sealing in Cape Coral costs $450 – $1,200, with larger homes or systems with extensive corrosion at the higher end. The payoff is immediate: rooms that used to be 5 – 8 degrees hotter now match the thermostat, and your AC runtime drops because it’s not fighting itself.
The Sealing Process Step by Step
We start with a pressure test to find leaks you can’t see. Then we seal supply and return plenums, trunk line joints, and every flex-to-metal connection with mastic rated for Florida humidity. We don’t use duct tape. It dries, cracks, and fails. Our materials are rated for the salt air and temperature swings your attic sees.
Verifying the Seal
After sealing, we test again. In a Cape Coral canal-front home last month, we measured 34% leakage before sealing and 8% after. That’s air you’re paying to cool that actually reaches your rooms. We show you the numbers. No guessing.
Trusted Brands We Service in Cape Coral
We stock parts and filtration products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies for Cape Coral customers, which means most repairs don’t wait on shipping. When we’re sealing a system and find a corroded filter rack or failed damper, we can replace it same visit. Our equipment roster includes Nikro negative-air machines and Rotobrush rotary systems for the Cape Coral Dryer Vent Cleaning and other cleaning work that often precedes a seal. These aren’t hardware-store tools. They’re the same units commercial crews use, and we maintain them to The Garrison Standard.
Common Duct Sealing Problems We See in Cape Coral Homes
- Salt-air corrosion on metal trunk lines. The foil jacket on flexible duct and the galvanized steel of older trunk lines corrode faster in Cape Coral’s canal-front neighborhoods than inland. Pinholes develop, cool air leaks into the attic, and the system works harder for less comfort.
- Collapsed flex duct in 140°F attics. Cape Coral attics never really cool down from May through October. Flexible duct sags between supports, kinks at bends, and restricts airflow to the rooms that need it most. We see this constantly in 1980s ranches off Del Prado Boulevard.
- Undersized returns straining the blower. Many Cape Coral homes built in the 1980s have return ducts too small for modern AC loads. Sealing without addressing this raises static pressure, forces moist air through cabinet gaps, and can damage the blower motor.
- Moisture trapped by partial seals. Sealing only the accessible supply runs while leaving attic flex untouched traps humid air in the system. In Pelican and Yacht Club, we’ve found mold growing on newly sealed trunks because the moisture source was never addressed.
Pricing for Duct Sealing in Cape Coral, FL
A typical whole-home duct sealing in Cape Coral runs $450 – $1,200. Smaller villa systems with accessible attics fall at the lower end. Larger homes with multiple air handlers, extensive corrosion, or hard-to-reach ductwork in tight attic spaces run higher. What moves the price: how many linear feet of duct we seal, whether we need to replace corroded components, and if the system needs balancing after the seal. We don’t quote per-vent. We quote per system, in writing, before any work starts. That price doesn’t move at the door. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate. We’ll inspect, test, and give you a number you can plan around.
We Also Serve Cities Near Cape Coral
Our technicians regularly work in North Fort Myers, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, and Sanibel. If you’re in Lee County and your ducts need sealing, we cover your area. Duct Sealing in Cape Coral is our home territory, but the same crew and standards travel to these nearby communities.
Serving Cape Coral, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Cape Coral 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 Cape Coral
Salt-laden air from the canal system corrodes duct materials faster, and year-round AC runtime means the system never gets a dry season to recover. In Yacht Club and Pelican, we regularly find pinhole leaks and mold growth within 12 – 18 months of installation. Call (361) 326-5060 for an inspection if your home is canal-front.
No. Sealing without addressing moisture source and existing microbial growth can trap humid air and make the problem worse. We clean and treat ducts before sealing, then verify with camera inspection. If there’s active mold, we remove it. We don’t fog over it. Call (361) 326-5060 to discuss what your system actually needs.
We pressurize the system and use a duct blaster or pressure pan to measure leakage at the air handler and each room vent. Then we run a camera through the accessible trunk lines to spot collapsed flex, disconnected joints, and corrosion. The test gives us numbers, not guesses. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule a leak detection test.
Yes. We use mastic compounds and foil-backed tapes rated for coastal humidity and temperature cycling, not standard hardware-store products that dry and crack. Metal components get corrosion-resistant treatments where applicable. The materials cost more. They also last. Call (361) 326-5060 for specifics on what we use in your neighborhood.
Every 2 – 3 years for canal-front homes with flexible duct in unconditioned attics. Annual inspection is wise if you’ve had mold issues or your AC runs 10+ months a year. Catching pinhole corrosion early prevents the major leaks that drive up electric bills. Call (361) 326-5060 to set up a maintenance schedule.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Cape Coral since 2004 as part of the Garrison Partners family.




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