Whole-home duct cleaning
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Sanitizing & deodorizingWhole-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 Pinewood
Duct sealing in Pinewood typically runs $450 to $1,100 for a whole-home job, and most work is completed in a single day. If your vents are coated in drywall dust from a fast flip, or you can smell the attic every time the air kicks on, the problem is usually air moving through gaps it shouldn’t. Our crews know Pinewood’s older homes and apartment buildings, and we quote a written price before any work starts. Call (850) 660-3272 and we’ll walk you through what your system needs.
Why Hollis Air Duct Miami Is Pinewood’s Preferred Duct Sealing Company
We’re part of the Garrison Partners family, and we’ve been doing this work since 2004. That matters in Pinewood because the housing stock here has specific problems: original duct runs in mid-century homes, quick tenant-turnover renovations in rental units, and humidity that turns every small gap into a mold invitation. For related maintenance, see our Pinewood Dryer Vent Cleaning. Our techs arrive in uniform, background-checked, and they quote the job before touching anything. No numbers that move once the ladder comes off the truck.
Every sealing job in Pinewood is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise. Written on the invoice. If a sealed joint fails within a year, we come back and fix it at no charge, including a free second visit. Roy Castellanos leads our crews, and he holds every tech to The Garrison Code: arrive inside the window, price in writing, do the job by the book, and leave the site cleaner than we found it.
Styles & brands we work with
Air Duct Sealing in Pinewood
Air duct sealing in Pinewood means finding where conditioned air is escaping your system and closing those leaks with mastic or foil tape rated for ductwork. In most Pinewood homes we see, the leaks are at joints, where a return or supply branch connects to the main trunk. The metal is fine. The connections are not. A whole-home sealing job here runs $450 to $1,100 depending on how many runs need work and whether we have to open drywall to reach a crushed section.
What We Seal
We seal supply and return ducts, plenum connections, and branch takeoffs. We also seal around register boots and at the air handler cabinet. Every joint gets checked by hand. A visual inspection finds maybe half the leaks in a typical Pinewood system; the rest you find by putting your hand near a joint while the blower runs.
When Sealing Is the Real Fix
If your Pinewood home recently had a renovation or a tenant turnover, there’s a good chance a duct got disconnected behind a wall or above a ceiling. Cleaning the system helps. Sealing the disconnected joint is what stops the attic air and insulation from coming back two weeks later. The Cleaning uncovers the problem; sealing fixes it.
Read more about how our Duct Sealing process works on the main service page.
Duct Sealing Services in Pinewood
Duct sealing services in Pinewood cover three things: sealing accessible duct joints, repairing or replacing crushed flexible runs, and sealing plenum connections at the air handler. On most Pinewood jobs, we find a mix. One disconnected return joint, one crushed flex run in a tight attic chase, and a handful of failing tape seals on original metal ducts. We price each item on a written line-item quote before work starts. No per-vent games. One flat price for the sealing scope.
Crushed Run Repair and Sealing
Flexible ducts in Pinewood’s older homes often get crushed during renovations or by people crawling through attics and crawlspaces. A crushed run means the room it serves gets weak airflow, and the system pulls harder from wherever it can. We replace the crushed section and seal both ends with mastic, then test the airflow at the register.
Disconnected Joint Sealing
Quick renovation work in Pinewood rental units frequently leaves ducts disconnected inside walls. The blower keeps running, pulling humid attic air and whatever else is up there into the living space. We seal those joints with mastic rated for duct systems and fix the hanger so the duct stays connected. For an overview of how this fits into a bigger picture of Duct Sealing in Pinewood, see our city page.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Pinewood
We work on whatever your Pinewood home already has installed. Most of the systems we seal here are original metal ductwork from the 1960s and 70s, plus flexible runs added during later renovations. For replacement flex and sealing materials, we stock products from Honeywell and Aprilaire, and our HEPA-filtered negative-air machines and rotary brush systems come from Rotobrush and Nikro. Abatement Technologies and Guardsman filtration products round out the kit. You’ll know exactly what equipment we’re using on your job before we start, and we’ll explain what it does in plain English.
See the difference
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AfterCommon Duct Sealing Problems We See in Pinewood Homes
- Disconnected joints from fast renovations. A quick tenant turnover means quick drywall patches and even quicker ductwork. We regularly find return ducts hanging loose in walls, pulling attic air into bedrooms.
- Crushed flexible ducts in tight chases. Pinewood’s older homes were built before flex duct was common. The retrofit runs go through tight attic spaces, and one wrong footstep crushes them flat.
- Failing tape seals on original metal ducts. The original metal runs are fine. The tape that sealed them in 1972 is dried and falling off in strips. Humid attic air pours through every gap.
- Mold starting at register boots. When conditioned air leaks into humid soffits around registers, the boots stay damp. That’s where the musty smell comes from, not the middle of the duct.
Pricing for Duct Sealing in Pinewood, FL
A typical whole-home duct sealing job in Pinewood runs $450 to $1,100. Smaller scopes, like sealing one disconnected return joint and testing the system, start around $180 to $300. If we find crushed runs that need replacement, that adds cost depending on how many and how long the runs are. You’ll get a written line-item price before any work begins, and that number does not change at the door. Call (850) 660-3272 for a free estimate, and we’ll tell you exactly what your system needs and what it’ll cost.
We Also Serve Cities Near Pinewood
Our crews cover Pinewood and the surrounding metro. We seal ducts in Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, and Doral with the same written pricing and 365-Day Done Right Promise. If you’re in one of those cities and your system is pulling attic air or losing airflow, give us a call.
Serving Pinewood, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pinewood 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 Pinewood
High tenant turnover means more renovations, and more renovations mean more disconnected ducts. When a unit gets a quick flip between renters, contractors move fast and ductwork gets bumped, crushed, or left hanging. Sealing after a turnover is often the first time anyone has looked at the ducts in that unit in years. Call (850) 660-3272 and we’ll inspect what’s actually connected behind your walls.
Most original ductwork in Pinewood’s mid-century homes is sheet metal, and it’s usually in decent shape. What fails is the tape sealing the joints, plus the flexible runs added during later renovations. Sheet metal develops rust at joints in humid attics, and the tape peels off. The metal stays; the seal doesn’t. We clean the joint, apply mastic, and re-seal.
Yes, when the odor is coming from attic air being pulled into the ducts through a leak. On a rental turnover near NW 79th Street, our tech found a crushed return duct in an attic chase pulling attic air and insulation into the system. After source removal with our HEPA-filtered negative pressure setup, we sealed the crushed run with mastic and replaced a disconnected joint. The musty smell was gone and the blower motor stopped overworking.
We mark the crushed section, show you photos, and add a replacement line to your written quote before doing anything. You approve the price first. Then we cut out the crushed run, install new flex, seal both ends with mastic, and test airflow at the register. You see the before-and-after photos of your own ducts.
Humid attic air is the enemy. Every leak in your duct system pulls that damp air in. In Pinewood’s subtropical climate, that means mold spores, musty odor, and damp register boots. Dry climates get dusty ducts. Pinewood gets damp ones. Sealing the leaks keeps the outside air outside. Call (850) 660-3272 for a free estimate, and we’ll find every leak in your system.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Miami, serving Pinewood and surrounding communities since 2004.