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Ductwork & Indoor Air Quality

Rooms that never get comfortable are usually a duct problem, not an equipment problem. We find it and fix it.

You can put a brand new system in a house and still have a bedroom that will not cool, because the duct feeding it is crushed, disconnected, undersized or leaking half its air into a crawlspace. A lot of the homes we work in around Burke, Catawba and Caldwell counties have duct in vented crawlspaces or unconditioned attics, and after twenty or thirty years the damage is real.

We inspect, repair, seal, insulate and replace duct systems, add and relocate returns and supplies, and handle the humidity problems that come with our climate. We also install filtration, UV and dehumidification when the house needs it — but only when it needs it. We are not going to sell you an air purifier to solve a duct leak.

What’s included

  • Duct inspection in crawlspaces, attics and basements
  • Leak sealing, insulation and damaged duct replacement
  • Added or relocated supply and return runs for problem rooms
  • Flex and rigid duct repair and full system replacement
  • Whole-home and portable dehumidification for muggy crawlspaces and basements
  • High-efficiency media filtration and UV air treatment
  • Airflow balancing so the whole house is on the same page
  • Honest assessment of what will actually fix the room in question

How We Improve Your Home’s Air Quality and Comfort

We are Neal and Hunter — two guys out of Hickory running a veteran-owned, licensed heating and cooling company (NC License #33148). You get one of us on the phone and one of us on the job, every time. We do every job like it is our own: an honest diagnosis, our real recommendation, options that fit your budget, and the work backed by a 1-year labor and 10-year parts warranty. In about a year, more than seventy of your neighbors across the foothills have left us a five-star review — that is the standard we are protecting on your job too.

Common questions

One room is always hot. Is that fixable?
Almost always, and it is usually the duct, the return air or the balancing rather than the equipment. That is the first thing we check.
Is duct cleaning the same as duct repair?
No. Cleaning removes debris; repair fixes leaks, crushed runs and disconnected boots. Cleaning a leaking duct does not get you anything.
My crawlspace is damp and the floors feel humid. Can you help?
Yes. Damp crawlspaces are common here and they push moisture right into the living space. We will look at the duct, the return air and whether a dehumidifier is worth it.
Do air purifiers actually work?
Good filtration and UV help, especially for allergies. But if the house has a duct or humidity problem, fix that first — we will tell you which one you actually have.

Serving the Western North Carolina Foothills

Ready when you are.

Hickory, Morganton, Lenoir, Marion, Newton, Conover, Valdese, Granite Falls, Rutherfordton and everywhere in between — across Burke, Catawba, Caldwell, McDowell and Rutherford counties.

Mon–Fri 8–6 · Sat 8–1 · Sun 1–6 · NC License #33148