Heating, cooling and refrigeration in the St. Croix River Valley since 1986
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Home comfort
The best furnace or air conditioner in the world can't fix bad ductwork. We design new duct systems, repair and seal the ones you have, and track down why some rooms never get comfortable.
One room is always cold in winter and hot in summer, no matter what the thermostat says.
Registers at the end of a long run barely move air while others blow hard.
Whistling, rattling or booming when the blower starts usually means undersized or poorly supported ductwork.
Leaky ducts in attics, crawlspaces and garages can lose a meaningful share of the air you're paying to heat and cool.
Dust streaks around vents or a dusty basement can point to leaks pulling dirty air into the system.
Ductwork for new spaces, older homes and everything in between.
Not sure what you need?
Tell us what the system is doing. We'll tell you what it likely is and what the visit looks like.
(651) 439-0578Complete duct design and installation for additions, finished basements, garages converted to living space and new construction.
Reconnecting loose runs, replacing crushed or damaged sections and fixing returns that were never installed right.
Sealing joints and seams with mastic or approved tape so air goes to the rooms instead of the crawlspace.
Adjusting dampers and airflow so each room gets its fair share, and adding returns where a room has none.
Cleaning after remodeling, construction dust, pests or years of buildup.
When one room won't cooperate, people often assume the furnace or AC is too small. More often the equipment is fine and the air just isn't getting there.
Long or undersized duct runs, too many turns, crushed flex duct and disconnected joints all cut airflow. Rooms without a return air path pressurize when the door is closed, and the supply air can't get in. Additions are often tied into ductwork that was never sized for the extra space.
Sometimes the fix is a damper adjustment, a sealed joint or a new return. Sometimes a run needs to be resized or rerouted. For an addition or a room the ductwork can't reach well, a ductless mini-split can be the better answer.
When a home's whole duct system is undersized or failing, we design a new one around the house, so the furnace and AC can actually do their job.
We check temperatures and airflow room by room, look at the furnace and the main trunk lines, and follow the runs to the problem rooms wherever they're accessible. Then we explain what we found and lay out the options from the simplest fix up.
Access is the biggest factor. Open basement ceilings are straightforward; finished ceilings, tight attics and crawlspaces take more time. The amount of new duct, the number of rooms and whether drywall needs to be opened all play a part. We quote it in writing before we start.
Don't see yours? Call and ask. A real person answers.
Usually it's airflow: a long or undersized duct run, a leak or disconnect, or no return air path from the room. Exterior walls, windows and the room's position over a garage make it worse. We measure the airflow to find which it is.
When ducts run through unconditioned spaces like attics, crawlspaces or garages, sealing them is one of the more effective ways to improve comfort and cut wasted energy.
Yes. We design and install new runs, and we'll tell you whether your existing furnace can handle the extra space or whether a mini-split makes more sense.
Yes, after remodeling, pest problems or visible buildup. We'll tell you honestly if it isn't needed.
Available from our Stillwater shop across Washington County, MN and St. Croix County, WI. See where we work.
Repair, replacement, maintenance or refrigeration. One call reaches the people who will actually be doing the work.
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