DUCT REPAIR · REPLACEMENT · INSTALLATION
Ductwork Services in Orlando - Repair, Replacement, Installation
A 2,000 sqft Orlando home can lose a significant share of cooled air through unsealed attic ducts baking past 130°F - most homeowners never see it, they just keep paying for it. Owner-operated by Tony and Jon Luke Ventresca.
In Florida, the attic is the enemy.
Ductwork repair, replacement, and new installation in Orlando from Father and Son Air Conditioning and Duct. Florida's 130°F+ summer attic temperatures and 70%+ humidity place heavy stress on duct systems - unsealed ducts can lose 20-30% of cooled air before it reaches the rooms. Our scope: targeted repairs ($325-$800 typical), full system replacement ($6,000-$10,000 for a 2,000 sqft home), and new construction installation. Manual D recalculation on every replacement. CAC1823678 licensed. Same-day diagnostics during business hours.
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Florida CAC1823678 LicensedCertified Air Conditioning Contractor, Class B. Verify on the Florida DBPR →
Tony in the trade since 1995 - 30+ yearsDiagnosing Florida duct loss, attic-heat failures, and airflow faults.
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Authorized Goodman dealerWith warranty labor handling included.
Synchrony financing availableOn repairs and replacements.
The Florida ductwork problem
Florida duct systems take more punishment than ducts in cooler, drier climates - and the attic is why.
55°F air through a 130-degree space
Most Orlando duct runs are flexible duct strung through an unconditioned attic that climbs past 130°F by midday in July. At that heat, the inner liner of older flex duct turns brittle, the outer jacket cracks at the bends, and the R-value insulation thins out - so cold supply air now travels through a 130-degree space with failing protection.
Damp attic air pulled into the system
Add 70%-plus outdoor humidity, and any open seam at a plenum joint or a return-air grille pulls hot, damp attic air straight into the system - where it can condense and increase mold risk.
New equipment, old ducts
When an older system is replaced - often during the refrigerant transition from R-22 to R-410A and now R-454B - the new air handler can demand airflow and static-pressure conditions the original ductwork was never sized to support, which makes the ducts the limiting factor.
A 3-ton system choked at the return
Many Orlando homes were built with undersized return air to begin with. A 3-ton system choked by a too-small return runs longer, cools unevenly, and burns out sooner.
Florida duct systems take more punishment than ducts in cooler, drier climates - and the attic is why. Sealing and correctly sizing the ducts is what recovers the cooled air a leaky attic system can bleed away.
Our ductwork services
From a single failed joint to a full attic redesign - sized to the equipment it feeds and sealed against the Florida attic.
Duct Repair
Targeted fixes - resealing failed joints with mastic sealant and foil tape, reconnecting blown-off boots, and replacing collapsed flex runs before they drag down the whole system. See our duct repair scopeDuct Replacement
A full system redesign with new R-8 insulated flex duct and a Manual D recalculation so the ducts actually match the equipment they feed. Get a duct replacement quoteDuct Installation
New ductwork for new construction, home additions, Florida rooms, and garage conversions - sized from blueprints with Manual D duct design and a properly built plenum. Plan your ductwork installationDuct Sealing
Sealing leaky joints and plenum seams with mastic to recover cooled air an unsealed Florida attic system can lose - in some badly leaking systems, 20–30%. Dedicated page in productionDuct Cleaning
Honest, NADCA-aligned duct cleaning when there is a verified reason for it - never as a default upsell. Dedicated page in productionDryer vent cleaning: We do not offer dryer vent cleaning. It falls outside our HVAC scope, and we'd rather point you to a specialist than do it halfway.
How we diagnose duct issues
Duct problems are mostly invisible, so we measure instead of guess. Tap an instrument to see what it tells us.
Thermal camera
A thermal camera reveals temperature differentials along a run - a cold streak where conditioned air is escaping into the attic, or a hot patch where attic heat is leaking in.
CFM airflow readings
At each register we take CFM airflow readings to find the rooms being starved of air - which usually traces back to a leak, a crushed flex run, or an undersized return.
Static pressure test
We test static pressure across the air handler and filter to confirm whether the blower is fighting restriction it shouldn't be.
Those numbers decide whether you need a targeted repair or a full replacement - and they put the data behind the recommendation, not just our word for it. To see how a visit runs start to finish, see our diagnostic process.
Get your ductwork diagnosed.
If rooms cool unevenly or your power bill keeps climbing, the ducts are the first place to look. Diagnostics first, then an honest recommendation from Tony and Jon Luke during business hours.