Getting HVAC duct replacement is extremely expensive if you want new metal
I don’t know how I’m going to afford the repairs all over my house.
The bathroom needs a new shower and a new toilet.
If necessary, I’m going to replace the vanity and sink as well. Once I finish the single bathroom, I have to turn my attention to my kitchen. The dishwasher is leaking and can’t get used until I procure a new machine. The countertops are in good shape, but the refrigerator needs to be replaced at the same time I get a new dishwasher. Beyond the kitchen, I have a broken window to replace and new carpet to lay in both bedrooms. But there’s another recurring issue that I only recently diagnosed. The temperature in my house is different from room to room. The zones closest to the air handler are the coldest, while the rooms at the back of the house are always warmer. My heating and cooling technician explained to me that my ductwork wasn’t properly designed years ago when it was installed. However, the cost of replacing the old metal ductwork with new metal ductwork was going to be astronomical. For the entire house, I was looking at a $4,000 price tag. This is in part due to the odd architecture of the house and the number of custom fittings they would need to properly connect each room to the next. Otherwise, they could install a simple duct damper that works almost like a water faucet valve. At a closed position the damper blocks all air from going down whatever section of ductwork it’s connected to. As you open the damper, an increasingly larger volume of air can travel through the duct. The damper blocks excess air going to the cold zones and redirects it to the hotter zones in the house. This creates a temperature balance throughout the whole house.