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Yes cooling requires larger duct work. Typically you would size the duct work for the cooling system and heat will work fine as well
There is not an average cost to buy a central heat and air unit. You will need to purchase a unit based on the square footage of your home, the amount of insulation in place and whether or not you have duct work in place. The price range starts at $1200 and goes up with size of your home.
If your apartment does not have duct work, the owner of the building has not had it installed. Perhaps they felt it would be too costly to install, or perhaps they are simply not interested in or see a need for duct work.
I need to get some duct cleaning work done in an office building I just bought. Can I do this myself or do you recommend a specialist?
Do I need special tools for hood duct cleaning? Is regular duct cleaning type equipment satisfactory?
With duct tape I install and maintain duct work for a living if you want to seal the joints just wrap the tape around the duct. If you need to cover a hole you will need to screw a piece of metal on the duct over the hole and tape over the edges of your patch. this is the simplest and cheapest way I know to do it.
I work really long hours but need to get my ducts clean. How can I find someone who does residential duct cleaning in the evenings?
Long story short, I need to get some duct cleaning work done, and I'd like to do it myself. It is a 2 story house. What tools do I need?
Check your duct work in your attic. Heat from attic could be coming in through a broken connection or hole in duct work, especially in a house that old.
The duct work does not need to be different from the rest just because of the I beam. Just be sure there is room so you do not compress it.
If your are refering to the plenum being a large box say for air mixing the answer is no. you should have filter in return side however be sure you have access.