Whole-system duct and dryer vent check with before-and-after photos - you see exactly what came out of your vents
That "$99 whole-house special" is a bait ad - the real number appears once they are in your hallway, or the "clean" is a shop-vac at the register. We photograph the inside of your ducts before and after instead.
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AfterFast, Reliable Duct Repair & Sealing Across North Richland Hills
Duct repair and sealing in North Richland Hills typically costs $280-$650 for most residential jobs, with full-system resealing on a 1,500-2,500 square foot home running $480-$920. Most repairs are scheduled within two business days, and every job starts with a written price before any panel comes off. Call (682) 297-4068 for a free estimate.
North Richland Hills sits on the eastern edge of Tarrant County, built out almost entirely between 1965 and 1985 as Fort Worth’s bedroom suburb. That means block after block of same-era homes whose original attic flex duct and fiberglass duct board are now 40-60 years old, deteriorating simultaneously under attics that hit 140-150°F through the long North Texas cooling season. Our crews serve North Richland Hills from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and we know the difference between a 1972 ranch near Smithfield Road and a 1990s build on the northern edge. The problems look different. The fixes are different too.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Irving Is North Richland Hills’s Preferred Duct Repair & Sealing Company
We’ve served over 52,000 homes since 2013, and a significant share of our duct repair calls come from the NRH corridor, especially the Smithfield Road and Loop 820 neighborhoods where the 1965-1985 stock is concentrated. North Richland Hills customers find us because they’re tired of the $79 coupon model - the shop-vac noise, the upsell, the invoice that triples once the truck is in the driveway.
Our approach is different. Every job gets a written price before work starts, every time, under Haven Standard Clause 1. No exceptions. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, identified by name before arrival under Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. And every duct run is photographed before and after, delivered as part of the standard job record - a practice we’ve held since our first job in 2013.
The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs every repair in writing: if it’s not right, we make it right. Not a policy subject to manager approval. A written guarantee. We also offer a Free Second Opinion on any written estimate - bring a competitor’s quote and we’ll put our number next to it, in writing, at no cost.
Our Duct Repair & Sealing Services in North Richland Hills
Duct Sealing
Most North Richland Hills homes we inspect have original mastic and tape seals that went brittle sometime in the last two decades. The gaps draw loose fiberglass insulation and attic particulate into supply air. Our Duct Repair & Sealing team reseals supply and return plenums (the main distribution boxes connected to your HVAC unit) with fresh mastic and mechanical fasteners, then verifies the seal under negative pressure. A typical duct sealing job in North Richland Hills runs $480-$720 for a full system.
Flex Duct Repair
The original attic flex duct in NRH’s 1965-1985 ranches and split-levels collapses at elbows and sags at supports after decades of heat cycling. On a 1974 split-level off Smithfield Road, our tech ran a camera inspection and found the original attic flex duct collapsed at two runs, with a floor-register boot separated from the subfloor by a visible gap pulling raw attic air and rodent debris into a bedroom. We rebuilt the crushed runs with new flex, locked the boot down to the slab with fresh mastic, and confirmed the seal under negative pressure with a blower-door check before we called it done. Flex duct repair in North Richland Hills typically runs $180-$340 per run.
Metal Duct Repair
Some NRH homes, particularly the smaller 1960s builds, have galvanized metal trunk lines with rusted seams or separated slip joints. We cut out damaged sections, fabricate replacements, and seal with mastic and mechanical drive cleats. Metal duct repair in North Richland Hills runs $260-$520 depending on accessibility and extent.
Duct Insulation & Mastic Sealant
Attic insulation on flex duct in North Richland Hills degrades to the point where the vapor barrier tears and the fiberglass beneath compresses. We strip compromised insulation, repair the duct beneath, and re-wrap with fresh insulation and vapor barrier. Mastic sealant application - the thick, brush-applied compound that forms a permanent flexible seal - is included on every sealing job we perform. Insulation replacement with mastic resealing runs $320-$580 for typical NRH homes.
What happens when you call
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
BeforeAfterTrusted Brands We Service in North Richland Hills
Our equipment roster includes Nikro negative-pressure extraction systems, Honeywell media air cleaners, and Aprilaire whole-home dehumidifiers - brands customers can look up independently. We stock common flex duct diameters, mastic compounds, and mechanical fasteners locally, so most North Richland Hills repairs don’t wait on parts. When a 1970s ranch near Loop 820 needs a boot reseal or a crushed run replaced, the truck already carries what the job requires.
Common Duct Repair & Sealing Problems We See in North Richland Hills Homes
- Original flex duct collapsing at elbows. The 1965-1985 attic flex in NRH’s core neighborhoods breaks down after decades of 140-150°F summer attic cycles, peeling apart at the connections or sagging off supports until it kinks flat. Camera inspection finds the collapse; cleaning alone won’t restore airflow.
- Duct boots separating from registers. The Blackland Prairie clay under Smithfield Road-area slab neighborhoods heaves and settles seasonally, physically pulling floor and ceiling duct boots away from their registers. The gap pulls raw attic air - and occasionally rodent debris - straight into living spaces. This is a sealing job, not a cleaning job.
- Brittle mastic and tape seals opening gaps. Original supply and return seals on NRH’s mid-century stock have gone brittle, creating gaps that draw loose fiberglass insulation and attic dust into supply air. Homeowners notice it as elevated dust on furniture and frequent filter clogging.
- Disconnected runs hidden behind finished ceilings. A clean can’t fix airflow loss from a fully separated duct run buried above a drywall ceiling. Only camera inspection reveals the break, and only repair restores the connection.
Pricing for Duct Repair & Sealing in North Richland Hills, TX
We’re transparent about what duct repair and sealing costs in this market because Haven Standard Clause 1 requires a written price before any work starts.
| Service | Typical Range in North Richland Hills |
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| Single flex duct run repair/replacement | $180 - $340 |
| Duct boot reseal (per boot) | $95 - $165 |
| Full system mastic resealing | $480 - $720 |
| Metal duct section repair | $260 - $520 |
| Flex duct insulation replacement with reseal | $320 - $580 |
| Full system repair + sealing (typical 1,500-2,500 sq ft home) | $480 - $920 |
What moves the price: accessibility (crawl space vs. walk-up attic), number of compromised runs, whether boots need resealing or replacement, and if we find rodent damage requiring additional repair. We photograph everything, explain what we found, and deliver the written price before any work begins. Every estimate is free. Call (682) 297-4068.
We Also Serve Cities Near North Richland Hills
Our crews work throughout the mid-cities and northeastern Tarrant County. If you’re in North Richland Hills or nearby Haltom City, Keller, Euless, or Southlake, the same scheduling, pricing, and documentation standards apply. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office; crews serve your area locally.
Serving North Richland Hills, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North Richland Hills area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Duct Repair & Sealing in North Richland Hills
The dust is coming from gaps in your duct system, not from what a cleaning can reach. In NRH’s 1965-1985 stock, brittle mastic seals and separated duct boots pull attic air - loaded with loose fiberglass insulation and particulate - straight into supply airflow. Cleaning removes buildup inside the runs; sealing stops the infiltration at the gaps. Call (682) 297-4068 and we’ll camera-inspect to find the source.
Most 1970s flex duct in North Richland Hills is repairable if the outer vapor barrier is intact and the inner wire helix isn’t rusted through. We camera-inspect to assess structural integrity. If two or three runs are crushed but the trunk line is sound, targeted repair with new flex and proper support is usually the better value than full replacement. We’ll show you the photos and put both options in writing.
Yes. The expansive Blackland Prairie clay under NRH’s slab neighborhoods heaves in wet seasons and shrinks in dry ones, enough to physically separate duct boots from floor and ceiling registers. We’ve found gaps pulling raw attic air into bedrooms on Smithfield Road-area jobs more than once. It’s a real, local failure mode that doesn’t happen on pier-and-beam or in newer construction on stabilized fill.
We run a camera through every accessible duct run before quoting repair. In NRH’s older homes, we frequently find collapsed flex at attic elbows and fully separated runs behind finished ceilings that the homeowner only knew as “that room never cools right.” The camera shows the break; the photo becomes part of your documented job record.
Sealing stops the infiltration of unfiltered attic air, which carries pollen, dust, and insulation particles. In North Richland Hills, where cedar, oak, and grass pollen cycles run heavy year-round - including the December-February Ashe juniper season - a sealed system means your filter catches what enters through returns, not what leaks in through gaps. The reduction is measurable in filter life and visible dust. Call (682) 297-4068 for a free estimate.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, serving North Richland Hills since 2013.