DUCT SEALING

Stop paying to cool the attic.

The average Phoenix-area home loses 25-40% of its conditioned air through duct leaks. We pressure-test, seal the system from the inside out, and back the work for ten years.

25–40%

AIR LOST TO LEAKS · TYPICAL AZ HOME

≤10%

LEAKAGE AFTER AEROSEAL

4-6hr

INSTALL · ONE VISIT, ONE CREW

10yr

MANUFACTURER SEAL WARRANTY

30-second self-check

Do you have leaky ducts?

Four signs we look for on every audit. Tick the ones that sound like your house — we’ll show you, in real time, how likely your system is leaking.

Uneven temperatures, room to room
Master cold, back bedroom 8° warmer. Closet ducts deliver less air than the spec sheet promises.
+30 PTS
Energy bills creeping up year over year
Same thermostat setpoint, same family, $40–80 higher summer bill. The duct system is the usual suspect.
+35 PTS
Dust collects on supply registers quickly
Leaky returns pull attic and crawlspace air — fiberglass, drywall dust, rodent debris — straight into your living space.
+20 PTS
HVAC runs nearly constantly in summer
Compressor cycles every 8–12 minutes instead of resting. The system can't keep up because the air isn't arriving.
+15 PTS
0%
Leakage likelihood
Tick the symptoms that sound like your house. We'll grade the result like an Aeroseal audit.
Book a pressure test · $0

How it works

We seal the leaks the air finds — not the ones we can see.

Aeroseal pressurizes your duct system, then injects a UL-tested vinyl acetate aerosol. The particles stay suspended in moving air; the only place they stop is at a leak — where they bond, accumulate, and close the gap from the inside.

 
AHU
36%
Air loss
Pre-test
Stage
$1,180/yr
Waste

01 / TEST

Pressurize

We block your supply registers, pressurize the trunk, and log the exact CFM your system is losing.

02 / SEAL

Inject

A heated aerosol of vinyl acetate polymer follows the moving air. It bonds only at gaps — never on the duct wall.

03 / VERIFY

Re-test

We pressure-test again and hand you a one-page report. Most homes land between 4–9% post-Aeroseal.

What you get back

Lower bill. Cleaner air. A system that lasts.

Sealing ducts isn't a luxury upgrade. It's the highest-ROI envelope work in a desert house — usually paid back inside two summers.

/ 01

Reduce energy consumption

Less leakage means your HVAC delivers what it conditions. AZ homeowners typically see a 25–30% drop in summer cooling cost the first month — and the curve never reverses.

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/ 02

Cleaner indoor air

Leaky returns pull from your attic — fiberglass, dust, rodent debris, the dry desert grit your house was supposed to keep out. Seal the returns and your air starts where it should.

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/ 03

Extend HVAC system life

A system that doesn't have to overrun its duty cycle lasts the manufacturer-rated 15–20 years instead of failing at 9. The cheapest replacement is the one you didn't have to make.

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Our process

One crew. One day. One report.

No tearing into ceilings. No follow-up visits. We arrive in the morning, pressure-test before lunch, and leave a sealed system with a printed report.

/ 01

Inspect

Visual walk of every accessible run — supply, return, plenum. We photograph what we find and shoot you the report before any equipment leaves the truck.

~ 30 MIN
/ 02

Pressure-test

Block the registers, pressurize the trunk, log CFM loss to two decimal places. This is the number every utility and federal rebate is measured against.

~ 45 MIN
/ 03

Aeroseal

Heated aerosol of UL-tested vinyl acetate. The particles only land where air is escaping. Your house is occupiable; the work zone is one mechanical closet.

~ 2.5 HRS
/ 04

Verify & warranty

Re-pressurize, re-measure, hand you a stamped before/after report and a 10-year manufacturer seal warranty. APS and SRP rebate paperwork filed for you.

~ 30 MIN
Why not mastic & tape?

Hand sealing only finds the leaks an installer can reach.

Most of your duct system runs through walls, soffits and floor cavities. A technician with a caulk gun gets the joints in the attic — and misses everything else. Aeroseal finds the leaks the moving air finds.

Mastic & tape · the old way
Aeroseal · the Bright Home way
Coverage
Joints a tech can physically touch
Every gap the moving air can find
Inside walls
Unsealed — inaccessible
Sealed from the inside
Verification
Visual inspection
Pressure-tested before & after, with report
Warranty
None on the seal itself
10 years, manufacturer-backed
Install time
1–3 days · multiple visits
4–6 hours · one visit
Typical reduction
20–40% of accessible leakage
80–95% across the entire system
Mess
Attic crawling, drywall cuts likely
No tearing in. We leave with the truck.

Modeled savings

What a leaky house actually costs you.

Drag the sliders. We use Phoenix climate data, the leakage rate we measure on most Mesa homes, and current APS rates.

 
 
Average summer bill $320
$120$600
Estimated current leakage 32%
15%50% — bad ducts
Years you'll stay 10 yrs
225
Lifetime savings
$8,640
Net of Aeroseal cost. After 25C federal credit applied (30% up to $1,200).
Year-1 savings
$960
Payback
15 mo
Get a real number

Stop the bleed.

Every year you wait, leaky ducts cost you hundreds in wasted energy. Get a free pressure test and see exactly where your air is going.

 

Frequently asked

The honest answers, in plain English.

You probably won't know — most homeowners don't. The four giveaways are uneven room temperatures, rising bills with no other explanation, dust on supply registers within days of cleaning, and an HVAC that cycles constantly in July. We pressure-test for free; the number doesn't lie.

Most jobs are 4–6 hours, start to finish, on a single weekday. Larger or zoned systems may need a second crew or a return visit. You can stay in the house — we work out of the mechanical closet, not your living room.

Quite the opposite — it improves it. The sealant is a UL-tested water-based vinyl acetate, the same polymer family used in chewing gum and craft glue. There's a faint adhesive smell during application that clears within hours. Once cured, it's inert and odorless for the life of the duct.

40+ years in lab testing. We back it for 10 with a manufacturer warranty — the same length as a new condenser. Sealing is a one-time job. We don't ask you to re-up annually like a service contract.

Before, if you can. A tighter envelope cuts your load 20–35%. Sizing solar to that smaller load means a smaller, less expensive array for the same financial outcome. If solar is already on the roof, sealing still pays back fast — every kWh you don't burn is one you can sell back or push to the battery.

$1,200–$2,200 for a typical Mesa single-zone home, before rebates. APS and SRP each offer envelope rebates ($150–$400). The federal Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (25C) returns 30% of the after-rebate cost as a tax credit. Net out-of-pocket on most homes lands between $700 and $1,500.

One-time. Aeroseal is a structural change to the duct system, not a coating or a wrap. The polymer cures hard. We've re-tested homes 8 years post-Aeroseal that still measure within 1% of the day-of result.