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 Air Duct Repair Across Tice
Air duct repair in Tice typically runs between $300 and $900, depending on what’s actually wrong with the system. Most repair jobs we handle in Tice involve collapsed belly-board duct runs under manufactured homes, torn flex duct in attics, or post-Ian moisture damage that’s been sitting inside the system since the storm. If you’re in Tice and your registers are blowing weak or you smell something musty when the AC kicks on, call us at (980) 447-2498 and we’ll walk you through what to check before anyone even comes out.
We know Tice’s housing stock because we work in it every week. This isn’t a community where standard attic-duct advice applies. Most homes here are older concrete-block or manufactured houses from the 1960s through the 1980s, and a huge portion of our repair work starts under the home, not above it. That fact changes everything about how a repair should be diagnosed, priced, and executed.
Why Linden Air Duct Cleaning Is Tice’s Preferred Air Duct Repair Company
Tice homeowners call us because we understand what their duct systems actually look like. The community has a heavy concentration of mobile and manufactured homes where the ductwork runs through the belly board, inches above sandy soil, rather than through an attic. Repairing that correctly means dropping skirting, inspecting the trunk line, and sealing everything with mastic before closing it back up. Most duct cleaning companies don’t even carry skirting tools on the truck. We do.
Marcus Veale leads our Air Duct Repair operation with a straightforward approach: give the homeowner a written price before any work begins, then stand behind the repair in writing for 365 days. That’s not a promotion. It’s how we’ve operated since 2004 as part of the Threshold Group family, and it applies to every job in Tice, no exceptions.
We also know that letting a technician into your home is a real decision. Every Linden technician is background-checked, identity-verified, and arrives in a marked uniform with a photo ID badge shown at the door. Before the visit, you receive the tech’s name and photo. You know exactly who’s coming. We take that seriously because many of our Tice customers are home alone during the day, have young children, or are older homeowners who’ve heard too many stories about strangers showing up unannounced.
When you call, a live person answers. Not a voicemail loop, not a callback queue. 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you have a question about a repair we did last month, you’ll speak to a human who can look up your file.
Ductwork Installation in Tice
Ductwork Installation in Tice is rarely a simple swap-out job, because so much of the community’s ducting is buried under manufactured homes in belly-board configurations that demand a different approach than attic-routed systems. When we install new ductwork here, the first question is access: can we reach the trunk line through existing skirting, or does the skirting need to come off? From there, we build out hard-ducted transitions where old flex duct collapsed, seal every connection with mastic rather than tape, and verify static pressure at the air handler before we leave.
Belly Board Replacement and Sealing
For Tice manufactured homes, new ductwork installation often includes replacing the belly board itself. The fiberglass or fabric barrier that holds insulation in place degrades in Lee County’s humidity and gets torn by rodents, which lets sand and moisture into the duct cavity. We replace damaged sections, re-secure duct runs, and seal penetrations so the system isn’t fighting ambient air from under the house.
What a Typical Ductwork Installation Costs in Tice
Full ductwork installation in a Tice manufactured home generally runs $1,800 to $4,200, depending on home size and whether the trunk line can be saved. Partial replacement, such as rebuilding a collapsed section or replacing a single branch run, typically falls between $450 and $950. Every quote is written, itemized, and agreed to before we start.
HVAC Duct Installation in Tice
HVAC Duct Installation in Tice covers the full path your conditioned air travels, from the air handler through the supply plenum, trunk lines, branch runs, and register boots. In Tice’s older concrete-block homes, that often means addressing attic flex duct that has been baking in 140°F-plus attic temperatures for two decades. The silver liner inside older flex duct sheds fibers into the supply air long before you’ll see a visible tear, and many homeowners first notice it as dust accumulating on furniture within days of cleaning.
Attic Flex Duct Replacement for Older Homes
When we replace attic ductwork in Tice’s 1960s-to-1980s concrete-block homes, we size the new duct to the existing air handler, not the old duct. Undersized or oversized duct causes static pressure problems that homeowners often misdiagnose as a failing blower motor. We verify airflow at every register before and after installation.
Manufactured Home Trunk Line Rebuilds
For manufactured homes, HVAC duct installation frequently means rebuilding the main trunk line that runs the length of the house. These trunk lines are often crushed, waterlogged, or rodent-damaged. The typical cost range for a trunk line rebuild in a Tice manufactured home is $1,200 to $2,800, while a full attic flex duct replacement in a larger concrete-block home runs $2,500 to $5,000.
Trusted Brands We Service in Tice
We work with professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush and Nikro, and we service and install duct components compatible with systems from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies. For Tice customers, that means we’re not limited to whatever generic flex duct is on the shelf at a supply house. We stock hard-ducted transitions, mastic sealant, and properly sized flex duct so a repair doesn’t stall waiting on parts. If your system uses a specific liner or insulation type, we’ll match it. If a repair calls for aftermarket air quality components, we’ll recommend only what your home actually needs, with a written price before any work starts.
Common Air Duct Repair Problems We See in Tice Homes
- Collapsed belly-board duct runs in manufactured homes. The trunk lines under Tice’s older single-wides and double-wides sag, fill with sand and rodent debris, and eventually collapse. Homeowners feel weak airflow and assume the blower is failing. Dropping the skirting tells the real story.
- Post-Hurricane Ian contamination inside ducts. Floodwater pushed silt and insulation debris deep into flex duct runs that were never cleaned after landfall. The liner looks intact from the register, but the inside is torn, mold-colonized, and shedding particles into the air.
- Attic duct liner breakdown from sustained heat. Lee County attic temperatures routinely exceed 140°F for months every year. Older silver flex duct degrades under that heat, and liner fibers end up in the supply air. This is the most common hidden problem in Tice’s concrete-block homes.
- Moisture intrusion from the Caloosahatchee corridor. Proximity to the river adds ambient moisture year-round, which condenses inside duct runs and feeds mold growth. Systems that were borderline before Ian are now actively contaminated, and many homeowners don’t know it because they never look inside their ducts.
Pricing for Air Duct Repair in Tice, FL
Here’s what you should expect to pay in Tice’s market. A straightforward repair like sealing a leaking connection or replacing a short section of damaged flex duct runs $300 to $600. Repairing a collapsed trunk line under a manufactured home runs $800 to $1,700. Rebuilding a belly-board section with new duct, insulation, and skirting repair lands between $1,000 and $2,200. Full duct replacement in a manufactured home runs $1,800 to $4,200. Attic duct replacement in a concrete-block home runs $2,500 to $5,000. Call (980) 447-2498 for a free written estimate specific to your home.
We Also Serve Cities Near Tice
While this page focuses on Tice, our crews also handle duct repair and related services for homeowners in Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando. If you’re just outside Tice proper, call us and we’ll confirm coverage for your address. Dispatch is coordinated from our South Florida office, with local crews serving the Tice area directly.
Serving Tice, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Tice 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 About Air Duct Repair in Tice
Every 2 to 3 years for a manufactured home in Tice, and more often if the home sits on unpaved sandy ground or has active rodent pressure. Underskirted belly-board systems collect sand, moisture, and pest debris much faster than attic-ducted systems, and a sagging belly board can fail within a single season if it’s already compromised. If you haven’t looked under your skirting in a year, schedule an inspection. Call (980) 447-2498 and we’ll take a look.
If your Tice home took on water or had roof damage during Ian and your ducts were never inspected or cleaned, assume contamination until proven otherwise. The signs are musty odor at the registers, visible dust streaks around vents, worsening allergy symptoms indoors, and elevated indoor humidity despite a working AC. Many systems we open in Tice post-Ian show silt and insulation debris deep inside flex runs that looked fine from the outside. We can inspect, show you before-and-after photos of your own ducts, and repair what’s damaged.
In a mobile home, repair starts under the house with skirting removal and belly-board access. In a concrete-block home, repair usually starts in the attic. The tools, access methods, and failure modes are completely different. A mobile home trunk line that collapsed from moisture and rodent pressure needs to be rebuilt from below, while a concrete-block home with shedding attic flex duct needs replacement from above. We do both, and our Tice techs carry equipment for both on every truck.
Yes. Homes with wood stoves or fireplaces push fine particulate into the duct system, which coats duct walls and accelerates filter loading. Over time, that particulate mixes with the humidity from the Caloosahatchee corridor and bakes onto duct liners, making them brittle. We recommend annual inspection for any Tice home with wood heat, and cleaning every 1 to 2 years. If your registers have a gray film around them, call (980) 447-2498 for an honest assessment.
We service every property in Tice regardless of distance from the main roads. That includes homes off Slater Road, along the Caloosahatchee corridor, and on the unpaved roads in the eastern sections of the community. Our techs carry full repair stock on the truck so we don’t need to run back to a supply house mid-job. Call (980) 447-2498, confirm your address, and we’ll schedule a visit with a written price before any work starts.
We pulled up to a 1978 single-wide off Slater Road where the homeowner only complained of weak flow at the registers. Once we dropped the skirting, we found the belly board sagging with sand, silt, and rodent nesting that had collapsed a trunk run. Our tech cut out the crushed section, rebuilt it with a hard-ducted transition, sealed it with mastic, and verified the static pressure at the air handler dropped from 0.9 to 0.62 inches of water column. That’s the difference between guessing and measuring, and it’s the standard we apply to every repair in Tice.
If your ducts are leaking, collapsed, or contaminated, call (980) 447-2498 today for a free written estimate. Marcus Veale and the Linden Air Duct Cleaning team will give you an honest price before any work begins, and every repair is backed in writing for 365 days. If the repair fails within that window, we come back at no charge.
Written by Marcus Veale, Owner at Linden Air Duct Cleaning, serving Tice and the surrounding Lee County communities.