Moving Ductwork In Attic

It was new when the ac was put in 7 years ago.

Moving ductwork in attic.

House flipping brothers dave and rich show you how to move and install ductwork. Locate the screw sticking up through the ceiling and mark this with tape for reference. Instead i covered my attic ducts with insulation. Going over every inch of ductwork is a laborious process especially when a section of ductwork is in a location that s difficult to reach.

Strap ducts out of insulation with 3 ductstraps per specifications. Recently i had another hvac company come out and put in a new bathroom vent and they told me they believed the duct work was full of water. Insulate and air seal the floor with open cell foam put ductwork and mechanicals in the attic install a radiant barrier and mastic seal the ducts. Seal supply boxes with mastic.

Seal the connection with duct tape. Lentz suggested moving the ductwork to one side of the basement which on paper of. Also attic ducts often leak. Tips for running ductwork through the attic ideally in a passively vented system the attic is completely sealed from the living space by gypsum board and caulking along all ceiling joints creating an airtight seal.

I vote for the attic. I called out the original hvac company and they took a look and said they saw no water. You would or should also weatherize that attic and make it part of the conditioned space. This way you could rip out 0r maybe re use that duct in the basement.

Map out the current a c ductwork by going up into the attic or crawl space. Connect the end of the flex duct onto the circular end of the rigid duct with self tapping duct screws. According to nrel researchers david roberts and jon winkler moving the ducts from a vented attic to a new location inside the conditioned space will reduce electricity used for cooling by 15 to 20 and will reduce the size of the needed air conditioning equipment by 0 5 to 1 ton. Find the ductwork that leads to the a c vent that you wish to move and mark it with colored tape.

The attic ductwork is flex duct work. I chose unfaced batt type so that it would stay in place. I believe that moving ducts out of the hostile temperature environment of the attic is obvious. However unless you have new construction is highly doubtful that you can find an alternative.

Venting an attic is essential for a number of reasons including. While the attic install isn t ideal it beats the problems that come with ducts. Working on the lake house they want to put a new window between the two win.