Short answer
We serve Bywater, ZIP 70117. Nearly every building here is a raised, single-story house, most of them shotguns, so the choices are ductless mini-splits or ducts under the floor, and many homes still run window units. Common calls are mini-split installs, sweating under-floor ducts and AC repairs. The line is answered 24/7.
Shotguns, crawlspaces and ductless heads
In the Bywater historic district about 90 percent of buildings are single story, virtually all are raised, and shotgun houses make up 61 percent of the building stock. A shotgun's rooms run front to back with no hallway and often no usable attic, so ducts, if there are any, hang under the floor. Without a continuous vapor jacket and sealed joints, those ducts sweat in the damp crawlspace and drip onto the ground.
Ductless mini-splits suit these houses well. One outdoor unit can serve a head in each main room, the line sets run outside or under the floor, and nothing has to be cut into old walls beyond a small hole per head. For doubles, each side gets its own system. Where a house already has under-floor ducts, sealing and rewrapping them usually brings them back.
What Bywater homeowners call us for
Ductless Mini-Split Installation
Ductless heads room by room, with nothing cut into old walls but a small hole.
Ductwork Repair
Under-floor ducts that sweat, sag or pull loose in the crawlspace.
Ductless Mini-Split Repair
Dripping heads, error codes and sensors on existing ductless systems.
Mini-Split Deep Cleaning
Deep cleaning for heads that smell musty or throw black specks.
Getting to you in Bywater
From our Monticello Ave office we cross town to Bywater along Claiborne Avenue or St. Claude Avenue, and cover the whole neighborhood in ZIP 70117, from the edge of the Marigny to the Industrial Canal and the river. Tell us the cross streets when you call; urgent calls go first.