Retrofitting Central AC Into Sudbury Homes
The typical Sudbury AC project is a retrofit, not a new build — a 1960s–90s Colonial or raised ranch with hydronic baseboard heat and no ductwork at all, or an aging system installed when the house was expanded. Where there is no existing duct system, we lay out a high-velocity or conventional small-duct design using the attic and interior closet chases, or recommend a hybrid: a compact ducted air handler in the attic serving the bedroom level and ductless heads for the open first floor. Where there is existing ductwork, we test static pressure and inspect the return path before we agree to reuse it, because a new high-efficiency condenser bolted onto undersized returns delivers disappointing airflow and gets blamed on the equipment. Every Sudbury quote states which ducts we are reusing, which we are modifying, and what the measured static pressure was — so you can compare our proposal to anyone else's on equal terms.


