Diagnose before you spec equipment
Duct runs threaded through a 1900s-era Near North home rarely match the layout of a postwar ranch, and humidity off the lake adds another variable — indoor-air planning should start with which era of construction is actually being worked on.
What a complete scope actually covers
- What's actually failing, and why
- How the space gets protected during the work
- Material and equipment compatibility with what's already there
- Permit filing, testing, cleanup, and putting finishes back
- What's excluded, the warranty terms, and how changes get priced
Waukegan context
Waukegan's lake-effect climate — humid summers and cold, damp winters off Lake Michigan — puts real load on heating and cooling systems, and the city's housing stock spans enough eras that duct layout and equipment sizing rarely follow one template: 1840s-to-early-1900s homes near the Near North Historic District, postwar construction further from downtown, and continued new building today all call for different approaches to comfort and airflow.