Restaurants and cafés
Dining rooms that have to stay comfortable at full capacity, and kitchens that run hot all day.
Commercial Kitchen Hoods
Light Commercial HVAC
Light commercial HVAC in Hampton Roads.
Restaurants, storefronts, offices, and medical practices don’t need a contractor built for airports, and they don’t need a residential company guessing at a rooftop unit. We bring twenty years of commercial experience to small and mid-size buildings, on a schedule that keeps you open.
- Serving Hampton Roads since 2003
- 20+ years experience
- Master HVAC licensed
- Master Gas licensed
- Class A contractor
- Financing available
Before you replace anything
Make sure your equipment actually needs replacing.
Small businesses tend to get one of two answers when the HVAC goes down. A large commercial contractor quotes a replacement, because a small repair isn’t worth their time. Or a residential company sends someone who doesn’t work on rooftop units every day, and the diagnosis is a guess.
We work on light commercial equipment every week, and we diagnose it before we recommend anything. A failed belt, capacitor, or drain on a rooftop unit is a repair, and that’s what we’ll quote. When a unit is finished, you’ll get the reasoning and the numbers side by side.
Need it fixed now? Commercial HVAC Service & Maintenance
Who we serve
Small and mid-size buildings we work in every week.
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Retail and strip centers
Storefronts where a warm afternoon means customers leave sooner.
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Medical and dental offices
Exam rooms and procedure areas where temperature and humidity have to stay in range.
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Professional offices
Small office suites where one unhappy zone becomes everyone’s complaint.
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Salons, gyms, and studios
Spaces with high occupancy, equipment heat, and humidity to manage.
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Multi-tenant buildings
Several businesses under one roof, each with its own system and its own expectations.
Service path
Keep it running or replace it?
Most of what a small commercial building needs is the right maintenance and honest repairs. Replacement comes when the numbers call for it, and when it does, it should be planned around your business rather than forced by a breakdown.
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Commercial HVAC Service & MaintenanceMost light commercial buildings
Keep it running
Scheduled maintenance and repairs on any brand, documented so you know what’s coming before it fails. The right answer for most light commercial buildings.
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Commercial HVAC Replacement & InstallationEnd of its life
Replace it
When equipment is at the end of its life. Load-calculated, permitted, and installed around your hours, with phasing if you have more than one unit.
What we maintain
Everything a small commercial building runs on.
One contractor for the equipment, the duct, the exhaust, and the gas, so you don’t need four phone numbers to keep one building running.
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Rooftop and package units
The workhorse of light commercial buildings, maintained, repaired, and replaced.
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Split systems
Condensing units and air handlers for offices and tenant suites.
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Ductless systems
Mini splits for server rooms, small offices, and spaces the main system can’t reach.
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Ductwork and build-outs
Duct changes when a space is renovated or a new tenant moves in.
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Kitchen hoods and exhaust
Hoods, exhaust fans, and make-up air for restaurants and cafés.
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Gas lines
Gas piping for kitchen equipment and heating, under our own Master Gas Fitter license.
Commercial Gas Lines
- Master HVAC licensed
- Master Gas licensed
- Commercial load calculations
- Air balancing
How we work
Light commercial sits in between.
Most HVAC companies treat light commercial as something it isn’t. Large commercial contractors bring big-building pricing and big-building priorities, and a two-unit strip center waits behind a hospital. Residential companies show up willing, but a rooftop unit, a three-phase disconnect, or an economizer isn’t something they see every day.
Light commercial sits in between, and it needs a contractor who works comfortably on both sides of that line. We’ve spent twenty years on commercial systems and we work in homes every day, so the equipment in a small commercial building is familiar from either direction.
That’s what lets us diagnose it correctly, repair it at a sensible cost, and tell you honestly when it’s time to plan a replacement.
Our Process
How we work with small businesses.
Clear scope, no surprise charges, and work scheduled around your business.
Before we start
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We walk the building
Every unit, its age and condition, the ductwork it feeds, and any kitchen or exhaust equipment.
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We tell you what we found
What needs attention now, what can wait, and what it costs, in writing.
The work
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We schedule around you
Repairs, maintenance, and replacements timed around your hours as much as the job allows.
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We fix it properly
Repairs made and verified, or new equipment installed, started, and balanced.
After the visit
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We document every unit
Condition, readings, and recommendations, so you have a record for budgeting, landlords, and insurers.
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We keep it on schedule
Maintenance visits set at the right frequency for your equipment and your business.
Light commercial, plainly
What “light commercial” actually means for your building.
Light commercial is the middle of the HVAC world: buildings too large or too specialized for residential equipment, but nowhere near the scale of a hospital or a factory. Think restaurants, retail, small offices, medical practices, and strip centers. Most of them run on rooftop or package units, split systems, and exhaust fans, often a few of each.
The equipment is commercial, but the stakes feel personal. A single failed unit can close a restaurant for a night or send a dental office’s patients home. There’s rarely a facility manager on staff, which means the owner is the one standing in the heat, calling around for someone who’ll come out and fix it properly.
That’s why the right contractor for a light commercial building is one who understands commercial equipment and treats a two-unit building like it matters, because to the owner, it does.
Running a small business? You shouldn’t need four contractors.
Heating, cooling, ductwork, kitchen exhaust, and gas: one company, one phone number, and one set of records for your building.
Testimonials
Hear from our customers.
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Mike was very professional and thorough throughout the entire process. Haven’t felt with any HVAC service before Ductman and will never choose anything else now. Thank you for a great experience.
Robert Clark
Google review
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Everyone was respectful, a pleasure to work with, and they got the job done in a timely fashion with a great quality of work. My house heats even better now than before. 10/10 I absolutely recommend them.
James Maurmeier
Google review
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Furnace went out on what seems like the coldest day so far this year. Chris answered our call and promptly sent out a technician to review the issue and provide an estimate. They were able to order and install the part quickly for a reasonable price. I would definitely call them again if we had another HVAC issue.
Charisse
Google review
Our Work
Recent work
View Case Study : Custom exhaust system install for Norfolk International AirportCustom exhaust system install for Norfolk International Airport
View Case Study : Oversized unit right-sized after load calcOversized unit right-sized after load calc
View Case Study : Matched split system, 1980s ranchMatched split system, 1980s ranch
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is light commercial HVAC?
HVAC for small and mid-size commercial buildings (restaurants, retail, offices, medical practices, and strip centers) usually running rooftop or package units, split systems, and exhaust equipment.
Do you work on rooftop units?
Yes. Rooftop and package units are the workhorse of light commercial buildings, and we maintain, repair, and replace them every week.
Is a small job worth your time?
Yes. A failed belt, capacitor, or drain on a rooftop unit is a repair, and that’s what we’ll quote.
Can you schedule around our business hours?
Yes. Repairs, maintenance, and replacements are timed around your hours as much as the job allows.
Do you offer maintenance for small commercial buildings?
Yes. Maintenance visits are set at the right frequency for your equipment and your business, and every unit is documented.
Can you handle our kitchen exhaust and gas too?
Yes. Hoods, exhaust fans, and make-up air, plus gas piping under our own Master Gas Fitter license. One company for the whole building.
Do you work with landlords and property managers?
Yes. Every unit is documented with condition, readings, and recommendations: a record for budgeting, landlords, and insurers.
Do you offer emergency service?
Yes. Emergency service is available 24/7. Call 757-241-0723.
Get Started
Let’s take a look at your building.
Tell us about your business and your equipment. We’ll walk the building and tell you what it needs, and what it doesn’t.