Portsmouth, VA
HVAC repair and replacement in Portsmouth.
Portsmouth has some of the oldest houses in the region, and many of them carry a century of heating and cooling decisions: radiators, early ductwork, additions, and window units, all in one house. We work on all of it, diagnosing before we recommend anything and replacing only when it makes sense.
- Serving Hampton Roads since 2003
- 20+ years experience
- Master HVAC licensed
- Master Gas licensed
- Class A contractor
- Financing available
HVAC in Portsmouth
Locally owned, serving all of Portsmouth.
Ductman HVAC is a locally owned heating and cooling company serving Portsmouth from our office in Virginia Beach. We repair, maintain, and replace air conditioners, heat pumps, furnaces, mini splits, and ductwork across the city, and we still service the boilers, radiators, and oil heat found in many of Portsmouth’s older homes.
Our technicians diagnose the whole system before recommending anything, and they’re paid for their workmanship, not their sales. If your system has life left in it, that’s what you’ll hear.
We serve every part of Portsmouth, from Olde Towne and Port Norfolk to Park View, Cradock, and Churchland.
Priority Service
Start with what’s happening at your house.
Tell us which situation you’re in and we’ll take it from there.
Around Portsmouth
Every part of Portsmouth, and what its homes tend to need.
An Olde Towne house built before the Civil War and a Churchland ranch from the 1970s share a city, not a heating system. Here’s what we tend to find across Portsmouth.
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Olde Towne
Olde Towne, Downtown
Some of the oldest homes in Hampton Roads, many still heated by boilers and radiators and cooled, if at all, by window units or later additions. Adding central comfort usually means working around plaster, trim, and historic exteriors.
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Port Norfolk and Park View
Port Norfolk, Park View, Westhaven
Early twentieth-century homes with a mix of hot-water heat and early forced-air systems, plus renovated kitchens and baths where exhaust was often an afterthought.
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Cradock and older southern neighborhoods
Cradock, Prentis Park, Brighton
Older homes where aging equipment, small mechanical spaces, and occasionally oil heat are part of the picture.
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Churchland
Churchland, Hodges Manor, Green Acres
Established subdivisions with crawlspace ductwork and many homes on their second or third system, where duct problems are often mistaken for equipment problems.
What we do in Portsmouth
Heating and cooling services across Portsmouth.
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Repair and service
AC, heat pump, furnace, and mini split repair, with tune-ups in spring and fall.
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Ductwork
Crawlspace duct repair and replacement for Churchland and older neighborhoods.
Ductwork Replacement & Installation -
Boilers, radiators & Apollo
Repair and service for hot-water heat in Olde Towne and Port Norfolk.
Boilers, Radiators & Apollo Systems -
System replacement
New systems sized by load calculation, recommended only when repair won’t do.
Replacement & Installation
Portsmouth’s older homes
One house, several systems.
In an older Portsmouth house, the HVAC is rarely one system. It’s radiators from the original build, ductwork added in the 1970s, a separate unit for the addition, and a window unit in the room nobody could ever cool. Most companies look at the newest piece of equipment, decide it’s the problem, and quote a replacement.
We look at the whole house first: what heats which rooms, what cools them, how the pieces were added over the years, and where they work against each other. Sometimes the answer is a repair to one system. Sometimes it’s a duct correction that makes the addition finally comfortable. Sometimes it’s consolidating three half-working systems into one that actually fits the house.
You’ll know which before anyone starts pricing equipment.
Commercial HVAC in Portsmouth
Serving Portsmouth businesses too.
Restaurants, shops, offices, and older commercial buildings across Portsmouth rely on us for maintenance, repair, and replacement: rooftop units, ductwork, kitchen hoods, and gas lines, all from one licensed contractor.
Our office
Serving all of Portsmouth from Virginia Beach.
No in-office appointments. We come to you.
Also serving: Virginia Beach Chesapeake Norfolk Suffolk Hampton Newport News
Selling a home in Portsmouth?
When the HVAC shows up on a home inspection or PICRA, we diagnose it, repair what’s warranted, and document it for the buyer’s side, scheduled around your closing date.
Testimonials
Hear from our customers.
Our Work
Recent work across Hampton Roads
View Case Study : Matched split system, 1980s ranch
View Case Study : Central air added to a 1940s bungalowCentral air added to a 1940s bungalow
View Case Study : Oversized unit right-sized after load calcOversized unit right-sized after load calc
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do you repair radiators and boilers in Olde Towne?
Yes. We repair boilers, cast-iron radiators, and Apollo systems throughout Portsmouth’s older neighborhoods.
Our older home has radiators, ductwork, and window units. Where do we start?
With the whole house: what heats which rooms, what cools them, how the pieces were added over the years, and where they work against each other. Sometimes the answer is a repair to one system, sometimes a duct correction, and sometimes consolidating them into one that fits the house.
Do you work on oil heat in Portsmouth?
Yes. Repair, replacement, or conversion for homes still on oil.
Our Churchland home has rooms that never cool. Is it the AC?
Not necessarily. Churchland has crawlspace ductwork where duct problems are often mistaken for equipment problems. We check the duct before blaming the equipment.
Do you handle HVAC repairs for home sales in Portsmouth?
Yes. HVAC repairs and documentation for PICRAs and home inspections, scheduled around your closing date.
Do you offer emergency service in Portsmouth?
Yes. Emergency service is available 24/7. Call 757-241-0723.
Get Started
Let’s find out what your system actually needs.
Call us or send a request from anywhere in Portsmouth. We’ll look at the whole house and explain your options in plain English.