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Stellar Building Performance is proudly based in Brevard County, which includes Micco and the Barefoot Bay area at the county’s southern end. Micco is unincorporated, so permits and inspections go through Brevard County rather than a city building department.
What Is a Duct Leakage Test?
Micco is Brevard’s extreme southern end, against the Indian River County line near Sebastian. Almost everything built here is scattered-lot custom homes and Barefoot Bay area work, which changes how testing fits the schedule: there is no repeating plan type to tune, just this house.
A duct leakage test measures how much air escapes the duct system instead of reaching the rooms it was sized for. Registers are sealed and a calibrated duct blaster pressurizes the system to 25 Pascals, reporting the result as CFM25 per 100 square feet of conditioned floor area.
Micco is in Brevard County, not Indian River, despite sitting on the county line with a 32976 ZIP that gets it misfiled constantly. The report goes to Brevard County Planning and Development under the Florida Energy Conservation Code.
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Florida Energy Code Duct Leakage Requirements
A duct test is required here whenever any part of the duct system or the air handler sits outside the conditioned space. Total leakage must be no more than 4 CFM25 per 100 square feet of conditioned floor area, or 3 CFM25 per 100 square feet at rough-in where the air handler is not yet installed. Where every duct run and the air handler are inside the thermal envelope, the code does not require a test at all.
Micco sits in Brevard County, not Indian River, and is unincorporated, so Brevard County Planning and Development issues permits and performs inspections. We document results for county review on site-built residential work throughout the Micco and Barefoot Bay area.
Why is Duct Leakage Testing Beneficial?
Large-lot homes in Micco tend to have longer duct runs per square foot of living space, which gives leakage more places to hide.
Ducts losing air outside the conditioned space can cause:
In Micco, duct leakage testing is what turns “it should be fine” into a documented number before final inspection. Passing the first time is what keeps the closeout on schedule.
How We Keep Our Services Simple and Easy
We want completing your Duct Leakage Testing in Micco to be as easy as possible.
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Schedule your test
You tell us the Micco address and when the home will be ready. Micco is the southern edge of our Brevard coverage and pairs naturally with Sebastian-area work, which keeps the trip efficient.
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onsite testing
Registers are sealed and the duct blaster is connected to the system, which is then brought up to test pressure. We work around whoever else is still on site in Micco, so nobody has to clear out.
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Diagnostics and Measurements
We measure total duct leakage in CFM25 per 100 square feet and compare it against the limit for the test stage. You get the number and, if it needs work, the reason behind it.
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Report delivered same day via email
The report goes out by email before we leave the Micco job, documenting code compliance for the inspection file.
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Ready for Final Inspection approval
With the report on file, Brevard County Planning and Development can close out the permit and issue the certificate of occupancy.
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Frequently asked questions about Duct Leakage Testing
Budget half an hour to an hour on site in Micco, depending on the size of the house. Nothing is drilled, cut or removed.
Simple rule of thumb: if it’s a conditioned space intended for people, it will require duct leakage testing.
By code definition, any dwelling unit permitted for residential use requires duct leakage testing in Micco. This includes:
Common Structures Like:
Additional Structures Like:
In Micco, duct leakage testing is required for new residential buildings where any part of the duct system or the air handler sits outside the conditioned space. That covers most homes with ducts in an attic, a garage, a crawlspace, or a soffit chase. If every duct run and the air handler are inside the thermal envelope, the code exempts the system from testing.
Yes — an undocumented test is an incomplete permit file, and Brevard County Planning and Development will not close it out. Being on time in Micco is most of the job.
Either one is allowed. A rough-in test is run before the drywall closes the system up, which is the better moment to catch a problem because the ducts are still reachable. A postconstruction test is run near the end, once the air handler is in and the home is approaching final inspection. The limit is 4 CFM25 per 100 square feet in both cases, except at rough-in without the air handler installed, where it tightens to 3.
No. Work does not have to stop and the building does not need to be cleared. We just need the envelope in its finished condition, with exterior doors and windows shut.
Micco is in Brevard County, at the county’s southern end against the Indian River County line near Sebastian. It is commonly misfiled as Indian River.
Because Micco is unincorporated, permits and inspections go through Brevard County Planning and Development rather than a city building department.
It depends on how the unit is permitted. Barefoot Bay sits entirely within Micco and is the largest manufactured home community in Florida, and manufactured housing is regulated differently from site-built residential construction.
Site-built homes and additions permitted as residential construction in Micco are subject to Florida Energy Code envelope requirements. Send us the permit and we will confirm what applies.
Want the longer version? Read our complete duct leakage testing FAQ.
Duct Leakage Testing Code Reference
Duct Leakage Test Florida Requirements Explained
Duct leakage testing is required in Micco under R403.3.3 of the 2023 Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, Eighth Edition, which calls for ducts to be pressure tested at 25 Pascals either at rough-in or after construction.
The limits live in R403.3.4. Total leakage must be no more than 4 CFM25 per 100 square feet of conditioned floor area on a postconstruction test, and the same 4 CFM25 on a rough-in test where the air handler is installed. If the air handler is not in place at rough-in, the limit tightens to 3 CFM25 per 100 square feet.
There is a real exception: no duct test is required where the ducts and air handlers are located entirely within the building thermal envelope. Homes on the performance path under R405 are handled differently again, and are tested against the duct leakage rate assumed in the energy calculation.
We keep the full code language, including the complete text of R403.3.3, R403.3.4 and the R405 provisions, on our main duct leakage page: read the full Florida duct leakage code references.
questions? give us a call, this is our specialty!
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Helping Micco Builders Stay on Schedule
Coordinated Scheduling
We know how Micco books inspections, and we test to fit that rather than fight it.
accurate results
Measured, not estimated. Calibrated equipment, RESNET certified, documented for Brevard County Planning and Development.
same day reports
The report is emailed the same day to everyone on the Micco job, not left in a truck.
Other Areas We Serve
Local duct leakage testing in Micco, with additional service throughout Brevard County, Indian River County, St. Lucie County, Martin County, and Okeechobee County.