I-25
The corridor along the west edge. It adds traffic noise and particulates, and it is the fastest approach from central Denver.
HVAC in Southmoor Park is the 1963 ranch with a 60-year-old duct system. The 1960s and 1970s mid-century ranches and split-levels here — brick ranches, some two-storey frame, on large lots up to about a third of an acre — have a median year built of 1963. Many original systems are now at second or third replacement, and the ducts are original too. Lion Tech Home Services assesses those ducts before sizing a replacement, because a new furnace on a failing duct system inherits the old system's problems.
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Call Now (720) 806-7634 → No spam. No obligation. Just practical help.Southmoor Park is the purest mid-century ranch case in the set: 1960s-70s brick ranches and split-levels on large lots, with a median build year of 1963 and original duct systems now over 60 years old. Furnace and AC work leads the list, duct sealing covers the long runs in a low-slung ranch, and heat pumps cover the dual-fuel retrofit the existing ducts already support.
A low ranch with long duct runs is a duct problem before it is an equipment problem. Here is how we handle the three situations that come up most in Southmoor Park.
The ranches here are on their second or third furnace, but the ducts are often original — long runs, leaky joints, and insulation that has lost its jacket. A new furnace on those ducts inherits the old system's airflow.
How we help: We measure static pressure and room-by-room airflow before sizing a replacement, seal what can be sealed, and right-size the equipment to the ducts that will actually carry the air.
Dual-fuel heat pumps are a natural retrofit here because the ductwork already exists and the large lots allow easy outdoor-unit placement. The question is whether the heat pump pencils out against a straight gas replacement for that house.
How we help: We compare the two on the house's actual heating load and duct condition, and we say plainly when straight gas is the better answer for that ranch.
Full basements are common here, and listings describe finished basements as usable living space — not just utility space. A basement that is lived in needs its own comfort plan.
How we help: We zone finished basements separately so the lower level holds its own temperature instead of borrowing air from a system sized for the main floor.
AC runs constantly but the house stays warm
Furnace blows cold air on a heating call
Energy bills jumped without a rate change
Some rooms never get comfortable
Water pooling near the furnace or AC
Southmoor Park is a southeast Denver grid of large lots. We use I-25 as our western edge, Hampden as our northern edge, and the mature tree canopy as the sign we are on the right block.
The corridor along the west edge. It adds traffic noise and particulates, and it is the fastest approach from central Denver.
The park itself, with the mature trees and maintained lawns that define the area. The canopy here is heavy for a 1960s suburb.
A 2017-era townhome and condo enclave alongside the original stock. Its buildings have their own association rules.
Lion Tech Home Services serves Southmoor Park and the surrounding Denver neighborhoods. Call if you are unsure whether your address is on the route.
Southmoor Park · University Hills · Virginia Village · Hampden
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Call (720) 806-7634 →Furnace and AC installation, duct sealing for original ductwork, a dual-fuel heat pump setup, and furnace maintenance for the 1960s-70s ranch stock. (720) 806-7634 is the number. Describe the unit and what it is doing.
Any time of day or night. A furnace that quits in a Southmoor Park ranch on a freezing January night or an AC that gives out in the middle of a July heat wave. Lion Tech Home Services is staffed 24 hours a day in Southmoor Park to take the call: (720) 806-7634.
In a Southmoor Park ranch, look for the rooms at the end of a long duct run staying warm while the rest of the house cools, a basement that never feels like the main floor, and a furnace that short-cycles through the winter. Bills climbing without a rate change point the same way. The ducts here are often original to the 1960s house, so the fault is as likely in the ductwork as in the furnace.
Yes. The calls here are mostly about 1960s-70s mid-century ranches and split-levels on large lots, some up to a third of an acre, with full basements that are usable living space. Many original systems are now on their second or third replacement.
Not automatically. The original ducts are inspected when the furnace is replaced: leaks, undersizing and long runs in a low-slung ranch are measured, and the ducts are sealed or replaced on their condition. Replacing a furnace on top of leaking 60-year-old ducts leaves the new system feeding the same losses.
No heat, no cooling, or a system making noise? Call Lion Tech Home Services at (720) 806-7634. We are open 24 hours, 7 days a week.
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