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AfterAir Duct Cleaning Near You in Houston, TX
Air duct cleaning near you in Houston typically costs between $285 and $485 for a full system cleaning of an average 1,500 to 2,500 square foot home, and Hollis Air Duct Houston can usually reach your home within 24 to 48 hours. We serve the entire Houston metro, from Spring and Humble on the north side to League City and Alvin on the south. Call (713) 936-5800 and you’ll reach a live person who can schedule your cleaning and give you a written price before we touch the first vent.
If your registers are blowing dust, your allergies are worse inside than out, or you just moved into an older home and want to know what’s in the ducts, this page will tell you exactly what to expect from us: how fast we arrive, what we charge, what we do, and what happens if the job isn’t right. We’re Roy Castellanos and the crew at Hollis Air Duct Houston, and we’ve been cleaning ducts since 2004 as part of the Garrison Partners family of trade companies.
Key Takeaways:
- Air duct cleaning in Houston typically runs $285 to $485 for a full system, depending on home size and the number of vents.
- We can usually reach most Houston-area homes within 24 to 48 hours, and our phones are answered live 24/7.
- Every job gets a written price before work starts. The number we quote is the number you pay.
- Every US cleaning is backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not right within a year, we return at no charge.
- Technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they leave your home as clean as they found it.
Fast, Local Air Duct Cleaning
When you search “air duct cleaning near me,” speed matters as much as quality. You want a crew that can show up this week, not next month. We keep our schedule built around local service: if you’re in Houston or a nearby community like Spring, Humble, Baytown, or Atascocita, most cleanings happen within 24 to 48 hours of your call. For homes along the I-45 corridor south to League City and Alvin, we run our routes to minimize your wait.
Our phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You won’t get a voicemail loop or a callback queue. Tell us your zip code, your home size, and roughly how many vents you have, and we’ll give you a written price on that first call. That price is the price you pay. It doesn’t move at the door. If someone else quotes you $99 and tries to sell you an upsell before they even open a register, you already know what that $99 wasn’t covering. We’d rather tell you the real number up front.
We run professional-grade equipment on every job: Rotobrush rotary brush systems to agitate debris from duct walls, Nikro negative-air machines to pull that debris into a HEPA-filtered airstream, and filtration products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, Abatement Technologies, and Guardsman where a home needs upgraded filtration. That’s the same class of gear our Commercial Duct Cleaning crews use, not a hardware-store vacuum strapped to a drill.
Areas We Cover
We’re headquartered in Houston and our Residential Duct Cleaning service area covers the full metro. In practice, that means most jobs go to homes in Houston proper as well as Spring, Humble, League City, Baytown, Fresno, and Alvin. We also route regularly to Atascocita and the surrounding communities in Harris and Galveston counties. If you’re in one of these areas, you can expect the same crew standards, the same written pricing, and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
If you’re unsure whether we cover your part of town, call us. If we can get a truck to your street without an unreasonable delay, we’ll take the job. For more on what our main service includes for Houston homeowners, see our page on Air Duct Cleaning in Houston or return to our home page for the full scope of services.
How Air Duct Cleaning Works in a Houston Home
You don’t need to know the trade inside and out to understand what we’re doing. Here’s the plain-English version. Your home’s central HVAC system pushes conditioned air through a network of supply ducts, then pulls it back through return ducts. Every time that fan runs, it’s moving air across the inside surfaces of those ducts. Over years, those surfaces collect dust, pet hair, dead skin cells, dust mite waste, construction debris from prior renovations, and in Houston’s humid climate, the occasional mold spore.
Houston’s humidity is the part most people don’t think about. We’re not Phoenix. Our air holds water. That moisture condenses inside ducts and on coils, and that’s what makes dust stick to metal surfaces in a way it simply doesn’t in dry climates. It’s also why so many Houston homes run their AC eight to ten months of the year with the system pulling in outdoor air that’s carrying pine pollen from the Piney Woods in spring, mold spores after every Gulf rain, and fine Houston dust that settles everywhere. If your ducts haven’t been cleaned in five years, there’s a good chance your HVAC is circulating all of that with every cycle.
We clean both supply and return ductwork using a two-part process. First, our technician runs a rotary brush system through the ducts. That brush spins against the interior walls and knocks loose the dust film and debris that’s stuck there. Second, we connect a negative-air machine to your duct system. That machine draws air through the ducts under vacuum, pulling all that loosened debris out of the ducts and through a HEPA filter so it doesn’t end up in your living room. The negative-air method is the same approach used in professional remediation work, and it’s what separates a real cleaning from a guy waving a wand in your registers for twenty minutes.
After the ducts are clean, we inspect the system for gaps or leaks. If we find them, we can seal them with duct sealing mastic, which is a paste-like sealant rated for HVAC use. Sealing ducts keeps the air you paid to condition from leaking into your attic, where it does you no good. For Houston homeowners running AC most of the year, duct leaks are a real money leak: a 20% duct leak means roughly 20% of the air you’re paying to cool is escaping before it reaches your rooms.
Signs Your Ducts Need Cleaning Now
You don’t have to guess. There are clear indicators that point to dirty ductwork, and most of them are visible or measurable in an afternoon.
- Dust on furniture and registers that returns within 48 hours of cleaning. If you can write your name in the dust on your coffee table two days after wiping it down, your HVAC is blowing debris back into your living space.
- Visible dust or debris at the supply register. Remove a register cover and look at the inside of the duct. If you see a fuzzy coat of grey or brown film, that’s accumulated particulate.
- Allergy symptoms that worsen indoors. If your sinuses clear when you leave the house and flare when you return, the air inside is the variable.
- A musty or stale smell when the system kicks on. That’s often the smell of moisture plus accumulated organic material in the ductwork. Houston’s humidity makes this symptom more common than in drier cities.
- You just renovated or bought a home built before 2000. Renovations kick drywall dust and debris into the duct system. Older homes often carry dust from previous owners, previous pets, and a few decades of life. If you moved into a 20-year-old Houston home and the previous owner kept two dogs, that dog hair is in the ducts.
- One or more rooms are consistently stuffier or less conditioned than others. This can indicate a duct blockage or leak, which a cleaning and inspection will reveal.
If you’re checking off two or more of these, call (713) 936-5800. We’ll walk you through what we’re seeing and give you a written price for the cleaning before we schedule a truck.
What Air Duct Cleaning Costs in Houston: Real Numbers
Here’s the straight answer for Houston. A single-system home with 10 to 15 vents typically costs between $285 and $435 for a full cleaning of supply and return ducts using a rotary brush and negative-air machine. Larger homes with two systems or 20-plus vents run from $435 to $600 or more, depending on the number of registers, the length of duct runs, and the level of buildup. Homes with excessive debris or ducts that haven’t been opened in decades can exceed those ranges, but we’ll tell you that up front, in writing, before we start.
Here’s a breakdown of what we see most often in the Houston market:
| Home Size | Typical Vents | Price Range |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment or condo (under 1,000 sq ft) | 5-9 | $225-$325 |
| Small home (1,000-1,600 sq ft) | 10-15 | $285-$385 |
| Mid-size home (1,600-2,500 sq ft) | 14-18 | $345-$485 |
| Large home (2,500-4,000 sq ft) | 18-30 | $485-$650 |
| Two-system home or extended duct runs | 30+ | $600-$850+ |
What moves the price: the number of vents, the number of HVAC systems, the length of the trunk lines, the amount of buildup, and whether we’re adding duct sealing or upgraded filtration. What doesn’t move the price: the technician’s mood, the time of day you called, or how nice your street looks. We write the price before we show up, and that’s the number on the invoice.
Compare that to the national average of $270 to $500 for professional duct cleaning, and Houston sits right in line. Anyone quoting you $99 for a “whole house” cleaning is selling a foot-in-the-door, not a completed job. Their technician will “discover” extra charges once the truck is parked in your driveway. If you want a price you can hold in your hand, that’s what we provide.
Why Houston Homeowners Call Us Instead of the Cheapest Bid
The duct cleaning industry has a reputation problem, and it earned it. Companies post a low teaser price, send a subcontracted tech with a portable vacuum, and then the sales pitch starts: add-on this, upcharge that, and suddenly the $99 special is a $900 invoice. You’re standing there with dust still in your ducts and a bad taste in your mouth.
We built Hollis Air Duct Houston to be the opposite of that. We’re an independently owned and operated business running under The Garrison Standard, which is a written operational code that comes out of the Garrison Partners family of trade companies. The Garrison Code says this: arrive inside the quoted window, price the job in writing before any work starts, do the job by the book, and leave the site clean. It’s not a marketing slogan. It’s how we run every truck, every day.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. You’ll know who’s walking up your driveway before they ring the bell. They carry professional-grade equipment: Rotobrush rotary brush systems, Nikro negative-air units, and filtration products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, Abatement Technologies, and Guardsman. And every job includes the 365-Day Done Right Promise, which we’ll get into below.
We also answer our phones. A live person picks up 24/7. Not a call center script, not a voicemail that gets returned “sometime next week.” You call, a person answers, you get a price, and we schedule the truck. That’s the whole process.
The 365-Day Done Right Promise, Explained
Most duct cleaning companies give you a “satisfaction guarantee” that means whatever the technician or the owner feels like on the day you call back. That’s not a guarantee. That’s a maybe.
Our 365-Day Done Right Promise is a written commitment on every job. Here’s what it says, in plain terms: if the work we did isn’t right within a full year of your service date, we return and make it right at no charge. That includes a free second visit. If we missed debris, if a seal fails, if something we touched comes loose, we fix it. Not prorated, not argued, not “subject to inspection.” It’s covered.
We put this in writing because it forces us to do the job correctly the first time. A company that doesn’t stand behind its work doesn’t have to get it right. We do, and so we do. Roy Castellanos, the owner of Hollis Air Duct Houston, has been running crews under this standard since 2004, and the reason the promise exists in writing is that it used to be a handshake promise, and handshakes don’t hold up in court. Paper does.
Duct Sealing: What It Is and Whether You Need It
Duct sealing is a separate service we offer, and it’s worth understanding because we’ll recommend it regularly during Houston cleanings. Here’s the concept: your duct system is supposed to be a closed airway from the air handler to each register. In practice, almost no home in Houston has a perfectly sealed duct system. The metal or flexible duct segments are joined at seams, and over years those seams separate. Tape dries out. Connections loosen. The result is conditioned air leaking into your attic or crawl space, which means your AC runs longer and your electric bill goes up.
We seal these gaps with duct sealing mastic, which is a viscous water-based sealant that we brush or trowel onto the seams. Mastic is the correct material for this job. Duct tape, despite the name, is not rated for HVAC ductwork and will fail. A proper mastic seal can last the life of the duct system.
Here’s the Houston-specific math: if your duct system leaks 25%, that’s 25% of the cold air you paid to produce ending up in an attic that’s 140 degrees in July. The system runs longer to compensate, and your bill climbs. Sealing those leaks can pay for itself in a cooling season or two, especially for older homes where the ducts haven’t been touched in 15 or 20 years. We’ll inspect during your cleaning and show you what we find. You decide what to do. No pressure, because the evidence is right there in the attic or wall chase.
What About Dryer Vent Cleaning?
While we’re in your home, we can also handle dryer vent cleaning, which is a separate service with a separate price but a similar safety argument. A clogged dryer vent is a fire hazard, plain and simple. Lint builds up in the vent line, blocks airflow, and the dryer’s heating element keeps running. The U.S. Fire Administration attributes thousands of home fires each year to dryer vent clogs.
We clean dryer vents using the same negative-air discipline: loosen the lint, extract it under vacuum, and verify airflow at the exterior vent hood. If you haven’t had your dryer vent cleaned in more than two years, or you’ve noticed your clothes taking longer to dry, mention it when you call. We’ll add it to the written quote.
FAQs
How fast can you get to my home in Houston?
Most homes in the Houston metro can be scheduled within 24 to 48 hours of your call. If you call (713) 936-5800, a live person will confirm your area and give you the soonest available window. We don’t route through a call center, and we don’t ask you to leave a message and wait.
Do you serve my area near Houston?
We serve Houston, Spring, Humble, League City, Baytown, Atascocita, Fresno, and Alvin, plus most nearby Harris County and Galveston County communities. If you’re on the edge of that area, call us and we’ll confirm whether a truck can reach you without an unreasonable delay.
How much does air duct cleaning cost in Houston?
A full cleaning for a typical Houston home runs $285 to $485, depending on home size and vent count. Smaller condos start around $225; large two-system homes can run $600 or more. Every quote is written down before we start work, so there are no door knocks with “revised” numbers. Call (713) 936-5800 for your exact price.
Can I schedule a cleaning after hours or on weekends?
Yes. Our phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you work during the day and need an evening or weekend appointment, we can often make that work. Tell us your schedule and we’ll build a window around it.
Is it cheaper to clean my air ducts or replace them?
Cleaning is almost always cheaper than replacement, and replacement is rarely needed unless the ducts are physically damaged or collapsed. A full cleaning runs $285 to $485 for most Houston homes. Replacing ductwork can run $2,000 to $5,000 or more depending on the home’s layout. If we find damaged ducts during your cleaning, we’ll show you the evidence and give you a written quote for the fix. You’re never obligated to act on our recommendation.
Will duct cleaning reduce the dust in my Houston home?
In most cases, yes. If the bulk of your household dust is coming from dirty ductwork being circulated by your HVAC system, a proper cleaning will meaningfully reduce the rate at which dust settles on your furniture and floors. That said, if your home has other dust sources like old carpet, open windows, or pets, cleaning the ducts won’t eliminate every speck. What it will do is stop your HVAC system from acting as a dust amplifier, which is the single biggest controllable source in most air-conditioned Houston homes.
Call Hollis Air Duct Houston for a Written Price Today
If you’re looking for air duct cleaning near you in Houston, you’ve found a crew that shows up on time, prices the job in writing, and stands behind the work for a full year. Call (713) 936-5800 and you’ll speak to a live person who can answer your questions, give you a written price, and schedule your cleaning. The call takes five minutes. The price we give you is the price you’ll pay. And if the job isn’t done right, the 365-Day Done Right Promise means we come back and fix it. That’s how we’ve run things since 2004, and it’s how we’ll handle your home too.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Houston, serving Houston and nearby areas.
What Our Customers Say
"Great results. First appointment got rescheduled because a job ran long, but the second visit was right on time."
- Kimberly V."They checked each section with a camera and showed me the dust before and after. Thorough and honest."
- Nicole H."Careful with the carpet and furniture. Even wiped down the vent covers before putting them back."
- Leo B.