Whole-system duct and dryer vent check with before-and-after photos - you see exactly what came out of your vents
That "$99 whole-house special" is a bait ad - the real number appears once they are in your hallway, or the "clean" is a shop-vac at the register. We photograph the inside of your ducts before and after instead.
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AfterFast, Reliable Air Duct Cleaning Across Cleveland
Air duct cleaning in Cleveland typically runs $350 – $650 for a full residential system and $800 – $1,800 for commercial jobs, with most homes completed in a single visit. Our dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Cleveland office, and our crews serve homeowners from Ohio City to Old Brooklyn without the no-show reputation that plagues this trade.
We’ve been working on Cleveland’s exact housing stock since 2004. That means unlined galvanized ducts in Tremont bungalows, crushed flex runs in West Park ranches, and the unpermitted basement modifications we find hidden behind finished ceilings in Slavic Village. Our Air Duct Cleaning team arrives inside the quoted window, prices the job in writing before touching your system, and leaves the site clean. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Cleveland’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’re part of the Garrison Partners family, and every Hollis location operates under The Garrison Standard: written prices, written guarantees, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise that competitors rarely match in writing. In Cleveland, that standard means something specific. We’ve cleaned ducts in century-old wood-frame homes off Detroit Avenue and in sprawling 1970s splits near Brookpark Road, and we know the difference between a system that needs cleaning and one that needs repair or resizing.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. You know who’s walking into your home before they arrive. Phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, seven days a week, no voicemail loops or callback queues. The price we write down before any work starts is the price you pay. If the work fails within a year, we return and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit.
We serve Cleveland and the surrounding metro with the same equipment commercial crews use: Rotobrush rotary brush systems, Nikro negative-air machines, and HEPA filtration from Abatement Technologies and Guardsman. Not hardware-store gear. Professional tools, explained in plain terms on every job.
Air Duct Repair in Cleveland
Air Duct Repair in Cleveland is often the real need hiding behind a cleaning request, especially in pre-1920s homes with original hand-fabricated galvanized ducts that were never sized for modern air handlers. We find crushed branch runs, disconnected returns, and rusted-out trunk lines that no amount of brushing will fix. A typical repair in Cleveland runs $200 – $500 for reconnection and sealing of accessible runs, and $600 – $1,400 for more extensive trunk line repair or partial replacement with properly sized ductwork.
Crushed and Disconnected Runs
Unpermitted basement finishing work in neighborhoods like Detroit-Shoreway and Slavic Village is epidemic. Homeowners or prior owners boxed in ducts behind soffits, crushed flex runs with framing, or simply never reconnected branches after a remodel. We camera-inspect before we quote, so you see what we see. Reconnection and sealing with mastic typically takes two to three hours.
Rusted Trunk Lines in Unconditioned Spaces
East Side crawl spaces with dirt floors and no vapor barrier destroy metal ductwork. We pull rust flakes and animal nests from original galvanized trunks, then assess whether the metal is salvageable or if a section needs replacement. In Cleveland’s climate, this is a moisture problem as much as a duct problem.
Ductwork Cleaning in Cleveland
Ductwork Cleaning in Cleveland means different work depending on whether your home was built in 1910 or 1975. In Ohio City and Tremont, we’re often cleaning decades of black dust and rust from unlined galvanized ducts that predate modern airflow standards. In West Park and Old Brooklyn, we’re clearing poorly sealed flex and thin-gauge sheet metal that was never properly installed to begin with. A full residential ductwork cleaning in Cleveland typically costs $350 – $650, with larger homes or systems with multiple zones running toward the higher end.
Negative-Air Method with Rotary Agitation
We use a Nikro negative-air machine to put the entire duct system under suction, then run Rotobrush rotary tools through each supply and return to dislodge debris. HEPA filtration captures what we pull out. Nothing gets blown back into your living space. This is the same method used in hospitals and commercial buildings, scaled for your home.
Video Inspection Before and After
You see what we see. Camera footage from inside your ducts goes on the invoice. In Cleveland’s older housing stock, this matters. We’ve had homeowners watch live video of a branch run that was completely blocked by a collapsed elbow they never knew existed. That footage becomes the basis for an honest conversation about cleaning versus repair.
Trusted Brands We Service in Cleveland
We stock and service filtration and cleaning equipment from Honeywell, Aprilaire, Abatement Technologies, and Guardsman. For Cleveland homeowners, that means fast turnaround on replacement media, UV lamp changes, and whole-house filtration upgrades without waiting on national shipping. Our trucks carry Rotobrush and Nikro components for same-day repair if we find a broken access panel or damaged flex connection during your cleaning. We don’t sell you a brand name. We match the equipment to your system and your home’s specific airflow needs.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Cleveland Homes
- Original unlined galvanized ducts in pre-1920s homes. Ohio City and Tremont are full of them. These hand-fabricated trunks are undersized for modern blowers, unsealed at every joint, and packed with decades of debris. Cleaning helps, but the real fix is often duct sealing with mastic or partial resizing.
- Crushed flex runs from poor original installation. The 1950s-1970s ranches in West Park and Old Brooklyn used thin-gauge flex duct pulled too tight around framing, compressed in attics, or sagging in damp basements. Airflow dies before it reaches the register.
- Unpermitted basement modifications hiding disconnected branches. Slavic Village and Detroit-Shoreway finished basements are notorious. A standard cleaning pulls debris from the trunk but never touches the dead branch behind the drywall. We camera-inspect to find them.
- Rust and mold from Cleveland’s damp basement environment. Humid summers and freeze-thaw cycles create condensation in unconditioned crawl spaces and basements year-round. Rust flakes reaccumulate fast if the moisture source isn’t addressed.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Cleveland, OH
A typical residential duct cleaning in Cleveland runs $350 – $650 for a full system, including supply and return ducts, main trunk lines, and registers. Commercial systems start at $800 and range to $1,800 depending on square footage and access. Add-on services like dryer vent cleaning ($120 – $200) or duct sealing with mastic ($250 – $600) are priced separately and quoted in writing before work begins.
What moves the price: system size, number of registers, accessibility (crawl space work costs more than basement access), and whether we find damage requiring repair. We do not quote per-vent. One flat price per system, agreed before we start. No teaser coupon that balloons once the van is in your driveway. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Cleveland
Our Cleveland-based crews also work in Euclid, Beachwood, Maple Heights, and Wickliffe. Same equipment, same written pricing, same 365-Day Done Right Promise. If you’re in these suburbs and dealing with the same postwar tract-home duct issues we see across Cuyahoga County, we cover your area.
Serving Cleveland, OH - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Cleveland area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Air Duct Cleaning in Cleveland
Because cleaning alone cannot fix undersized or unsealed ductwork. In Cleveland’s pre-1920s homes, original unlined galvanized trunks were built for gravity furnaces, not modern blowers. We clean the debris, but the ducts are still too small and too leaky. Sealing with mastic or resizing the runs is often the actual remedy. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll camera-inspect to tell you which problem you have.
Yes. Dirt-floor crawl spaces on Cleveland’s East Side put ducts in humid, unconditioned air year-round. Rust flakes and animal nests reaccumulate fast because the environment never changes. A standard cleaning is temporary unless you also address moisture with encapsulation, dehumidification, or at minimum vapor barrier improvement. We assess this during our initial inspection and tell you what we find.
Cleveland’s climate swings force ducts to carry condensation-prone cooled air for months, then dry, static-prone heated air. That cycle accelerates rust in metal ducts, weakens flex connections, and drives dust accumulation as the system constantly expands and contracts. Basements and crawl spaces that are unconditioned and damp make it worse. We see the results in every season.
Look for rooms that never heat or cool evenly, registers with weak airflow despite a running blower, or flex duct visible in the basement that is kinked, sagging, or pulled tight around corners. West Park and Old Brooklyn ranches from the 1950s-1970s are especially prone to thin-gauge flex and sheet metal that was never sealed at joints. We video-inspect to confirm what you’re seeing.
It matters for fire safety and dryer efficiency, but it’s a separate service. We offer dryer vent cleaning at $120 – $200, and we can bundle it with your duct cleaning for a single visit. Cleveland’s older homes often have long, convoluted dryer vent runs through finished basements that are lint traps waiting to ignite. We clean the full run, not just the exit hood. Call (361) 326-5060 to add it to your appointment.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Cleveland since 2004.