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 Davis
Air duct cleaning for a typical Davis home runs $350 – $650 for a full system, and our crews are scheduled from our Sacramento office with same-week availability throughout the city. We also offer Duct Sealing in Davis for homes with leaky ductwork. We know Davis well: the 1960s ranch homes off Russell Boulevard, the duplexes near UC Davis, the newer developments south of I-80. Each has different ductwork, different dust loads, different problems. That’s why we don’t quote blind. We look at your system first, write the price down, and only then start the work.
Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate. A live person answers, 24 hours a day.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Davis’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve been doing this since 2004 as part of the Garrison Partners family, and our Air Duct Cleaning team has built a reputation in Davis for showing up inside the window, pricing in writing, and leaving the site clean. That’s The Garrison Standard, and it’s how every Hollis location operates, including ours serving Davis.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. You know who’s walking into your home before they arrive. The price we write down before any work starts is the price you pay. No estimates that balloon once we’re inside. Every job carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work fails within a year, we come back and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit.
Davis isn’t a generic suburb. The pollen counts here regularly rank among the worst in the nation. The summer AC runs hard from May through October, pulling in dust from unpaved roads and smoke from agricultural burns. The housing stock is older, the ductwork is often original galvanized steel, and many homes have had heat-pump retrofits that left non-standard runs. We know what to look for because we’ve cleaned ducts here for years.
HVAC Duct Cleaning in Davis
HVAC Duct Cleaning in Davis means source-removing built-up debris from the entire forced-air system: supply trunks, return plenums, branch lines, and the air handler itself. In Davis’s climate, this isn’t optional maintenance for most homeowners. It’s necessary. The combination of heavy pollen seasons, agricultural burn smoke, and near-constant summer cooling loads means filters clog faster and debris coats blower motors and coils if ducts aren’t cleaned on a realistic interval.
A typical residential HVAC duct cleaning in Davis runs $450 – $750 for a full system, depending on the number of registers, the accessibility of the air handler, and whether we find rodent debris or significant corrosion that needs extra attention. Commercial systems start around $800 and scale with square footage and system complexity.
Heat-Pump Retrofit Ductwork
Many Davis homes built in the 1960s through 1980s were later retrofitted for heat pumps to comply with the city’s green building ordinances. These retrofits often left non-standard supply and return runs: reduced diameters, sharp bends, and transitions that trap debris. Our Rotobrush rotary brush systems and Nikro negative-air machines are sized to clean these irregular runs without damaging them. We camera-inspect before and after so you see the difference.
Rural Property Systems
Properties on the edges of Davis, near the agricultural fields and open land, deal with dust loads that city-center homes don’t. Unpaved roads kick up fine particulate that pulls into return ducts. Wood heat in outbuildings and detached garages creates ash and creosote particulate that migrates into main house systems if ductwork is connected. For these properties, we typically recommend cleaning every 2 – 3 years instead of the standard 3 – 5 year interval, and we always include the air handler and blower motor in the scope.
Vent Cleaning in Davis
Vent Cleaning in Davis focuses on the registers, grilles, and immediate duct openings where dust and debris first accumulate. This is the visible stuff: the gray film on your floor registers, the musty smell when the AC kicks on, the reduced airflow from a bedroom vent. In Davis, vent cleaning also means dealing with the specific problems of older neighborhoods: original floor registers set directly into oak flooring, which can be scratched or loosened by careless tools, and rodent debris from the valley oak canopy that collects around register openings.
A typical vent cleaning service in Davis, done as part of a full system cleaning, runs $150 – $300 as an add-on, or $250 – $450 as a standalone service for register and immediate duct cleaning only. Standalone vent cleaning doesn’t reach the trunk lines or air handler, so we always explain the limits before we start.
Oak-Set Floor Register Care
In Old North Davis and East Davis, we regularly find original floor registers set into oak plank flooring. These can’t be cleaned with standard high-abrasion tools without risking scratches or loosening the wood around the register box. We use low-abrasion Rotobrush attachments and hand-detailing for these registers, then camera-inspect the boot below for rodent debris and acorn caches. It’s slower. It’s necessary.
Register Sealing and Replacement
After cleaning, we check register fit and seal. Gaps around registers pull unfiltered attic or crawl-space air into your system. In Davis’s pollen-heavy environment, that’s a direct path for allergens into your living space. We stock replacement registers and seal materials from Honeywell and Aprilaire for common sizes, so most fixes happen same visit.
Trusted Brands We Service in Davis
We clean ductwork connected to every major HVAC brand, and we stock filtration and replacement parts from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman for fast turnaround on common Davis systems. The city’s heat-pump retrofits often use non-standard filter sizes or upgraded MERV ratings that require specific replacements. We carry the inventory so you’re not waiting on a Sacramento warehouse run. Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush rotary brush systems for agitation cleaning, Nikro negative-air machines for source removal, and Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration for containment. These are the same tools commercial crews use, not hardware-store vacuums with a long hose attached.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Davis Homes
- Galvanized steel corrosion in 1960s – 1980s ranch homes. Much of Davis’s housing stock has original galvanized ductwork now showing internal rust and scale. The corrosion traps debris and restricts airflow. We camera-inspect to assess severity before cleaning, and we’ll tell you honestly if a section needs replacement rather than cleaning.
- Pollen and agricultural burn smoke coating the air handler. Davis’s heavy May – October AC use pulls outdoor air through filters that can’t catch everything. Fine particulate bypasses overloaded filters and coats blower motors and evaporator coils. Source removal with negative pressure and HEPA filtration is the only way to get it out, not just register vacuuming.
- Rodent debris and acorn caches in oak-canopy neighborhoods. Old North Davis and East Davis have mature valley oaks that drop acorns directly onto roof vents and into gutter systems. Rodents follow. We find acorn caches in duct boots and debris around floor registers regularly. Camera inspection finds what brush cleaning alone misses.
- Non-standard duct runs from heat-pump retrofits. The city’s green building push means many older homes have ductwork that was modified, not replaced, for heat-pump compatibility. Reduced diameters and sharp transitions trap debris and resist standard cleaning tools. We size our equipment to the run, not force a standard brush through an undersized line.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Davis, CA
Here’s what air duct cleaning costs in Davis, based on the jobs we’ve actually done here:
| Service | Typical Range in Davis |
|---|---|
| Residential full system cleaning (up to 12 registers) | $350 – $650 |
| Residential HVAC duct cleaning with air handler | $450 – $750 |
| Commercial system cleaning | $800 – $1,500+ |
| Vent cleaning (standalone) | $250 – $450 |
| Vent cleaning (add-on to full system) | $150 – $300 |
| Video inspection | $125 – $225 |
| Duct sealing with mastic | $400 – $800 |
What moves the price: number of registers, accessibility of the air handler, presence of rodent debris requiring extra containment, and whether we find corrosion that needs sectional repair. We write the price down before any work starts. It does not move at the door. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Davis
Our crews work throughout the Sacramento Valley, including Davis, Dixon, Woodland, West Sacramento, and Winters. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our Sacramento office, with local crews serving each area. Same pricing standard, same written guarantee, same The Garrison Standard.
Serving Davis, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Davis 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 Davis
Every 2 – 3 years, not the standard 3 – 5. Unpaved roads and open agricultural land around Davis generate fine dust that loads filters and return ducts faster than in paved, built-up areas. Wood heat in outbuildings adds ash particulate that can migrate into connected systems. We assess your specific dust load during the free estimate and recommend an interval based on what we find, not a calendar template.
The retrofits often left non-standard supply and return runs: reduced diameters, sharp bends, and transitions that trap debris and resist standard cleaning tools. Our technicians camera-inspect these runs first, then select brush sizes and negative-air settings matched to the actual duct geometry. Forcing a standard tool through an undersized line can damage the duct or leave debris packed tighter.
Yes. We use low-abrasion Rotobrush attachments and hand-detailing for oak-set registers in Old North Davis and East Davis. High-abrasion tools or aggressive vacuum wands can scratch the wood or loosen the register box in the subfloor. We take the time to do it carefully, then camera-inspect the boot below for rodent debris that register vacuuming alone would miss.
It removes debris from inside the ductwork rather than just pushing it around or vacuuming the openings. Our Nikro negative-air machines create suction at the air handler while Rotobrush agitation loosens debris from duct walls. Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration captures 99.97% of particles down to 0.3 microns, so what we pull out doesn’t recirculate into your living space. In Davis’s pollen-heavy environment, this matters. Register vacuuming alone leaves the trunk lines, blower motor, and coils dirty.
Yes. Outbuilding systems in Davis often handle wood heat or workshop dust, not standard residential loads. The ductwork may be flex duct or DIY-installed rigid pipe with different access points. We inspect the full run, including any connections to the main house system, and adjust our cleaning method and containment to the actual setup. Pricing depends on system size and accessibility; call (361) 326-5060 for a specific quote.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Davis since 2004.