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 Edmonds
Air duct cleaning in Edmonds typically runs $350 – $650 for a whole-home system, and most residential jobs are scheduled within a few days of your call. If your vents are pushing a musty, low-tide smell every time the furnace kicks on, you’re not imagining it. Edmonds’s marine climate and salt-laden air off Puget Sound keep crawlspace ductwork damp year-round, which means debris in your system isn’t just dry dust, it’s wet, microbial-laden material that standard vacuuming won’t touch. Our crews serve Edmonds from our Seattle office, and we know the difference between a dust-only job and a genuine source-removal clean that pulls moisture and salt corrosion out of low-lying runs. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free written estimate before any work starts.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Edmonds’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve been doing this since 2004 as part of the Garrison Partners family, and our Edmonds customers keep calling us back because we price jobs in writing before we touch anything, and we stand behind that work for 365 days. Roy Castellanos built this operation on The Garrison Standard: arrive inside the window, price it before you start, finish by the book, leave the site clean. No estimate balloons once the technician is inside your home. No fogging upsells sold as fixes.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and accountable. You know who’s walking through your door before they arrive. Phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, no voicemail loops. That matters when you’re sitting in an Edmonds rambler smelling low tide from your vents and want a straight answer about what’s actually wrong.
We dispatch to Edmonds from our Seattle coordination office, and our crews know the local housing stock: the 1950s-’70s ramblers in the Bowl and Perrinville with retrofitted flex duct, the bluff homes near the ferry terminal with salt-corroded crawlspace vents, the newer townhomes with tighter envelope construction but the same pollen load from the Douglas fir and cedar canopy. That local knowledge changes what equipment we bring and where we look first.
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Edmonds
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Edmonds cover the full removal of debris from your supply and return ductwork, registers, and air handler, using negative-air machines and rotary brush agitation to dislodge material that vacuum-only methods leave behind. In Edmonds, this work is complicated by persistent humidity and salt air that keeps debris damp and adhesive, especially in crawlspace-fed systems common in the Bowl and Perrinville neighborhoods. A typical residential whole-system clean in Edmonds runs $350 – $550 for a single-story home with 8 – 12 vents, $450 – $650 for larger two-story homes or systems with extensive crawlspace runs. Commercial duct cleaning for Edmonds offices, retail, and multi-family buildings starts around $800 and scales with system complexity.
Residential Duct Cleaning
We clean the full system: supply ducts, return ducts, trunk lines, registers, and the air handler cabinet. In Edmonds homes, we pay special attention to crawlspace flex duct that sags and pools moisture, and to fresh-air intakes that pull in cedar and Douglas fir pollen from the surrounding canopy. Our Rotobrush rotary systems agitate debris loose while Nikro negative-air machines maintain suction so nothing escapes into your living space.
Commercial Duct Cleaning
Edmonds businesses near the waterfront, from restaurants along Main Street to offices near the ferry terminal, face accelerated corrosion and odor issues from salt air infiltration. We schedule commercial work to minimize disruption, use HEPA-contained methods, and provide before-and-after video documentation for facility managers and property owners.
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HVAC Duct Cleaning in Edmonds
HVAC Duct Cleaning in Edmonds means cleaning the entire forced-air system, not just the visible vents, with particular attention to the components that marine humidity degrades fastest: the evaporator coil, blower motor, and plenum connections where condensation collects and microbial growth takes hold. In Edmonds’s climate, these components stay damp for much of the year, so a proper HVAC duct clean here includes inspection of the coil and blower for biofilm buildup that standard duct-only services miss. Pricing for full HVAC duct cleaning in Edmonds runs $450 – $750 depending on system accessibility, whether the home has attic or crawlspace runs, and whether the coil and blower require dedicated cleaning.
Video Inspection and Documentation
We feed cameras through your ductwork before and after cleaning so you see what we’re removing, not just take our word for it. In Edmonds’s older ramblers, we often find sagging flex duct, disconnected joints, and rodent debris in crawlspace runs that homeowners didn’t know existed. The video becomes your record of what was actually done.
Duct Sealing for Older Edmonds Systems
Many Edmonds homes built in the 1950s through 1970s have original ductwork with failing mastic seals and gaps at plenum connections. After cleaning, we can seal these leaks with duct sealing mastic or aerosol-based methods, which cuts the pollen and moisture infiltration that made your ducts dirty in the first place. Sealing is priced separately, and we’ll show you the leaks on camera before quoting.
Trusted Brands We Service in Edmonds
Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush rotary brush systems for agitation, Nikro negative-air machines for contained debris removal, and filtration products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman. We don’t use hardware-store vacuums with a brush attachment. The Rotobrush and Nikro combination is the same setup commercial crews deploy in hospitals and schools, scaled for residential work. For Edmonds homes with persistent humidity issues, we may recommend Aprilaire whole-home dehumidification or Guardsman media filters as part of a broader strategy to keep cleaned ducts clean longer. We stock common filtration sizes locally, so if your system needs a filter upgrade after cleaning, we can handle it same visit.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Edmonds Homes
- Musty, low-tide odors from salt-corroded crawlspace ducts. Near the Edmonds ferry terminal and along the bluff, we routinely find flex duct and metal trunk lines with surface corrosion from salt-laden marine air. The corrosion pits trap moisture and organic debris, which standard vacuuming won’t remove. Source removal with rotary agitation and negative pressure is the only fix that lasts.
- Cedar and Douglas fir pollen loading fresh-air intakes. Edmonds’s mature tree canopy produces heavy pollen loads in late spring and early summer. If your system has a fresh-air intake or your returns are near ground level under dense cover, that pollen cakes onto coil fins and blower blades, reducing airflow and spreading allergens. We clean these components as part of a full HVAC duct clean, not as an add-on.
- Sagging flex duct in older ramblers pooling condensation. The Bowl and Perrinville neighborhoods are full of homes where floor furnaces were retrofitted with flex duct in the 1980s and 1990s. That flex duct wasn’t properly supported, so it sags in the crawlspace, creating low spots where condensation pools and microbial growth takes hold. We document this with video and can recommend support and sealing solutions.
- Technicians who skip the crawlspace and call the job done. This is the most common failure we see from other outfits: the visible vents look clean, but the crawlspace trunk lines and flex duct remain full of damp, salt-laden debris. Two weeks later, the musty smell is back. We clean the full system, including every accessible run, and we show you the video to prove it.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Edmonds, WA
Here’s what air duct cleaning actually costs in Edmonds, based on the jobs we’ve priced and completed here:
| Service | Typical Range in Edmonds |
|---|---|
| Residential whole-system duct cleaning (single-story, 8 – 12 vents) | $350 – $550 |
| Residential whole-system duct cleaning (two-story or extensive crawlspace runs) | $450 – $650 |
| HVAC duct cleaning with coil and blower service | $450 – $750 |
| Commercial duct cleaning (offices, retail, multi-family) | $800 – $2,500+ |
| Video inspection only | $150 – $250 (credited toward cleaning if hired) |
| Duct sealing (after cleaning, priced separately) | $400 – $1,200 depending on system size |
What moves the price: number of vents and returns, whether the system has attic or crawlspace runs (crawlspace work takes longer in Edmonds’s tight, damp spaces), condition of the coil and blower, and whether rodent debris or significant mold remediation is needed. We do not price per vent. We price per system, in writing, before any work starts. The price on the paper is the price at the door. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate on your specific Edmonds home.
We Also Serve Cities Near Edmonds
Our crews regularly work in Edmonds and the surrounding communities: Mountlake Terrace, Lynnwood, Kenmore, and Kingston. Each area has its own duct conditions, from Lynnwood’s inland dryness to Kingston’s similar marine exposure. Our Air Duct Cleaning team brings the same equipment, the same written pricing, and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise to every job, regardless of zip code.
Serving Edmonds, WA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Edmonds 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 Edmonds
Because standard cleaning often skips the crawlspace runs where salt-laden marine air has corroded duct surfaces and trapped damp, organic debris. The smell comes from microbial growth on that wet material, not from the supply vents themselves. We use rotary brush agitation and negative pressure to remove the source, not just the symptoms. Call (361) 326-5060 for an inspection if the smell keeps returning.
Yes. Bluff-side homes in Edmonds face direct salt air exposure that corrodes metal duct and keeps flex duct damp year-round, which accelerates microbial growth and odor. Lynnwood’s inland climate is drier, so duct debris there is typically dust-based and easier to remove with standard methods. We bring more aggressive moisture-removal protocols and corrosion assessment to Edmonds waterfront jobs. Call (361) 326-5060 to discuss your home’s specific exposure.
The fine pollen and needle litter from Edmonds’s dense conifer canopy loads up fresh-air intakes, return grilles, and outdoor condenser coils, restricting airflow and spreading allergens through the duct system. This is worse in homes near wooded lots or with ground-level returns. We clean these intake paths and recommend Guardsman or Aprilaire filtration upgrades if pollen is a recurring issue. Call (361) 326-5060 for a system assessment.
No. Fogging masks odors temporarily but does not remove the damp debris and microbial growth that cause them. In Edmonds’s humid crawlspaces, that debris stays wet and the smell returns within weeks. Source removal with mechanical agitation and negative pressure is the only lasting fix. We do not sell fogging upsells. Call (361) 326-5060 for a genuine source-removal quote.
Expect us to inspect the crawlspace flex duct first, because that’s where most problems hide in 1950s-’70s Edmonds homes. We’ll video the trunk lines, check for sagging and disconnected joints, and show you what we find before quoting. The cleaning itself takes 3 – 5 hours for a typical rambler, with rotary brush agitation and HEPA-contained debris removal. We leave the site clean and provide before-and-after documentation. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule.
Ready to get rid of that musty, low-tide smell for good? Call Hollis Air Duct Cleaning at (361) 326-5060 for a free, written estimate on air duct cleaning in Edmonds. We’ll inspect your system, show you what we find, and give you one flat price per system before any work starts, backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we come back and make it right at no charge. That’s The Garrison Standard, and it’s how we work in Edmonds and every community we serve.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Edmonds and the greater Puget Sound area since 2004.