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.
Fast, Reliable Air Duct Cleaning Across Newington
Air duct cleaning in Newington, CT typically runs $350 – $650 for a whole-home residential system and $800 – $2,400 for commercial jobs, with most homes completed in a single visit. Hollis Air Duct Cleaning dispatches crews to Newington from our Hartford office, and we know the local housing stock well enough to spot trouble before we quote. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate with a written price that won’t change at your door.
We’ve been working in Newington since 2004, and the pattern is consistent: mid-century capes and ranches with decades of accumulation in original ductwork, plus colonials and condos with their own quirks. Our technicians arrive uniformed, background-checked, and equipped with Rotobrush rotary systems and Nikro negative-air machines. The Garrison Standard means we price in writing before touching anything, finish inside the quoted window, and leave the site clean. That’s the deal on every Air Duct Cleaning job we do.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Newington’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Newington is a tight-knit suburb where neighbors talk. We built our reputation here on showing before-and-after photos from actual Newington homes, not stock images, and on fixing the legacy duct problems that cheaper cleanings miss. Roy Castellanos and the team stand behind every job with the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work fails within a year, we return and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit.
Our phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops, no callback queues. When you schedule in Newington, we give you a window and arrive inside it. The technician who shows up is the one you were told to expect, in uniform, with the equipment roster and pricing already explained. That’s The Garrison Code in practice.
We coordinate dispatch from our Hartford office, so crews serving Newington don’t waste time crossing half the state. Local knowledge matters here because Newington’s housing stock is specific: original fiberglass duct board from the 1960s-80s, gravity-furnace conversions, hand-cut supply branches. A crew that doesn’t recognize those conditions can damage your system or leave it dirtier than they found it.
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Newington
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Newington addresses the accumulated debris, degraded duct materials, and airflow problems common to homes built from the 1940s through the 1980s. A typical whole-home residential job in Newington runs $350 – $650, with larger colonials or homes with multiple HVAC zones toward the higher end. We don’t price per vent. We price per system, agreed in writing before work starts.
Our process starts with a video inspection. We need to see what your ducts are made of before we decide how to clean them. In Griswoldville and Maple Hill, we regularly find fiberglass duct board that crumbles when touched. That changes the approach entirely.
What We Find in Older Newington Homes
In Newington’s mid-century capes and ranches, duct runs were often sized for gravity furnaces and later tied into forced-air systems, so we routinely find return trunks that were never sealed at the plenum and supply branches that were cut into the original fiberglass duct board by hand. That legacy layout, not the dust itself, is usually why a Newington home’s registers still puff debris after a cleaning. We identify these problems during inspection, explain them with camera footage, and quote the sealing or encapsulation work separately from the cleaning.
Encapsulation Before Cleaning
When fiberglass duct board is degrading, aggressive brushing or wet-cleaning shreds the material and sends fibers into your living space. We encapsulate those runs first, creating a sealed interior surface, then apply negative pressure and agitation tools. The result is actual removal of debris, not redistribution of fiberglass particles. This add-on typically runs $200 – $400 depending on linear footage, and we’ll show you the condition on camera before you decide.
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Newington
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Newington covers office buildings, retail spaces, medical offices, and multi-unit properties along the Berlin Turnpike corridor and in the Chamberlain Highway business district. Typical commercial jobs in Newington range from $800 for small retail suites to $2,400 for larger facilities with multiple rooftop units or complex duct networks. We price by the system and the scope, not by a per-vent teaser that balloons later.
Commercial work in Newington faces a specific challenge: many buildings from the 1970s and 1980s have unlined metal ductwork that has never been cleaned, combined with modern HVAC loads that push more air volume than the original design intended. That mismatch accelerates debris accumulation and can create indoor air complaints that standard maintenance doesn’t resolve.
After-Hours and Phased Scheduling
We schedule commercial work to minimize disruption to your operation. For medical offices near Cedar Street or retail along the Turnpike, we can run crews evenings or weekends. Phased cleaning is available for larger facilities, so you don’t shut down entire zones. Every phase gets the same video documentation and written pricing.
Code and Compliance Documentation
Commercial properties in Newington need documentation for insurance, property management, and in some cases municipal inspection. We provide before-and-after video, photos of access points, and a written report of work performed. If your facility has specific filtration requirements, we can spec Guardsman or Abatement Technologies products to meet them.
Trusted Brands We Service in Newington
Hollis Air Duct Cleaning carries professional-grade equipment that matches what commercial crews use, not hardware-store rentals. Our Rotobrush rotary brush systems handle the mechanical agitation inside duct runs. Nikro negative-air machines create the suction that pulls loosened debris out of your system and into HEPA-filtered containment. For filtration upgrades and replacement components, we stock and install products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman. We keep common parts on hand for Newington customers so turnaround on repairs and upgrades doesn’t stretch into weeks. When we recommend a brand, we explain what it does for your specific system, not just its model number.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Newington Homes
- Crumbing fiberglass duct board in Griswoldville and Maple Hill. The original duct board in 1950s-60s homes degrades over decades of heat cycling. Wet-cleaning or aggressive brushing shreds it and blows fiberglass particles into living spaces. We encapsulate first, then clean.
- Disconnected supply branches behind walls. In homes where supply lines were hand-cut into original ductwork, boots separate from trunks over time. The register stays dirty because conditioned air never reaches it. No amount of duct cleaning fixes a disconnected run; we locate and reconnect it.
- Unsealed return plenums from gravity-furnace conversions. When Newington’s mid-century homes were converted to forced air, return trunks were often tied into existing plenums without proper sealing. The system pulls attic or basement air through gaps, bypassing filtration. We seal with mastic and metal tape, not duct tape.
- Skipped return sides and blower compartments. A cleaning that only hits supply registers leaves the source of redistribution untouched. Newington’s cold winters mean heating systems run for months, pulling dust through returns and circulating it constantly. We source-remove debris from the blower cabinet, evaporator, and return trunk, not just the vents you can see.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Newington, CT
Whole-home residential duct cleaning in Newington typically runs $350 – $650. Commercial systems start around $800 and scale to $2,400 depending on square footage, number of HVAC units, and access difficulty. Add-on services like fiberglass encapsulation ($200 – $400), duct sealing with mastic ($150 – $350), or dryer vent cleaning ($120 – $180) are quoted separately and only if needed.
What moves you within these ranges? System size, number of zones, duct material condition, and accessibility. A single-zone ranch with accessible basement ductwork sits at the lower end. A multi-zone colonial with crawlspace runs and degrading duct board needs more time and material. We don’t know which you are until we look. That’s why estimates are free, and why the written price we give you before work starts is the price you pay.
Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule. We’ll inspect with a camera, explain what we see, and give you a number that doesn’t move.
We Also Serve Cities Near Newington
Hollis crews work throughout central Connecticut. If you’re in New Britain, Wethersfield, West Hartford, or Hartford, the same standards apply: written price, background-checked uniformed technicians, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise. Air Duct Cleaning in Newington remains our focus here, but we’re happy to quote neighboring towns.
Serving Newington, CT - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Newington 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 Newington
It can often be cleaned, but only after encapsulation if the board is crumbling. We inspect with a camera first. If the fiberglass is intact, we can proceed with negative-air cleaning and light agitation. If it’s degrading, we quote encapsulation to seal the surface before cleaning, which runs $200 – $400 additional. Full replacement is rarely necessary unless the duct board has collapsed or mold has compromised it. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll show you the condition on screen before you decide.
The cleaning likely missed the source, or your ducts have structural problems that cleaning alone won’t fix. In Newington, we see this most often from unsealed return plenums, disconnected supply branches, or degraded fiberglass duct board that’s still shedding particles. We find the actual cause with a camera inspection, then fix it, not just clean around it. If another company cleaned your ducts and the problem returned, we’ll diagnose why at no charge for the inspection.
We start with video inspection of the full system, including the blower compartment and evaporator coil. For a typical 1960s ranch, we expect original fiberglass duct board or unlined metal ducts, possibly with hand-cut supply branches. We seal accessible leaks with mastic, encapsulate any degrading fiberglass, then use a Nikro negative-air machine and Rotobrush agitation tools to remove debris from the entire duct network. The job takes 3 – 5 hours for a single-zone system. You get before-and-after photos and a written report. Cost typically falls in the $350 – $550 range unless encapsulation or sealing add-ons are needed.
Yes. Dryer vent cleaning is a separate service that we often schedule alongside duct cleaning. In Newington’s older homes, dryer vents may run through walls or crawlspaces with multiple bends, increasing lint accumulation and fire risk. We clean the full run from the dryer to exterior termination, inspect for proper airflow, and note any code issues like plastic transition ducts or crushed foil. Dryer vent cleaning runs $120 – $180 when bundled with duct cleaning. Call (361) 326-5060 to add it to your appointment.
Every 3 – 5 years for maintenance, sooner if you notice visible debris at registers, uneven heating, or increased dust accumulation. Newington’s cold winters mean heating systems run hard for months, pulling more debris through returns. Original fiberglass duct board also degrades over time, so we recommend inspection every 2 – 3 years once the board reaches 40+ years of age. We’ll tell you honestly if your system needs cleaning, sealing, or just monitoring. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule a free inspection and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Newington since 2004.




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