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 Pickerington
Air duct cleaning in Pickerington typically runs $350 – $650 for a full residential system, and most jobs are scheduled within a week of your call. We’re the Pickerington crew from Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, dispatching from our Cleveland office with technicians who know the local housing stock inside and out. If your upstairs bedrooms won’t cool evenly or your finished basement smells stale every time the furnace kicks on, the problem is usually deeper than the vent covers. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate, and we’ll show you exactly what your system looks like before we quote a dollar.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Pickerington’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve been in business since 2004 as part of the Garrison Partners family, and our Air Duct Cleaning team has worked enough Pickerington homes to know the patterns. The post-1990 tract housing off Refugee Road, the two-story traditionals near Pickerington Central, the newer patio-home clusters by Diley Road – we’ve camera-inspected ducts in all of them. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed; you know who’s walking in before they arrive. Every job gets a written price before we touch anything, and our 365-Day Done Right Promise means if the work fails within a year, we come back and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. Phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops. No callback queues.
Vent Cleaning in Pickerington
Vent Cleaning in Pickerington starts at the registers, but it doesn’t end there. Most homeowners call when they see dust buildup on the supply covers or catch a musty smell when the blower cycles. In Pickerington’s climate – humid summers that push condensate through the system, dry winters that bake dust into the seams – surface cleaning helps, but the real issue is usually deeper in the run. We use Rotobrush rotary brush systems to agitate debris off the duct walls, paired with negative-air machines from Nikro that pull the loosened material out of your home entirely. A typical vent cleaning for a standard Pickerington system runs $180 – $340.
Supply Vent Cleaning
Supply vents push conditioned air into your rooms. We remove each cover, brush the boot and the first few feet of the run, then seal the register back properly. In Pickerington homes with builder-grade flex, we check for collapsed sections behind the wall while we’re at it.
Return Vent Cleaning
Returns draw air back to the furnace, so they collect what your filter missed. We clean the grille, the boot, and the trunk connection. Spring pollen and fall leaf debris in Pickerington’s wooded areas get drawn into these first.
Air Duct Repair in Pickerington
Duct Sealing in Pickerington and repair is what we’re actually doing on most calls that start as “cleaning” requests. Pickerington’s post-1990 tract homes almost universally run builder-grade flexible ductwork through attic truss bays, where tight 90-degree turns collapse the inner liner long before the vent ever looks dirty – so on these streets, airflow complaints are usually a duct-geometry problem, not a dust problem. We pulled up to a two-story traditional off Long Road where the upstairs bedrooms ran 6 – 8° warmer than the first floor all summer. A camera inspection found two builder-grade flex runs crushed flat at the truss-bay elbows above the finished basement ceiling, with a disconnected return boot leaking into the joist cavity next to a sagging run. We cut in access, reconnected the boot, replaced both collapsed sections with hard-ducted elbows, sealed the remaining joints, and the second-floor supply temperatures evened out within the same afternoon. Air duct repair in Pickerington typically runs $250 – $550 depending on access and materials.
Collapsed Flex Replacement
When a flex run is crushed at a truss-bay turn, no amount of vacuuming fixes the airflow. We cut in, replace the damaged section with properly supported hard duct or reinforced flex, and seal every joint with mastic. The register starts blowing like it should.
Boot Reconnection and Sealing
Disconnected boots above finished basements dump conditioned air into ceiling cavities. We find the leak, reconnect the boot, and seal with mastic rated for temperature cycling. Then we test static pressure to confirm the room is getting what the system was designed to deliver.
Trusted Brands We Service in Pickerington
We carry professional-grade equipment and filtration products from Rotobrush, Nikro, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies – the same tools commercial crews use, maintained to manufacturer spec. For Pickerington homeowners, that means we don’t need to order parts from out of state when your system needs a specific adapter or filtration upgrade. We stock common fittings for the builder-grade flex and trunk systems found in local neighborhoods, so most repairs finish in one visit. If your system uses Honeywell or Guardsman filtration components, we match those specs on replacement. Everything is explained in plain terms before we start, and the price is written down before we touch your ducts.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Pickerington Homes
- Crushed flex at attic truss-bay turns. Builder-grade flex installed in the 1990s and 2000s collapses at tight 90-degree elbows above the ceiling. The upstairs starves for airflow while the first floor over-cools, and the homeowner blames the thermostat.
- Disconnected supply boots above finished basements. Air dumps into the joist cavity instead of the room. You feel it as a weak register and a musty basement smell, but the vent cover looks clean.
- Dry winter cycling opening duct seams. Pickerington’s cold winters run the furnace hard. Original flex dries out, seams gap, and attic dust or insulation fibers get pulled into the supply path. A vacuum-only clean misses this without sealing.
- Spring pollen and fall debris in return intakes. The wooded lots around Pickerington pull outdoor debris into returns during seasonal wind shifts, especially when filters are overdue for change.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Pickerington, OH
Here’s what we charge for Air Duct Cleaning in the Pickerington market. A standard residential vent cleaning runs $180 – $340. Full system cleaning, including supply and return trunks with video inspection, runs $350 – $650. Air duct repair – collapsed flex replacement, boot reconnection, sealing – typically falls between $250 – $550 depending on how many access points we need to cut and whether we’re working around finished basement ceilings. Commercial duct cleaning in Pickerington office or retail spaces is quoted per system after inspection. What moves the price: system size, accessibility (finished ceilings take longer), and whether we find damage that needs repair before cleaning is worth doing. We give you one flat price per system, agreed in writing before work starts. No per-vent pricing. No add-ons at the door. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Pickerington
Our crews work throughout the eastern Columbus metro, including Air Duct Cleaning in Pickerington and surrounding communities: Reynoldsburg to the west, Canal Winchester to the south, Baltimore to the east, and Groveport to the southwest. Same written pricing, same 365-Day Done Right Promise, same background-checked technicians at every stop.
Serving Pickerington, OH - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pickerington 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 Pickerington
Usually it’s a collapsed flex problem, not a dirt problem. In Pickerington’s post-1990 homes, builder-grade flex runs crush at tight attic truss-bay turns, starving the upstairs of airflow. We camera-inspect the run to confirm, then replace the collapsed section with properly supported duct. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll check it for free.
Yes. Finished basements hide supply boots and return connections behind drywall, so we can’t always reach every joint from the registers. We use video inspection to locate disconnects or leaks, then cut minimal access panels where needed. Everything is discussed and priced before we cut.
We typically find crushed flex at attic elbows, disconnected boots above the basement ceiling, and dry seams leaking attic dust into the supply path. The vents often look clean while the duct geometry is completely wrong. That’s why we camera-inspect before we quote.
Not for basic cleaning. If we find disconnected or crushed duct behind a finished ceiling, we may need a small access cut to repair it. We mark the location, show you why, and price it before cutting. Most repairs need a panel no larger than a return grille.
Dryer vent cleaning is a separate service. We offer it, and we recommend it annually for fire safety, but it’s not included in a standard duct cleaning quote. If you want both, we’ll bundle them with one written price. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule either or both.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Pickerington since 2004.