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 Royal Palm Beach
Air duct cleaning in Royal Palm Beach typically runs $350 – $650 for a full residential system, with most jobs completed in a single visit and a written price agreed before any work begins. Our Air Duct Cleaning crews dispatch from our South Florida office and carry Rotobrush rotary systems and Nikro negative-air machines built for the fine sugar sand and high humidity that define this market. If your home is in Madison Green, Counterpoint Estates, or along Okeechobee Boulevard, we’ll quote you over the phone and lock that number in writing before we step inside. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
We’ve been working in Royal Palm Beach long enough to know the local housing stock inside out. The 1980s-2000s CBS homes with flex duct baking in 140°F attics. The 2019 builds still handing over with drywall dust in the returns. The horse properties pulling fine grit through the system year-round. This isn’t generic Florida ductwork. It’s Royal Palm Beach ductwork, and it needs a crew that understands why.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Royal Palm Beach’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Hollis Air Duct Cleaning has been part of the Garrison Partners family since 2004, and our Royal Palm Beach reputation is built on The Garrison Standard: arrive inside the window, price in writing, complete the job by the book, leave the site clean. No exceptions. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and every job carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If the work fails within a year, we return 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. When you schedule in Royal Palm Beach, you get a real arrival window and a crew that shows up prepared for the specific conditions your home faces, whether that’s construction debris in a new build or condensation-sagged flex duct in a resale.
Roy Castellanos leads this operation with the same discipline that built the Garrison Partners name: written prices, written guarantees, and accountability you can verify. That’s the standard we hold ourselves to on every Air Duct Cleaning in Royal Palm Beach job.
Ductwork Cleaning in Royal Palm Beach
Ductwork Cleaning in Royal Palm Beach means source removal of construction debris, biological growth, and fine particulate from a system that runs almost daily in 70 – 90% relative humidity. A typical residential Ductwork Cleaning in Royal Palm Beach runs $350 – $550 for a single-system home, with whole-home multi-system jobs ranging $500 – $650. We use negative-air machines with HEPA filtration to maintain containment during the job, then run rotary brush agitation through each supply and return line to dislodge material the vacuum pulls out.
Royal Palm Beach’s subtropical climate changes what “clean” means here. In northern markets, duct cleaning is often a seasonal dust-removal task. Here, it’s mold and sand remediation for continuously-running AC. The sugar sand from nearby equestrian properties and new construction sites is finer than typical household dust and packs into return grilles where standard filters can’t catch it. Combined with year-round humidity, that grit holds moisture against duct walls and creates the conditions for mildew colonization that a simple vacuum pass won’t address.
When Royal Palm Beach Homeowners Need Ductwork Cleaning
New construction handover is the most overlooked trigger. Homes in Madison Green and Counterpoint Estates built as recently as 2019 often contain drywall dust, sawdust, and sugar-sand grit from the build site that the HVAC system pulled in on first startup. If you’ve been sneezing since move-in, or notice dust reappearing on surfaces within days of cleaning, your ducts are likely the source.
What the Process Covers
We seal each register, establish negative pressure at the air handler, and clean every supply and return branch from the trunk line to the grille. The rotary brush system scrubs the interior surface while the Nikro vacuum pulls debris into a HEPA-filtered collection unit. We photograph the before and after condition so you see what came out of your system.
Air Duct Inspection in Royal Palm Beach
Air Duct Inspection in Royal Palm Beach is the diagnostic step that determines whether cleaning is necessary, what method will work, and whether your ductwork itself is failing. A standalone video inspection runs $150 – $250, and we apply that fee toward your cleaning if you proceed with the recommended work. The inspection uses a lighted camera scope fed through the supply and return lines to document internal condition, construction debris, biological growth, or flex duct degradation that isn’t visible from the registers.
We recommend an Air Duct Inspection for any Royal Palm Beach home built since 2015, any home where the flex duct is original to a 1980s – 2000s build, and any homeowner experiencing persistent allergy symptoms, musty odors when the AC cycles, or visible dust emission from vents. The inspection takes 45 – 60 minutes and gives you documented evidence of what’s inside your system.
What Video Inspection Reveals
The camera shows what filters miss. In Royal Palm Beach, we regularly find sugar-sand accumulation in return trunks, mold staining on flex duct interior surfaces, and construction debris packed behind return grilles in homes the owner thought were clean. The footage becomes part of your record and supports any insurance or builder-warranty claim if defects are found.
Inspection as Prevention
For homes in the first wave of Royal Palm Beach resales, the inspection identifies flex duct that’s beginning to sag or separate at joints before it drips condensation onto your ceiling. Catching that early means addressing it during the cleaning visit rather as an emergency call when water spots appear.
Trusted Brands We Service in Royal Palm Beach
Our Royal Palm Beach crews run professional-grade equipment that matches what commercial contractors deploy on larger jobs. The Rotobrush rotary brush system scrubs duct interior surfaces without damaging flex duct or mastic seals. Nikro negative-air machines maintain HEPA-filtered containment so debris isn’t redistributed through your home during cleaning. For filtration upgrades and replacement components, we stock and source products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman. These aren’t hardware-store tools. They’re the standard for source-removal duct cleaning, and we explain what each piece does while we’re working in your home.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Royal Palm Beach Homes
- Builder handover failure in new communities. Many Royal Palm Beach new-construction homes in Madison Green and Counterpoint Estates are turned over without the builder ever running the HVAC system through a construction-dust cycle. Drywall dust, sawdust, and sugar-sand grit from the site get pulled into supply and return ducts the first time the air handler kicks on, and most homeowners don’t realize it until allergy symptoms start.
- Attic flex duct degradation from heat and humidity. The 140°F-plus summer attic temperatures common in Royal Palm Beach’s CBS homes bake the adhesive and inner liner of builder-grade flex duct, causing it to sag, collect condensation during the May – October rainy season, and drip onto ceilings. The problem accelerates when ducts are already loaded with dust that holds moisture.
- Year-round biological growth mistaken for seasonal dust. Because Royal Palm Beach HVAC systems run almost daily in 70 – 90% relative humidity, evaporator coils and duct interiors stay wet. Many homeowners and even some contractors treat duct cleaning as a fall task and miss the mold and mildew colonization that’s actively growing inside the air handler and ductwork by mid-summer.
- Sugar-sand infiltration from equestrian and agricultural surroundings. Royal Palm Beach sits in Florida’s equestrian belt, and the fine coral-sand grit from nearby properties penetrates standard filtration systems. It packs into return grilles and coats blower motors, reducing airflow and forcing the system to work harder year-round.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Royal Palm Beach, FL
Honest pricing means whole-system ranges, not per-vent teaser rates that balloon at the door. In Royal Palm Beach’s market, a typical single-system residential duct cleaning runs $350 – $550, with multi-system homes or properties with extensive construction debris ranging $500 – $650. Commercial duct cleaning starts around $800 and scales with system complexity. Dryer vent cleaning, often scheduled alongside duct work, runs $120 – $180.
What moves the number: system size, accessibility of attic duct runs, severity of contamination, and whether video inspection or Duct Sealing in Royal Palm Beach is added. We give you one flat price per system, agreed in writing, before any equipment enters your home. No per-vent add-ons. No surprise charges when the technician arrives. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote on your Royal Palm Beach home. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Royal Palm Beach
Our crews work throughout central Palm Beach County, including Royal Palm Beach neighbors in Wellington, Greenacres, Palm Beach Gardens, and West Palm Beach. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our Miami office, with local technicians assigned to each area for familiarity with regional housing stock and conditions.
Serving Royal Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Royal Palm Beach 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 Royal Palm Beach
Yes, and it’s one of our most common calls in newer communities like Madison Green. Builders rarely run the HVAC system through a proper construction-dust cycle before handover, so drywall dust, sawdust, and sugar-sand grit get pulled into your ducts on first startup. Our crew pulled up to a 2019-built home in Madison Green where the homeowner had been sneezing since move-in and couldn’t figure out why a ‘new’ house needed duct cleaning. We ran a camera inspection through the supply and return ducts and found a thick layer of drywall dust and fine sugar-sand grit coating the interior of every trunk line, with construction debris visible at the return grille. After setting up negative pressure with HEPA filtration and running agitation tools through the system, the homeowner said the difference in air quality was noticeable within a day. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
Royal Palm Beach’s 70 – 90% relative humidity and year-round AC operation mean ducts stay damp inside, accelerating biological growth and particulate adhesion. Most northern markets recommend cleaning every 3 – 5 years as seasonal dust removal. Here, we recommend inspection every 2 – 3 years and cleaning when video inspection shows mold, significant dust loading, or flex duct degradation. The subtropical climate makes source removal with negative pressure and HEPA filtration non-negotiable, not optional. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule an inspection.
Construction dust is abrasive and hygroscopic, meaning it attracts moisture and forms a paste that coats blower wheels, evaporator coils, and duct interior surfaces. In Royal Palm Beach’s humidity, that paste becomes a growth medium for mold and restricts airflow, forcing your blower motor to work harder and shortening its lifespan. The dust also bypasses standard filters and recirculates through your living space. We document this damage during video inspection and remove it with source-removal methods that protect your equipment. Call (361) 326-5060 for an assessment.
Yes, regularly. Royal Palm Beach’s location in Florida’s equestrian and agricultural belt means fine coral-sand grit penetrates homes regardless of age. New construction is particularly susceptible because sites are actively graded and the HVAC system runs during final phases, pulling airborne particulate directly into the ductwork. Sugar sand is finer than typical household dust and packs into return grilles and blower housings where it restricts airflow and holds moisture. Our rotary brush and negative-air systems are specifically configured to remove this material. Call (361) 326-5060 if you suspect buildup in your system.
NADCA, the National Air Duct Cleaners Association, sets the source-removal standard for duct cleaning: all contaminants must be physically removed, not just loosened or treated with chemicals. For Royal Palm Beach homeowners, this means the job must include mechanical agitation, negative-pressure containment, and HEPA filtration to prevent redistribution. We follow NADCA protocols on every job, and we document compliance with before-and-after video so you know the work met the standard. Anything less leaves construction dust, mold, and sugar sand in your system. Call (361) 326-5060 to discuss what NADCA-compliant cleaning means for your home.
Ready to see what’s inside your ducts? Call Hollis Air Duct Cleaning at (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate on your Royal Palm Beach home. We’ll give you a written price before any work starts, and every job is backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise. Background-checked, uniformed technicians. Live person answering the phone. That’s The Garrison Standard.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Royal Palm Beach since 2004.




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