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 San Fernando
Air duct cleaning in San Fernando typically runs $350 – $650 for a single residential system, with most jobs completed in one scheduled visit. We dispatch crews from our Los Angeles office and serve San Fernando properties directly, from the historic neighborhoods near the San Fernando Mission to the post-war tracts along Truman Street and the apartment buildings near Maclay Avenue. If your home has multiple AC systems or original 1940s – 1960s ductwork, the pricing and scope change materially, and we’ll tell you exactly how before we start. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free written estimate.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is San Fernando’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve been part of the Garrison Partners family since 2004, and our Air Duct Cleaning team has worked enough San Fernando homes to know what the housing stock actually looks like inside the walls. The 1940s – 50s ranches near the Mission, the 1960s split-levels off Laurel Canyon Boulevard, the small multi-units along San Fernando Road, we’ve been in attics and crawlspaces across all of them.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they arrive inside the quoted window. The price is written down before any equipment touches your ductwork. That price does not move at the door. 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.
Phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops, no callback queues, no waiting until Monday to schedule.
HVAC Duct Cleaning in San Fernando
HVAC Duct Cleaning in San Fernando means cleaning the complete forced-air pathway: supply ducts that push conditioned air into your rooms, return ducts that pull air back to the air handler, and the plenum connections at the furnace or air handler itself. In San Fernando’s climate, where summer temperatures routinely exceed 100°F and AC systems run continuously for months, these ducts move enormous volumes of air laden with Valley dust, pollen, and smog particles. A typical residential HVAC duct cleaning in San Fernando runs $350 – $650 for a single system. Homes with two or three systems, common in larger properties or additions, are priced per system with written line items for each.
What the Job Covers
We seal the system at the air handler, set up negative pressure with a Nikro or Abatement Technologies HEPA-filtered machine, then agitate the duct walls with a Rotobrush rotary brush system to dislodge buildup. The debris is captured at the source, not redistributed through your house. We finish with a video inspection so you see the before and after.
When San Fernando Homes Need It
If you’re running your AC constantly through July and August and still seeing dust resettle within a day of cleaning, your ducts are likely the source. The same goes for uneven cooling between rooms, musty smells when the blower kicks on, or visible debris at your registers. In San Fernando’s older housing, we also find disconnected flex duct and failed mastic seals that leak conditioned air into 150°F attics.
Vent Cleaning in San Fernando
Vent Cleaning in San Fernando targets the supply and return registers, grilles, and the short boot connections where your visible vents meet the hidden duct runs. This is not a substitute for full duct cleaning, but it’s the part homeowners interact with most, and in San Fernando’s environment, these openings collect a visible layer of fine particulate that standard housecleaning won’t touch. A standalone vent cleaning runs $150 – $250; it’s often bundled with full system cleaning at a reduced rate.
Register and Boot Detail Work
We remove each register, clean the grille and the boot behind it, and inspect for gaps between the boot and the drywall or plaster. Those gaps pull attic air directly into your living space. In San Fernando’s 1940s – 60s homes, we find this constantly. We seal what we can reach and document what needs a contractor.
Return Air Path Inspection
Return vents are the intake side, and they pull everything in the room toward the filter. If your filter is clogging faster than the package suggests, your return ducts are likely drawing from a dusty attic or crawlspace through a compromised seal. We trace the path and show you what we find.
Trusted Brands We Service in San Fernando
Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush rotary brush systems for mechanical agitation, Nikro negative-air machines for containment, and Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration for capture. For homeowners looking to upgrade filtration after cleaning, we stock and install Honeywell and Aprilaire media filters and electronic air cleaners. These are the same brands commercial crews use in hospitals and schools, not hardware-store units. For San Fernando customers, that means parts and filters are available without long lead times, and our technicians know how each integrates with the older blower cabinets common in local homes.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in San Fernando Homes
- Original octopus gravity furnace ductwork near the San Fernando Mission. These 1940s – 50s systems have supply runs that were never sized for forced-air AC. The return path is often a single wall cavity or undersized duct. Cleaning helps, but without addressing the airflow bottleneck, the system still struggles.
- Failed attic flex duct in 1960s tracts. The hot, dry San Fernando summers degrade flex duct insulation and tear the mylar outer layer. We find collapsed sections and disconnections that dump conditioned air into the attic. We document these for your HVAC contractor.
- Leaky return plenums pulling attic air. In homes where the return is framed into a joist bay or panned stud cavity, the 150°F attic air gets sucked directly into your system. We seal what we can access and flag what needs structural repair.
- Multiple systems priced as one. A 2,400-square-foot San Fernando home with a main system and a separate upstairs or guest-house unit has two complete duct networks. We price each separately so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in San Fernando, CA
A typical residential air duct cleaning in San Fernando runs $350 – $650 for a single system. Two-system homes generally fall in the $600 – $1,100 range, and three-system properties run $850 – $1,500. Commercial duct cleaning starts around $800 and scales with square footage and access difficulty. Dryer vent cleaning is $120 – $200 when bundled with duct cleaning, $180 – $280 standalone.
What moves the price: the number of supply and return runs, accessibility (crawlspace vs. attic vs. basement), the condition of the ductwork, and whether we find conditions that need contractor referral before cleaning can be effective. We inspect first, price in writing, and only begin work after you approve the exact figure. No per-vent pricing, no add-ons at the door. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Fernando
Our crews regularly work in San Fernando and the surrounding communities: Burbank to the southeast, Santa Clarita to the north, Glendale to the east, and Stevenson Ranch just over the Newhall Pass. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our Los Angeles office, with local technicians serving each area directly.
Serving San Fernando, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Fernando 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 San Fernando
We price per system, with a written line item for each air handler and its associated duct runs. A single system in San Fernando runs $350 – $650; two systems run $600 – $1,100; three systems run $850 – $1,500. We count the number of air handlers, not the number of vents, because each system is a complete separate network. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
You should receive before-and-after video of the duct interior, a written invoice itemizing each system cleaned, and photos of any structural issues we found. We provide all three on every San Fernando job. If a company hands you a receipt and no visuals, you have no proof the work reached the full duct run.
Yes, we can clean the ducts, but we will also tell you honestly what the camera shows. On a 1951 ranch house near the San Fernando Mission, our crew pulled a Rotobrush camera through the original galvanized runs and found the return side sitting at only 9 inches where today’s 3-ton AC needed 16 inches or more, plus a gravity furnace transition that was leaking into a 150°F attic. We set up Abatement Technologies HEPA negative pressure at the air handler, agitated the supply and return ducts, and sealed the octopus transition with mastic before recommending the homeowner talk to an HVAC contractor about upsizing the return run. The blower motor amp draw dropped measurably after the return was opened up. Cleaning improves what exists; it cannot make undersized ductwork adequate for modern cooling loads.
Most San Fernando homes benefit from cleaning every 3 – 5 years. The combination of constant summer AC operation, some of the worst outdoor air quality in the LA basin, and original ductwork that predates modern filtration means debris accumulates faster here than in cooler, cleaner climates. Homes with pets, recent remodeling, or occupants with allergies may need service every 2 – 3 years. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule a video inspection and see your current condition.
Yes. Dryer vent cleaning is $120 – $200 when bundled with duct cleaning, or $180 – $280 standalone. In San Fernando’s dry climate, lint buildup is a genuine fire hazard, and restricted airflow forces your dryer to run longer, adding heat load to an already overworked house. We clean the full run from the back of the dryer to the exterior termination and verify airflow with a meter.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving San Fernando and the San Fernando Valley since 2004.