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 St. Cloud
Air duct cleaning in St. Cloud typically runs $350 – $650 for a whole-home system, and every Hollis job starts with a written price before we touch anything. We’ve been dispatching crews to St. Cloud from our Miami office since 2004, and we know the split personality of this city’s housing stock: the 1910s – 1940s bungalow core downtown, the 1950s – 60s ranches near Lakefront Park, and the sprawling new construction in Stevens Plantation and Canoe Creek Woods. That variety matters because galvanized steel ducts from the gravity-furnace era need a different approach than flex-duct systems in vented attics. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate. Our phones are answered by a live person, 24 hours a day.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is St. Cloud’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’re part of the Garrison Partners family, and our Air Duct Cleaning in St. Cloud crews operate under The Garrison Standard: arrive inside the quoted window, price in writing, complete the job by the book, leave the site clean. Every technician is background-checked and uniformed, and every repair carries our 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.
St. Cloud homeowners call us back because we document what we find. After Hurricane Ian and the summer flooding events that hit Osceola County, we inspected dozens of lakefront homes where ducts had taken on water. We photographed the damage, recorded video inside the runs, and gave homeowners and their insurers a clear report: cleanable, or replace. No guesswork. No invoice that balloons once we’re inside.
Our pricing is flat per system, agreed before work starts. We don’t quote per-vent teaser rates that triple at the door. That’s the bait-and-switch that burned too many St. Cloud residents before they found us.
Ductwork Cleaning in St. Cloud
Ductwork Cleaning in St. Cloud requires matching the method to the era of the house, because a 1920s downtown bungalow with original galvanized steel supply ducts and a 2020s Stevens Plantation build with flex-duct trunk-and-branch systems are fundamentally different jobs. A typical residential ductwork cleaning in St. Cloud runs $350 – $550 for a standard system, with larger homes or heavily contaminated systems reaching $650. We use Rotobrush rotary brush systems for mechanical agitation inside metal ducts, and Nikro negative-air machines with HEPA filtration to capture debris at the source rather than redistributing it through your home.
Source Removal vs. Surface Cleaning
Surface cleaning blows air through the registers and calls it done. Source removal uses mechanical agitation to break debris loose from duct walls, then negative pressure to pull it out of the system entirely. For St. Cloud’s older galvanized ducts with decades of rust scale, surface cleaning just stirs the problem. We agitate, then we extract.
Post-Flood Protocol
After water intrusion, standard cleaning is sometimes the wrong call. If fiberglass liner inside flex duct has been submerged, biological growth will return within weeks regardless of how clean the surface looks. We run camera inspection first. If the liner is compromised, we document it and recommend replacement, with photos and video for your insurer.
Air Duct Inspection in St. Cloud
Air Duct Inspection in St. Cloud is where we separate cleanable systems from ones that need replacement, and it’s the step too many competitors skip. A typical video inspection in St. Cloud costs $150 – $250 as a standalone service, or it’s included when you proceed with cleaning. We feed a camera through the supply and return runs, recording what we find: rust scale in galvanized steel, degraded insulation jacket on flex duct, moisture staining, or blockages from debris and nesting material.
Insurance Documentation
After storms and flooding, insurers need evidence, not opinions. Our inspection reports include timestamped video, still photography, and a written assessment of whether cleaning or replacement is the appropriate remedy. We’ve had St. Cloud homeowners tell us this documentation was what finally got their claim approved.
What We Find in Local Homes
Our tech pulled the registers in a 1950s ranch near Lakefront Park and found the attic return trunk packed with acorn caches and oak pollen from the adjacent live oaks – a nest-and-debris blockage that had been choking the blower motor for months. We ran camera inspection through the return, set up negative pressure with HEPA filtration, and used agitation tools to break the compacted debris loose before source-removing it. The homeowner said the system hadn’t moved this much air in years.
Trusted Brands We Service in St. Cloud
Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush rotary brush systems, Nikro negative-air machines, and filtration products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman. We don’t use hardware-store gear. For St. Cloud homeowners with Aprilaire whole-house air cleaners or Honeywell electronic air cleaners integrated into their duct systems, we clean and service those components as part of the full system job, not as an add-on. Parts for these brands are stocked at our Miami office, so turnaround on replacement filters or damaged housings is fast. We also work with Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration on commercial jobs and larger residential systems in the Canoe Creek Woods area.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in St. Cloud Homes
- Post-flood lakefront homes with submerged ducts: A standard clean without camera inspection leaves wet fiberglass liner and biological growth that regrows within weeks. Replacement, not cleaning, is the correct call. We document this for insurers.
- Flex-duct in vented attics behind 2000s subdivisions: St. Cloud’s summer dew points in the mid-70s degrade the insulation jacket, and internal condensation feeds microbial growth the homeowner never sees until we camera the run.
- Older galvanized supply ducts in downtown bungalows: Decades of rust scale and loose joints that a surface-only cleaning misses. Without source removal and negative pressure, rust particulate redistributes through the system.
- Undersized attic returns near the St. Cloud Canal: 1950s – 60s ranches with returns choked by oak pollen, lawn debris, and nesting material from the dense live oak canopy. The blower motor strains, energy bills climb, and the fix is physical removal, not chemical masking.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in St. Cloud, FL
A typical residential air duct cleaning in St. Cloud runs $350 – $550 for a standard whole-home system. Larger homes, heavily contaminated systems, or properties requiring post-flood assessment range $550 – $650. Commercial duct cleaning starts around $800 and scales with system size and access difficulty. Video inspection alone is $150 – $250, waived if you proceed with cleaning.
What moves the price: square footage, number of air handlers, contamination level, and accessibility. A downtown bungalow with ducts buried in a shallow crawlspace takes longer than a new build with open attic access. Post-flood inspections requiring full documentation for insurance add time but protect your claim.
We give one flat price per system, in writing, before any work starts. No per-vent pricing. No teaser coupon that triples when the van arrives. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near St. Cloud
Hollis crews cover the full central Florida corridor. We regularly run jobs in St. Cloud itself, plus Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our Miami office, with local crews serving each metro area. If you’re outside St. Cloud city limits but in Osceola County or the greater Orlando metro, we can likely get to you inside our standard service window.
Serving St. Cloud, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud
It depends on whether water reached the fiberglass liner inside flex duct or rusted through galvanized steel. If flex-duct liner was submerged, replacement is required; cleaning will leave moisture and biological growth that regrows within weeks. We run camera inspection first and document our findings with video and photos for your insurer. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule a post-flood assessment.
Yes. St. Cloud’s average summer dew points in the mid-70s and annual rainfall over 50 inches create relentless attic humidity that degrades the outer insulation jacket and causes internal condensation. Over time, the duct loses its thermal barrier and becomes a surface for microbial growth inside the run. Camera inspection reveals the condition before you smell or see the problem.
Those 1950s – 60s ranches were built with undersized attic returns, and the dense live oak canopy drops pollen, leaves, and nesting material directly into roof vents and return grilles. Our techs regularly find compacted debris and even acorn caches choking the return trunk. The blower motor strains against the blockage, energy bills climb, and the fix is physical source removal with negative-air extraction, not filter changes alone.
Yes. We provide timestamped video inspection, still photography, and a written assessment stating whether cleaning or replacement is the appropriate remedy. This documentation has helped St. Cloud homeowners get claims approved that were initially denied for lack of evidence. We charge $150 – $250 for inspection-only documentation, or include it when you proceed with our recommended work.
We feed a camera through all accessible supply and return runs, record video of internal conditions, photograph damage points, and test airflow at each register. The report classifies each duct section as cleanable, repairable, or requiring replacement, with specific reasoning tied to what the camera found. You’ll have the documentation in hand before any work begins. Call (361) 326-5060 to book.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving St. Cloud since 2004.