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 Upper Arlington
Air duct cleaning in Upper Arlington typically runs $350 – $650 for a full residential system, with older homes needing camera inspection and sealing work pushing toward the higher end. Most jobs are scheduled within a week, and our crews are on the road daily from our Cleveland office to Upper Arlington’s tree-canopied streets. We’re familiar with the quirks of pre-1960 ductwork, from crushed galvanized branch lines in Old Arlington Cape Cods to asbestos-wrapped trunks in pre-1950 basements near Guilford Road. If your registers are pushing dust, your upstairs rooms aren’t getting airflow, or you’re just tired of changing filters every three weeks, call (361) 326-5060. We’ll give you a written price before we touch anything.
Upper Arlington isn’t a new-construction market. The majority of homes here were built between the 1920s and 1950s, and many have original duct systems that have never been professionally cleaned. That changes the job entirely. Our Air Duct Cleaning crews don’t just vacuum out a modern flex-duct system. We inspect with cameras, repair disconnected runs, and hand-seal galvanized joints that have been leaking since the Truman administration. The Garrison Standard means we arrive inside the window, price in writing, and leave the site clean. No exceptions.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Upper Arlington’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve been serving this market since 2004, and Upper Arlington homeowners know what to expect from us: a uniformed, background-checked technician who shows up when we said he would, explains what he found in plain English, and puts the price in writing before the equipment comes off the truck. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every job, if the work fails within a year, we come back 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. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Cleveland office, but the crews serving Upper Arlington live and work locally. They know the difference between a 1925 brick Colonial in the south end and a 1960s ranch near Lane Avenue, and they know which ones are likely hiding original galvanized ducts filled with plaster dust from the original build.
Roy Castellanos, who leads Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, built this operation on The Garrison Code: show up squared away, do the job by the book, and stand behind it for a full year. That discipline is why we don’t compete on teaser prices. We compete on the price you can trust, the one that doesn’t move when the van is in your driveway.
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Upper Arlington
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Upper Arlington covers office buildings, medical clinics, retail spaces, and multi-tenant properties along Kenny Road, Lane Avenue, and the Tremont Center corridor. These systems are larger and more complex than residential setups, often with rooftop units, VAV boxes, and extended trunk lines that haven’t been opened in years. A typical commercial job in Upper Arlington runs $800 – $2,500 depending on square footage, system accessibility, and contamination level. We use Nikro negative-air machines to maintain containment during cleaning, and we provide before-and-after photo documentation for property managers who need records for insurance or lease compliance.
Restaurant and Food-Service Systems
Grease-laden vent hoods and makeup air ducts in Upper Arlington’s restaurant row require scheduled cleaning to meet fire code and health department standards. We coordinate after-hours to avoid disrupting service, and we document every access point cleaned for your inspector’s file.
Office and Medical Tenant Buildouts
When a new tenant moves into a multi-tenant property, the existing ductwork often contains debris from the previous occupant’s renovation or operations. We clean and inspect before occupancy, flagging any crushed runs or disconnected boots that would affect the new tenant’s comfort from day one.
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Upper Arlington
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Upper Arlington start with understanding what kind of house you have and what kind of system is hidden behind your walls. A 1920s brick two-story near Fishinger Road is a completely different job than a tear-down rebuild on Ridgeview Middle School’s perimeter. For a typical full-system residential clean in Upper Arlington, expect $350 – $650. Homes needing camera inspection, crushed-run repair, or extensive hand-sealing of original galvanized joints can run $700 – $1,200. We put the exact price in writing after we see the system, not before, because guessing at duct conditions from a phone call is how other outfits end up with “surprise” charges at your door.
Source Removal and Mechanical Agitation
We use Rotobrush rotary brush systems to break loose debris adhered to duct walls, coupled with negative-air HEPA filtration to capture it at the source. This isn’t a shop vac pushed into a register. It’s controlled, contained, and verified with before-and-after photos of your own ducts.
Camera Inspection and Repair
Our video inspection finds what vacuuming alone cannot: crushed branch runs, disconnected boots, and joints that have separated under decades of thermal cycling. In Upper Arlington’s older housing stock, we find these problems on roughly one in three jobs. We repair what we can access and document what requires a dedicated HVAC contractor.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Upper Arlington
Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush rotary brush systems for mechanical agitation, Nikro negative-air machines for containment during source removal, and filtration products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman. We don’t show up with hardware-store gear. The same tools we use in Upper Arlington basements are specified for commercial jobs in downtown Columbus. For homeowners with integrated whole-house filtration, we stock replacement media and can advise on upgrade paths that fit your existing air handler. Parts and filters for common Upper Arlington systems are carried on our vans, so most jobs don’t wait on a supply run.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Upper Arlington Homes
- Original galvanized ducts filled with construction debris from the 1940s – 50s build. In Old Arlington and the OSU-area streets, we regularly pull out plaster dust, sawdust, and even dropped tools that have been sitting in trunk lines for seventy years. This isn’t ordinary household dust. It’s compacted, heavy, and requires mechanical agitation to break loose.
- Crushed or disconnected branch runs starving upstairs rooms of airflow. Small-gauge galvanized steel doesn’t tolerate being stepped on during attic work or settling over decades. We find crushed runs and disconnected boots that explain why the second floor never heats evenly, no matter how high you set the thermostat.
- Fall leaf litter clogging exterior intakes and return grilles every October and November. Upper Arlington’s mature oak and maple canopy is beautiful, but it deposits debris that restricts airflow and pulls organic material into the system. We clear and screen these openings as part of our standard scope.
- Asbestos-wrapped duct sections in pre-1950 basements requiring abatement protocols. Some original ductwork in Upper Arlington’s oldest homes was insulated with asbestos-containing material. We identify it during camera inspection and stop work until proper abatement is completed. Cleaning over friable asbestos is a health hazard we don’t tolerate.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Upper Arlington, OH
Here’s what honest pricing looks like for this market. A basic residential full-system clean in Upper Arlington, including supply and return ducts, main trunk lines, and registers, runs $350 – $550. Homes with original galvanized ductwork needing camera inspection, mechanical repair of crushed runs, or hand-sealing at accessible joints typically fall in the $600 – $900 range. Extensive restoration work, multiple system zones, or pre-1950 homes requiring asbestos awareness protocols can reach $1,000 – $1,200. Commercial systems start at $800 and scale with square footage and equipment access. Every price is written down before work starts. One flat price per system. No per-vent pricing, no add-ons at the door. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate, we’ll look at your system and give you the exact number.
| Service | Typical Range in Upper Arlington |
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| Residential full-system cleaning (modern flex duct) | $350 – $550 |
| Residential cleaning with camera inspection and sealing | $600 – $900 |
| Pre-1950 home with asbestos awareness protocols | $800 – $1,200 |
| Commercial duct cleaning | $800 – $2,500+ |
We Also Serve Cities Near Upper Arlington
Our crews work throughout the Columbus metro and beyond. We regularly handle Air Duct Cleaning in Upper Arlington and also serve Columbus, Cleveland, Parma, and Lorain. Each job gets the same written price, the same 365-Day Done Right Promise, and the same background-checked, uniformed technician, whether we’re on Guilford Road or driving to the west side.
Serving Upper Arlington, OH - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Upper Arlington 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 Upper Arlington
Camera inspection is the only way to know for certain. We feed a scope through your supply and return lines to check for crushed runs, disconnected boots, and accumulation depth. If the metal is intact and accessible, cleaning and sealing usually restores performance. If the trunk line is rusted through or inaccessible, we’ll tell you that too, and recommend an HVAC contractor for replacement. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule a free inspection.
Old Arlington homes have rigid galvanized steel ductwork, often small-gauge and unsealed at joints, with seventy years of accumulated debris. Newer builds use flex duct in conditioned attics, which is easier to clean but requires different agitation tools and doesn’t need hand-sealing. The older systems also hide more surprises: dropped tools from the original build, asbestos wraps, and settling damage that flex duct doesn’t suffer. Our protocol changes based on what we find.
Upper Arlington’s mature tree canopy drops significant leaf debris in October and November, and exterior intake vents and return grilles catch it. If your system pulls return air from a vent on the home’s exterior or through a window-well intake, that debris restricts airflow and forces your blower to work harder. We clear and screen these openings during our standard scope, and we can recommend permanent screening if the problem repeats yearly.
Yes, occasionally in pre-1950 homes, particularly in basements where original ductwork was insulated with asbestos-containing wrap. We identify it during camera inspection before any cleaning equipment touches it. If we find it, we stop work and advise on abatement. Cleaning over friable asbestos is dangerous and illegal without proper containment. We don’t take shortcuts on this.
Source removal means we don’t just vacuum the register. We use mechanical agitation, rotary brushes, and controlled negative-air HEPA filtration to break loose debris at its source inside the duct walls and remove it completely from your home. In Upper Arlington’s old galvanized systems, source removal often reveals hidden damage that vacuuming alone would miss. We document everything with before-and-after photos. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
Ready to see what’s inside your ducts? Call Hollis Air Duct Cleaning at (361) 326-5060 for a free, written estimate. We’ll inspect your system, explain what we found, and give you one flat price before any work starts. Every job is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, we make it right, at no charge. That’s The Garrison Standard, and it’s how we work in Upper Arlington.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Upper Arlington and the greater Columbus area since 2004.