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 Auburn
Air duct cleaning in Auburn typically runs $350 – $650 for a full residential system and $800 – $2,400 for commercial spaces, with most jobs completed in a single visit. Our crews serve Auburn from our Sacramento dispatch office, which means we’re familiar with the Green River Valley’s flood history and the specific duct problems it creates in local homes. If you’re noticing musty airflow, uneven heating, or higher energy bills than your neighbors on Lea Hill, call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate with a written price before any work starts.
We’ve been cleaning ducts in Auburn since 2004 as part of the Garrison Partners family, and we’ve learned that this city’s mix of mill-era housing near downtown and mid-century ranches in Lakeland Hills presents challenges you won’t find in newer Sacramento suburbs. Original galvanized ductwork rusts at the seams. Flexible runs in crawlspaces get crushed during flood repairs. After a wet winter with over 150 rainy days, mold colonies establish themselves in supply plenums that standard cleaning barely touches. Our Air Duct Cleaning team doesn’t just brush and vac; we inspect, identify the real failure, and price the fix in writing.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Auburn’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’re not the cheapest outfit advertising in Auburn, and we don’t try to be. What we offer is a price that doesn’t move once the technician is inside your home, backed by a 365-Day Done Right Promise that covers every job in writing. If the work fails within a year, we return and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and expected to follow The Garrison Code on every job: arrive inside the quoted window, price in writing, complete the work by the book, and leave the site clean. Phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, seven days a week. No voicemail loops. No callback queues.
We know Auburn’s neighborhoods because we work in them regularly. We’ve cleaned ducts in the original mill houses near downtown, the 1960s ranches spreading across Lea Hill, and the newer construction near the Outlet Collection. We understand how the Green River’s periodic flooding drives moisture into crawlspaces and basements, creating conditions that standard duct cleaning alone won’t fix. When you hire Hollis, you’re getting a crew that recognizes Auburn’s housing stock and its specific failure modes before we open the first register.
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Auburn
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Auburn covers restaurants, retail spaces, medical offices, and light industrial facilities where code compliance, employee health, and HVAC efficiency matter to the bottom line. We use Nikro negative-air machines and Rotobrush rotary brush systems to dislodge and extract buildup from supply and return trunk lines, with HEPA filtration preventing contamination of occupied spaces during the work. A typical commercial job in Auburn runs $800 – $2,400 depending on system size, access difficulty, and whether video inspection or sanitization is required.
Restaurant and Kitchen Exhaust Systems
Grease-laden vapors from cooking equipment coat duct interiors and create fire hazards that municipal inspectors flag. We clean the full exhaust path from hood to roof penetration, documenting the work for fire marshal compliance. Most Auburn restaurant jobs are scheduled during closed hours to avoid disrupting service.
Retail and Office Buildouts
Commercial spaces near the Outlet Collection and along Highway 49 often undergo tenant improvements that leave construction debris in ductwork. We perform post-renovation cleaning with video verification, so property managers have documentation for lease turnarounds and occupancy permits.
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Auburn
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Auburn from Hollis include full-system cleaning of supply ducts, return ducts, and the air handler, plus optional duct sealing and video inspection. A complete residential cleaning for a typical Auburn home runs $350 – $650, with duct sealing adding $400 – $900 depending on linear footage and accessibility. We don’t quote per-vent prices that balloon at the door; we give one flat price per system, agreed in writing before work begins.
Video Inspection and Documentation
We run cameras through duct runs before and after cleaning, so you see what we’re dealing with and verify the results. In Auburn’s older homes, this often reveals disconnected flex, crushed runs, or rusted galvanized seams that explain why rooms won’t heat evenly. The footage belongs to you; we use it to build an accurate scope and price.
Duct Sealing with Mastic and Mechanical Fasteners
Cleaning removes debris, but sealing fixes the leaks that let attic dust and crawlspace mold enter the airflow. We apply mastic sealant and mechanical fasteners to joints and seams, then pressure-test the system. Many Auburn homeowners find this cuts their heating and cooling costs more than the cleaning itself.
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 Auburn
Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush rotary brush systems for agitation cleaning, Nikro negative-air machines for controlled debris extraction, and filtration products from Aprilaire and Abatement Technologies. We stock parts and accessories for these brands locally, which means faster turnaround on Auburn jobs and no waiting for cross-shipped components. When your system needs a media upgrade after cleaning, we can source Aprilaire pleated filters or Abatement HEPA cartridges without delaying the project. The tools we use are the same ones specified for commercial and healthcare applications, not hardware-store attachments pushed into a shop vac.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Auburn Homes
- Moisture-driven mold in flood-exposed ductwork. After Green River flooding, many homes near downtown and Lea Hill develop mold colonies in supply plenums and crawlspace flex runs. Standard register cleaning won’t reach these areas; negative-air extraction with HEPA containment is required to prevent recontamination.
- Rusted galvanized seams in mill-era homes. Original ductwork in Auburn’s pre-1960 housing stock develops pinhole leaks and rust flakes that brush cleaning dislodges but cannot seal. We identify these failures during video inspection and recommend sealing or replacement before debris recirculates.
- Crushed and disconnected flexible duct after repairs. Plumbing and flood remediation crews in Lakeland Hills and Lea Hill crawlspaces frequently disturb flex runs, creating gaps that pull crawlspace air directly into the HVAC system. Our camera inspection finds these disconnects that homeowners can’t see from the register.
- Recontamination from untreated air handlers. After flooding, many Auburn homeowners sanitize visible registers but skip the blower motor and evaporator coil, leaving mold colonies that spread through cleaned ducts within weeks. Our full-system scope includes these components.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Auburn, CA
Most full residential duct cleaning jobs in Auburn fall between $350 and $650 for a complete supply-and-return system, with commercial work ranging from $800 to $2,400 depending on square footage and access. Duct sealing runs $400 – $900. Video inspection is typically included in our written scope; sanitization after flood exposure adds $150 – $350.
What moves the price: system size, accessibility (crawlspace vs. basement vs. attic), condition of existing ductwork, and whether mold remediation or sealing is required. We do not quote teaser rates that jump once we’re inside. The price we write down before work starts is the price you pay. No per-vent add-ons. No equipment fees at the door.
We also offer free estimates. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule a walkthrough, and we’ll inspect your system, show you what we find, and leave you with a written price you can compare.
We Also Serve Cities Near Auburn
Our crews regularly work in Auburn and the surrounding communities, including Newcastle, Lincoln, Loomis, and Rocklin. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our Sacramento office, with local technicians assigned to minimize drive time and keep appointments inside the quoted window.
Serving Auburn, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Auburn 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 Auburn
The Green River Valley’s flood-prone soils and over 150 rainy days per year drive moisture into crawlspaces and basements, creating conditions where mold colonizes duct interiors within one to two wet seasons. After major floods, we’ve seen homes where the plenum and blower motor were fully recontaminated within three weeks of surface cleaning because the deeper system was never treated. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll inspect whether your ducts need standard cleaning or full sanitization with HEPA-contained negative-air extraction.
Original galvanized ductwork can be cleaned if the seams are intact, but we frequently find rusted-through joints and pinhole leaks in Auburn’s mill-era and mid-century housing that brushing alone won’t fix. During our video inspection, we’ll show you the condition of your specific runs and quote sealing or partial replacement if needed, with everything priced in writing before work begins. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule a camera look.
Commercial cleaning covers the full supply and return path with negative-air containment, rotary brush agitation, and post-cleaning video documentation; restaurant jobs add grease exhaust cleaning from hood to roof penetration for fire code compliance. Most Auburn commercial jobs run $800 – $2,400 and are scheduled during off-hours to avoid disrupting operations. Call (361) 326-5060 for a written scope tailored to your square footage and occupancy type.
Yes, particularly in older homes with flexible duct in crawlspaces, where rodents access torn or poorly sealed runs and leave debris that circulates through the system. Our camera inspection identifies entry points, and we coordinate with pest control professionals when sealing is required to prevent re-entry. Call (361) 326-5060 if you’re hearing activity or noticing unusual odors from your registers.
Signs include persistent musty odors after the visible water is gone, uneven heating or cooling between rooms, and higher than normal utility bills that suggest conditioned air is escaping into crawlspaces or wall cavities. We recommend a post-flood video inspection of the full system, including the air handler and blower motor, since these components are often overlooked during water damage remediation. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free inspection and written assessment.
We recently worked a 1950s mill-era ranch near downtown Auburn where the original galvanized supply ducts had rusted through at the seams and a crushed flex run in the crawlspace was dumping conditioned air into the dirt. Our tech ran a camera inspection, found mold growth and rodent debris in the return, then used agitation tools and HEPA filtration under negative pressure to pull it all out before sealing the compromised joints. The homeowner’s musty smell disappeared within a day, and the system’s static pressure dropped enough that the blower motor stopped short-cycling.
Because Auburn’s Green River Valley floods periodically, many homes near downtown and Lea Hill end up with moisture-driven mold colonizing original galvanized and flexible duct runs, which is why post-flood sanitization and duct replacement requests here look different from inland cities. We’ve learned that a standard brush-and-vac job in this market often misses the real problem: compromised duct integrity that reintroduces contaminants as fast as they’re removed. That’s why our Auburn scope always includes inspection, pressure testing, and written recommendations for sealing or replacement when the ductwork itself has failed.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Auburn since 2004.