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 Beverly
Air duct cleaning in Beverly typically runs $350 – $650 for a full residential system and $500 – $1,200 for commercial jobs, with most homeowners scheduling every 3 – 5 years depending on their building age and conditions. Our crews cover all of Beverly, from the colonial-era downtown to the capes and ranches of North Beverly and Centerville, with scheduling coordinated from our Boston office. We arrive inside the quoted window, price the job in writing before touching anything, and leave the site clean. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
We’ve worked on enough Beverly homes to know this market isn’t like Peabody or Danvers. The downtown streets and Beverly Farms neighborhoods were laid out in the 1600s and 1700s, and the housing stock reflects it: narrow chimneys, shared party walls, hand-fabricated ducts with odd angles, and plaster that predates modern building codes. That history matters when you’re deciding who walks into your home with a rotary brush and a vacuum hose.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Beverly’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Hollis has been part of the Garrison Partners family since 2004. The Garrison Standard means written prices, written guarantees, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise on every job. If the work fails within a year, we return and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. No negotiation, no runaround.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. You know who’s arriving before they knock. Phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, not a callback queue that dumps you to Monday.
We don’t compete on teaser coupons. We compete on discipline: show up when we said, price it before we touch it, do it by the book. That’s The Garrison Code, and it applies to every Air Duct Cleaning crew we send to Beverly.
Dispatch and scheduling for Beverly are coordinated from our Boston office, with crews serving the city locally. We know the difference between a Federal-style downtown colonial with horsehair plaster and a post-war ranch in Centerville with flex duct in the attic. That local knowledge changes how we scope the job, what equipment we bring, and how we protect your home while we’re in it.
Air Duct Inspection in Beverly
Air Duct Inspection in Beverly is where we start every job, because Beverly’s housing stock demands it. We camera the full system, identify shared duct chases, check for salt-air corrosion on older metal, and locate cracks in attic or crawlspace runs before any cleaning begins. A residential inspection in Beverly typically runs $150 – $250; commercial inspections start around $300 and scale with system complexity.
What We Look For in Older Homes
Downtown Beverly and Beverly Farms homes built before 1900 often have chimney-adjacent duct chases and party-wall returns between attached units. One unit’s cooking grease, dryer lint, and dust can enter a neighbor’s air handler. We map these shared systems before we touch anything, so we don’t push debris from one home into another.
Attic and Crawlspace Checks
In Montserrat and Beverly Farms, duct runs through unheated spaces freeze-condense in winter and sweat in summer. We look for cracked flex duct, rodent access points, and corrosion that homeowners mistake for ordinary dust. Catching this early changes the scope and the price, and we document it on camera so you see what we see.
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Beverly
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Beverly means source-removing debris from supply ducts, return ducts, and the air handler, not just blowing compressed air through the vents. We use Rotobrush rotary brush systems under negative pressure with HEPA filtration, the same equipment commercial crews use. A typical single-family home in Beverly runs $350 – $650; larger homes or those with complex ductwork can reach $800 – $1,000.
Preservation Cleaning for Historic Homes
Federal-style and colonial homes in downtown Beverly have original plaster walls and hand-fabricated sheet-metal ducts with numerous joints. High-pressure cleaning cracks horsehair plaster and dislodges lead paint dust. We use low-pressure agitation with contained negative air, protecting your plaster while removing decades of buildup.
Multi-Unit and Shared Systems
Converted colonials and attached units in Beverly Farms often share return ducts between households. We scope the full building system, coordinate with neighbors when needed, and seal our work area so one unit’s cleaning doesn’t contaminate another. This is not standard practice everywhere, but it’s standard for us in Beverly.
Trusted Brands We Service in Beverly
Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush rotary brush systems for agitation cleaning, Nikro negative-air machines for contained debris removal, and filtration products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman. We stock common filters and replacement parts for Beverly customers, so a dirty Aprilaire media filter or a failed Honeywell electronic air cleaner cell doesn’t mean a week-long wait. Most residential filter swaps and minor component replacements happen same visit. For commercial systems using Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration, we coordinate parts through our Boston office with next-day turnaround on standard items.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Beverly Homes
- Shared return ducts in downtown colonials. One unit’s cooking grease and dust enters a neighbor’s air handler through party-wall returns. Cleaning only your vents without sealing the shared chase redistributes the problem.
- Salt-air corrosion on older sheet metal. Beverly’s coastal humidity accelerates rust in hand-fabricated ducts from the 1920s and 1930s. Corrosion flakes off and circulates as metallic dust, which standard vacuums won’t capture without HEPA filtration.
- Freeze-cracked flex duct in Montserrat attics. Winter condensation in unheated attic runs freezes, splits the flex, and creates rodent highways. Homeowners call us for “dusty air” and we find chewed duct and nesting material instead.
- Dryer lint in shared Beverly Farms stacks. Multi-unit buildings often clean only the trap, leaving the common vertical run packed with lint. That’s the leading factor in home dryer fires, and it requires rotary brushing from the roof or exterior termination, not just a shop vac at the laundry room.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Beverly, MA
Here’s what air duct cleaning costs in Beverly’s market, based on the jobs we’ve completed:
| Service | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Residential full-system cleaning (single-family) | $350 – $650 |
| Large home or complex ductwork | $800 – $1,000 |
| Commercial system cleaning | $500 – $1,200 |
| Air duct inspection with camera | $150 – $250 |
| Dryer vent cleaning (standalone) | $120 – $200 |
| Dryer vent in shared multi-unit stack | $250 – $400 |
What moves the price: system size, accessibility (crawlspace vs. basement), contamination level, and whether we find shared chases or damaged duct that needs repair before cleaning. We give one flat price per system, agreed in writing before work starts. No per-vent pricing, no add-ons at the door. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote; estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Beverly
Our crews regularly work in Salem, Danvers, Marblehead, and Peabody. Each city has its own housing stock and duct challenges; Salem’s mill conversions differ from Marblehead’s waterfront cottages, and we scope accordingly. If you’re just outside Beverly city limits, call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll confirm coverage.
Serving Beverly, MA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Beverly 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 Beverly
We can clean your unit, but we first inspect the shared chase to make sure we’re not pushing your neighbor’s debris into your air handler. In downtown Beverly and Beverly Farms, we often find party-wall returns that connect multiple units. We seal our work area and may coordinate with adjacent homeowners. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll scope it on camera during the free estimate.
Beverly’s coastal humidity hits unheated attic runs hard. Summer condensation on cold duct surfaces grows mold and dust mites. Winter temperatures drop below freezing, ice forms inside cracked flex duct, and the expansion splits it further. Rodents use those cracks as entry points. We camera-inspect attic runs to distinguish mold from dust, then repair or replace damaged flex before cleaning. Call (361) 326-5060 for an inspection.
It packs into the common vertical run between floors, reducing airflow and creating a fire hazard. In Beverly’s multi-unit buildings, the trap catches maybe 30% of lint; the rest accumulates where no single homeowner sees it. We rotary-brush the full stack from the exterior termination, with negative-air containment so lint doesn’t enter living spaces. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule a stack cleaning.
High-pressure air blasting can crack horsehair plaster and dislodge lead paint dust. We don’t do that. Our Rotobrush system uses controlled, low-pressure agitation inside the duct, with HEPA-negative-air containment that captures debris at the source. We protect plaster surrounds and woodwork with drop cloths and corner guards. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers our workmanship if any issue arises. Call (361) 326-5060 to discuss your home’s specific construction.
Yes, on every job. Our Nikro negative-air machines create suction at the duct access point, so debris travels directly to containment instead of escaping into your home. HEPA filtration captures particles down to 0.3 microns, including mold spores, dust mites, and salt-air corrosion flakes. We show you the filter condition before and after. Call (361) 326-5060 to see the equipment and get your written estimate.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Beverly and the North Shore since 2004.