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 Cinco Ranch
Air duct cleaning in Cinco Ranch typically runs $350 – $650 for a complete residential system, and most jobs are scheduled within a few business days. We’re the local crew that shows up when we said we would, prices the job in writing before touching anything, and leaves your registers sealed and your attic access clean.
Our dispatch office coordinates scheduling from Houston, and our technicians serve Cinco Ranch homes directly – no third-party subcontractors, no van with out-of-state plates. We know the area’s master-planned sections, from Grand Lakes to South Lake to the newer builds near Cinco Ranch Boulevard, and we know what hides in those attic flex-duct runs that other crews skip. If you’re ready to book, call us at (361) 326-5060. Estimates are free, and the price we write down is the price you pay.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Cinco Ranch’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve been part of the Garrison Partners family since 2004, and our Air Duct Cleaning team has built a reputation in Cinco Ranch by doing exactly what we say we’ll do. Homeowners here aren’t looking for the lowest coupon in the mailbox – they’re looking for a crew that won’t renegotiate the price at the door or leave drywall dust blowing through the vents after a “cleaning.”
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and trained to The Garrison Standard: arrive inside the quoted window, price in writing before work starts, complete the job by the book, and leave the site clean. Every repair and cleaning carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise – if the work fails within a year, we return 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 “we’ll call you back Monday.”
Roy Castellanos leads our operation, and his name is on the standard we hold every Cinco Ranch job to.
Vent Cleaning in Cinco Ranch
Vent Cleaning in Cinco Ranch means more than wiping down the registers you can see from the hallway. We remove each supply and return vent cover, agitate the ductwork behind it with a Rotobrush rotary brush system, and extract debris under controlled negative pressure using Nikro equipment. A typical vent cleaning as part of a full system service in Cinco Ranch runs $150 – $300 when done as a standalone, or it’s included in our whole-system pricing.
Most Cinco Ranch homeowners need vent cleaning when they notice reduced airflow from specific rooms, visible dust puffing from registers when the HVAC cycles on, or a persistent musty smell that doesn’t come from the filter. In newer sections near Cinco Ranch Boulevard, we also find construction debris – drywall dust, wood shavings, insulation scraps – that builders left behind at handover.
Supply Vent Cleaning
Supply vents push conditioned air into your living spaces, so debris here lands on your furniture and in your air. We brush and vacuum each supply line back to the main trunk, then verify airflow with a handheld anemometer before sealing the register.
Return Vent Cleaning
Return vents pull air back to the handler, making them the collection point for pet hair, cooking grease, and fine dust. These runs are often the dirtiest in a Cinco Ranch home, and cleaning them without agitation just moves the clog deeper. We use the rotary brush to break it loose, then extract it under negative pressure.
Air Duct Repair in Cinco Ranch
Air Duct Repair in Cinco Ranch is a different job than in older Houston suburbs, and that’s because of the clay. Nearly every home here was built after 1990 with flexible ductwork routed through unconditioned attics, and the area’s expansive clay soils shift seasonally – pulling ducts loose from ceiling boots, kinking flex runs, and tearing the inner liner away from collar connections. A typical duct repair in Cinco Ranch runs $200 – $500 for joint reconnection and sealing, or $800 – $1,800 if sections of flex duct need replacement.
We don’t guess at what’s wrong. We run a camera through the system first, document the separation or damage, and show you before we quote the repair. Then we reconnect, seal with mastic, and test static pressure to confirm the fix.
Separated Joint Reconnection
The most common failure we see in Grand Lakes and South Lake homes: the inner liner pulls away from the ceiling boot collar, dumping conditioned air into the attic. We reconnect the liner, secure it with mechanical fasteners and mastic sealant, and verify with a follow-up camera pass.
Flex Duct Replacement
When clay-soil movement has kinked or crushed a flex run beyond repair, we replace the section with new insulated flex duct, sized to match the original CFM rating, and seal every joint to current standards.
Trusted Brands We Service in Cinco Ranch
We clean and repair systems with equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies – the same rotary brush systems, negative-air machines, and HEPA filtration units that commercial crews use in hospitals and schools. For filtration upgrades, we stock and install Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman products. We carry common boot collars, flex-duct connectors, and mastic sealant on every Cinco Ranch truck, so most repairs don’t require a return trip. If your system needs a part we don’t stock, our Houston office sources it fast – typically next-day for standard items.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Cinco Ranch Homes
- Construction debris in “new” homes. Builders in Cinco Ranch hand over keys with drywall dust, insulation scraps, and wood shavings still settled in the supply and return ducts. The HVAC runs for the first time and blasts it all through the house. We clean this out properly – not just the registers, but the full trunk and branch lines.
- Separated flex-duct joints from clay-soil movement. The expansive clay beneath Cinco Ranch shifts with moisture changes, pulling ceiling boots away from drywall and separating the duct liner from the collar. The homeowner thinks they need a cleaning; what they actually need is reconnection and sealing, then cleaning.
- Contractors who clean only what’s visible. Some crews pull off the registers, vacuum six inches back, and call it a full cleaning. The real debris – and the real joint failures – are in the attic runs where flex duct is routed. We camera-inspect every time.
- Biological growth from year-round humidity. Cinco Ranch’s humid subtropical climate keeps attic ducts damp for months at a stretch. Combine that with construction debris or a separated joint pulling hot attic air into cool ductwork, and you’ve got conditions for growth. We address the moisture source first, then clean.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Cinco Ranch, TX
A complete residential air duct cleaning in Cinco Ranch typically runs $350 – $650 for a single-system home with 12 – 20 registers. Two-story homes with separate upstairs and downstairs systems, or homes with additional return-air chases, run $550 – $950. Commercial duct cleaning in Cinco Ranch office or retail spaces starts around $800 and scales with square footage and system count.
What moves the price: number of supply and return registers, whether the home has one or two HVAC systems, accessibility of attic ductwork, and whether we find separated joints or damaged flex duct that needs repair before cleaning. We do not quote per-vent teaser prices that balloon at the door. We inspect, we write the full price down, and that number does not move. Every estimate is free. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule yours.
We Also Serve Cities Near Cinco Ranch
Our crews travel throughout the metro area for scheduled jobs and larger commercial projects. We regularly serve Cinco Ranch alongside Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth – always with the same written pricing, the same background-checked technicians, and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Cinco Ranch, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Cinco Ranch 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 Cinco Ranch
Because builders rarely clean ducts before handover, and your “new” home likely has drywall dust, insulation scraps, and wood shavings still settled in the supply and return lines. We were called to a two-story home in the Grand Lakes section of Cinco Ranch where the upstairs bedrooms never cooled evenly despite a newer system. Using camera inspection, our tech found the flexible duct inner liner at two ceiling boots had pulled away from the collars – a classic clay-soil foundation shift symptom – and was dumping conditioned air straight into the attic. After reconnecting the joints, agitating the supply and return ducts under negative pressure with HEPA filtration, and sealing the boots, the upstairs rooms finally held temperature and the blower motor was no longer short-cycling. Call (361) 326-5060 if your newer home isn’t performing like it should.
Everything. The expansive clay soils beneath Cinco Ranch shift seasonally with moisture changes, and that movement pulls flexible duct connections loose from ceiling boots in the attic. A homeowner calls thinking they need dust removed; what they actually need is joint reconnection, sealing, and then proper source removal. Our camera inspection catches this before we quote, so you’re not paying for a cleaning when the real problem is a separated duct. We handle both in one visit.
Yes. We follow NADCA ACR guidelines for source removal: mechanical agitation of debris with a Rotobrush rotary brush system, simultaneous extraction under negative pressure using Nikro equipment, and HEPA filtration on the exhaust so nothing recirculates into your home. We don’t blow compressed air through the lines and hope the debris lands somewhere else. The negative-air method captures it at the source.
Yes, and in Cinco Ranch we often do. Because clay-soil movement separates joints so frequently here, our trucks carry boot collars, mechanical fasteners, and mastic sealant on every job. If camera inspection finds a separated liner, we quote the repair in writing, reconnect and seal it, then complete the cleaning. You don’t need a second appointment or a second company.
Look for uneven temperatures between rooms, a blower motor that short-cycles, energy bills that climbed without explanation, or visible dust that returns quickly after cleaning. These symptoms point to disconnected joints or duct damage, not surface debris. Our camera inspection shows you exactly what’s happening in the attic runs. Call (361) 326-5060 to book a free estimate – we’ll show you before we tell you what it costs.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Cinco Ranch and the greater Houston area since 2004.