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.
Fast, Reliable Air Duct Cleaning Across Friendswood
Air duct cleaning in Friendswood typically runs $350 – $650 for a whole-home system, with most residential jobs completed in a single visit. We’re Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, and we’ve been serving the Gulf Coast corridor since 2004. Our dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Houston office, but our crews work Friendswood neighborhoods regularly – from the established ranch homes near Clear Creek to the newer builds in West Ranch and Sterling Creek. We know the 77546 ZIP code well: the humidity that never quits, the flex duct that builders installed in 1982, the musty smell that shows up after every tropical storm. If your vents are pushing odors or your system’s working harder than it should, call us at (361) 326-5060. We’ll give you a written price before we touch anything, and we back every job with our 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Friendswood’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve built our reputation in Friendswood on showing up when we said we would and leaving the site clean. That sounds basic, but in this trade it’s rarer than it should be. Our technicians arrive in uniform, background-checked, with the job specs already in hand – no wandering through your house figuring out what to charge.
Our phones are answered by a live person, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops, no callback queues, no waiting until Monday when your ducts smell like a bayou after Saturday’s storm.
Every Hollis location is independently owned and operated under The Garrison Standard. That means written prices, written guarantees, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise on every job – if the work fails within a year, we come back and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. Roy Castellanos leads our operation, and he expects every crew to follow The Garrison Code on every Friendswood job: arrive inside the window, price in writing, complete the job by the book, leave the site clean.
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Friendswood
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Friendswood means more than pushing a brush through your vents. In this market, it’s about addressing decades of Gulf Coast humidity that has turned original duct materials into breeding grounds for mold and mildew – especially in the 1970s – 1990s ranch and two-story brick homes that dominate the area. We use professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush and Nikro to perform source removal on supply and return ducts, then inspect with video to find what cleaning alone won’t fix.
A typical whole-home residential duct cleaning in Friendswood runs $350 – $550 for homes up to about 3,500 square feet. Larger homes or systems with significant contamination may reach $650. We do not price per vent. One flat price per system, agreed before work starts.
Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts push conditioned air into your living spaces. In Friendswood’s older homes, we often find the first few feet of main trunk lines saturated with microbial growth where cool air meets warm attic air – a pattern that spikes after every hurricane season. Our rotary brush systems with HEPA filtration agitate and extract contamination at the source, not just at the register.
Return Duct Cleaning and Sealing
Return ducts pull air back to the handler. In original 1980s flex duct runs, we regularly find crushed or disconnected sections leaking conditioned air into the attic. Cleaning without sealing these runs wastes your money. We inspect with video, then seal compromised joints with mastic or replace damaged flex – whatever the system actually needs.
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Friendswood
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Friendswood covers office buildings, retail spaces, medical clinics, and light industrial facilities from FM 518 to the Bay Area Boulevard corridor. Commercial systems typically use larger sheet-metal trunk lines and rooftop units that accumulate construction debris, pollen, and mold spores at different rates than residential setups. We scale our approach using Nikro negative-air machines and Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration to contain contamination during the cleaning process.
Commercial duct cleaning in Friendswood generally runs $800 – $2,500 depending on system size, access difficulty, and contamination level. We provide written, itemized proposals before any work begins – no ballpark figures that balloon once we’re on site.
Full System Cleaning with Video Documentation
Commercial clients often need documentation for insurance, property management, or tenant records. We provide before-and-after video inspection of main trunk lines and key branch connections. This isn’t marketing footage – it’s dated, labeled evidence of what we found and what we removed.
Maintenance Scheduling for Commercial Clients
Friendswood’s coastal humidity means commercial systems benefit from scheduled cleaning rather than reactive calls. We work with property managers to set intervals based on occupancy, filtration quality, and local pollen loads – typically every 2 – 3 years for standard office environments, more frequently for medical or food-service spaces.
Trusted Brands We Service in Friendswood
We carry and install filtration and cleaning equipment from brands that hold up in Gulf Coast conditions: Aprilaire media air cleaners for whole-home particle control, Guardsman UV systems for microbial suppression in high-humidity attics, and Rotobrush rotary brush systems for mechanical agitation in residential ductwork. We stock common parts and filters locally, so Friendswood customers aren’t waiting on Houston warehouse shipments for standard replacements. If your system uses Honeywell, Abatement Technologies, or another major brand, we service it – and we’ll tell you honestly whether a component is worth repairing or replacing.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Friendswood Homes
- Mold in main trunk lines after storm season. Friendswood sits in the Gulf Coast humidity corridor where HVAC systems run nearly year-round. After every hurricane-season deluge, we get calls from neighborhoods near Clear Creek about musty odors when the air handler kicks on. The culprit is usually microbial growth at the first few feet of supply trunk where cool air meets warm, humid attic air.
- Crushed or disconnected flex duct in 1970s – 1990s builds. Original flex duct in Friendswood’s ranch homes has often been stepped on by decades of HVAC technicians, insulation installers, and homeowners storing holiday decorations. We find runs leaking 20 – 30% of conditioned air into the attic – you’re paying to cool your insulation.
- Moisture trapping in newer tight construction. Homes in West Ranch and Sterling Creek are built to modern efficiency standards, but that tight envelope traps humidity and allergens inside. Without proper ventilation and filtration, duct contamination rebuilds within months of a basic cleaning.
- Sheet-metal trunk lines never properly sealed. Original sheet-metal systems in Friendswood’s two-story brick homes were often assembled with snap-lock joints and no mastic. Decades of thermal expansion have opened gaps that pull attic air into the system – hot, humid, and full of fiberglass particles.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Friendswood, TX
Here’s what we charge for Air Duct Cleaning in the Friendswood market:
| Service | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Residential whole-system cleaning (up to 3,500 sq ft) | $350 – $550 |
| Residential whole-system cleaning (larger homes) | $550 – $650 |
| Commercial duct cleaning (small office/retail) | $800 – $1,400 |
| Commercial duct cleaning (larger systems) | $1,400 – $2,500 |
| Video inspection (standalone or with cleaning) | $150 – $250 |
| Duct sealing with mastic (per job, not per joint) | $200 – $500 |
What moves the price: system size, contamination level, accessibility of ductwork in the attic or crawlspace, and whether we find damage requiring repair or replacement. We do not quote per vent. One flat price per system, written down before any work starts. No charges added at the door. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate – we’ll ask about your home’s age, square footage, and what you’re experiencing, then give you a range you can plan around.
We Also Serve Cities Near Friendswood
Our crews regularly work Air Duct Cleaning in Friendswood and surrounding communities: Webster to the north, League City to the east, Pearland to the west, and Alvin to the south. Same equipment, same written pricing, same 365-Day Done Right Promise at every stop.
Serving Friendswood, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Friendswood 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 Friendswood
Friendswood’s Gulf Coast location means extreme humidity, high pollen counts, and frequent storm-driven water intrusion that feeds mold growth in ductwork – conditions most of the country doesn’t face year-round. The 77546 ZIP code specifically sees recurring mold issues in main trunk lines after tropical weather events. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate if you’re noticing musty odors or increased allergy symptoms.
Check for musty odors when the system runs, visible water stains around ceiling registers, and reduced airflow from specific vents – all signs that moisture has entered the duct system and microbial growth has started. We were called to a 1978 two-story brick ranch off Clear Creek in 77546 after the homeowners noticed a musty smell every time the air handler kicked on following a named storm. Our tech ran a camera inspection and found the first 6 feet of the main trunk saturated with microbial growth, plus two crushed flex runs to the back bedrooms leaking conditioned air into the attic. We set up negative pressure with HEPA filtration, used agitation tools for source removal on the supply and return ducts, sealed the compromised trunk joints, and replaced the two crushed runs – the musty odor cleared within a day. If you’ve had water intrusion, get a video inspection before assuming a basic cleaning will solve it.
Original flex duct in Friendswood’s 1980s ranches often needs more than cleaning; we regularly find crushed, disconnected, or deteriorated runs that leak 20 – 30% of conditioned air into the attic. We inspect with video first. If the flex is intact but dirty, cleaning and sealing joints is the right fix. If it’s crushed, torn, or the inner liner is deteriorating, replacement is the honest recommendation – and we’ll show you the video so you can see why. Call (361) 326-5060 for an inspection and written options.
Yes. Tight construction traps moisture, cooking particles, pet dander, and off-gassing materials inside the envelope, where they recirculate through the duct system. Without adequate ventilation and proper filtration, these homes often develop contamination faster than older, leakier construction. The fix isn’t just cleaning – it’s evaluating whether the ventilation and filtration strategy matches the tightness of the build. We assess this on every job and recommend appropriate Aprilaire or Honeywell filtration upgrades when the system needs them.
A real cleaning uses negative-air containment (Nikro machines), mechanical agitation (Rotobrush or similar), and HEPA filtration to remove contamination at the source – followed by video inspection to verify results and identify damage. A quick blow-through pushes a rotating brush or compressed air line through vents with no containment, scattering debris into your living space and missing the main trunk lines where most contamination lives. Real cleaning takes 3 – 5 hours for a typical Friendswood home. A blow-through takes 45 minutes and leaves the problem mostly intact. Ask any contractor whether they use negative-air containment and whether they video the main trunk lines before and after. If they don’t, you’re not getting a real cleaning. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll explain exactly what your system needs before we quote a price.
Ready to get your Friendswood home’s ducts inspected and cleaned the right way? Call (361) 326-5060 now for a free, written estimate. We’ll ask about your home’s age, any musty odors or airflow issues you’ve noticed, and schedule a visit that works for you. Every job gets our 365-Day Done Right Promise – if it’s not right, we make it right, backed in writing.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Friendswood and the Gulf Coast corridor since 2004.




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