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 Gallatin
Air duct cleaning in Gallatin typically runs $350 – $650 for a full residential system, and most jobs are scheduled within a few days of your call. We’re the Air Duct Cleaning team that serves Gallatin from our Memphis dispatch office, with crews who know the difference between a 1960s ranch off Hartsville Pike and a new build in the GreenLea corridor. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate with a written price before any work starts.
Gallatin sits where the Cumberland River bottoms meet some of the fastest-growing exurban development in Middle Tennessee. That mix creates two distinct duct problems we see every week: decades of accumulated grime in original metal systems, and construction debris left behind in new flex-duct runs. We bring Rotobrush rotary systems and Nikro negative-air machines to both. Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and held to The Garrison Code: arrive inside the window, price in writing, leave the site clean.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Gallatin’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve been in business since 2004 as part of the Garrison Partners family, and our track record predates most local competitors in the Gallatin market. Homeowners here aren’t looking for the cheapest coupon; they’re looking for a crew that shows up when promised and doesn’t invent charges at the door.
Our 365-Day Done Right Promise 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. No negotiation, no runaround.
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 for someone in another state to return your message.
We know Gallatin’s housing stock. Our crews have cleaned ducts in original 1950s farmhouses near downtown, in ranch neighborhoods along the river bottoms, and in new subdivisions off Station Camp Road where the paint isn’t dry yet. That local knowledge changes what we look for and what we find.
Ductwork Cleaning in Gallatin
Ductwork Cleaning in Gallatin means different work depending on whether your home was built in 1965 or 2022. The job involves agitating debris loose from duct walls with a rotary brush or compressed-air whip, then extracting it under negative pressure through a HEPA-filtered collection system. In older Gallatin homes, we’re often removing decades of dust, pollen, and settled particulate from original metal trunk-and-branch systems. In newer homes, we’re clearing construction debris that builders left behind. A typical residential Ductwork Cleaning in Gallatin runs $350 – $550 for a single system; larger homes or systems with extensive contamination may reach $650.
Older Homes and Original Metal Systems
The 1950s – 70s ranches and farmhouses near downtown Gallatin and along Hartsville Pike typically have galvanized steel trunk lines with rectangular branch ducts. These systems were built to last, but the joints were sealed with fabric tape or duct mastic that has dried and cracked over decades. We run a Rotobrush rotary head through each branch while the Nikro negative-air machine pulls debris downstream. Then we seal accessible joints with fresh mastic so the system doesn’t pull humid crawlspace or attic air back in next week.
New Construction and Flex-Duct Debris
Homes built in the GreenLea and Station Camp corridors since 2010 often have flex-duct runs with plastic inner liners and fiberglass insulation. Builders’ crews sometimes leave drywall chunks, sawdust, even fast-food wrappers inside these runs. Our rotary brushes break that debris loose, and the negative-air machine captures it before it reaches your living space. We also check for crushed or kinked flex at the plenum, a common builder shortcut that strangles airflow no matter how clean the duct is.
Air Duct Inspection in Gallatin
Air Duct Inspection in Gallatin is how we determine which of the two local failure patterns you’re dealing with before we quote a price. The inspection involves feeding a lighted video camera through your supply and return trunks, documenting what we find, and showing you the footage. We look for construction debris, mold growth, disconnected runs, crushed flex, and leaking joints. An inspection typically costs $150 – $250 in Gallatin, and if you proceed with cleaning, we apply that fee toward the work.
What the Camera Reveals
The video inspection shows you exactly what we see: a layer of gray dust, a patch of black mold on a flex-duct liner, a disconnected return lying open in a crawlspace, or a trunk line coated in construction grit. We save the footage and review it with you on-site. No guessing, no “trust us” sales pitch. You see what we see, and we explain what it means for your airflow and your air quality.
When to Schedule an Inspection
Book an Air Duct Inspection if you’ve just moved into a new Gallatin subdivision and the vents are blowing dust, if your older home has a musty smell every summer that air fresheners won’t touch, or if your energy bills have climbed without explanation. Disconnected or leaking ducts force your HVAC system to run longer to hit temperature, and that costs you money every month.
Trusted Brands We Service in Gallatin
We clean and service ductwork connected to equipment from every major manufacturer, and we stock filtration products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman for Gallatin homeowners who want to upgrade after the cleaning is done. Our crews carry replacement filters, media cabinets, and UV-light components on the van, so most upgrades happen same visit. If your system needs a filtration upgrade beyond what we stock, we source it from our Memphis warehouse and return within a few days. No waiting weeks for a part to ship from a distributor you’ve never heard of.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Gallatin Homes
- Construction debris in new flex-duct systems. After a new-home closing in Gallatin subdivisions like GreenLea, it’s common to find drywall chunks, sawdust, and even soda bottles left inside duct runs. The builder’s HVAC subcontractor often doesn’t clean before turnover, and the homeowner discovers the problem on day one.
- Sagging flex duct in slab-on-grade crawlspaces. Gallatin’s slab-on-grade subdivisions force builder-grade flex duct into crawlspaces where it sags between supports, traps condensation in the region’s high humidity, and grows mold. This failure pattern doesn’t occur in pier-and-beam or basement construction common in Nashville suburbs, and cleaning alone won’t fix it without re-supporting the run.
- Disconnected returns in older ranches. Original metal trunk-and-branch systems in 1950s – 70s downtown Gallatin ranches have leaking joints that pull unconditioned, humid attic or crawlspace air into the supply side. We found one off Hartsville Pike where the return had been disconnected for years, pulling attic air straight into the supply trunk.
- Crushed flex at the plenum in new builds. Builders sometimes crush flex duct against the air handler plenum to make it fit, creating a permanent restriction. The duct looks fine from the vent, but airflow is strangled. Our video inspection catches this before we quote cleaning that wouldn’t solve the real problem.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Gallatin, TN
Most full-system residential duct cleanings in Gallatin fall between $350 and $650. Here’s how that breaks down:
- Small home, single system, standard contamination: $350 – $450
- Mid-size home, single system, moderate debris or pet hair: $450 – $550
- Large home, dual systems, heavy contamination or construction debris: $550 – $650
- Air Duct Inspection (applied to cleaning if proceeding): $150 – $250
- Duct sealing with mastic on accessible joints: $200 – $400 additional
What moves the price: the number of supply and return vents, whether we find disconnected or crushed runs that need repair, the extent of contamination, and whether duct sealing is needed after cleaning. We give you one flat price per system, agreed in writing, before any work starts. No per-vent add-ons, no “surprise, you need this too” at the door. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Gallatin
Our crews cover Gallatin and the surrounding communities including Hendersonville, Portland, Mount Juliet, and White House. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our Memphis office, with local technicians serving each area. If you’re in one of these neighboring cities and dealing with the same duct issues, we bring the same equipment, the same written pricing, and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Gallatin, TN - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Gallatin 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 Gallatin
Builders’ HVAC crews rarely clean ductwork before final walkthrough, so drywall dust, sawdust, and construction debris remain inside the runs. We regularly find this material in homes less than a year old. Call (361) 326-5060 for an inspection and exact quote.
Usually both. Original metal systems in downtown Gallatin ranches often have leaking joints that pull humid crawlspace air into the supply side, and that moisture feeds mold inside the ducts. Cleaning removes the mold, but sealing the joints with mastic stops the moisture source. We inspect to confirm which problem you have before quoting.
Older ranches near downtown typically have galvanized steel trunk-and-branch systems with individual rectangular branches; newer homes in the GreenLea and Station Camp corridors use insulated flex duct with plastic inner liners. Steel lasts longer but leaks at joints; flex is cheaper to install but sags, crushes easily, and traps condensation in Gallatin’s humidity.
Yes. Gallatin’s humid subtropical climate means HVAC systems run hard for months, pulling moisture through ducts. We’ve found active mold in systems where the homeowner had no visible issues, especially in slab-on-grade homes with sagging flex duct in crawlspaces. The video inspection shows you whether mold is present before we do any work.
We feed a lighted video camera through your supply and return trunks, documenting debris, mold, disconnected runs, crushed flex, or leaking joints. The inspection takes 45 – 60 minutes, and we review the footage with you on-site. The $150 – $250 fee applies toward cleaning if you proceed. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule.
Ready to see what’s inside your ducts? Call Hollis Air Duct Cleaning at (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate. We’ll give you a written price before any work starts, show you video of what we find, and back the work with our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right. That’s The Garrison Standard.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Gallatin and Middle Tennessee.