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 Haverhill
Air duct cleaning in Haverhill typically runs $350 – $650 for a full residential system, with most jobs completed in a single visit. Our crews are dispatched from our Boston office and serve Haverhill directly, carrying the same Rotobrush and Nikro equipment we use on commercial sites throughout Essex County. We’ve learned that Haverhill isn’t a standard suburban job. The triple-deckers in The Acre, the mill tenements off Washington Street, and the dense housing near the Merrimack River all present access and coordination challenges that crews from outside the area rarely anticipate. If you live in a multi-unit building with shared duct chases, the work has to be planned differently. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate and we’ll walk through your specific building layout before we schedule.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Haverhill’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 Essex County by showing up inside the window, pricing in writing, and leaving the site clean. In Haverhill specifically, we get called back because we understand the building stock. The pre-1920s triple-deckers and mill-worker housing that dominate neighborhoods like The Acre and Mount Washington weren’t built for modern HVAC retrofitting. Original galvanized ducts have been patched, extended, and rerouted over decades. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they arrive with camera inspection gear to verify what they’re dealing with before they start pulling debris.
Phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops. No callback queues. When you schedule in Haverhill, we coordinate dispatch from our Boston office with local crews who know the parking restrictions on Mount Washington’s narrow streets and the rear-alley access points in The Acre. Every job carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if the work fails within a year, we return and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit.
Air Duct Repair in Haverhill
Air Duct Repair in Haverhill means fixing the compromised seams, collapsed runs, and failed retrofits that are common in century-old galvanized ductwork. We see this most often in the mill tenements and triple-deckers of The Acre, where ducts have been patched with tape, mastic, and sheet-metal sleeves over multiple decades. A typical repair in Haverhill runs $200 – $500 for seam sealing and minor patching, while collapsed or severely corroded sections requiring replacement can reach $800 – $1,400. We always inspect with a camera first. Written price before any work starts.
Seam Failure in Retrofitted Systems
Original galvanized ducts in Haverhill’s older housing weren’t designed for the airflow demands of modern furnaces. The vibration and pressure cycles loosen seams that were already weakened by rust from decades of Merrimack Valley humidity. We locate the failure points with video inspection, then seal or sleeve them properly so the patch lasts.
Collapsed Runs in Unconditioned Basements
Haverhill’s pre-1920s homes often have ducts running through damp, uninsulated basements where condensation and spring flooding from the Merrimack accelerate corrosion. A collapsed section doesn’t just reduce airflow; it can pull basement air into the supply. We replace the damaged run and verify the repair with a post-job camera pass.
Ductwork Cleaning in Haverhill
Ductwork Cleaning in Haverhill addresses the accumulated soot, dust, and industrial-era residue that builds up in systems originally designed for coal and oil heat. In neighborhoods like The Acre and Mount Washington, we’re not dealing with ordinary household dust. We’re pulling out decades of combustion byproducts that settled in galvanized metal before natural gas conversion. A typical whole-system cleaning in Haverhill runs $350 – $650 for a single-family or single-unit job, while multi-tenant coordination in shared-chase buildings starts at $500 – $900 depending on access and the number of units involved. Every job includes before-and-after photos of your own ducts.
Negative-Air Source Removal
We use a Nikro negative-air machine to put the duct system under suction while a Rotobrush rotary brush loosens debris from the interior walls. This matters in Haverhill because the residue here is often oily and compacted from coal and oil combustion. Suction alone won’t pull it free. The brush agitation breaks the bond, and the negative pressure carries it out without contaminating your living space.
Multi-Tenant Coordination Protocol
In The Acre’s triple-deckers, multiple units often share a single chimney chase. Dislodged debris from an upper unit’s ducts can sift down into a lower neighbor’s system. Cleaning here is a multi-tenant coordination job, not a single-unit one. We contact all affected tenants, schedule simultaneous or sequenced access, and seal the chase between units to prevent cross-contamination.
Trusted Brands We Service in Haverhill
Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush rotary brush systems for mechanical agitation, Nikro negative-air machines for controlled debris extraction, and filtration products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman. We don’t use hardware-store vacuums with duct-tape adapters. The same Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration we deploy on commercial jobs in Lawrence and Andover comes standard on Haverhill residential work. For local customers, this means faster turnaround because we stock common replacement parts and filtration media rather than ordering per job. If your system needs a specific Guardsman filter sleeve or an Aprilaire media upgrade after cleaning, we typically have it on the truck.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Haverhill Homes
- Industrial-era residue in original galvanized ducts. The coal and oil soot in Haverhill’s pre-1920s housing isn’t ordinary dust. It’s compacted, carbon-rich material that requires rotary brush agitation, not just suction, to remove safely.
- Shared chimney chases in triple-deckers. When one unit’s ducts are cleaned without coordinating the building, dislodged debris falls through open chase connections into the neighbor’s system below. We see callbacks from other companies who missed this.
- Rust and corrosion from river-valley dampness. Haverhill’s Merrimack River location means basements stay humid year-round. Ducts in unconditioned spaces develop rust that flakes off and circulates through registers, and in severe cases the metal fails entirely.
- Sagging flex duct in 1960s-70s ranches. The west-side ranches often have original flexible ductwork that has sagged over time, creating low points where debris collects and airflow is restricted. Camera inspection finds these before cleaning begins.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Haverhill, MA
Here’s what air duct cleaning costs in Haverhill’s market:
- Single-unit residential cleaning: $350 – $650
- Multi-tenant triple-decker (shared chase, coordinated cleaning): $500 – $900
- Air duct repair (seam sealing, minor patching): $200 – $500
- Collapsed or corroded duct replacement: $800 – $1,400
- Dryer vent cleaning (including stacked units with shared pathways): $120 – $250
- Video inspection add-on: $75 – $150 (included free with most full-system cleanings)
What moves the price: the number of supply and return vents, whether the system includes a main trunk line that needs separate access, the condition of the duct material (intact galvanized versus patched and failing), and whether we’re coordinating multiple tenants in a shared building. We do not price per vent. One flat price per system, agreed in writing before work starts. No add-ons at the door. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Haverhill
Our crews work throughout Essex County and the Merrimack Valley. We regularly schedule Air Duct Cleaning in Haverhill alongside jobs in Lawrence, Newburyport, Andover, and Salisbury. The same written pricing, the same 365-Day Done Right Promise, and the same equipment roster apply across the service area. Dispatch is coordinated from our Boston office with local crews who know the specific building stock and access constraints of each community.
Serving Haverhill, MA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Haverhill 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 Haverhill
Yes. We coordinate with all affected tenants before starting, and we seal the chase between units to prevent dislodged debris from dropping into your neighbors’ systems. This is standard protocol for us on shared-chase buildings, not an extra charge. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll explain the scheduling process for your specific building.
Yes, but we plan the rig placement before the truck arrives. Our negative-air machines and hose runs need specific clearances, and dense streets like those in The Acre or Mount Washington often require parking permits or rear-alley access. We confirm this during scheduling, not when the crew is circling the block.
Safe when preceded by camera inspection. A century of patching means some seams are held together by mastic and hope. We inspect first to identify failing sections that could open under brush agitation. If we find compromised ductwork, we show you the video and quote repair work with a written price before proceeding.
The Merrimack River fog and basement humidity accelerate rust inside unconditioned duct runs, especially in older homes with uninsulated basements. We regularly find flaking corrosion and, in spring after basement flooding, mold growth on metal surfaces. Our cleaning protocol includes HEPA containment and antimicrobial treatment where indicated.
Yes. We clean dryer vents as a standalone service or bundled with duct cleaning, and we specifically address shared-wall or shared-chase pathways in multi-unit buildings. The lint accumulation in these configurations is a documented fire risk, and skipping the dryer vent leaves the hazard untouched even when the HVAC ducts are clean.
We were called to a three-story triple-decker off Mount Washington where the top-floor tenant complained of soot puffing from her registers whenever the heat kicked on. Using a Rotobrush unit under negative pressure, we pulled industrial-era coal residue out of the original galvanized supply and return ducts, then ran a camera inspection down the shared chimney chase. Because we coordinated with all three units before starting, no debris dropped into the lower tenants’ systems – a callback we specifically set up to avoid.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Haverhill since 2004.




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