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 Hornsby Bend
Air duct cleaning in Hornsby Bend typically runs $280 – $550 for a whole-home system, and most jobs are scheduled within a few days of your call. We’re the Air Duct Cleaning in Hornsby Bend crew that actually shows up in the window we promised, with a written price that doesn’t move once we’re inside.
Hornsby Bend isn’t like other Austin-area suburbs. Most homes here were built between the 1980s and early 2000s, and many still run original flexible ductwork through attics that hit 140 degrees in July. We’re familiar with the ranches off Pate Lane, the manufactured home communities near Webberville Road, and the single-story slabs throughout the 78724 ZIP. Our dispatch is coordinated from the Austin office, but our crews live and work this corridor daily. If you’ve been putting off duct cleaning because the last company quoted a teaser price and tried to upsell you at the door, call (361) 326-5060. We price in writing before we touch anything.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Hornsby Bend’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve been in business since 2004 as part of the Garrison Partners family, and our reputation in Hornsby Bend is built on showing up squared away and leaving the site clean. Homeowners here aren’t looking for the cheapest coupon in the mail; they’re looking for a crew that won’t track mud through the living room or invent a “mold problem” once the van is parked.
Our response time to Hornsby Bend is typically same-week, often within two to three days. We know the area: the older ranches with sagging flex duct, the manufactured homes on pier-and-beam with disconnected runs, and the reality that a north wind can push odor from the biosolids plant straight through open windows and into your return ducts. That local knowledge changes how we clean. We don’t just vacuum registers and call it done.
Every technician is background-checked, uniformed, and held to The Garrison Code: arrive inside the quoted window, price in writing, complete the job by the book, leave the site clean. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every job in writing. If the work fails within a year, we come back and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. No negotiation, no runaround.
Calls are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops, no callback queues, no waiting until Monday.
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Hornsby Bend
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Hornsby Bend mean source removal of dust, debris, pollen, and organic particulate from your entire forced-air system, not just the vents you can see. For a typical single-story ranch or manufactured home here, you’re looking at $280 – $420 for a full system clean. Larger two-story homes or systems with multiple HVAC units run $420 – $550. We use a written price agreed before work starts, with no per-vent add-ons.
Residential System Cleaning
Most Hornsby Bend homes are single-story ranches or manufactured homes with one central air handler. Our residential clean covers supply ducts, return ducts, the blower motor, and the air handler cabinet. We run a Rotobrush rotary brush system through each branch line to agitate debris, coupled with a Nikro negative-air machine that pulls dislodged material out of your home entirely through HEPA filtration. This isn’t a shop vac with a long hose. The negative-air method creates suction at the main trunk so dust doesn’t blow back into your living space during cleaning.

Video Inspection Before and After
We feed a camera through your ductwork before we start and again when we’re done. In Hornsby Bend, we often find crushed flex runs, disconnected joints, or a blower motor caked with fine organic particulate from the biosolids plant. You’ll see it on the screen. After we clean, you’ll see the difference. The before-and-after photos are yours to keep.

What happens when you call
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
HVAC Duct Cleaning in Hornsby Bend
HVAC Duct Cleaning in Hornsby Bend addresses the full mechanical system that moves air through your home, including components a basic vent cleaning misses. In this market, that means dealing with blower motors coated in pollen and organic dust, return plenums that have never been opened, and trunk lines running through 140-degree attics where flexible ductwork has sagged or separated. Typical HVAC duct cleaning for Hornsby Bend homes runs $320 – $480 for a single system, or $480 – $650 if we’re cleaning and sealing multiple zones or addressing significant disrepair.
Supply and Return Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts push conditioned air to your rooms. Return ducts pull air back to the air handler. In Hornsby Bend’s older homes, return ducts are often the dirtiest because they sit at floor level, drawing in dust, pet hair, and pollen from oak and cedar trees that pollinate heavily in spring. We clean both sides of the system, not just the easy-to-reach supplies.
Duct Sealing and Repair
Cleaning crushed or disconnected ductwork without fixing it is a waste of your money. During HVAC duct cleaning, we identify sagging flex runs, torn vapor barriers, and joints that have pulled apart in the attic heat. We rehang sagging ducts, reconnect separated runs, and seal leaks with mastic. This repair work is quoted separately, in writing, before we start. Most minor sealing runs $150 – $300 on top of the cleaning.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hornsby Bend
Our equipment comes from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies, the same brands commercial crews use in hospitals and schools. For filtration upgrades, we stock Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman products with fast turnaround for Hornsby Bend homeowners. We don’t show up with hardware-store gear that loses suction halfway through the job. The Rotobrush system we run has a dedicated vacuum and brush head sized for residential branch lines, and our Nikro negative-air units maintain constant HEPA-filtered suction at 2,000 CFM. If your system needs a filtration upgrade after cleaning, we can source and install it without a second trip.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Hornsby Bend Homes
- Crushed original flex duct in hot attics. The 1980s – 2000s flexible ductwork in Hornsby Bend ranches was never designed to sit in 140-degree attics for thirty years. It sags, collapses, and crushes against framing or the slab. A surface-only cleaning leaves these choked runs untouched, so two bedrooms get no airflow while the living room freezes.
- Biosolids plant odor trapped in return ducts and blower motors. Hornsby Bend sits downwind of the Austin Water Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant. After a north wind, fine organic particulate and odor compounds drift into homes, get pulled into return ducts, and coat the blower motor. Standard vacuum-only service doesn’t purge this residue. You need agitation tools, negative-air source removal, and HEPA filtration to actually clear it.
- Disconnected duct joints in manufactured homes on pier-and-beam. Manufactured homes in Hornsby Bend often have ductwork running through crawl spaces where joints work loose from vibration and humidity. Conditioned air leaks into the crawl space; attic dust and outside pollen bypass the filter and enter through the registers. Cleaning without reconnecting these joints just blasts debris into the living space.
- Cedar and oak pollen loading in spring. Central Texas pollen season runs February through May. Oak and cedar pollen gets pulled straight into return ducts, coats the evaporator coil, and reduces airflow. Homeowners think their AC is failing; often it’s just a system choked with pollen that needs thorough source removal.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Hornsby Bend, TX
Here’s what air duct cleaning actually costs in Hornsby Bend’s market:
| Service | Typical Range |
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| Single-system residential duct cleaning (ranch/manufactured home) | $280 – $420 |
| Larger home or two-story system | $420 – $550 |
| HVAC duct cleaning with full mechanical access | $320 – $480 |
| Multi-zone or dual-system cleaning | $480 – $650 |
| Duct sealing and minor repair (quoted with cleaning) | $150 – $300 |
| Video inspection and documentation | Included |
What moves you within these ranges? Number of HVAC units, accessibility of the air handler, condition of existing ductwork, and whether we’re addressing biosolids-plant odor that requires extended HEPA filtration time. 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 a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hornsby Bend
Our Air Duct Cleaning crews also work in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth. Each Hollis location is independently owned and operated under The Garrison Standard, so you’re always dealing with a local crew that knows your housing stock and your climate, not a dispatcher three states away.
Serving Hornsby Bend, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hornsby Bend 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 Hornsby Bend
The odor is in your ductwork, not your registers. When north winds blow from the Austin Water Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant, fine organic particulate enters your home, gets pulled into return ducts, and settles on the blower motor and evaporator coil. Wiping registers doesn’t reach it. Our process uses agitation tools and negative-air source removal with HEPA filtration to purge that residue from the entire system, including the mechanical components. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
Yes. Original flex duct in Hornsby Bend’s hot attics often sags, collapses, or disconnects at the collar. We run a camera inspection first to identify crushed runs. Then we use a Rotobrush rotary brush sized for residential flex, coupled with negative-air suction so we don’t blow debris into your living space. After cleaning, we rehang sagging ducts and seal disconnected joints with mastic. The cleaning price doesn’t change, but we’ll quote any needed repairs in writing before we start.
Every three to five years for most homes, but every two to three years if you notice plant odor returning after north winds or if someone in the home has respiratory sensitivity. The biosolids plant adds organic particulate load that standard suburban homes don’t face. Spring pollen season also pushes more debris through the system. We include a video inspection with every clean so you can see the buildup and decide your own schedule. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
Yes, when done with source removal methods. Cedar and oak pollen in Central Texas is fine and sticky; it coats duct walls and the evaporator coil. A basic vacuum won’t dislodge it. Our rotary brush agitation breaks pollen loose, and the Nikro negative-air machine pulls it out through HEPA filtration so it doesn’t recirculate. We clean the return plenum, trunk lines, and blower motor, not just the branch lines. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
Yes. Manufactured homes here often have ductwork in crawl spaces where vibration and humidity loosen joints. We inspect for disconnected runs and seal them before cleaning, so debris doesn’t blow into your living space. The pier-and-beam access can actually make mechanical components easier to reach than slab construction. Pricing is the same flat rate per system. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
Ready to get your ducts cleaned right? Call Hollis Air Duct Cleaning at (361) 326-5060 for a free, written estimate. We’ll show up in the window we promised, price the job before we start, and stand behind our work for a full year with the 365-Day Done Right Promise. No teaser prices. No upsells at the door. Just clean ducts and a crew that knows Hornsby Bend.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Hornsby Bend since 2004.




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