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 Selma
Air duct cleaning in Selma typically runs $350 – $650 for a full residential system, with most jobs completed in a single visit. We’re the local Air Duct Cleaning crew dispatching from our Fresno office, and we know Selma’s homes from Floral Avenue to the newer subdivisions east of Highway 99. Our technicians arrive in uniform, background-checked, and ready to work. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
Selma sits in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, where some of the worst air quality in the nation meets intense agricultural dust from surrounding orchards and fields, forcing homeowners to run their HVAC systems nearly year-round and giving air duct cleaning in Selma an outsized urgency that neighboring foothill towns like Reedley or Kingsburg simply don’t face. We’ve been serving this stretch of the Valley since 2004, and we understand what harvest season does to your ductwork.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Selma’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’re part of the Garrison Partners family, and every Hollis location operates under The Garrison Standard. That means written prices before any work starts, arrival inside the quoted window, and a site left clean. In Selma, we’ve built our reputation on showing up when we said we would and pricing it before we touch it.
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 for a Selma homeowner who wants to schedule.
Every technician is background-checked and uniformed. You know who is walking into your home before they arrive. And 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.
We don’t compete on the lowest teaser price. We compete on discipline. The price we write down is the price you pay. No ballooning at the door.
Ductwork Cleaning in Selma
Ductwork Cleaning in Selma means more than running a brush through your vents. Selma’s housing stock is dominated by mid-century tract homes built during the 1950s – 1970s, many with original galvanized or early flex duct systems that were never designed for today’s filtration demands, plus a growing number of newer stucco subdivision homes on the east side with tighter envelopes and more sophisticated HVAC systems. We clean both, but the approach differs. Older systems need careful agitation to avoid damaging brittle galvanized seams. Newer systems need attention to sealed ductwork that traps contaminants rather than letting them escape into wall cavities.
A typical residential ductwork cleaning in Selma runs $350 – $550 for a single-system home. Larger homes or systems with multiple zones run $500 – $650. Commercial ductwork cleaning starts around $800 and scales with square footage and system complexity.
Rotary Brush and Negative-Air Methods
We use Rotobrush rotary brush systems for mechanical agitation inside duct walls, paired with Nikro negative-air machines that maintain suction throughout the job. The rotary brush loosens the packed dust and sticky residue that settles on Selma duct walls during harvest season. The negative-air machine captures it before it re-enters your living space. We explain which method we’re using and why, in plain terms, before we start.
Supply and Return Line Cleaning
Supply ducts push conditioned air into your rooms. Return ducts pull air back to the handler. Both need cleaning, but returns typically carry more load in Selma homes because they draw in unfiltered air from your living space, including the fine particulate that slips past standard filters during August through October. We clean both lines as part of a full system job, never one without the other.
Air Duct Inspection in Selma
Air Duct Inspection in Selma is where we often find the real problem. On a 1962 tract home off Floral Avenue near the old downtown grid, our tech pulled the return register and found galvanized trunk line packed with gray orchard dust from last fall’s almond harvest, plus a crushed flex run under the house feeding the back bedroom. We ran agitation tools and HEPA filtration under negative pressure, then sealed the crushed run with mastic and mesh – the homeowner’s filter, which had been loading up in two weeks, now holds for the normal cycle.
A video inspection in Selma runs $150 – $250. We feed a camera through your ductwork and show you what we see: crushed runs, disconnected joints, gaps at the air handler, or buildup that explains why your filters clog so fast. If you proceed with cleaning, we credit the inspection fee toward the full job.
What Video Inspection Reveals
Our camera shows duct wall condition, joint integrity, and contamination patterns. In Selma’s older tract homes, we regularly find galvanized trunk lines with rust spots at seams, flex runs that have sagged or crushed over decades, and boots that have separated from drywall. The video gives you a baseline and us a roadmap.
When to Inspect Before Cleaning
If your home was built before 1980 and you’ve never had the ducts inspected, start there. Original 1950s – 1970s galvanized and early flex duct runs in Selma tract homes are often crushed, disconnected, or leaking at joints – a cleaning without sealing just re-contaminates the system. The inspection tells us whether cleaning alone will solve your problem or if sealing work needs to happen first.
Trusted Brands We Service in Selma
We run professional-grade equipment, not hardware-store gear. Our Rotobrush rotary systems and Nikro negative-air machines are the same tools commercial crews use in Fresno County medical and school facilities. For filtration upgrades, we stock Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman products sized for Selma’s residential systems. We carry common fittings and flex duct sizes for mid-century trunk-and-branch layouts, so most repairs don’t wait on parts. If your system needs an Abatement Technologies HEPA upgrade for severe allergy or respiratory concerns, we can spec and install it.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Selma Homes
- Harvest dust coating duct walls. Selma’s almond and grape harvest dust (August – October) leaves a fine, sticky residue on duct walls that clogs filters within weeks – a problem foothill towns like Reedley or Kingsburg don’t see because they sit above the Valley floor’s harvest dust plume. Standard brushing without agitation tools and proper negative pressure won’t remove it.
- Crushed or disconnected flex runs. The original flex duct installed in 1960s and 1970s Selma tract homes has often been crushed by storage in crawl spaces, chewed by rodents, or pulled apart at joints by decades of vibration. We find these on roughly half our inspections in the older neighborhoods near downtown.
- Leaking galvanized seams. Mid-century galvanized trunk lines weren’t sealed with mastic at the factory. Over 50 – 70 years, thermal expansion and corrosion open gaps that pull attic or crawl space air into your system. Cleaning without sealing these gaps means your new clean ducts re-contaminate immediately.
- Dust-loaded blower motors and air handlers. Homeowners replace filters repeatedly during harvest without realizing the source is a dust-loaded air handler and blower motor, not the filter. The blower re-circulates settled dust every time it kicks on, loading your fresh filter within days.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Selma, CA
We give one flat price per system, agreed in writing before work starts. No per-vent pricing, no add-ons at the door.
| Service | Typical Range in Selma |
|---|---|
| Residential full system cleaning (single HVAC) | $350 – $550 |
| Residential full system cleaning (multi-zone or large home) | $500 – $650 |
| Video duct inspection | $150 – $250 |
| Duct sealing (mastic and mesh, per system) | $400 – $800 |
| Commercial duct cleaning | $800 – $2,500+ |
What moves the price: system size, accessibility (crawl space vs. attic), contamination severity, and whether sealing work is needed. Homes in Selma’s older neighborhoods near Floral Avenue or McCall Avenue often need more sealing time than newer east-side subdivisions. We inspect, price it in writing, and you decide before we touch anything. Estimates are free. Call (361) 326-5060.
We Also Serve Cities Near Selma
Our Air Duct Cleaning in Selma crews also handle jobs in Fowler, Parlier, Kingsburg, and Reedley. Each of these towns has different housing stock and dust exposure patterns – Fowler shares Selma’s Valley-floor harvest dust, while Kingsburg and Reedley sit at slightly higher elevation with different contamination profiles. We adjust our approach accordingly.
Serving Selma, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Selma 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 Selma
Selma sits directly in the San Joaquin Valley’s harvest dust plume, while Reedley and Kingsburg sit at higher elevation where much of that particulate settles out before reaching residential areas. Your Selma home pulls in fine agricultural dust from almond and grape operations from August through October, and that dust sticks to duct walls in a way that standard household filters can’t stop. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll assess whether your system needs cleaning or just better filtration.
During almond and grape harvest (August – October), the air in Selma carries visible dust from nearby orchards and vineyards, and homeowners often need duct cleaning immediately after harvest to remove the fine, sticky residue that coats duct walls and can clog filters within weeks. This residue bonds to metal and flex duct surfaces, so standard vacuuming without agitation tools won’t remove it. We see the worst cases in homes with original galvanized trunk lines that provide extra surface area for dust to adhere.
Original galvanized trunk lines with rust at seams, early flex duct runs that have crushed or sagged in crawl spaces, and boots that have separated from drywall or flooring. We also commonly find decades of accumulated dust and debris, often including rodent droppings in unused runs. The inspection camera shows you exactly what we’re dealing with before we quote any work. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule.
We do both, and in Selma’s older housing stock, sealing is often the more important service. Cleaning a system with crushed runs or leaking galvanized seams just gives you clean ducts that re-contaminate within weeks. We seal with mastic and mesh, repair or replace crushed flex runs, and verify our work with pressure testing where appropriate. The sealing quote is separate and approved by you before we start.
Start with inspection if you’ve never had the ducts looked at, if your home was built before 1980, or if you’re changing filters more than once a month during harvest season. The camera shows whether contamination or physical damage is your real problem. If the ducts are structurally sound and just dirty, we quote cleaning. If we find crushed runs, disconnected joints, or severe leakage, we’ll recommend sealing first. The $150 – $250 inspection fee applies to your cleaning if you proceed. Call (361) 326-5060 to book.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Selma since 2004.