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 Austin
Air duct cleaning for a typical Austin home runs $380-$680 for a full system, with rural properties and multi-system setups ranging higher. We’re CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, and our Austin office coordinates crews across Travis County and the Hill Country fringe. Call (737) 243-9544 for a written estimate before any work starts.
We’ve been working Austin properties since 2013 - from the historic pier-and-beam homes in Hyde Park and Bouldin Creek to the late-1990s subdivisions in Wells Branch and the rural spreads out toward Manor. Austin’s climate and housing stock create duct contamination patterns you won’t find in Dallas or Houston. Our Air Duct Cleaning team documents every run with before-and-after photos, so you see what was actually inside your system.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Austin Is Austin’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
CleanRun is independently owned and operated under the Haven Standard, not a franchise network. Since 2013 we’ve served more than 52,000 homes, every one with a written price delivered before work began and a documented photo record delivered after. Tomas Reyes built this practice on the principle that a customer should see the evidence before paying for the solution.
Austin homeowners research before they call. They check whether a company publishes its license number, names its equipment brands, and puts guarantees in writing. We do all three. Haven Standard Clause 1 requires a written price before any work starts - no exceptions. Haven Standard Clause 3, Verified Crews, means every technician is background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival.
Our Austin office handles scheduling directly. Calls are answered by a live person, 24/7, and we coordinate crews from our local dispatch point - not routed through a national call center estimating drive times from a map they’ve never driven.
The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs every job in writing: if the work isn’t right, we make it right. Not a policy subject to manager approval. A written guarantee.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in Austin
Residential Duct Cleaning
Austin’s housing stock splits into two distinct categories, and we treat each differently. Central neighborhoods like Travis Heights and Bouldin Creek contain mid-century pier-and-beam homes with original metal ductwork installed before modern air-sealing standards. These systems often show gaps at plenum connections that pull attic air directly into the conditioned space. The 1990s-2000s tract homes in Pflugerville, Cedar Park, and Wells Branch use flexible ductwork routed through attics that have endured 20-30 summers of 140°F+ heat. We inspect every connection before cleaning begins. Residential duct cleaning in Austin typically runs $380-$580 for a single-system home.
Commercial Duct Cleaning
Commercial systems in Austin’s mixed-use corridors - South Lamar, East Sixth, the Domain - face higher occupancy loads and longer daily runtime than residential equivalents. We use negative-pressure extraction (a sealed vacuum system that pulls debris from the duct without releasing it into the building) combined with Rotobrush mechanical agitation for stubborn buildup. Every commercial job includes a written scope, a fixed price, and the same photo documentation standard we apply to homes. Commercial duct cleaning in Austin starts around $680 and scales with system complexity.
Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts push conditioned air into your rooms. In Austin, these runs collect the debris that passes your filter - cedar pollen during winter, caliche dust on rural properties, and ordinary household particulate compressed by seven months of continuous cooling-season airflow. We photograph every supply register and the interior of each run before touching equipment. Supply-only cleaning runs $280-$420 in the Austin market.
Return Duct Cleaning
Return ducts pull air back to the air handler, and they’re the first point of contamination because they operate under suction. In Austin homes with slab foundations and attic ductwork, return plenums often show the heaviest buildup - they’re the collection point for everything the system has circulated. Our return duct cleaning includes the grille, the boot, and the full run back to the air handler. Return-only service in Austin ranges $320-$480.
Full System Cleaning
Most Austin properties need full system cleaning - supply and return runs, plenum, registers, and the air handler cabinet. This is especially true for rural properties on the fringe near Manor or the eastern Travis County line, where multiple contamination sources converge. A full system cleaning in Austin runs $380-$680 for a standard single-system home. Multi-system rural properties with detached shops or guest buildings run higher and require separate scoping.
Video Inspection
Our video inspection service uses a borescope camera to show you the interior condition of your ductwork before you commit to cleaning. In Austin’s older subdivisions, this frequently reveals collapsed flex duct or separated collar connections that make cleaning pointless until repair is completed. The inspection itself is documented with still frames and becomes part of your job record. Video inspection with documentation runs $180-$280 and is credited toward cleaning if you proceed.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
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We maintain professional-grade equipment from Nikro, Honeywell, and Abatement Technologies - brands you can verify independently. Nikro supplies our negative-pressure extraction systems. Honeywell and Aprilaire components appear frequently in Austin’s residential HVAC installations, and we stock common fittings and media locally to avoid delay. Our equipment roster is published precisely so customers can research what will be used in their homes before agreeing to a price. No proprietary black-box systems. No equipment claims beyond manufacturer specifications.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Austin Homes
- Cedar fever contamination cycles. Austin sits at the southeastern edge of the Hill Country, where Ashe juniper releases some of the densest pollen loads in North America each December through February. HVAC systems running nearly year-round pull this allergen-saturated air through ductwork every winter, creating a recurring contamination cycle that makes duct cleaning far more medically urgent here than in Dallas or Houston, where mountain cedar is largely absent.
- Caliche dust loading on rural properties. Out past the city limit toward Manor and the eastern Travis County line, unpaved driveways and ranch roads generate caliche dust that behaves nothing like urban particulate. It doesn’t wash out with spring rains. It accumulates in return plenums and blower cabinets on a compressed timeline compared to in-town properties.
- Heat-degraded flex duct in 1990s-2000s subdivisions. Austin’s explosive growth produced enormous volumes of tract homes built quickly with flexible ductwork routed through attics. That stock is now 20-30 years old and has endured repeated summers of 140°F+ attic heat that degrades connections and insulation wrap. Technicians working subdivisions in Pflugerville, Wells Branch, and older Cedar Park routinely find flex duct that has partially collapsed or pulled apart at collar connections.
- Multi-system properties booked as single-system cleans. Rural Austin properties frequently run separate air handlers for the house, detached shop, and guest outbuilding. Booking only the house system leaves the shop unit circulating sawdust and debris back toward the living space, or simply recirculating its own contamination.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Austin, TX
We publish ranges because Haven Standard Clause 1 requires a written price before any work starts. Here’s what air duct cleaning costs in the Austin market:
| Service | Typical Range (Austin) |
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| Residential single-system full cleaning | $380 - $580 |
| Residential with multiple systems / rural property | $580 - $920 |
| Commercial duct cleaning | $680 - $1,400+ |
| Supply-only cleaning | $280 - $420 |
| Return-only cleaning | $320 - $480 |
| Video inspection with documentation | $180 - $280 |
What moves a job within these ranges: system count, duct material and accessibility, contamination severity, and whether repair is needed before cleaning can be effective. We don’t quote per-vent pricing - that’s the structure that produces bait-and-switch invoices. One flat price per system, agreed in writing, before any panel comes off. Bring a competitor’s written estimate and we’ll provide a Free Second Opinion, our number next to theirs.
Call (737) 243-9544 for a written estimate. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Austin
Our crews work the full Austin metro and the rural fringe beyond. We regularly service Austin properties plus homes and businesses in Pflugerville, Cedar Park, Manor, and Round Rock. Dispatch is coordinated from our Austin office.
Serving Austin, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Austin 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 - Air Duct Cleaning in Austin
Rural properties near Austin typically need cleaning every 2-3 years, not the 4-5 year interval that works for in-town homes. The combination of cedar pollen, caliche dust from unpaved roads, and wood heat particulate compresses the contamination timeline significantly. We set rural clients on a shorter interval after the first cleaning, with video inspection at the midpoint to verify condition. Call (737) 243-9544 to schedule an estimate and we’ll recommend an interval based on your specific property.
Yes. Wood heat introduces fine ash particulate and combustion byproducts that standard fiberglass filters don’t capture effectively. In Austin’s rural fringe, where homeowners often burn wood through the winter, we see return plenums and blower cabinets loaded with a fine, greasy ash residue that differs chemically from ordinary dust. These properties need more frequent filter changes and typically benefit from duct cleaning every 2-3 years rather than the standard urban interval. We document the specific contamination type during our video inspection so you know what you’re dealing with.
Ashe juniper pollen is exceptionally fine and adhesive - it sticks to duct walls and accumulates at elbows and connections where airflow changes direction. Because Austin’s cooling season runs April through October and many homeowners run their systems continuously, that pollen gets recirculated through winter and spring until it forms a visible buildup. In ductwork, it’s not just an allergen source; it’s a substrate that traps subsequent particulate and can support microbial growth during humid spring storm cycles. We see the heaviest cedar pollen loading in homes near the Hill Country interface - Westlake, Rollingwood, and the western Travis County line.
Yes, and we scope it as a separate system with its own written price. We rolled out past the city limit toward Manor on a rural property where the homeowners burn wood most of the winter and their shop building runs its own air handler. The house side was cedar pollen and fine caliche dust pulled in off a long unpaved driveway; the shop side had a blower motor caked in sawdust and a return grille that hadn’t been opened in years. Source removal plus HEPA filtration on both systems, new seals at the collar connections, and we set them up on a shorter interval than our in-town clients. Skipping the shop system leaves it circulating debris that can migrate back to the house or simply degrade air quality in a workspace you spend hours in.
Because Austin’s 1990s-2000s tract home stock has flex duct that has spent 20-30 years in 140°F+ attic heat, and that heat degrades the material. We routinely find collapsed runs or separated collar connections that make cleaning ineffective - the vacuum seal won’t hold, or debris is trapped behind a collapsed section. Haven Standard Clause 1 requires that we put the repair in writing with a fixed price before proceeding. We don’t proceed with cleaning until the duct is intact. The video inspection catches this beforehand when possible, but some separations are only visible once the system is accessed. Either way, you get a written scope and a fixed price before any additional work begins.
Ready to see what’s inside your ductwork? Call CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning at (737) 243-9544 for a free written estimate. We’ll show you the photo record from comparable Austin properties, inspect your system with a borescope camera if you want visual confirmation, and deliver one flat price per system before any work starts. Every job is backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise, documented with before-and-after photos of every duct run, and performed by background-checked, uniformed technicians operating under the H.A.V.E.N. Standard.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, serving Austin since 2013.