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 Lakeway
Air duct cleaning in Lakeway, TX typically runs $450-$1,200 for a full residential system, with most custom homes in the $700-$950 range. Crews dispatch from our Austin office and cover Lakeway daily, including Rough Hollow, the Lake Travis shoreline communities, and the Bee Cave corridor. Call (737) 243-9544 for a written estimate before any work starts.
We’ve been cleaning ducts in Lakeway since 2013, and the homes here aren’t like the tract houses east of the city. Large custom builds with multi-zone systems, tight envelopes that trap construction debris, and that cedar greenbelt loading we see in every return plenum from December through February. Our Air Duct Cleaning team knows the difference between a standard extraction and what a Lakeway greenbelt home actually needs.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Austin Is Lakeway’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Lakeway homeowners research before they call. They bought into a $700K-$2M+ market with multi-zone HVAC systems and complex duct layouts, and they expect documentation, not promises. CleanRun delivers a written price before any panel comes off, Haven Standard Clause 1, and a photo record of every duct run before and after. No exceptions.
Tomas Reyes built this standard in 2013 after watching the coupon-duct-cleaning model fail homeowners repeatedly. Fifty-two thousand homes later, every job still starts with a written scope and ends with a Documented Photo Record the customer keeps. The 365-Day Done Right Promise is backed in writing, not subject to manager mood.
Our crews are background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival under Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. The equipment roster includes Rotobrush agitation systems, Nikro negative-pressure extractors, and Honeywell and Aprilaire filtration components - brands customers can verify independently. We don’t send a shop vac and a prayer.
Dispatch coordinates from our Austin office, but Lakeway is a daily route. We know which developments back the cedar greenbelt, where the Lake Travis humidity pockets sit, and why a Rough Hollow job takes a different approach than a Wells Branch tract house.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in Lakeway
Residential Duct Cleaning
Lakeway’s housing stock - predominantly late-1990s through 2020s custom and semi-custom builds - carries more linear duct footage per home than typical Austin construction. A standard residential cleaning here means source removal at every register, the plenum (the main distribution box attached to your air handler), and the return trunk. We photograph each run before and after. The photo record is yours, part of the standard deliverable.
Commercial Duct Cleaning
Lakeway’s commercial base includes medical offices, golf course facilities, and retail along RM 620 and Lohmans Crossing. These systems see different loading patterns than residences - higher occupant density, different filter schedules, and code requirements for documentation. We clean with the same photo-record standard, delivered as a job file for your maintenance logs.
Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts push conditioned air into your rooms. In Lakeway’s tighter-built homes, construction debris from the original build often sits undisturbed in supply trunks for years. We use Rotobrush agitation tools with negative-pressure extraction to dislodge and remove it, not just move it around. Every supply run is photographed.
Return Duct Cleaning
This is where Lakeway differs from every market we serve. Return ducts pull air back to the air handler, and in greenbelt-backed homes - Rough Hollow, Lake Travis communities, any property bordering the cedar-covered corridors - the return plenum and filter box pack with Ashe juniper pollen during December through February. AC systems sit dormant then. The pollen settles deep. First heating or spring cooling cycle, it all re-circulates. Our return duct cleaning in Lakeway includes the standard negative-pressure extraction plus, for greenbelt homes, a second flush pass the Austin side of our territory rarely needs. Haven Standard Clause 1 pricing means you know the full scope before we start.
Full System Cleaning
Multi-zone Lakeway homes have more ductwork, more plenums, more complexity. A Full System Cleaning covers every supply and return run, both plenums, the air handler cabinet, and the blower assembly. We flag this for homes with zoning panels - anything built 2010 or later in Lakeway typically qualifies - because partial cleaning of a zoned system leaves the heaviest loading untouched.
Video Inspection
Lakeside humidity pockets near Lake Travis create conditions we don’t see in drier Hill Country towns. Video inspection lets us document microbial growth, debris depth at elbows, and construction debris that settled during the build. The camera doesn’t guess. We show you what we found, then quote the scope in writing.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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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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Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush agitation systems, Nikro negative-pressure extractors, and Honeywell and Aprilaire filtration and media components. These are trade-recognized brands, not house labels, and Lakeway customers can look up specifications before agreeing to any scope. We stock common media and fittings for faster turnaround on Lakeway jobs, and every technician operates under the H.A.V.E.N. Standard with published licensing. Parts availability matters when you’re scheduling around cedar season, not just whenever.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Lakeway Homes
- Post-cedar-season pollen re-circulation. Because Lakeway sits in the heart of Texas’s Ashe juniper belt, December-February dumps microscopic pollen that infiltrates duct systems at levels unseen in Austin proper. AC dormancy during peak season means pollen settles deep in returns and the air handler, then re-circulates on first heating or spring cooling. Cleaning at the summer tune-up instead of post-cedar-season stirs it all back into the air.
- Multi-zone systems cleaned as single-zone jobs. Lakeway’s custom homes carry extra ductwork linear footage and multiple plenums. Crews who only clean visible registers and skip source removal at the air handler leave the heaviest loading - especially greenbelt pollen - completely untouched.
- Lakeside humidity pockets missed without camera verification. Proximity to Lake Travis creates localized humidity higher than surrounding dry Hill Country. Seven to eight months of near-continuous AC operation plus that moisture accelerates dust and microbial accumulation. Jobs done without video inspection miss growth that a dry-side home would never develop.
- Construction debris from ongoing area development. Lakeway’s building boom from the late 1990s through the 2020s left drywall dust, wood particulate, and insulation fragments in ductwork of homes built during active development phases. Tight building envelopes trap it. Standard vacuuming doesn’t touch it.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Lakeway, TX
A typical Residential Duct Cleaning in Lakeway runs $450-$750 for homes under 3,500 square feet with single-zone systems. Custom homes with multi-zone HVAC, extra ductwork linear footage, or greenbelt pollen loading typically fall in the $700-$1,200 range. Commercial systems vary by square footage and access; most Lakeway commercial quotes land between $800-$2,500.
What moves the number: system zoning complexity, linear footage of ductwork, accessibility of the air handler and plenum, and whether video inspection or a second return-duct flush pass is indicated. We deliver one flat price per system, agreed in writing before any work starts. No per-vent pricing. No add-ons after the van is in your drive. Haven Standard Clause 1.
Bring a competitor’s written estimate. CleanRun provides a Free Second Opinion, our number next to theirs, no cost. Estimates are free. Call (737) 243-9544.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lakeway
Our Air Duct Cleaning in Lakeway crew routes daily through Austin, Lost Creek, Jollyville, and Wells Branch. Dispatch coordinates from our Austin office, but the same technicians, equipment, and Haven Standard apply across the full service area. Each city’s conditions differ - cedar loading, humidity, housing stock - and our scope adjusts accordingly.
Serving Lakeway, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lakeway 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 Lakeway
Every 18-24 months for greenbelt-backed properties, with the critical cleaning window in March-April after cedar season ends, not during the summer AC tune-up. Homes farther from the greenbelt, with standard pollen exposure, can typically stretch to 3 years. Call (737) 243-9544 and we’ll scope your specific exposure.
Because December-February is Ashe juniper pollen season in the Hill Country, and Lakeway sits at the epicenter of the mountain cedar belt. The microscopic pollen passes standard filters, cakes the blower motor housing, and settles in the return plenum where filters can’t reach it. At a Rough Hollow home backing the greenbelt, our tech pulled a return grille and found the filter box and plenum packed with pollen so fine it had passed the filter entirely. We ran negative pressure with HEPA filtration, worked agitation tools through the supply and return ducts, then made a second flush pass on the returns - the extra pass Rough Hollow and Lake Travis-area greenbelt homes need that comparable Austin tract jobs don’t.
Yes. Multi-zone systems have more linear duct footage, additional plenums, and zone dampers that create dead spots where debris collects. A standard register-only cleaning misses the air handler and secondary plenums entirely. Our Full System Cleaning addresses every zone, every plenum, and the full air handler cabinet, with photo documentation of each.
It can create conditions favorable to microbial growth that drier Hill Country homes don’t face. Lake Travis proximity creates localized humidity pockets, and 7-8 months of near-continuous AC operation keeps duct surfaces cool and damp. We recommend video inspection for any lakeside Lakeway home before quoting cleaning scope, so we document what’s actually present rather than assume. Call (737) 243-9544 to schedule.
Look for written pricing before work starts, photo documentation of every duct run, equipment you can verify by brand name, and a guarantee backed in writing. Ask specifically whether they understand Lakeway’s cedar season timing and whether they include a second return-duct flush for greenbelt homes. If they quote per vent or won’t put the full scope in writing before starting, that’s your answer. CleanRun operates under Haven Standard Clause 1: written price, every job, no exceptions.
Call (737) 243-9544 for a free estimate. A live person answers, 24/7. We’ll put the scope and price in writing before any work starts, and you’ll receive a Documented Photo Record of every duct run when the crew leaves.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, serving Lakeway since 2013.