Duct cleaning across Northwest Oregon.
Cleaner ducts, less dust at the registers, fewer particles in the air. NADCA-aligned process, flat-rate pricing, no upsell theater.
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When duct cleaning makes sense
When duct cleaning actually pays off — four situations.
Duct cleaning isn't something every home needs every year. But when one of these fits, it's the cheapest indoor-air upgrade you can buy.
After a renovation
Drywall dust, sawdust, and demolition debris settle in ducts and recirculate for months. Cleaning resets the system.
Visible dust at vents
If you see buildup on the registers or in the return, it's in the ducts too. A clean reset typically holds for years.
Allergy or asthma flare-ups
Dust, pollen, pet dander, and rodent droppings in ducts can trigger respiratory symptoms. Cleaning reduces the load.
New home / new-to-you home
You don't know what the previous owner did or didn't do. A clean baseline at move-in is one of the cheapest "make it yours" moves.
How it works
Our duct cleaning process — four steps.
- 01
Inspection
We open returns, look inside the trunk and branch lines, and confirm scope. No upsell theater — if you don't need it, we tell you.
- 02
Negative-pressure setup
Truck-mount vacuum hooked to the system, all registers sealed except the one being cleaned. Debris pulls toward the vac, not into the house.
- 03
Agitate & extract
Compressed-air whips and brushes loosen debris from duct walls. Vacuum captures it. Each branch run cleaned individually.
- 04
Optional sanitize
EPA-registered antimicrobial fog if mold or biological contamination is present. Otherwise we skip it — most jobs don't need it.
- NADCA-aligned process
- Truck-mount negative-pressure vacuum
- Flat-rate, no-surprise pricing
- Inspection-first scoping
Duct cleaning questions, answered.
- Most homes: every 5–10 years, unless something specific changes (renovation, pets with heavy shedding, allergy issues, rodent activity). It's not an annual service.
- Most single-family homes are a 3–5 hour job. Larger homes or homes with heavy contamination can stretch to a full day.
- It can — especially if your ducts have visible buildup or you've had pets, smokers, or major dust events in the home. It won't fix structural issues like a leaky duct system or a bad filter setup; we'll flag those if we find them.
- Sometimes. Leaky ducts can cost you 20–30% of conditioned air. If we see major leakage, we'll show you and quote sealing as a separate add-on. It often pays for itself in efficiency.
- Yes — we quote a flat price per system after the inspection, not an open-ended hourly rate. No surprise charges at the end.
Written by Adam Eells, Co-Founder
Operations & customer experience · CCB#247087
Dusty house?
Cleaner ducts, cleaner air.
Free in-home estimates across the metro. Inspection first — if your ducts don't need it, we'll tell you.