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 in Austin typically runs $380-$780 for a full residential system and should be scheduled every 18-24 months for properties on the northwest edge of the metro, where unpaved caliche roads and Ashe juniper pollen create a dust load that standard filters cannot handle. Our crews dispatch from the Austin office and carry Rotobrush and Nikro equipment configured for the flex-duct and attic-run systems that dominate local housing stock. Call (737) 252-1285 for a written estimate before any work starts.
We’ve been serving Austin homeowners since 2013, and the patterns here are distinct from Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio. The combination of cedar pollen season, caliche dust from unpaved rural driveways, and attic-run ductwork in homes without basements means ducts in this market accumulate material that behaves differently from ordinary household dust. Our Air Duct Cleaning team documents every run with before-and-after photography, so you see what was actually removed rather than taking our word for it.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Leander Is Austin’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
CleanRun is independently owned and operated under the Haven Standard, and our Austin office coordinates scheduling for homes from Hyde Park to the Hill Country edge. We’ve served 52,000+ homes since 2013, every one with a written price before work began and a documented photo record when the crew left. That practice hasn’t changed.
Austin customers come to us after experiencing the industry’s standard bait-and-switch: a coupon price that balloons once the truck arrives. We don’t operate that way. Haven Standard Clause 1 requires a written price before any work starts, every time, with no exceptions. The price we put in writing is the price on the invoice.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival - Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. They carry professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, Abatement Technologies, Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman. You can look up any of those brands yourself; we name them so you know what you’re paying for.
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
Most Austin homes route ductwork through attics rather than basements, because hard caliche and limestone make below-grade construction nearly nonexistent here. That means your ducts sit in 140-150°F attic heat for six months of the year, and any gap in mastic or foil tape pulls that hot, dusty air directly into the system. Our residential cleaning addresses the full duct run - the continuous path from register back to the air handler - with negative-pressure extraction, which means we seal the system and pull debris out under controlled suction rather than blowing it around your house. For homes near Spicewood, Four Points, or the 620 corridor, we also account for cedar pollen sediment that standard agitation tools can miss.
Commercial Duct Cleaning
Austin’s commercial base spans tech offices downtown, medical clinics near the UT campus, and retail along South Congress and Lamar. Each building type carries different duct configurations and occupancy loads. We clean commercial systems with the same documented photo record as residential jobs, but with equipment scaled to larger plenum spaces - the main distribution chambers where multiple duct runs connect. Written pricing is by system scope, not by the hour, so your facilities manager knows the exact cost before we start.
Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts push conditioned air into your rooms, and in Austin they’re the first place cedar pollen sediment becomes visible. Homeowners in northwest neighborhoods often notice yellowish-tan dust coating supply registers every January after a heavy cedar event. That material has already passed through your filter. We clean supply ducts with rotary brush agitation and HEPA-filtered negative pressure, photographing each register and the duct interior behind it. The photo record shows you the difference between a register wiped clean and a duct actually cleared of buildup.
Return Duct Cleaning
Return ducts pull air back to the air handler for reconditioning, and in Austin’s all-attic construction they often run through the hottest, dustiest space in the house. When foil tape fails at a return plenum connection, the system draws attic air - and any pollen settled in insulation - straight into your breathing air. Return duct cleaning requires careful sealing around the air handler to prevent contaminating the blower compartment. We photograph the return path before and after, including the filter rack and blower housing if accessible.
Full System Cleaning
A full system cleaning covers supply ducts, return ducts, the plenum, registers, grilles, and the accessible components of the air handler itself. In Austin, this is the service we recommend for homes that have skipped cleaning through multiple cedar seasons or that show visible pollen debris at registers. The field vignette from a property off the 620 corridor near Spicewood illustrates why: our tech pulled a supply register in January and found it coated in fine yellowish-tan cedar sediment; camera inspection showed the same material throughout the return ducts and air handler. The homeowner had skipped cleaning for four years and was running a MERV 8 filter that never stood a chance. Full system cleaning with agitation tools, negative pressure, and HEPA filtration pulled the material out. Every step was photographed.
Video Inspection
Video inspection lets you see inside your ductwork before deciding on service scope. We feed a camera through the duct run and record what we find - debris buildup, disconnected joints, degraded flex duct, or gaps pulling attic air. In Austin’s 1990s-2000s tract homes in Pflugerville, Cedar Park, and Round Rock, we often find tape failure at flex duct connections that the homeowner had no way to detect. The video becomes part of your documented job record, and we review it with you before quoting any work.
What happens when you call
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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 rotary brush systems, Nikro negative-pressure extractors, Honeywell and Aprilaire media filters and air cleaners, and Guardsman protective products. We don’t invent performance claims beyond manufacturer specifications; we name the brands so you can verify what we’re using and look up independent reviews yourself. For Austin customers, this means replacement filters and compatible components are available without special-order delays. If your system uses Aprilaire whole-home air cleaners or Honeywell electronic air cleaners, we clean and service those units as part of a full system scope.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Austin Homes
- Cedar pollen sediment overwhelming standard filters. Austin’s Ashe juniper season produces peak counts above 30,000 grains per cubic meter, and the pollen is fine enough to pass MERV 8 and many MERV 11 filters. By February, this material coats duct interiors with a yellowish-tan layer distinct from ordinary dust. Filters need to be upgraded and ducts cleaned on a shorter interval than national guidelines suggest.
- Caliche dust from unpaved rural driveways adding constant particulate load. Properties on the northwest edge of the metro with quarter-mile caliche driveways generate fine limestone dust that enters the home on clothing, pets, and airflow. This dust is abrasive and alkaline, and it accumulates in ductwork alongside pollen. Homeowners often treat this as “normal” and stretch cleaning intervals to 3-4 years, by which time supply registers visibly coat every January.
- Attic heat degrading flex duct connections in 1990s-2000s tract homes. Summer attic temperatures above 140°F soften mastic and foil tape at flex duct connections, creating gaps that draw hot, dusty attic air into the system. Homes in Pflugerville, Cedar Park, and Round Rock built during the tech boom are now hitting the 20-30 year mark on original ductwork, and we find tape failure on a majority of inspections.
- Outbuilding and detached-workshop systems ignored entirely. Rural Austin properties often have separate air handlers for workshops, barns, or guest quarters. These systems have their own ductwork, their own filters, and their own cedar pollen load, and they’re usually the dirtiest by a wide margin. They need separate cleaning scope and their own documented photo record.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Austin, TX
A typical residential duct cleaning in Austin runs $380-$580 for a standard single-system home with 8-12 registers. Full system cleaning including supply and return ducts, plenum, registers, and accessible air handler components runs $580-$780. Commercial systems and homes with multiple air handlers or outbuilding systems are scoped individually, with written pricing by system rather than by vent count.
What moves the price: number of air handlers, accessibility of attic ductwork, presence of Aprilaire or Honeywell whole-home air cleaners requiring service, and whether video inspection reveals disconnected ducts or degraded flex requiring repair before cleaning can be effective. We do not quote per-vent pricing; Haven Standard Clause 1 requires one flat price per system, agreed in writing before work starts.
Bring a competitor’s written estimate and we’ll provide a Free Second Opinion at no cost, with our number next to theirs. Estimates from CleanRun are always free and always in writing. Call (737) 252-1285.
We Also Serve Cities Near Austin
Our crews serve Austin locally and travel regularly to Pflugerville, Cedar Park, Round Rock, and Hutto. Each of these markets shares Austin’s attic-run ductwork patterns and, in varying degrees, the cedar pollen load from the Hill Country. Pricing and service standards are consistent across the metro; only drive time and property-specific scope affect the written estimate.
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
Every 18-24 months, not the 3-5 years national guidelines suggest for cleaner markets. The combination of caliche dust from your driveway and cedar pollen from the Hill Country creates a particulate load that standard filters cannot handle, and stretching the interval means visible coating at registers by the next January. Call (737) 252-1285 for a written estimate - estimates are free.
It gets into the ducts. Austin’s Ashe juniper pollen is 19-22 microns, smaller than many standard fibers, and peak season concentrations above 30,000 grains per cubic meter overwhelm even MERV 11 filters over sustained periods. The yellowish-tan sediment we pull from northwest Austin ductwork is visually distinct from household dust and behaves differently under agitation. A camera inspection will show you exactly where it has accumulated. Call (737) 252-1285 to schedule one.
We work entirely from the attic and from register locations in the living space. The negative-pressure extraction machine connects at the air handler or a central return point, and we access each duct run through registers or through attic plenum connections. Austin’s all-attic construction is standard for our crews; we’ve cleaned thousands of homes with no basement access, and the documented photo record shows every interior we reached.
Yes. Outbuilding systems have separate air handlers, separate ductwork, and their own cedar pollen and caliche dust load. They’re typically the dirtiest systems on the property because they get ignored. We scope outbuilding systems separately with their own written price and their own documented photo record. Mention the outbuilding when you call (737) 252-1285 so we allocate appropriate time.
Because cedar season ends in February, and that’s when the accumulated pollen load is at its maximum. Cleaning in March or April removes the sediment before your AC starts cycling that material continuously through the house from April through October. Spring scheduling also means you’re not competing with AC repair demand when the first 90°F day hits Austin. Call (737) 252-1285 to book before the seasonal rush.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, serving Austin since 2013.