Whole-home duct cleaning
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Sanitizing & deodorizingWhole-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.
Fast, Reliable Air Duct Cleaning Across Pflugerville
Air duct cleaning in Pflugerville costs between $450 and $900 for a full system on a typical single-family home, with most jobs landing around $600. We give you that number in writing before a single vent cover comes off. No per-vent pricing games, no door-step revisions. Kestrel Air Duct Austin has crews working in Pflugerville neighborhoods every week, and our office answers the phone around the clock at (254) 848-6913.
What makes duct work in Pflugerville different from other Central Texas towns? The clay. The heat. The way homes are built here. Most houses went up after 2000, with slab foundations and HVAC equipment stuffed into unconditioned attics that bake at 150°F through July and August. That heat stress shows up in the ducts within a decade, and we see it on nearly every inspection we run in this city.
Why Kestrel Air Duct Austin Is Pflugerville’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Our Air Duct Cleaning crews know Pflugerville’s housing stock because they work in it constantly. The return-side dark dust problem in Falcon Pointe. The pollen load that hits Highland Park every cedar season. The undersized return plenums common in homes built between 2005 and 2015. When you call, the person who answers understands what you’re describing before you finish describing it.
Dale Whitmore built this team around one principle: write down what the job costs, do what the written quote says, and stand behind it in writing afterward. Every tech is background-checked and arrives in uniform. The quote on paper stays the price on the invoice. If the cleaning falls short inside a year, the 365-Day Done Right Promise means we come back and do it again at no charge. That promise is in writing on every single Pflugerville job.
We answer with a live person 24/7. Not a voicemail queue. Not an automated menu. When a Pflugerville homeowner calls at 7 a.m. before work or 9 p.m. after the kids are down, there’s a human on the line.
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Air Duct Inspection in Pflugerville
Air Duct Inspection in Pflugerville means running a camera through your supply and return ducts to see exactly what’s inside before anyone touches a brush to them. In a city where most homes are post-2000 construction with attic-mounted HVAC, that camera check matters more than it does elsewhere. It shows whether the dark film collecting near your registers is dust, pollen, or something growing in the humidity of an unconditioned attic.
We include a video inspection with every cleaning. You see the before state. You see the after. For homeowners who want an inspection only, the cost runs $125 to $200 depending on system size. That’s a fair way to answer the question “do my ducts actually need work right now?” when the honest answer is sometimes no.
What the Camera Shows Us
In Pflugerville homes, the camera typically finds one of three things: loose fiberglass from deteriorating duct liner, fine dark dust drawn in from attic-side return openings, or pollen accumulation from oak and cedar seasons. Good news: all three respond well to source removal with the right equipment.
What it won’t show is airflow. That’s why after any cleaning we run a blower motor check to confirm the system is moving air at the expected rate before we pack up and leave.
When to Get an Inspection Only
Newer home, fewer than five years old, no pets, and you change your filter regularly? You may not need a cleaning yet. An inspection answers that honestly. Homes with a smoker, four dogs, recent renovation, or that persistent dark dust on the registers every three months? The camera usually confirms cleaning is due.
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Pflugerville
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Pflugerville means cleaning the entire system: supply ducts, return ducts, plenums, and registers. We quote one flat price for the whole job, agreed in writing before we start. A typical single-family home here runs $450 to $900 based on square footage and the number of returns. That’s the system price. Not a teaser number that doubles when we arrive.
The process itself is straightforward. We connect a Nikro negative-air unit to the system to pull contaminants out, then agitate the duct walls with a Rotobrush rotary brush to dislodge what’s stuck. Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration keeps loosened particles out of your living space during the work. Negative-air extraction means the system is under constant vacuum while we clean, so dust doesn’t get pushed into your hallway while we work.
Source Removal, Not Wipe-Down
Some cleaners wipe what they can reach from the register and call it done. That leaves the biofilm and dust deeper in the system. We call what we do source removal: getting the contamination out at the point where it’s sitting, then removing it from the structure entirely. The difference is visible in the after photos, which we give you before we leave.
The Falcons Pointe and Highland Park job we mentioned earlier is a perfect example. A prior cleaning had left dust throughout the return side. Our camera found it, our negative-air setup pulled it out, and we sealed the attic return opening that was pulling it back in. The homeowner’s after photos showed clean metal all the way back to the air handler.
Air Sealing for Pflugerville’s Attic Heat
Pflugerville’s heavy clay soils and 100°F-plus attic temperatures work against your ducts from day one. Clay soil shifts with moisture, and that movement transfers through slab foundations and settles duct runs. Attic heat bakes tape and flex-duct liners until they crack. Within a decade, many systems here are leaking 15% to 30% of conditioned air into the attic. Our full system cleaning includes checking the common leak points and sealing them where accessible. Cleaning without sealing is a half-measure in this climate: it’s why we phrase it as “cleaning and sealing” when the inspection shows leakage.
Trusted Brands We Service in Pflugerville
We work on all major HVAC system brands installed in Pflugerville homes: Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Rheem, Goodman, and American Standard included. For filtration upgrades during a cleaning, we stock Aprilaire and Honeywell media filters and Guardsman IAQ products, which many Pflugerville homeowners add during cedar season. No need to wait on a parts order: we carry the common sizes on the truck, so if your filter housing needs replacement during the visit, it happens that day, not a week later.
See the difference
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AfterCommon Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Pflugerville Homes
- Attic-return dark dust in Falcon Pointe and Highland Park. The return duct pulls from the hottest part of the attic, drawing in fine particulates that settle on registers within weeks of a cleaning. We seal the return opening as part of the job; most Pflugerville cleaners skip this step entirely.
- Pollen and humidity-driven microbial growth. Oak and cedar pollen is heavy here in spring, and the humidity in unconditioned attics provides the moisture. The combination leaves a biofilm inside ducts that regrows by the next cedar season unless it’s removed with agitation and negative pressure, not just wiped down.
- Flex-duct liner breakdown from attic heat. Attics in Pflugerville routinely exceed 150°F in summer. That heat accelerates the degradation of flexible duct liners, releasing fiberglass particles into the air stream. Camera inspection shows this clearly.
- Return-side neglect in post-2000 construction. Tighter building envelopes mean supply and return sides are both essential. Cleaners who focus only on supply ducts leave the particulate burden on the return side, and the problem persists even though the registers look clean.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Pflugerville, TX
You should know the number before you decide to call. A full-system residential cleaning in Pflugerville runs $450 to $900. Smaller single-story homes under 1,800 square feet with one return typically land between $450 and $600. Larger two-story homes or systems with multiple returns run $650 to $900. Commercial duct cleaning in Pflugerville starts around $900 and is quoted per job after a site visit.
The price is one flat number per system. We don’t charge per vent. We don’t add a “level 2 deep clean” once we’re inside. The written quote you approve before work starts is the number on the invoice when we finish. Call (254) 848-6913 and we’ll get you a written estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Pflugerville
Kestrel Air Duct Austin covers Pflugerville and the surrounding Central Texas communities, including Round Rock, Austin, Taylor, and Bastrop. If you’re in one of those cities, the same written-price guarantee and 365-Day Done Right Promise applies. Our Pflugerville scheduling is coordinated through the Austin office, and crews are dispatched locally.
Serving Pflugerville, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pflugerville 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 Pflugerville
For most Pflugerville homes, every 3 to 5 years is realistic. Attic-mounted systems here take more abuse than closet units: 150°F attic temperatures in summer, high pollen loads in spring, and the humidity that fosters microbial growth all accelerate duct contamination. If you have pets, recent renovations, or notice dark dust returning quickly, you may need it more often. Call (254) 848-6913 and we’ll give you an honest read based on what the camera shows, not a generic schedule.
The return duct in many of these homes draws air from the hottest part of the attic, pulling in fine dark particulates that coat registers within months. If a cleaner doesn’t seal that attic-side return during the job, the problem returns. We seal accessible return openings as part of our full system cleaning, which is why our after photos hold up longer. Ask any company you’re considering whether they do this step; if they can’t answer clearly, that’s your answer.
We charge one flat price per system. A typical Pflugerville home runs $450 to $900 for the entire supply and return network. No per-vent pricing, no add-on levels once we’re inside. The written quote you approve is the final invoice. If you get a per-vent quote from another company, multiply it out and compare against our system price: you’ll usually find ours is the fairer deal and it’s known before we arrive.
Yes. We run a camera through your supply and return ducts before cleaning begins, and we run it again after we finish. You get both sets of images. Not stock photos. Not someone else’s house. Your ducts, your registers, your system. It’s the only way to verify the work was actually done, and it’s standard on every Pflugerville job. We want you to see the difference.
Dryer vent cleaning is a separate service from air duct cleaning; we don’t bundle it into the system price. It’s important work here: lint buildup in Pflugerville’s heat is a significant fire hazard if left unaddressed. We’ll always point out if your dryer vent needs attention during a duct cleaning, and we can schedule it as a separate job so both get done properly. Call (254) 848-6913 to talk through what your home actually needs.
Written by Dale Whitmore, Owner at Kestrel Air Duct Austin, serving Pflugerville and surrounding Central Texas communities since 2004.