Whole-home duct cleaning
Dryer vent cleaning
Camera inspection
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.
Trusted Air Duct Cleaning for Austin Homeowners
If your home smells musty when the AC kicks on, or you keep dusting the same surfaces every few days, the air ducts are usually the culprit. Austin’s heat forces your HVAC system to run near-constantly from April through October, pulling pollen, dust, and cedar debris through the ductwork and into every room. Since 2004, Kestrel Air Duct Austin has cleaned residential and commercial duct systems across Austin under the Kingswell Guarantee: a written price before any work begins, a defined arrival window, a cleaner job site when we leave, and a written 365-Day Done Right Promise on the work. Dale Whitmore leads our Austin team, and our background-checked, uniformed technicians use Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies equipment, not a box-store vacuum from the trunk of a car. Call (254) 848-6913 to get a written quote from a live person, any time of day.
Key Takeaways
- Written price before any work starts. You’ll have the number in your hands before a single vent is touched.
- 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work falls short within the guarantee period, we return and make it right at no charge. That’s in writing, not a courtesy.
- Professional equipment, not shop vacs. Rotobrush rotary brush systems dislodge debris at the duct wall. Nikro negative-pressure units pull contaminants out. Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration keeps loosened particles out of your living space.
- Most Austin homes run between $400 and $1,200 depending on square footage, system count, and contamination level. We’ll tell you the exact number before we start.
- A live person answers the phone 24/7. No voicemail queues, no automated runaround.
Styles & brands we work with
Air Duct Cleaning Services
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Austin, TX mean one thing: removing the buildup of dust, pet dander, pollen, mold spores, and construction debris from the supply and return ducts that move conditioned air through your home. Most homeowners call us when they see dust accumulating on registers, smell something stale when the blower runs, or notice allergy symptoms that spike indoors. We clean the full ductwork system using negative-air extraction (a powerful vacuum creates suction at the duct opening while we agitate debris loose) plus rotary brush agitation (a spinning brush scrubs the duct walls). Our Full System Cleaning covers every component. Pricing depends on home size and system complexity. A single-system home in Austin (one furnace, one AC) typically runs between $400 and $650. Two-system homes or homes with extensive flexible duct runs usually land between $650 and $900. Homes with heavy contamination, mold growth, or construction debris can exceed that range, but you’ll have the written quote before any work begins.
Full System Cleaning
We clean supply ducts, return ducts, the main trunk line, and the plenum boxes at both ends. Each register gets individually accessed and cleaned, not just the visible vent face. The process removes the accumulated layer of debris that restricts airflow and forces your AC to work harder through an Austin summer.
Component Cleaning
Your system has more than just ductwork. We clean the blower motor compartment, the evaporator coil housing, and the return air chamber as part of the job. These components hold dust and moisture, and leaving them untouched means re-contamination within weeks of a cleaning.
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.
HVAC Duct Cleaning
HVAC Duct Cleaning in Austin focuses on the full heating and air conditioning distribution system, not just the metal pipes running through your attic or walls. When we clean HVAC ducts, we’re cleaning the path air travels from your system’s blower to every register in the house. This matters in Austin because the cooling season runs eight or nine months, and the same ductwork that carries cool air in July also carries heated air during the occasional February cold snap. A complete HVAC duct cleaning includes the supply and return trunks, branch runs, boots, and the interior of the air handler cabinet. Most Austin homes fall in the $400 to $900 range for a full clean, depending on system size and accessibility. The work typically takes four to six hours. You’ll get a written price before we begin, and that price will not change at the door.
Supply and Return Lines
Your supply lines carry conditioned air to each room. Your return lines pull air back to be reconditioned. Both collect dust, and both need cleaning. We clean each run individually, working from the register opening back toward the main trunk.
Air Handler Cleaning
The air handler is the metal cabinet that houses your blower and evaporator coil. Dust accumulates there even with good filtration, and that dust then re-enters your ductwork every time the fan runs. We open the cabinet, clean the blower and surrounding surfaces, and reassemble before moving to the ducts themselves.
Vent Cleaning
Vent Cleaning in Austin addresses the register covers and the final section of ductwork where air enters each room. Vents are where homeowners first see evidence of a problem: dark streaks on the ceiling around the register, visible dust crusting the vent blades, or a fine gray film on nearby walls. We remove each vent cover, clean it thoroughly, and clean the duct boot (the connector between the duct run and the register opening) where debris tends to collect. Vent cleaning alone, without full ductwork cleaning, is a partial fix, but it’s sometimes the right call for newer homes with light dust. A vent-and-boot cleaning on a typical Austin home runs between $150 and $300. If the ducts behind the vents are loaded with debris, we’ll show you what we found and recommend the full system clean with a written quote.
Register and Grille Restoration
Years of airflow and household dust leave vent covers coated in a stubborn film that doesn’t wipe off with a rag. We use warm water and a degreasing solution to restore original finish, then dry and reinstall each cover. Clean vents look better and move air more freely.
Boot and Collar Cleaning
The boot is the angled metal fitting that connects round duct pipe to the rectangular opening in your floor or ceiling. Debris settles there because airflow slows at the register face. We clean each boot by hand after pulling the vent cover, then re-attach everything tightly.
Air Duct Repair
Air Duct Repair in Austin deals with the physical failures that waste conditioned air: disconnected joints, torn flex duct, crushed pipe sections, and leaking plenum connections. In a city where summer attic temperatures regularly exceed 140 degrees, ductwork takes a beating. Flexible ducts degrade from heat exposure. Tape seals dry out and fail. Rodents sometimes chew through duct walls. The signs of duct damage include rooms that never cool evenly, dust blowing from registers, a sudden jump in the electric bill, and visible duct sections in the attic that look collapsed or disconnected. A typical repair visit runs between $250 and $600 depending on what we find. We’ll give you a written quote for the repair before we start, and every repair carries the same 365-Day Done Right Promise as our cleaning work.
Leak Sealing and Joint Repair
Duct leaks happen at the connections between duct sections and at the points where ducts meet register boxes. We use mastic sealant (a thick, paint-on adhesive that stays flexible) and metal tape (not cloth tape, which fails in attic heat) to close leaks permanently. Proper sealing can reduce duct leakage by up to 20 percent in older Austin homes.
Flex Duct Replacement
Flex duct degrades over time in high attic temperatures. When we find torn, crushed, or rodent-damaged sections, we replace them with new R-6 or R-8 insulated flex duct as appropriate. We’ll show you the damaged sections before we replace them so you can see exactly what you’re paying for.
Ductwork Cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning is the physical removal of accumulated debris from the entire air distribution system. The term covers the same work as air duct cleaning, but in Austin it’s also the phrase homeowners use when they’re describing the visible metal and flex components in the attic, not just the air quality concern. We clean ductwork using source removal, which means we don’t just blow debris around. We attach a Nikro negative-pressure unit to the duct system, creating suction that pulls loosened material out of your home entirely. Then we run a Rotobrush rotary brush through each duct run to scrub the walls. The brush dislodges stuck-on dust while the continuous suction carries it out. This two-step approach is what separates professional ductwork cleaning from a surface-level job. A typical Austin home ductwork cleaning runs between $500 and $1,000 based on system size and condition. You’ll know the number before we start.
Source Removal Method
Source removal means the contaminants leave the building. Dust, pet hair, and debris are pulled through the negative-pressure vacuum and into a collection unit outside or in our truck. Nothing gets released back into your living space because the Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration captures particles before exhaust returns to the environment.
Flex Duct and Rigid Duct
Austin homes built before the 1990s often have rigid metal ducts. Newer construction typically uses flexible insulated duct. Each requires a different cleaning technique. Our technicians assess your duct type during the inspection and adjust the brush pressure and suction levels accordingly. We clean both types regularly.
Air Duct Inspection
Air Duct Inspection in Austin answers a simple question: what’s actually inside your ductwork? We use a video camera scope that snakes through your ducts to show you what we see. Mold growth, rodent droppings, heavy dust accumulation, torn flex sections, and blocked returns are all visible on the screen in real time. You decide what gets cleaned or repaired based on what we both see. An inspection is the right starting point for a new homeowner, for anyone who’s seen evidence of roof leaks near ductwork, or for anyone who’s had multiple contractors tell them different things. We recommend inspecting before giving a final quote, because a visual of the actual duct condition removes guesswork from pricing. An inspection costs $99, and that amount is applied as a credit if you book a cleaning with us in the same visit.
Video Scope Inspection
We run a camera through your duct system and record what we find. You see the footage live on a handheld screen. No other contractor will describe your ducts from underneath the house; we show you the interior of every section we access.
Leak and Damage Assessment
Disconnected ducts and crushed sections are visible during a video inspection. We mark each problem area and give you a written list of what we found, where it is, and what it costs to address. You decide what gets fixed and what doesn’t.
Residential Air Duct Cleaning
Residential Duct Cleaning in Austin serves single-family homes, townhomes, condos, and rental properties across Travis and Williamson counties. The typical residential job takes four to six hours for a single-system home. We protect your floors with drop cloths, lay runners in the work areas, and treat your home like we’d treat our own. The price for a typical Austin single-family home runs between $400 and $900 depending on square footage, the number of returns, system accessibility, and contamination level. Multi-system homes (two AC units) and properties over 3,000 square feet generally run in the $800 to $1,200 range. Your written quote will include exactly what’s covered and what it costs before we start any work.
Single-Story Homes
Single-story homes in Austin’s older neighborhoods (think Crestview, Brentwood, or Allandale) often have ducts in the crawlspace or an accessible attic. The work is relatively straightforward, and our process accounts for lower clearance crawlspace access. We’ll cover the work areas and clean up completely before we leave.
Two-Story and Multi-Level
Two-story homes mean vertical duct runs through walls and separate zone systems for upstairs and downstairs. The cleaning requires more access points and more time. We schedule multi-level homes with a full crew so the work gets done in one visit, not spread across two days.
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning
Commercial Duct Cleaning in Austin serves offices, retail spaces, restaurants, medical practices, and small industrial facilities throughout the metro area. Commercial duct systems move more air, run longer hours, and collect more debris than residential systems. We schedule commercial work after business hours or on weekends when the building is empty, and we work around your tenants and employees. Pricing for commercial work is quoted per project based on system size, access constraints, and contamination level. A small office under 5,000 square feet typically runs between $1,200 and $3,000. Larger facilities and multi-tenant buildings are quoted on a case-by-case basis after an on-site walkthrough. Every commercial job includes a written proposal, a written guarantee, and a full video inspection before and after.
Offices and Medical Practices
Clean ducts matter in medical offices for patient safety and in office buildings for employee productivity. We provide documentation of the cleaning for property managers and owners, including before-and-after video footage. The Kingswell Guarantee applies to commercial work exactly as it does to residential.
Restaurants and Food Service
Restaurant duct systems collect grease-laden dust that affects air quality and can carry odors through the dining room. We use HEPA-equipped negative-pressure units to keep captured contaminants out of the kitchen and dining area during cleaning. Commercial kitchen hood exhaust requires a different contractor, but the supply and return ducts serving the dining room are within our scope.
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AfterBrands We Service
We clean and service duct systems tied to every major HVAC brand you’ll find in Austin homes. Our techs work around Honeywell thermostats, zoning systems, and filtration setups daily, and we understand how those controls interact with the ductwork we’re cleaning. If you have a Honeywell whole-home air purifier or a Honeywell zoning panel, we don’t just avoid those components; we work with them as part of the system.
We also stock and install Aprilaire filtration products for homeowners who want to maintain cleaner air between professional cleanings. An Aprilaire media filter catches significantly more dust than a standard one-inch filter and fits into most existing filter cabinets. And for homes that need a higher level of protection during and after cleaning, Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration keeps captured particles from being released back into living spaces. Whether you have a Honeywell, Aprilaire, or any other system in your Austin home, we can help.
Signs You Need a Pro Right Now
- Dust on registers after cleaning. If your vent covers are coated with gray dust a week after you wiped them, the ducts behind them are loaded with years of accumulated debris. That dust will keep blowing into your rooms every time the AC runs.
- Rooms that never reach the thermostat setting. If one bedroom stays hot while the rest of the house cools, the duct run serving that room may be disconnected, crushed, or partially blocked. Air that should be reaching that room is going into the attic instead.
- A sudden spike in the electric bill. Duct leaks and heavy buildup force your system to move the same volume of air through a smaller effective opening. The blower works harder, cycles run longer, and your bill climbs even though the house isn’t any cooler.
- Musty smell when the air kicks on. That smell is usually dust and mildew in the ducts or the air handler cabinet, not in the AC unit itself. Cleaning the duct system and the cabinet removes the smell at the source rather than covering it up.
- Allergy symptoms that only happen at home. If you feel fine outdoors but start sneezing indoors, your duct system is probably circulating allergens through the house. Pollen, pet dander, and dust mite debris accumulate in ducts and recirculate every time the fan runs.
Our Process, Step by Step
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Inspection and written quote. We walk the property, examine your ductwork and air handler, and show you what we found. Then we put a price in writing. The number you see is the number you’ll pay, before a single vent is touched.
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Equipment setup and protection. We lay drop cloths in work areas, cover nearby furniture, and connect the Nikro negative-pressure unit to your duct system. The HEPA filtration on the exhaust side ensures nothing captured from your ducts gets released back into the home.
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Rotobrush agitation and extraction. We run the Rotobrush rotary brush through each duct run to dislodge the debris stuck to the duct walls. Continuous negative pressure pulls the loosened material out of the system and into the collection unit.
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Component cleaning. We open the air handler, clean the blower and evaporator housing, and clean the return air chamber. Ductwork is only part of the system, and cleaning the components prevents immediate re-contamination.
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Post-cleaning verification and documentation. We run the video scope through the cleaned ducts so you can see the result. You’ll see the before-and-after on our screen. Then we document the work and put the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
How Much Does Air Duct Cleaning Cost in Austin?
Most Austin homes pay between $400 and $1,200 for a complete air duct cleaning, with $600 being the rough midpoint. A single-story home with one HVAC system and accessible ductwork runs $400 to $650. Two-story homes or homes with two systems run $650 to $900. Homes over 3,000 square feet, homes with significant mold or infestation, and homes with multiple return drops can run up to $1,200 or more in severe cases. What affects the price: system count, square footage, duct accessibility, contamination level, and whether any repair work is needed. How to avoid overpaying: get a written quote before work begins (we provide one on every visit), ask whether the quote includes component cleaning (it should), and ask to see before-and-after documentation of the work. Our free estimates include the inspection, the written quote, and a clear explanation of what’s covered.
Our Service Area Near Austin
Kestrel Air Duct Austin serves the full Austin metro area including Air Duct Cleaning in Round Rock, Air Duct Cleaning in Pflugerville, Kyle, Lakeway, Bastrop, Taylor, Camp Swift, Lost Creek, Hornsby Bend, Shady Hollow, and Wells Branch. We schedule arrival windows, not vague timeframes, and we hold to them. Go back to our home page for a full look at what we do, or read more about Air Duct Cleaning in Austin right here. We also handle Dryer Vent Cleaning for homeowners across the service area.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions About Air Duct Cleaning in Austin
Air duct cleaning is the removal of accumulated dust, debris, pet dander, pollen, and other contaminants from your HVAC system’s supply and return ducts, the air handler cabinet, and the connected components. We use source removal: a negative-pressure vacuum pulls loosened material out while a rotary brush scrubs the duct walls, and HEPA filtration ensures captured particles don’t re-enter your living space. For most Austin homeowners, the result is cleaner air, fewer allergy triggers circulating through the house, and better airflow from the registers. Call (254) 848-6913 for a written quote.
Most single-system homes in Austin take four to six hours for a complete cleaning, including component cleaning and post-cleaning inspection. Two-system homes and larger properties can take a full day, and we’ll schedule accordingly with a defined arrival window. We don’t rush the work, and we don’t stretch it out either. You’ll know the timeframe before we start. Call (254) 848-6913 to schedule around your calendar.
Most Austin homes run between $400 and $1,200 for a full air duct cleaning, with the majority landing in the $500 to $800 range. The price depends on square footage, the number of HVAC systems, duct accessibility, and contamination level. You’ll receive a written quote after our inspection, before any work begins, and that number will not change at the door. Call (254) 848-6913 for a free estimate.
Yes. We clean and service duct systems connected to every major HVAC brand found in Austin, including units tied to Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Trane systems. We work around your thermostat controls, zoning panels, and filtration setups, and we don’t push any brand you don’t already have. The ductwork itself is brand-agnostic, and our process works on rigid metal and flex duct alike. Call (254) 848-6913 to ask about your specific setup.
We schedule residential and commercial work on weekends when that’s what fits your schedule. We don’t charge extra for weekend appointments, and we don’t treat them as an add-on. A live person answers our phone 24/7, so you can book a weekend slot any time. Call (254) 848-6913 and we’ll find a time that works.
Every job carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If the work falls short within the guarantee period, Kestrel Air Duct Austin returns and makes it right at no charge. The guarantee covers the cleaning and any repair work we performed. If a repair fails, a second visit is free. You don’t need to beg, escalate, or document arm’s-length evidence. Call (254) 848-6913 and we’ll make it right.
You don’t need to move furniture or do any prep work. We protect floors and furniture with drop cloths, access the registers and main duct openings, and clean up completely before we leave. Keep pets in a separate room if possible, and make sure we can access the attic or crawlspace entrance. Everything else is our job. Call (254) 848-6913 if you have any questions about what to expect.
Schedule Your Air Duct Cleaning Service in Austin Today
You’ll get a written quote before any work starts, a defined arrival window, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every single job. Call (254) 848-6913 now and talk to a live person, any time of day, seven days a week. The Kingswell Way applies to every visit: say the price, show up on time, leave the place cleaner, put the guarantee in writing, and come back if it fails. We’re Kestrel Air Duct Austin, and the kestrel hangs still in moving air. We’ll get yours moving clean again.
Written by Dale Whitmore, Owner at Kestrel Air Duct Austin, serving Austin since 2004.