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 North Hollywood
Air duct cleaning in North Hollywood runs $390 to $780 for a typical single-family home, with most jobs completed in a single afternoon. If your home sits near Lankershim Boulevard or the SR-170 interchange, your ductwork is pulling in more fine particulate than almost anywhere else in the San Fernando Valley. We’ve been documenting exactly what comes out of North Hollywood ducts since 2013, and we can show you the before-and-after photos from your own system on the same day we clean it. Call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is North Hollywood’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Our crews know the difference between a 1950s tract home off Magnolia and a dingbat apartment on Vineland. The attic temperatures, the duct retrofits, the particulate load from the 170/101 interchange: all of it shapes what you’ll find inside a North Hollywood duct run, and we’ve seen every variation over the past 12 years. Tomas Reyes, who leads our team, insists on one thing above all: the camera never lies. Every job gets a documented photo record of the inside of every duct run, before and after, delivered to you as part of the standard job record.
North Hollywood homeowners consistently tell us they chose CleanRun for that photo record, and for the written price we hand over before a single panel comes off. Every technician who arrives at your door in North Hollywood is background-checked and uniformed, per Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. The trucks carry Rotobrush and Nikro extraction equipment, not a shop vac, and every job is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If the work isn’t right, we make it right. Not a pro-rated credit. Not a manager objection. A written guarantee.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in North Hollywood
Residential Duct Cleaning
Most North Hollywood homes we clean are 1950s to 1970s stucco tract houses where central AC was added years after the home was built. That means flex duct runs through attic bays that regularly hit 150°F in July and August, and those runs sag, crack, and collect debris at connection points. Our Air Duct Cleaning team pulls everything out with negative-pressure extraction, then camera-inspects each run so you can see the result for yourself. A typical single-family home in the Valley Village or NoHo Arts corridor takes us four to six hours.
Commercial Duct Cleaning
Older commercial and mixed-use buildings along the Lankershim corridor often run duct configurations that were never designed for the HVAC loads they carry today. That’s true in converted retail spaces, office suites above storefronts, and the older apartment buildings that make up much of North Hollywood’s rental stock. We clean commercial systems after hours or on weekends so tenants and customers aren’t disrupted, and the same documented photo record applies. You’ll see every plenum and riser before and after.
Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts in North Hollywood are the first place Valley particulate accumulates. Fine dust, wildfire ash, and ozone byproducts get pushed through the supply side every time the AC cycles on, and in a system running nearly continuously from June through September, that buildup happens faster than in coastal LA. We run negative-pressure extraction with HEPA filtration through every supply run and photograph the inside of each one when we’re done. If you’ve noticed dust accumulating on furniture within days of wiping it down, your supply ducts are usually the source.
Return Duct Cleaning
North Hollywood’s older apartments and retrofitted homes frequently have undersized return ducts, a design flaw that pulls unconditioned attic air through every connection leak. That air carries insulation fibers, rodent debris, and raw Valley dust straight into the blower. We clean return runs with the same source-removal approach, then camera-inspect the connections to flag any bypass gaps that need sealing. A clean return duct with open bypass gaps will re-contaminate your system within weeks.
Video Inspection
We don’t ask you to take our word for any of this. Before we clean, we run a camera through your ductwork and show you what’s actually in there: the debris depth at the first elbow, the collapsed flex section in the attic, the insulation pull-in at a bad connection. After the clean, we run the camera again. The video becomes part of your documented job record, alongside the written scope of work and the 365-Day Done Right Promise. This is what separates real source removal from a fog-and-dash that just wets the surface.
Full System Cleaning
A full system clean covers supply and return ducts, the plenum, the blower compartment, the evaporator coil, and every register in the house. For North Hollywood homes with retrofitted central AC and years of accumulated Valley particulate, this is the option that actually restores airflow and cuts visible dust. We don’t sell a cheaper partial clean unless the system genuinely doesn’t need more. The written price you get before work starts includes the full scope, and the photo record confirms every component we touched.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
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Our trucks carry professional-grade extraction equipment from Rotobrush and Nikro, along with Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration for fine particulate and wildfire ash. These aren’t brands you’ll find at a home center; they’re what commercial remediation crews run because they’re built for source removal, not surface dusting. For North Hollywood customers, that matters because the particulate you’re dealing with is smaller and oilier than typical household dust. We stock replacement flex duct, grilles, and sealants locally so most repairs can be completed the same day the problem is found.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in North Hollywood Homes
- Baked-brittle flex duct in attic bays. The east Valley’s summer attic heat pushes past 150°F repeatedly, and flex duct eventually hardens, sags, and collapses. When it does, it creates bypass gaps that pull raw insulation fibers and rodent debris into the living-space airstream. You won’t see a symptom until indoor air quality quietly tanks.
- Wildfire ash that coats duct interiors within days. Santa Ana winds funnel ash from the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills straight into North Hollywood. Ash settles inside duct runs even when windows stay closed because the HVAC intake pulls it in from outside air. A fogging sanitiser only wets that ash; it never removes it, and the sticky film left behind traps even more particulate.
- Undersized return ducts in 1950s and 60s dingbat apartments. Retrofitted central AC in older multifamily stock along Lankershim and Vineland often has returns that are simply too small for the system. The blower motor overworks, and that negative pressure pulls unconditioned attic air through connection leaks. We find this on a majority of apartment cleanings in North Hollywood.
- Debris accumulation at the first elbow after the plenum. North Hollywood’s proximity to the SR-170/US-101 interchange means heavy traffic particulate is coming into your HVAC intake constantly. That debris hits the first bend in the supply run and builds up there first, often to three inches or more before homeowners notice anything.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in North Hollywood, CA
We Also Serve Cities Near North Hollywood
If you’re in Studio City, Universal City, Van Nuys, or Burbank, our crews serve those areas too, with the same written pricing and documented photo record. Air Duct Cleaning in North Hollywood is our home base for the east Valley, and the particulate loads in adjacent cities differ in ways that affect cleaning needs. We can tell you what to expect in your specific neighborhood.
Serving North Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North Hollywood 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 North Hollywood
North Hollywood ducts should be cleaned every 2 to 4 years, while coastal LA systems can often go 5 to 7 years. The difference is the San Fernando Valley’s trapped particulate layer, heavy traffic dust from the 170/101 interchange, and wildfire ash that settles inside duct runs even when windows stay closed. Our camera inspection can tell you exactly where your system stands; the visual evidence decides, not a calendar.
A genuine cleaning removes the substrate microbial growth needs: the fine dust and organic debris that holds moisture and feeds mold inside duct runs. North Hollywood is far enough from the coast that salt air rarely penetrates the Valley, but summer humidity trapped in old attic spaces can still create condensation inside poorly insulated ducts. Source removal dries the surfaces; you can’t sanitize something that’s still caked in debris. Call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll quote you in writing.
No. Fogging only wets the debris already inside your ducts, leaving a sticky film that traps more particulate over time. The only step worth paying for is mechanical source removal: negative-pressure extraction that pulls the bulk material out, followed by HEPA filtration and camera verification. If someone offers you a fog without source removal, ask them what the fog is actually doing to the material you can see in the before photo. We show you ours; they should show you theirs.
Those buildings were built in the 1950s through 1970s, before central AC was standard, and the ductwork was retrofitted into attic bays that regularly exceed 150°F in summer. Flex duct bakes brittle, sags, and collapses, creating bypass gaps that pull attic air and insulation fibers into the living space. We routinely find partially collapsed flex runs in these buildings during routine cleanings, which is why video inspection is included on every job. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written quote.
Yes. Your HVAC system pulls outside air for combustion and ventilation, and during wildfire events, that air carries ash and smoke particles that settle inside duct runs. Even a tight house with closed windows draws in outside air through the HVAC intake. The only fix is mechanical removal with HEPA filtration, documented with before-and-after photos so you can verify the ash is actually gone. Call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll give you a written price for the full clean.
If you’re ready to see what’s actually inside your North Hollywood ductwork, call (806) 606-6902. We’ll schedule a camera inspection, hand you a written price for the full system before any work starts, and deliver a documented photo record when we’re done. That’s the CleanRun standard, and it’s backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, serving North Hollywood since 2013.