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.
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterFast, Reliable Air Duct Cleaning Across Portland
Air duct cleaning in Portland typically costs $425-$780 for a full single-family home and takes four to six hours from setup to final photo documentation. That range reflects what we actually quote here, not a national average. Tomas Reyes has run crews in this city long enough to know that a 1927 Craftsman in Irvington and a 1972 ranch in outer Southeast Portland need different approaches, different tools, and different time. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written price before anyone touches a panel.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is Portland’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Portland homeowners tend to research hard before letting anyone into the crawl space. We get that. Since 2013, we’ve done every job under the same rule: a written price first, then a documented photo record of every duct run before and after. No exceptions. Our crews know the difference between a gravity-furnace retrofit in Portland neighborhoods like Sellwood and Alberta Arts, and a mid-century ranch on the east side with partially crushed flex duct. That local knowledge shows up in the photos we hand you, not in a sales pitch.
Every technician is background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival. We work under the H.A.V.E.N. Standard, with our license number published on the page, not buried in a footer. The 365-Day Done Right Promise is a written guarantee on every job. If it’s not right, we make it right. Portland customers have used our Free Second Opinion service to put a competitor’s written estimate next to ours and compare line by line. We’re comfortable with that.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in Portland
Residential Duct Cleaning
Most single-family homes in Portland run a full system clean in $425-$660, depending on the number of duct runs and access difficulty. Older Craftsman bungalows with low, non-standard crawl spaces add time. We quote that time honestly before work starts. The write-up includes every return, every supply, the plenum, and the blower compartment.
Commercial Duct Cleaning
Portland’s commercial stock ranges from repurposed warehouses in the Central Eastside to newer office builds in the Pearl District. We schedule commercial work around business hours and provide the same documented photo record we give residential customers. Pricing runs $0.18-$0.35 per square foot for most single-zone commercial spaces, quoted in writing before scheduling.
Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts carry conditioned air from the furnace to each room. In Portland, these accumulate the fine gray-brown ash from late-summer wildfire smoke, especially in homes that ran air handlers continuously during September 2020. Supply-only cleaning in a typical three-bedroom Portland home runs $250-$380.
Return Duct Cleaning
Return ducts pull air back to the blower. In close-in Portland neighborhoods like Hawthorne and Irvington, these often run through perpetually damp crawl spaces, pulling moisture and mold spores into the system. Return duct cleaning in Portland’s older housing stock is frequently the most contaminated section we photograph. Return-only cleaning runs $200-$340, and it’s where the camera evidence matters most.
What happens when you call
- 1
A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
- 2
You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
- 3
A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
- 4
You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
BeforeAfterTrusted Brands We Service in Portland
We run Rotobrush and Nikro negative-pressure equipment and stock Guardsman and Honeywell parts for repairs and filter upgrades. That means when a Portland customer needs a new media cabinet or a filter housing replaced during a cleaning, we don’t schedule a follow-up. We carry the parts on the truck. For post-wildfire jobs, we use Guardsman filtration rated to capture fine particulate rather than recirculating it.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Portland Homes
- Mold at return-air boots in crawl-space duct runs. Portland’s nine-month rainy season keeps sub-floor spaces damp, and pre-1940 homes retrofitted with forced air often have return ducts running where moisture never fully dries. We photograph the boot connection before and after source removal.
- Wildfire ash caked on evaporator coils. After the September 2020 smoke siege, Portland recorded AQI above 500 for days. Homeowners sealed up and ran systems continuously. That fine silica-rich ash embeds in coils and return duct interiors, and low-MERV filters don’t catch it.
- Partially crushed flex duct in mid-century east-side ranches. Homes built 1950s-1970s often have aging flex duct that has been squeezed by settling or careless work. It traps debris and restricts airflow. Camera inspection shows the restriction clearly.
- Debris build-up in non-standard retrofitted ductwork. Gravity-furnace foursquares converted to forced air have duct paths that were never designed for modern airflow. Turns are tight, access is limited, and thorough cleaning takes longer. We price for that reality, not for a generic square-footage formula.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Portland, OR
A full residential duct cleaning in Portland runs $425-$780 for a single-family home. A small condo or townhouse comes in around $300-$420. Commercial spaces fall between $0.18 and $0.35 per square foot for most buildings. What moves the number: number of duct runs, crawl-space access difficulty, and whether the system needs return-only or full-system scope. Video inspection is included with full-system jobs, not sold as an add-on. We publish this pricing here because Haven Standard Clause 1 is the whole point: a written price before any work starts. Estimates are free. Call (806) 606-6902.
We Also Serve Cities Near Portland
Our Air Duct Cleaning teams cover the Portland metro, including Lake Oswego, Beaverton, West Linn, and Tualatin. Scheduling is coordinated from our Portland office, and crews serve these areas on the same written-price, photo-documented terms we use in Portland proper. Call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll confirm which day we’re in your area.
Serving Portland, OR - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Portland 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 Portland
Portland averages roughly 144 rainy days per year, and the ground rarely freezes hard enough to dry out sub-floor spaces. That means crawl spaces under pre-1940 homes stay damp for months. When return ducts run through that environment, moisture condenses at seams and boot connections, and mold colonizes the organic dust that collects there. The mold is real, and it is recurring. A genuine clean source-removes the contaminated material instead of just masking the odor. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written quote on a full-system clean with camera verification.
Yes. After smoke events like September 2020, Portland ducts carry a fine silica-rich ash that regular cleaning tools can re-suspend into living spaces if the filtration isn’t rated for fine particulate. We use different capture media after wildfire events and photograph the coil before and after. Expect to pay at the upper end of the $425-$780 range when a smoke event has loaded the system.
Because in close-in neighborhoods like Irvington, Sellwood, and Hawthorne, return ducts were retrofitted through low, damp crawl spaces when forced-air systems replaced gravity furnaces. Return ducts pull from the house and sit in the dampest part of the structure. Supply ducts push conditioned air out and typically dry faster. The return side is where we find mold, and where camera evidence shows the most contamination. Call (806) 606-6902 and ask about return-focused cleaning with documented photos.
Fogging sprays a sanitizing mist into the system. It can temporarily reduce odors, but it does not remove the moisture-driven biological layer at flex-duct seams and return boots. That layer remains as a substrate for regrowth. Actual return duct cleaning in Portland uses negative pressure and mechanical agitation to source-remove the contaminated material, followed by camera verification. If mold is present, you want removal, not perfume. We’ll show you the before and after photos.
We run negative-pressure extraction continuously while agitating duct interiors, so contaminants are drawn out of the system rather than pushed into rooms. Portable containment and HEPA-rated capture prevent cross-contamination. In a 1925 Craftsman off Hawthorne Boulevard, our crew found a return duct running through a permanently damp crawl space with visible mold at the boot connection. Negative pressure and agitation source-removed the material, then a camera inspection confirmed the blower motor and supply ducts were clear of fine gray ash from September 2020. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written price on the same procedure.
Get a Written Price Before Any Work Starts
CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning has done 52,000+ homes since 2013, every one with a written price before work started and a documented photo record when the crew left. That’s the standard in Portland. Not a coupon, not a teaser, not a fogging upsell. Call (806) 606-6902 for a free estimate with a written quote you can compare line by line. If you have another company’s written estimate, bring it. We’ll put our number next to it.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, serving Portland under the Haven Standard since 2013.
Air Duct Cleaning in Nearby Areas
