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 Somerville
Air duct cleaning in Somerville, MA typically runs between $425 and $725 for a full system in a standard triple-decker condo, with larger multi-family buildings ranging higher. The city’s housing stock is unlike almost anywhere else in New England: century-old wood-frame buildings retrofitted with forced-air systems long after they were built. That retrofit history matters more than most homeowners realize. Our crews know Somerville’s duct runs like a firefighter knows the streets, and they’ll tell you what they found before they do a thing. Call (806) 606-6902 to get a written price before any work begins.
Most Somerville homes have flexible ductwork routed through closets, wall chases, and spaces never designed for airflow. Those runs sag. They collect drywall dust from neighboring renovations, lint, and pet dander at rates that surprise homeowners. We’ll show you the before photos.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is Somerville’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Somerville homeowners have a specific frustration with the duct cleaning industry: a low coupon price that balloons once the van pulls up. We built CleanRun around eliminating that. Our Air Duct Cleaning process begins with a written price for the whole system, not a per-vent rate that invites gamesmanship. That’s Haven Standard Clause 1, and it’s been our operating rule since the company started in 2013.
We’ve served over 52,000 homes across metro Boston, including hundreds in Somerville, and every single job concluded with a documented photo record of the interior of every duct run. No exceptions. The customer sees exactly what we saw, exactly what we did, and what it looked like when we finished.
Tomas Reyes, who leads our crews, has spent over a decade working inside Somerville’s retrofitted triple-deckers. “In Winter Hill especially,” he says, “you learn to spot the condo-conversion signature within the first ten minutes: flex duct snaking through bedroom closets and along exterior walls where it was never meant to go. Those sagging runs collect debris at a rate that would surprise anyone who assumes their newer HVAC system means clean ducts.”
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival. They operate under the H.A.V.E.N. Standard, with our license number published on the page, not buried in a footer. Every job is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work isn’t right, we make it right. In writing, on every job.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in Somerville
Residential Duct Cleaning
Most residential work in Somerville happens inside converted condos and two-family homes. The duct system we clean today might date from a 2008 gut renovation or a 2016 condo conversion, but it’s running air through a structure built in 1910. That combination of new equipment and old construction creates a specific cleaning requirement: we need to find and access every run, including the ones behind newly framed walls. Somerville residential cleaning includes full supply and return coverage, source removal with negative-pressure extraction, and the photo record.
Commercial Duct Cleaning
Somerville’s commercial spaces, from Davis Square offices to the creative spaces along Somerville Avenue, often share the city’s retrofit DNA. A 1920s storefront converted to a design studio in 2012 may have duct runs hidden behind exposed brick and drywall soffits. We handle commercial systems with the same written-price practice and photo documentation we bring to residential work. If a building manager in Somerville needs the duct record for tenant turnover documentation or a health inspection, the before-and-after files are part of the standard deliverable.
Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts in Somerville are where you’ll find the dust-cake. The extended heating season forces systems to run five to six months, and the sharp swing between humid coastal summers and bone-dry radiator-era winters bakes fine particulate onto duct walls. Supply side cleaning requires agitation tools followed by continuous negative pressure, a process that extracts what’s stuck rather than just loosening it. In retrofitted systems with flexible duct, we inspect each run with a camera before cleaning begins.
Return Duct Cleaning
We emphasize return duct cleaning in Somerville more than in neighboring cities. Here’s why: in many triple-decker conversions, the return side was cobbled together from closet chases, hallway cavities, and whatever space the renovator could find. Those improvised returns pull air through gaps and dust traps. If the return side isn’t cleaned, the system recirculates drywall debris and dander within weeks. It’s not an add-on; it’s half the system.
Full System Cleaning & Video Inspection
A full system cleaning means the supply runs, the return runs, the plenum, and the registers. In Somerville, we also recommend video inspection as a stand-alone service for homeowners in older buildings who need to know the condition of their retrofitted ductwork before buying, selling, or renovating. The camera shows us, and shows you, whether the flex has pulled away from a collar, whether there’s a debris build-up at an elbow, or whether the previous cleaning actually reached the low spots.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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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 lineup includes Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies, professional-grade tools homeowners can look up independently before they agree to a price. We also work on systems our Somerville customers already have in place: Honeywell filtration units, Aprilaire media cabinets, and Guardsman components. If you’ve got a retrofit system with a mix of these brands, our technicians know the configurations. We don’t sell equipment; we clean and service what’s there.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Somerville Homes
- Sagging flex runs in closet chases. The most common issue in Winter Hill and East Somerville. Flexible duct was pulled through spaces without proper support, and now it sags in low spots, trapping debris that never gets blown through. Our camera inspection maps these before we start.
- Construction debris from successive renovations. Condo conversions, kitchen gut jobs, neighbor unit renovations. Drywall dust is fine enough to pass through return grilles and settle in duct runs. In a converted two-family, one unit’s renovation becomes the other unit’s duct problem. We find and remove it.
- Nor’easter-driven moisture in below-grade mechanical rooms. Somerville basements take on water during heavy coastal storms. When a forced-air system’s basement sections sit in damp air, debris in the ducts, especially in low spots, can pick up moisture and become a mold precursor. We document this in photos so you know what’s there.
- Improvised returns sharing wall cavities. In triple-deckers where the return side was assembled from closet chases and hallway cavities, air gets pulled from places that are not sealed. Dust, insulation fibers, and pet dander recirculate continuously. We reseal connections where we can and document the condition for the homeowner.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Somerville, MA
A full system cleaning for a typical Somerville condo or two-family unit runs between $425 and $725, depending on the number of levels, the length of the duct runs, and whether the return side is standard or improvised. Larger multi-family buildings start around $800 and go up based on system complexity. We quote the whole system as one flat price, in writing, before any panel comes off. You will not be charged per vent. You will not see the price change once the van is parked on your street. That is Haven Standard Clause 1, and it’s the reason we do not ask anyone to call for a quote; the price is the price, and it’s in writing. If you have a written estimate from another Somerville duct cleaner, bring it. We’ll put our number next to it in writing, free.
What Affects Cost in Somerville
- Retrofit complexity. Flex runs through closets and chases take longer to access and clean properly than straight rigid duct in a purpose-built system.
- Access points. Some Somerville systems have fewer access panels than they should. We may need to create them, which adds labor.
- Return-side condition. Improvised returns rarely get cleaned properly by other companies. If yours needs source removal and resealing, that’s part of the system price, but it adds time.
We Also Serve Cities Near Somerville
Our crews serve Somerville and the surrounding communities including Cambridge, Medford, Boston, and Everett. We dispatch from the Boston metro office and cover the full area with the same written pricing and photo documentation. If you’re in a neighboring city but your building shares Somerville’s retrofitted triple-decker DNA, the work applies just the same.
Serving Somerville, MA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Somerville 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 Somerville
Yes, and the sagging flex is exactly why. A 2012 renovation means the flexible duct is now about 13 years old, and in Somerville’s construction environment, 13-year-old retrofit flex has already collected drywall dust from your renovation and possibly from neighboring units. The sagging creates a low spot where debris settles out of the airstream permanently. We can photograph the inside of that run during a video inspection and let you see whether it needs work. Call (806) 606-6902 to schedule one.
Every four to six years, assuming no major renovations. If a neighboring unit has been renovated, or if you’ve done a gut kitchen job since your last cleaning, do it sooner. The retrofitted systems in Somerville’s triple-deckers were not installed with filtration or sealing quality in mind; they collect construction dust and dander faster than purpose-built systems. A documented photo record from your last cleaning will show you exactly how fast it’s building back up.
Never. We price the system as a whole, in writing, before any work begins. Per-vent pricing on a Somerville retrofit is how homeowners end up paying inflated totals; those runs are non-standard lengths and often share chases. The actual work is in the problem areas, not in counting registers. One flat price per system, agreed before we start. That’s the standard we’ve held since 2013.
Yes. The systems in a two-family are technically connected in many of these older buildings, even when the tenants think of them separately. We document each side’s runs separately in the photo record so an owner-occupant can see what their side looked like independently of the rental unit. The written price covers the full system and notes any cross-unit air movement we find during inspection.
Yes, and this is where our camera equipment pays for itself. Tight chases are exactly where problems hide in Winter Hill. Our inspection camera reaches into spaces a hand can’t, and the photo record is a standard deliverable, not an add-on. You’ll see the inside of your own ducts before and after. If a run is too tight for a full cleaning pass, we’ll tell you plainly what we could and couldn’t reach, and what it means for the system’s condition.
Ready for Cleaner Air in Your Somerville Home?
You’ll get a written price before any work starts. You’ll get a documented photo record of every duct run when the crew finishes. And you’ll get the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If you’re in Somerville and want to know what’s actually inside your ducts, call (806) 606-6902 for a free estimate. Bring a competitor’s written quote and we’ll put our number next to it, in writing, free.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, serving Somerville under the Haven Standard.
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