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 HVAC Cleaning Across Lakewood
HVAC cleaning in Lakewood costs between $385 and $720 for a full system on a typical ranch or split-level home, and most jobs are completed in half a day. That price includes the evaporator coil, blower housing, air handler, and supply/return duct runs, with a written price agreed before a single panel comes off. We serve Lakewood neighborhoods from Green Mountain to Glennon Heights, and you can reach us directly at (806) 606-6902 to schedule an assessment.
Lakewood’s housing stock carries specific burdens that eastern Denver suburbs rarely see. Homes built between 1955 and 1975 still run original galvanized ductwork, much of it converted from gravity furnaces, and decades of fine mineral dust have settled into irregular runs that standard cleaning crews never reach. Our HVAC Cleaning team works these systems with camera inspection before agitation, because guessing at what is inside a fifty-year-old duct run is how damage happens.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is Lakewood’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
We have worked enough Lakewood homes to know what the Green Mountain foothills put into a duct system. The reddish-brown dust that accumulates in Williamsburg and Green Mountain properties is not mold. It is clay-and-granitic mineral scouring, lifted off the foothills by Chinook winds and pulled through registers every heating cycle. That distinction matters because it changes the work: source removal with negative pressure, not remediation chemicals.
Every Lakewood job gets the same record. A camera inspection before work starts, a written scope with a price, and a Documented Photo Record of every duct run when the crew leaves. That photo record has been standard on our jobs since 2013, and it is why homeowners who research before they book tend to land with us. You can see the inside of your own ductwork, with a date stamp, and compare it to what the competitor’s invoice claims was cleaned.
Tomas Reyes, who leads our crews, insists on equipment that customers can look up independently. Our rigs run Rotobrush and Nikro extraction tools with HEPA filtration and negative pressure, not a shop-vac bolted to a van. We name the brands because you should be able to verify what touched your air handler before you agree to a price.
We are not the cheapest bid in Lakewood, and we will not pretend otherwise. We are the company that hands you written documentation of what was found and what was done. That is a different product than a $79 coupon and a fifteen-minute walk through the basement.
Our HVAC Cleaning Services in Lakewood
Evaporator Coil Cleaning
A clogged evaporator coil is the single most common efficiency problem we find in Lakewood ranch homes. The coil sits in the air handler, downstream of the return air, and every particle that slips past a worn filter gets caught in its fins. In a 1960s home with original ductwork, that means decades of fine dust baked onto the coil surface, cutting heat transfer and pushing energy bills up month after month. Our evaporator coil cleaning runs $180-$340 depending on access and the level of buildup, and we photograph the coil before and after so you can see the difference.
Blower Cleaning
The blower motor and fan assembly trap what the coil does not. In Lakewood homes near Bear Creek or along the western slope, we routinely pull blower wheels caked in mineral dust fine enough to pass through standard filters. A dirty blower moves less air, runs hotter, and shortens the life of the motor. Blower cleaning runs $145-$285, and we include the blower housing in the photo record. If the blower wheel is cracked or the motor bearings are worn, we document that separately and give you a written scope for replacement before touching anything.
Condenser Cleaning
Your outdoor condenser in Lakewood faces a different enemy than indoor components: cottonwood fluff from the greenbelts along Bear Creek and the reservoir, plus the same mineral dust that settles everywhere west of Sheridan. We wash the fin pack with low-pressure water and a fin-safe cleaner, clear the coil, and inspect for bent fins that restrict airflow. Condenser cleaning runs $95-$185. It is the least expensive service we offer and the one that most directly restores cooling capacity in July.
Air Handler Cleaning
The air handler is the box that houses the blower, coil, and often the heat exchanger. In Lakewood’s converted gravity systems, the air handler was often retrofitted into a closet or crawlspace where decades of dust and debris have settled around the cabinet itself. We clean the interior cabinet, the drain pan, and the condensate line, then run a camera through the plenum to check for what did not get washed down. Air handler cleaning runs $185-$350 depending on configuration. Pre-1980 homes get a visual check for asbestos insulation on the plenum before any agitation begins. If we find it, we stop, document it, and give you a written recommendation from a licensed abatement contractor. We do not disturb it.
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 approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
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Most Lakewood homes run a mix of legacy and retrofit equipment. We see Carrier and Trane air handlers alongside Goodman condensers, Aprilaire media cabinets bolted to returns that were cut in thirty years ago, and Honeywell zone panels controlling dampers that have not moved in a decade. We service them all, and we stock common filter sizes and belt motors for the brands most common in Lakewood’s 1960s-1970s housing stock. If your Aprilaire filter cabinet is damaged or your Honeywell damper motor is stuck, we will tell you what it is, what it costs to replace, and we will put that number in writing before ordering the part.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in Lakewood Homes
- Pinched or crushed duct runs. In the settled ranch homes of Glennon Heights and Estes-McLellin, floor joists shift and original galvanized supply runs get crimped to half their diameter. Airflow drops, the blower works harder, and the furnace runs longer. A camera finds it in minutes. Standard cleaning crews never look.
- Reddish clay dust mistaken for mold. West-facing hillside homes in Green Mountain and Williamsburg collect a fine reddish-brown mineral dust that homeowners and technicians both misread as mold growth. It is clay and granitic particulate, scoured off the foothills by Chinook winds. It requires source removal, not remediation chemicals, and misdiagnosis costs people thousands.
- Converted gravity octopus systems with blind elbows. Many Lakewood homes built before 1960 started with gravity heat and were later converted to forced air. The old octopus duct layout remains, with irregular transitions and hard-to-access elbows that standard agitation tools miss. Camera inspection before and after is the only way to verify those runs are actually clean.
- Pre-1980 asbestos on supply plenums. Lakewood’s older homes carry a real discovery risk: asbestos wrap on the supply plenum. A crew that agitates the plenum without looking can release fibers into the entire duct system. We identify it, document it, stop work, and refer you to a licensed abatement professional. This is not optional.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in Lakewood, CO
A full HVAC cleaning on a typical Lakewood ranch or split-level runs $385-$720. That range covers the evaporator coil, blower, air handler, and all accessible duct runs, with a camera inspection on both ends of the job. Smaller scopes cost less: a condenser-only cleaning runs $95-$185, and a blower-only service runs $145-$285. Larger homes with multiple air handlers, or older homes with substantial debris buildup or crushed runs, can push toward $900 on the high end, and we will tell you that in writing before work starts, because that is the point of Haven Standard Clause 1.
You will get one price per system, written down, before any panel comes off. We do not price per vent, and we do not start at a teaser number that swells once the truck is in the driveway. Every Lakewood job ends with the Documented Photo Record of each duct run, inside, before and after. Call (806) 606-6902 and we will schedule the assessment. The estimate is free, and the written price is yours whether you book or not.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lakewood
Our crews cover Lakewood and the surrounding metro, including Denver, Aurora, Thornton, and Arvada. If you are just outside Lakewood proper, call (806) 606-6902 and we will confirm coverage for your address. Scheduling is coordinated from our metro office, with crews dispatched to Lakewood neighborhoods daily.
Serving Lakewood, CO - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lakewood 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 - HVAC Cleaning in Lakewood
Because Green Mountain sits directly beneath the Chinook wind funnel and the wildfire smoke corridors from South Platte Canyon, Bear Creek Canyon, and Clear Creek Canyon. Your system ingests fine mineral dust and combustion particulate that flat eastern suburbs like Aurora never receive in the same volume. Homes on Lakewood’s western slope pull in reddish-brown clay dust from the foothills during every wind event, and wildfire smoke settles into ductwork in particle sizes that standard filters cannot catch. Your parents’ system simply does not see that load. For an exact assessment and a written price, call (806) 606-6902.
Yes, if the wrong tools are used. Original galvanized runs in Lakewood homes are thinner than modern ductwork, and where floor joists have settled, they may already be pinched or partially collapsed. Standard rotary agitation tools can tear through a weakened seam or separate a joint that was holding by fifty years of rust and tape. We run a camera inspection before any agitation to see the condition of the metal, and we adjust the tooling accordingly. If a run is too fragile to clean safely, we will tell you and recommend repair or replacement first. That is the correct order of work.
Within two to four weeks after the smoke clears, or sooner if you ran your HVAC system continuously during the event. Lakewood’s position at the western edge of the metro means smoke from Jefferson County fire corridors enters homes on the first wind, not the second or third. Fine combustion particulate settles into the blower housing, the evaporator coil, and the return ducts within days. The longer it sits, the more it bakes onto the coil during heating cycles. Do not run a smoke-laden system on recirculate and assume it will clear itself. It will not. Call (806) 606-6902 and we will put an inspection on the schedule.
Almost certainly not. That reddish-brown material is clay-and-granitic mineral dust, scoured off the foothills east of Green Mountain by Chinook winds and pulled through your returns. It is a Lakewood-specific pattern that shows up on west-facing hillside homes and confuses technicians who do not work this side of town regularly. Mold requires moisture, and our semi-arid climate keeps duct interiors dry most of the year. If you are concerned, we will take a photo and look at it together before recommending anything. The correct fix for mineral dust is source removal with negative pressure, not remediation chemicals.
Because the registers are downstream of the problem. The odor source in most Lakewood homes is the blower housing, the evaporator coil, or the return-side duct runs, none of which a register-level cleaning touches. If a previous crew vacuumed the supply registers and called it done, they left decades of retained dust inside the air handler itself. Our HVAC cleaning includes the blower, the coil, and the air handler cabinet, and we photograph each component before and after so you are not taking our word for it. Call (806) 606-6902 and we will show you the difference on your own system.
Get an Honest Assessment of Your Lakewood HVAC System
If you have never seen the inside of your own ductwork, you are making a maintenance decision without the only evidence that matters. We will run a camera from the return to the farthest register, show you what is there, and put a price in writing before any work begins. No per-vent pricing, no bait-and-switch, no urgency theatre. Every Lakewood job is backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work is not right, we make it right, and that guarantee is written on the invoice, not spoken over the phone. Call (806) 606-6902 to schedule your assessment. The photos are yours to keep either way.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, serving Lakewood with documented HVAC cleaning since 2013.
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