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 Tujunga
Air duct cleaning in Tujunga typically costs between $390 and $780 for a full system on a standard post-war ranch, and most jobs are completed in four to six hours. If your home sits near Big Tujunga Canyon, you’re dealing with something most of LA doesn’t: canyon-wind-fed ash and char dust that buries itself inside duct runs and keeps coming back. We know Tujunga’s housing stock and its wind patterns, which means we know exactly where to look. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written price before any work begins.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is Tujunga’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Since 2013, our crews have pulled return plenums and supply trunks in Tujunga homes and found the same thing again and again: fine gray ash from San Gabriel Mountain fires, still embedded years after the smoke cleared. That’s not a problem most duct cleaning companies understand, because most of them don’t work the canyon mouth. Our techs know the difference between normal household dust and the char particulate that rides downslope winds into Tujunga specifically, and that changes how we clean.
Tomas Reyes built CleanRun around a simple position: show the customer what’s actually inside their ducts, in writing and on camera, before asking for a dollar. Every Tujunga job runs under Haven Standard Clause 1, which means a written price is delivered before a single panel comes off. No per-vent pricing. No hourly meter running. One flat number for the system, agreed to up front. Since our first job in 2013, we’ve served over 52,000 homes the same way.
Tujunga homeowners tend to research deeply before calling anyone, and we respect that. Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush and Nikro negative-pressure systems, and our techs are background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival. When the crew leaves, you get a documented photo record of every duct run, inside, before and after. That record is part of the standard job file, not an upsell.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in Tujunga
Residential Duct Cleaning in Tujunga
Most Tujunga homes are post-WWII ranches and bungalows built between the late 1940s and the 1960s. Those systems were often installed with undersized sheet metal runs and sealed with tape that gave up decades ago. We clean the full duct run, from return plenum to supply register, using negative-pressure extraction with HEPA filtration so what we remove doesn’t get blown back into your living room. A typical Tujunga ranch runs $390 to $580 for a full residential clean.
Return Duct Cleaning in Tujunga
Return ducts in Tujunga collect more than their share of the canyon’s fine particulate. Downslope winds push ash and chaparral dust toward the return registers, and because returns pull air in, they act like a collection point. We open the return plenum, document what’s inside with video before we touch it, and clean the full return path back to the air handler. On a 1958 ranch off Apperson Street, our tech pulled a return trunk still caked with Station Fire char more than a decade after that burn. Return-only cleaning in Tujunga typically runs $180 to $300.
Supply Duct Cleaning in Tujunga
Supply ducts carry conditioned air from the blower to your registers. In older Tujunga homes, supply runs often pass through unconditioned attic spaces where thermal cycling over 60 years has pulled crimped joints apart. That means attic insulation and dust enter the supply path and ride straight into your rooms. Supply-only cleaning in Tujunga runs $150 to $280, but we recommend a full system clean when supply runs show signs of disconnection, since the problem is rarely isolated to one section.
Full System Cleaning in Tujunga
Full system cleaning covers the return side, supply side, plenums, blower assembly, and air handler fins. This is the service most Tujunga homes need, especially after a fire season. Blower motor fins coated with ash cause premature bearing wear and reduce airflow. We clean the full system and camera-inspect every run before we finish, documenting what was found and what it looked like after. Full system cleaning in Tujunga runs $500 to $780 depending on system size and accessibility.
Video Inspection in Tujunga
Every CleanRun job includes a documented photo record, but we also offer standalone video inspection for homeowners who want to know the condition of their ductwork before committing to any work. The camera shows disconnected runs, crushed sections, and debris buildup in a way that no static image can. Inspections in Tujunga run $95 to $175, and that fee is credited back if you proceed with cleaning within 30 days.
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We work on all residential HVAC equipment, and our cleaning methods are built around professional-grade tools from Guardsman, Rotobrush, and Nikro. If your system was installed with Honeywell filtration or a whole-house media cabinet, we inspect that housing during the clean and document its condition. We stock common replacement materials for older Tujunga systems, including aluminum tape, mastic, and standard filter sizes, so sealing work can happen the same day we find a problem.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Tujunga Homes
- Post-wildfire ash and char dust beyond the filter. Big Tujunga Canyon funnels smoke plumes directly over the community, and after a major burn like the 2009 Station Fire, fine gray ash coats return trunks and supply lines in a pattern that flatland LA neighborhoods never see. This ash is fine enough to pass through standard filters and embed itself in the blower motor and air handler fins.
- Disconnected sheet metal joints in unconditioned attics. Sixty years of thermal expansion and contraction has pulled apart the crimped joints on original duct runs. When that happens, the system pulls attic air, insulation fibers, and chaparral dust straight into the supply path. The cleaning removes what’s there; the sealing is what keeps it from coming back.
- Undersized runs that leak conditioned air. Post-war Tujunga homes were built to looser standards. Ducts that are undersized or poorly sealed leak cooled or heated air into the attic, and the rooms farthest from the air handler stay hot and dusty during Santa Ana events. After cleaning, we can seal accessible runs and measure the improvement at the registers.
- Filter bypass and overspray from prior work. We regularly find homes in Tujunga where a prior cleaning was a shop-vac job that never reached the deep sections of the run. The customer paid for noise. Our documented photo record shows the difference, because you can see the before and after for yourself.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Tujunga, CA
Whole-system Air Duct Cleaning in Tujunga runs $500 to $780 for most post-war ranches and bungalows. Return-only cleaning runs $180 to $300, and supply-only runs $150 to $280. Video inspection runs $95 to $175, credited back if you proceed with cleaning. The variables are system size, number of runs, and attic accessibility; sloped foothill lots on streets off Foothill Boulevard sometimes add crawl space complications. What we won’t do is hand you a per-vent price and let the total climb once the van is parked. Haven Standard Clause 1: a written price for the whole system, before any work begins. That applies on every Tujunga job, no exceptions. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written quote.
We Also Serve Cities Near Tujunga
CleanRun crews serve Tujunga and the surrounding foothill communities, including Burbank, Glendale, North Hollywood, and San Fernando. If you’re in one of those areas and want the same documented photo record and written pricing, call (806) 606-6902. Scheduling is coordinated from our Los Angeles office, and crews serve Tujunga locally.
Serving Tujunga, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Tujunga 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 Tujunga
That smell is usually char particulate and fine ash from San Gabriel Mountain fires, pulled into your duct system by downslope canyon winds and embedded in the return trunk, supply runs, and blower assembly. New filters can’t remove it because the ash is already inside the ductwork. Cleaning the full system, including the blower and air handler, is the fix. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written quote.
Yes. Original sheet metal runs in 1940s through 1960s homes routinely develop disconnected crimped joints from six decades of thermal cycling in unconditioned attics. We camera-inspect every run during a clean, and when we find a separation, we document it and seal it with aluminum tape and mastic if it’s accessible. Call (806) 606-6902 to schedule a video inspection.
Every two to three years in most Tujunga homes, and more often after a major fire season or sustained Santa Ana events. The canyon geography drives particulate deeper into systems here than in flatland Valley neighborhoods, so the three-to-five-year rule that works elsewhere doesn’t hold. Call (806) 606-6902 for an assessment based on what’s actually in your ducts.
Sometimes, but often not. If the airflow problem is caused by disconnected or leaking runs in the attic, cleaning removes the debris but does not seal the leaks. The sealing is the real fix in those cases, and it’s part of what we check during every Tujunga clean. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written price.
Fine particulate from wildfire smoke is a respiratory irritant, and when it’s embedded in your duct system, it recirculates through the house every time the blower runs. That’s a legitimate indoor air quality concern, not just an odor problem. Cleaning with HEPA-filtered negative pressure removes the ash at the source. Call (806) 606-6902 for a documented written estimate.
Get a Written Price for Tujunga Air Duct Cleaning
If you’re ready to see what’s actually inside your ducts, with before-and-after photos and a written price before any work starts, call CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning at (806) 606-6902. We serve Tujunga homeowners with documented results, not promises. Every job is backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise, in writing, on every invoice. Call today and get your free estimate.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, serving Tujunga and the surrounding foothill communities.
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