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 Alamo Heights
Air duct cleaning in Alamo Heights typically runs $380-$720 for a full residential system, with most jobs completed in one working day. We’re the local crew that knows why those numbers land where they do - the 1920s-1960s housing stock here wasn’t built for central air, and the ductwork tells that story every time.
Our Air Duct Cleaning team dispatches from our San Antonio office to Alamo Heights daily. We carry the same equipment roster we have since 2013 - Rotobrush inspection systems, Nikro negative-pressure extractors, and HEPA filtration from Abatement Technologies - because retrofitted ducts in pre-war plaster homes demand tools that can navigate tight attic cavities and document what they find. Call (726) 600-7155 and a live person answers, 24/7. We’ll schedule a free written estimate and show up in a marked van with a background-checked, uniformed technician who introduces himself by name before stepping inside.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning San Antonio Is Alamo Heights’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve served Alamo Heights since our first year in business, and the pattern is consistent: homeowners here research thoroughly, ask detailed questions about equipment and methodology, and decide based on documentation they can verify. That matches how we operate. Every job starts with a written price under Haven Standard Clause 1 - no exceptions, no “call for a quote” - and ends with a Documented Photo Record of every duct run, delivered as a standard deliverable, not an upsell.
Our 365-Day Done Right Promise is backed in writing on every invoice, not buried in website copy. If the work isn’t right, we make it right. The Free Second Opinion applies here too - bring any competitor’s written estimate and we’ll put our number beside it, line item by line item. Technicians working Alamo Heights are operating under Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. License number is published on this page for independent verification.
We don’t promise same-day dispatch because duct cleaning is a scheduled, documented job, not an emergency roadside fix. What we do promise is specificity: the camera shows a 3-inch debris build-up at the first elbow, or it doesn’t. The photo record proves what happened inside your system, or we didn’t do our job.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in Alamo Heights
Residential Duct Cleaning
Most Alamo Heights homes were built between the 1920s and 1960s in Tudor Revival, Colonial, and early ranch styles - many with original plaster ceilings and finished attics that make duct access difficult and slow. HVAC systems were retrofitted long after original construction, so duct routing is often circuitous, with mismatched materials (early sheet metal elbows spliced to later flex duct) that accumulate contaminants at every joint. Our residential cleans start with a Rotobrush video inspection to map the actual layout, not the theoretical one on a faded permit drawing. We price by the complete system, not per vent, and the written scope specifies every run we’ll access.
Commercial Duct Cleaning
Alamo Heights’s commercial core along Broadway and Austin Highway includes historic retail buildings, medical offices, and restaurant spaces with equally aging infrastructure. Commercial systems here often share walls with residential structures, meaning contamination pathways cross property lines in unexpected ways. We document the full commercial scope with the same photo record standard, scaled to the building’s square footage and occupancy type. Written pricing is delivered before any panel comes off.
Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply runs in Alamo Heights retrofits frequently sag in attic cavities never engineered for the load, creating low points where debris settles and moisture condenses. The supply side is what blows conditioned air into your living spaces - if it’s pushing decades of accumulated particulate, that’s what you’re breathing. Our supply cleaning includes negative-pressure extraction (suction that pulls debris toward the vacuum, not toward your rooms) followed by photographic verification of each register line.
Return Duct Cleaning
Return ducts pull air back to the handler for reconditioning, which means they’re the intake path for everything airborne in your home. In Alamo Heights, that includes two distinct pollen assaults: mountain cedar from the Hill Country each December through February, and heavy oak pollen from the neighborhood’s mature live-oak canopy each March through April. Return runs in older homes are often undersized for modern HVAC loads, running at higher velocity and grinding particulate into interior surfaces. We inspect, document, and clean returns with the same rigor as supplies - the photo record shows both sides.
Video Inspection
This is where our process diverges from competitors who skip straight to the vacuum. A 1948 Colonial Revival on Columbus Street had original galvanized trunk lines hidden above an intact plaster ceiling and a crushed flex run behind a closet wall. Our tech used a Rotobrush camera inspection to document the disconnect, rerouted the run through the closet with new flex duct, sealed every mismatched joint, and pulled the system under negative pressure with HEPA filtration - the homeowner’s “cedar fever” complaints dropped noticeably the following winter. Video inspection in Alamo Heights isn’t optional; it’s how we find the problems that standard cleans miss entirely.
Full System Cleaning
The complete package: every supply run, every return run, the plenum (the central distribution box where air divides toward individual rooms), and the trunk lines that feed it. In Alamo Heights, full system cleaning almost always reveals joint separation at galvanized-to-flex transitions, debris dams at sag points, and filter bypass where retrofitted returns pull unfiltered attic air. We photograph everything, seal what we can access without damaging historic finishes, and deliver the complete record. Typical range in Alamo Heights: $580-$920 depending on system complexity and accessibility.
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Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush for camera inspection and mechanical agitation, Nikro for negative-pressure extraction, and Abatement Technologies for HEPA containment - brands any homeowner can research independently. We also specify Aprilaire media filters and Guardsman sealants when replacement or repair follows cleaning. Parts availability is same-day from San Antonio supply houses for most common configurations. We don’t invent performance claims beyond manufacturer specifications; we name the tool, show you what it found, and let the photo record speak.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Alamo Heights Homes
- Crews using standard ceiling drops through original plaster ceilings. Alamo Heights homeowners refuse access holes in historic finished surfaces, so ducts get cleaned only partially or not at all. Our crews reroute and seal through closets instead - slower, but complete.
- Missing crushed or disconnected flex runs spliced to early sheet metal elbows. These hidden breaks let attic dust and cedar pollen bypass filtration entirely. The camera finds them; the photo record proves we did.
- Skipping post-clean joint sealing on aging galvanized trunk lines. Decades of debris gets removed but the source of recontamination stays open at every mismatched connection. We seal what we access under the written scope.
- Undersized returns running at excessive velocity. Retrofitted systems often compensate for poor duct layout with higher fan speed, grinding particulate into duct walls and accelerating recontamination after cleaning. We document this and note it in the written report.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Alamo Heights, TX
Here’s what air duct cleaning actually costs in the Alamo Heights market, based on system type and accessibility:
| Service | Typical Range in Alamo Heights |
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| Video Inspection Only | $180-$260 |
| Residential Supply or Return Cleaning (partial system) | $320-$480 |
| Full Residential System Cleaning | $580-$920 |
| Commercial System Cleaning | $740-$1,400+ |
| Duct Repair & Sealing (per project, post-inspection) | $260-$680 |
What moves a job toward the higher end: circuitous retrofitted routing requiring closet access, multiple mismatched material transitions needing sealant, or systems with more than 12 individual runs. What we never do: quote a $79 teaser, then invoice for “extra vents” once the truck is parked. Haven Standard Clause 1 means one flat price per system, agreed in writing before work starts. Estimates are free. Call (726) 600-7155 for yours.
We Also Serve Cities Near Alamo Heights
Our crews work daily throughout the metro core, including Alamo Heights and neighboring San Antonio, Castle Hills, Terrell Hills, and Leon Valley. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our San Antonio office; technicians arrive with the same equipment, documentation standards, and written pricing regardless of which side of the city limits you’re on.
Serving Alamo Heights, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Alamo Heights 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 Alamo Heights
Alamo Heights’s 1920s-1960s housing stock was retrofitted with ductwork decades after construction, often in attic and wall cavities never designed for it, creating debris accumulation in sagging flex runs and poorly-joined connections. Two annual pollen peaks - mountain cedar December through February and live-oak pollen each spring - compound contamination in these already compromised systems. Most Alamo Heights homeowners benefit from inspection every 3-4 years versus 5-7 in newer construction. Call (726) 600-7155 to schedule yours.
Yes. Our standard practice in Alamo Heights is rerouting access through closets, soffits, or other non-historic surfaces rather than damaging original plaster. The 1948 Colonial Revival on Columbus Street is representative: we documented the full system, rerouted a crushed run through closet space, and delivered complete cleaning without a single ceiling penetration. We note any necessary access limitations in the written scope before work begins. Call (726) 600-7155 to discuss your specific layout.
We regularly document 2-4 inches of compacted debris at low points in sagging flex duct, disconnected runs behind walls where sheet metal elbows separate from later splices, and galvanized trunk lines with corrosion particulate that modern filters never catch. The camera shows it; the photo record delivers it. Every finding is noted in writing before we propose any repair. Call (726) 600-7155 for an inspection and see your own system’s condition.
The San Antonio-Hill Country corridor produces some of the highest mountain cedar pollen counts recorded in North America each December through February, and the fine particulate infiltrates aging duct systems through filter bypass and joint separation. In retrofitted Alamo Heights homes with undersized returns and mismatched connections, cedar pollen enters the airstream downstream of filtration, distributing “cedar fever” triggers throughout the house. Proper sealing after cleaning is typically the real fix, not just debris removal. Call (726) 600-7155 and we’ll show you where your system is vulnerable.
Yes. Our methodology aligns with NADCA ACR guidelines for mechanical agitation, negative-pressure extraction, and post-clean verification. The Documented Photo Record on every job - inside every run, before and after - exceeds NADCA’s documentation recommendation and gives Alamo Heights homeowners verifiable proof of work completed. The written scope, written price, and written 365-Day Done Right Promise are all part of the standard deliverable. Call (726) 600-7155 for a free estimate.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, serving Alamo Heights since 2013.