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.
Fast, Reliable Air Duct Cleaning Across Richardson
Air duct cleaning in Richardson typically runs $380-$720 for a full residential system, with most jobs completed in a single visit and a written price delivered before any panel comes off. We’re the Air Duct Cleaning in Richardson crew that homeowners in Canyon Creek, Arapaho Heights, and the newer infill near Renner Road call when they want documented results, not vacuum noise. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, but our crews live and work in Richardson’s market daily. We know the difference between a 1975 ranch with original attic flex duct and a 2023 teardown-rebuild with construction debris still settling in the registers. Call (940) 290-8552 for a free written estimate.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Frisco Is Richardson’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve served Richardson since our first job in 2013, and the pattern here is distinct from Plano to the east or Allen to the north. Our 52,000+ home record includes thousands of Richardson properties, every one with a written price before work started and a documented photo record when the crew left.
Richardson homeowners research before they buy. They check license status, ask about equipment brands, and want to see what was actually found inside the ducts. We publish our license number on every page, name the brands we run (Rotobrush, Nikro, Honeywell, Aprilaire, Abatement Technologies, Guardsman), and deliver before-and-after photos of every duct run as a standard deliverable. Haven Standard Clause 1: written price before any work starts. No exceptions.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival. Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. The 365-Day Done Right Promise is backed in writing on every job, not just stated in marketing copy. If the work is not right, we make it right.
We also offer a Free Second Opinion on any written estimate. Bring a competitor’s quote; we put our number next to it in writing.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in Richardson

Residential Duct Cleaning
Richardson’s housing stock splits two ways: original ranch homes built 1965-1985 with attic-run flex duct that’s never been touched, and newer infill construction with drywall dust still curing in the system. Our residential service handles both. For older homes in Canyon Creek and the Arapaho corridor, we start with a video inspection because North Texas black clay soil has likely shifted the slab and pulled connections loose at the plenum. For new builds near Renner Road or the Telecom Corridor, we’re removing construction debris the builder’s rough clean missed.

Commercial Duct Cleaning
Richardson’s commercial base runs from medical offices near Presbyterian Hospital to tech spaces along the DART Blue Line. Commercial systems here face the same pollen load as residences, plus higher occupancy cycling. We quote commercial work with a written scope and price before mobilization, and we photograph every trunk and branch as part of the standard deliverable. No per-vent pricing, no invoice surprises.

Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts push conditioned air to your registers. In Richardson’s older ranches, we regularly find crushed flex sections in the attic where the original installation sagged against trusses, creating lint accumulation points that restrict airflow to the front bedrooms. Our Air Duct Cleaning team uses negative-pressure extraction with HEPA filtration, and we photograph every supply run before and after. If the camera shows a separation at the boot collar, we document it and quote the repair in writing.

Return Duct Cleaning
Return ducts pull air back to the air handler, and in Richardson they work hardest during summer months when central AC runs nearly continuously from May through September. The return side is where cedar pollen, spring tree pollen from mature neighborhoods, and household dust collect. We clean the full return path including the plenum, and we check for leaks that pull hot attic air into the system. That leak is costing you on your Oncor bill.

Full System Cleaning
Our most comprehensive service. Every supply run, every return run, the plenum, and the registers. For Richardson’s 40-55-year-old original duct systems, this is often the first time the full path has been accessed and photographed. We deliver a complete photo record and a written scope of any mechanical issues found.

Video Inspection
We run a camera through the ductwork before quoting any significant work. In Richardson’s clay-soil environment, the camera regularly reveals separations that a surface inspection would miss. The video is yours to keep, and it forms the basis of our written quote. No guesswork, no “we’ll see what we find.”

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 get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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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 roster includes Nikro negative-pressure extractors, Honeywell media air cleaners, and Aprilaire whole-home purifiers. We stock common replacement components for Richardson homes so we’re not ordering parts while your system stays open. For older systems with proprietary sheet-metal trunk lines, we fabricate transitions on site. Every tool and component is named on your written scope so you can verify specifications independently.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Richardson Homes

- New-build handover traps: Richardson’s newer infill and teardown-rebuild homes get closed up with drywall dust, construction debris, and drywall mud particulate still inside the ducts from the build. The first cleaning is often needed within the first year, not after five. We find sanding dust packed against the first elbow and mud residue on register fins.
- Clay-soil joint separation: Expansive black clay shifts the slab under older Canyon Creek and Arapaho-corridor ranch homes, pulling flex-duct connections loose at the plenum and boots. A surface-level cleaning misses this entirely without a camera inspection. We regularly find conditioned air dumping into the attic, sometimes for years.
- Attic-run duct degeneration: Original 1965-1985 flex and sheet-metal trunk lines in Richardson attics are prone to crushed sections and detached boots. Lint accumulates at the collapse points and restricts airflow long before the homeowner notices weak registers in the front bedrooms.
- Pollen-driven return loading: Richardson’s mature tree canopy and winter cedar events drive heavy particulate into return-air systems. The return side loads faster than the supply side here, and homeowners who clean only supplies see the same dust cycle resume within weeks.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Richardson, TX
A typical residential Full System Cleaning in Richardson runs $480-$720 for a single-story home with 8-12 registers. Supply-only or return-only cleaning runs $280-$420. Video Inspection with written report is $180-$240, credited toward the full cleaning if you proceed within 30 days. Commercial systems are quoted per scope, with written price delivered before mobilization.
What moves the number: register count, accessibility of attic runs, presence of construction debris in new builds, and mechanical repairs needed for separated joints. We do not quote per-vent. One flat price per system, agreed in writing before work starts. That’s Haven Standard Clause 1.
Call (940) 290-8552 for a free written estimate. Estimates include a preliminary camera look at the main trunk if accessible.
We Also Serve Cities Near Richardson

Our crews work daily in Richardson and the surrounding market: Plano to the east, Garland to the southeast, Carrollton to the west, and Allen to the north. Each city has distinct housing stock and soil conditions, and we adjust our inspection protocol accordingly. Allen’s newer master-planned subdivisions, for instance, don’t show the clay-soil flex-duct separation we find in Richardson’s older ranches.
Serving Richardson, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Richardson 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 Richardson

Drywall sanding dust, construction debris, and drywall mud particulate remain in the ductwork after builder rough-cleaning, and Richardson’s tight new construction envelope traps these particles inside. We regularly clean infill homes near Renner Road within six months of closing. The registers blow fine dust for weeks after move-in. Call (940) 290-8552 for a free written estimate.
Richardson’s expansive black clay soil shifts continuously under slab-on-grade ranch homes, pulling flex-duct connections loose at the air handler plenum and boot collars. This soil-driven failure mode is largely absent in the geologically stable, newer master-planned subdivisions of Allen and Frisco. A duct cleaning here doubles as a mechanical integrity check. Call (940) 290-8552 for a free written estimate.
Every 3-5 years for most Richardson homes, but sooner if you have original 1965-1985 ductwork, heavy pollen sensitivity, or a new build with construction debris. The combination of 100°F summer run times and winter cedar pollen accelerates accumulation compared to moderate climates. Call (940) 290-8552 for a free written estimate.
We start with video inspection because slab movement often hides separations. Then we run negative-pressure source removal with HEPA filtration on every supply and return duct, photograph each run before and after, and deliver a written report with any mechanical findings. We were called to a 1978 single-story brick ranch in Canyon Creek where the homeowner reported weaker airflow in the front bedrooms plus a steadily climbing Oncor bill. After a camera inspection through the supply and return ducts, our tech found the flex-duct connection had separated at the air handler plenum, with conditioned air dumping into the attic and decades of lint packed against the loose boot collars. We reconnected and sealed the plenum, ran negative pressure source removal on the full system with HEPA filtration, and the homeowner’s airflow readings at the registers came back to spec. Call (940) 290-8552 for a free written estimate.
Texas residential construction standards do not explicitly mandate duct cleaning before final walkthrough, and most builders perform only a rough vacuum of visible debris. The fine particulate that reaches your registers is your problem after closing. We document what we find and deliver a written scope for any warranty discussion with the builder. Call (940) 290-8552 for a free written estimate.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, serving Richardson since 2013.




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