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 a single scheduled visit and a written price delivered before any panel comes off. We’re CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, and our crews serve Alamo Heights from our San Antonio dispatch office, carrying Rotobrush and Nikro equipment built for the tight attics and retrofitted ductwork this city’s older homes demand. Call (830) 549-6847 for a free estimate - we’ll put the number in writing before we touch a single register.
Alamo Heights isn’t like the subdivisions going up past Loop 1604. The homes here - Spanish Colonial Revival along Castano Avenue, Tudor Revival near the Country Club, Craftsman bungalows tucked into Sunset Hills - were built between the 1920s and 1950s, long before central air conditioning existed. When forced-air systems arrived decades later, installers threaded flex duct through attics and wall cavities never engineered for it. We’ve cleaned enough of these systems to know where they fail: crushed runs behind original beams, inner-liner separations at sharp bends, and mastic joints baked brittle by six months of 100°F attic heat every year. That local knowledge changes what we find, how we document it, and what it actually costs to fix.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning New Braunfels Is Alamo Heights’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Our reputation in Alamo Heights was built on documentation, not slogans. Since 2013, we’ve served 52,000+ homes with a written price before work starts and a photo record of every duct run when we leave. Haven Standard Clause 1 requires it. Alamo Heights customers receive the same deliverable: before-and-after images from inside every supply and return run, delivered as part of the standard job record.
Reviews from Alamo Heights homeowners consistently mention two things: the technician showed them the camera footage before proposing work, and the invoice matched the written estimate exactly. No per-vent add-ons, no “discovered problems” after the truck arrived. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise applies here the same as everywhere we work - if the work isn’t right, we make it right, in writing, not subject to manager approval.
Response time to Alamo Heights is typically next-day or within two business days for standard scheduling. We don’t manufacture urgency. Duct cleaning is a scheduled job, and our customers in Alamo Heights research before they call - they want to know what we’ll find, what we’ll charge, and what proof they’ll have that the work happened. We answer all three before we arrive.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in Alamo Heights
Residential Duct Cleaning
Most Alamo Heights homes we enter were built before 1960, with central duct systems retrofitted into tight attic spaces and wall cavities. Our residential service starts with a video inspection of the full system, identifying crushed flex runs, separated inner-liner joints, and debris accumulation at low points where convoluted routing creates traps. We perform source removal under negative pressure with HEPA filtration - that’s a sealed vacuum system pulling debris out of the ductwork rather than blowing it around your home. A typical full residential cleaning in Alamo Heights runs $380-$620, with written pricing delivered before work begins under Haven Standard Clause 1.
Commercial Duct Cleaning
Alamo Heights’s commercial buildings - the professional offices along Broadway, retail spaces near the Quarry, and institutional properties - share the same aging infrastructure challenges as the residential stock, often with added complexity from multiple HVAC zones and occupied-hours scheduling constraints. Our commercial crews work with Rotobrush and Abatement Technologies equipment sized for larger plenum systems, and we coordinate access to minimize disruption to your operation. Commercial duct cleaning in Alamo Heights typically ranges $680-$1,400 depending on system size and accessibility.
Supply Duct Cleaning
The supply side carries conditioned air to your registers, and in Alamo Heights’s retrofitted systems, these runs often travel the longest distances through the hottest attic spaces. We see supply ducts with original galvanized metal sections joined to newer flex with aging mastic that has cracked open, creating pathways for attic air to enter the system downstream of the filter. Our supply duct service includes camera inspection of every run, source removal, and documentation of connection integrity. Supply-only cleaning in Alamo Heights runs $220-$380 when performed as a standalone service.
Return Duct Cleaning
Return ducts pull air back to the air handler, and in Alamo Heights’s older homes, these are where we most often find the serious problems: separated flex joints drawing unconditioned attic air loaded with blown-in insulation fibers and Mountain Cedar pollen, degraded foil-tape connections that bypass filtration entirely, and debris accumulation at elbows routed around original structural beams. Return duct cleaning includes negative-pressure extraction and HEPA filtration, with all connections inspected and documented. Standalone return cleaning in Alamo Heights is typically $180-$320.
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 roster includes trade-recognized brands customers can verify independently: Rotobrush rotary brush systems for mechanical agitation in tight flex runs, Nikro negative-pressure extractors for controlled debris removal, and Honeywell media filters and Aprilaire air cleaners we install when standard filters in pre-1960 homes prove inadequate for Mountain Cedar pollen. We stock common filter sizes and connection hardware for Alamo Heights’s mixed-era systems, so most jobs don’t wait on parts. When we find a component that needs replacement - a crushed flex section, a failed mastic joint, an undersized filter rack - we document it with photos, quote it in writing, and complete the repair during the same visit if you approve the scope.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Alamo Heights Homes
- Inner-liner separations in retrofitted flex duct. On tree-lined streets near the Country Club and in Sunset Hills, we regularly find flex runs routed around original structural beams where the inner liner has separated at the joint. The system draws unconditioned attic air - insulation fibers, caliche dust, and Cedar pollen - directly into living spaces, often for years before anyone notices.
- Degraded mastic and foil-tape connections on original metal sections. The six-plus months of 95-105°F attic heat in Alamo Heights bakes mastic brittle and dries foil-tape adhesive. Openings form at joints between original galvanized metal and newer flex additions, creating bypass pathways that let particulates enter downstream of the filter.
- Debris accumulation at convoluted low points. Retrofitted systems in tight attics have runs with multiple elbows and dips where dust, pollen, and disturbed insulation debris collect. A surface cleaning never reaches these spots; camera inspection and targeted mechanical agitation are required.
- Inadequate filtration for Mountain Cedar pollen. Standard filters in most pre-1960 Alamo Heights homes don’t achieve the MERV rating needed to capture ultra-fine Ashe juniper pollen. Particles settle in the duct system and recirculate during December-February Cedar Fever season, regardless of how often filters are changed.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Alamo Heights, TX
Here’s what air duct cleaning actually costs in Alamo Heights, based on the systems we clean:
| Service | Typical Range |
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| Full residential system cleaning (supply + return) | $380 - $620 |
| Full system with video inspection and photo record | $420 - $720 |
| Supply duct cleaning only | $220 - $380 |
| Return duct cleaning only | $180 - $320 |
| Commercial system cleaning | $680 - $1,400 |
| Duct sealing (mastic repair, joint reconnection) | $150 - $400 per repair |
What moves the price: system size (number of duct runs and registers), accessibility (tight attics take longer), condition (separated joints requiring repair add time and materials), and whether the job includes our full video inspection package. We don’t quote per-vent. Haven Standard Clause 1 requires one flat price per system, agreed in writing before work starts. Bring a competitor’s written estimate and we’ll provide a free second opinion, our number next to theirs.
Call (830) 549-6847 for an exact quote - estimates are free, and the price you receive is the price on the invoice.
We Also Serve Cities Near Alamo Heights
Our crews work throughout the San Antonio metro area, and we maintain the same scheduling, pricing structure, and documentation standards in every city we serve. Homeowners in Alamo Heights and surrounding communities - including New Braunfels, Cibolo, Seguin, and Schertz - receive written upfront pricing, background-checked uniformed technicians, and the full Documented Photo Record on every visit. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our San Antonio office; crews serve Alamo Heights locally with next-day or two-day availability for standard bookings.
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
Because the vast majority of Alamo Heights homes predate 1960, most central duct systems here were retrofitted into attics and wall cavities never designed for forced air, leaving irregular multi-joint flex runs with inner-liner separations that quietly pull attic air into living space. Newer construction uses engineered duct paths, sealed connections, and adequate filtration from the start; Alamo Heights’s retrofitted systems accumulate debris faster and leak more readily, requiring more frequent inspection and cleaning to maintain air quality. Call (830) 549-6847 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
Alamo Heights sits squarely in the epicenter of San Antonio’s Mountain Cedar pollen season each December through February, where Ashe juniper releases ultra-fine pollen that infiltrates older, less-sealed duct systems and recirculates through the home for months. When degraded flex connections and cracked mastic joints exist in the system, Cedar pollen bypasses the filter entirely, entering through attic pathways and distributing to every room. Sealing those connections is often the critical fix, not just cleaning. Call (830) 549-6847 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
On a 1949 Spanish Colonial Revival near the Country Club, our tech ran a camera inspection and found a flex run routed around an original structural beam that had separated at an inner-liner joint, drawing blown-in insulation fibers and Cedar pollen straight into the return. We resealed the joint with mastic, performed source removal on the supply and return ducts under negative pressure with HEPA filtration, and the homeowner’s filter loading dropped noticeably within the week. Separated joints, crushed sections at beam clearances, and debris accumulation at convoluted low points are the three findings we document most often in Alamo Heights. Call (830) 549-6847 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
Yes. Our source removal process follows NADCA assessment, cleaning, and restoration guidelines, using negative-pressure extraction - a sealed vacuum system that maintains suction on the ductwork throughout cleaning - with HEPA filtration on the discharge. This matters particularly in Alamo Heights’s older homes, where disturbed debris from decades of accumulation and degraded insulation must be contained rather than redistributed. The process is documented with before-and-after photos of every run under Haven Standard Clause 2. Call (830) 549-6847 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
No, but it’s necessary more often here than in newer construction. We evaluate every connection during the video inspection: mastic joints on original galvanized sections, inner-liner joints in flex runs, and transitions between metal and flex. Where we find separation or degradation - common in attics that hit 140°F through Alamo Heights’s six-month cooling season - we quote sealing work in writing, separate from the cleaning scope, and you approve or decline before we proceed. Haven Standard Clause 1 applies to every line item. Call (830) 549-6847 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
Ready to see what’s inside your ductwork? Our Air Duct Cleaning team serves Alamo Heights with documented results, written pricing, and the equipment these older homes require. Call (830) 549-6847 to schedule a free estimate. We’ll deliver a written price before any work starts, photograph every duct run before and after, and back the work with our 365-Day Done Right Promise - in writing, not as a policy subject to approval.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, serving Alamo Heights since 2013.