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 Live Oak
Air duct cleaning in Live Oak typically runs $380-$720 for a full residential system, with most jobs completed in a single visit and a written price delivered before any work starts. CleanRun crews serve Live Oak directly from our San Antonio office, and we’ve worked the same 1960s-1980s brick tract homes off Pat Booker Road, Judson Road, and Loop 1604 since 2013. Call (830) 549-6847 for a free written estimate.
Live Oak’s housing stock is different from what you’ll find in newer suburbs. The city developed almost entirely as a bedroom community for Randolph Air Force Base, now JBSA-Randolph, and most of those original homes still run the same ductwork they were built with 40 to 60 years ago. That matters when you’re deciding who to let into your attic.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning New Braunfels Is Live Oak’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We don’t guess at what’s in your ducts. Our Air Duct Cleaning team photographs every run before touching it, then photographs again after source removal is complete. That documented photo record goes to the customer as a standard deliverable, not an upsell. It’s been our practice on all 52,000+ homes we’ve served since 2013.
Live Oak customers know the difference between vacuum noise and actual work. We’ve rebuilt our local reputation one documented job at a time, and we back every visit with the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If the work isn’t right, we make it right. That’s Haven Standard Clause 1: Written Price Before Work Starts, and Clause 5: Accountable Results.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival. Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. No subcontractors, no unmarked vans. When we dispatch to Live Oak, the crew that shows up is the crew we sent.
Scheduling is coordinated from our San Antonio office, with crews running daily routes through Live Oak, Universal City, and the JBSA-Randolph corridor. Most residential appointments are available within 3-5 business days of call.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in Live Oak
Residential Duct Cleaning
Live Oak’s single-story brick-veneer tract homes, most built between 1965 and 1985, commonly retain original sheet-metal supply trunks or first-generation flex duct with degraded mastic sealing. We perform full source removal using Rotobrush mechanical agitation and Nikro negative-pressure extraction with HEPA filtration, then reseal all accessible joints. A typical Live Oak residential system runs $380-$580.
Commercial Duct Cleaning
Live Oak’s commercial base includes medical offices near Loop 1604, retail strips along Pat Booker Road, and property management companies handling JBSA-Randolph rental portfolios. We clean commercial systems under containment protocols with documented photo records for lease turnovers and insurance compliance. Commercial pricing starts around $680 for small office systems and scales with square footage and access complexity.
Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts carry conditioned air from your air handler to each room register. In Live Oak’s older homes, we regularly find that degraded mastic at the plenum connection has pulled attic insulation fibers and Mountain Cedar pollen directly into the supply stream. We clean each duct run individually, then verify airflow at the register. Supply-only cleaning in Live Oak typically runs $280-$420.
Return Duct Cleaning
Return ducts pull air back to the system for reconditioning, and in Live Oak’s original tract homes these often run through unconditioned crawl spaces or wall cavities where the return chase itself has become a debris collector. Return duct cleaning requires particular attention in homes with aging flex duct, as the negative pressure of the return side is where leaks draw in the most contamination. Return-only service in Live Oak runs $260-$400; we often recommend bundling with supply cleaning for full system balance.
Full System Cleaning
This is our most common request in Live Oak, and for good reason. A full system cleaning addresses supply trunks, return trunks, branch lines, the plenum, and the air handler cabinet as an integrated system. In a 1970s Live Oak tract home with original ductwork, partial cleaning often leaves debris that recontaminates the cleaned sections within weeks. Full system cleaning runs $480-$720 depending on system size and access conditions.
Video Inspection
We recommend a camera inspection before committing to scope on any Live Oak home built before 1990. The video reveals debris load, duct condition, and access points without disassembling anything. In some cases we’ve found disconnected duct runs or failed flex duct that cleaning alone won’t fix. Video inspection is $120-$180 and is credited toward cleaning if you proceed.
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 Rotobrush and Nikro for mechanical agitation and negative-pressure extraction, plus Honeywell and Aprilaire air quality components for homes upgrading filtration after cleaning. We stock common replacement parts for these brands to minimize return trips for Live Oak customers. Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration runs on every job site. These aren’t proprietary tools you can’t verify. Look them up, then ask our technician to show you what’s being connected to your system.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Live Oak Homes
- Original sheet-metal trunks with failed mastic seals. In Live Oak’s 1960s-1980s brick tract homes, the mastic sealing the plenum and trunk connections has often hardened and cracked after 40-60 years of thermal cycling. The gaps pull attic insulation fibers, dust, and pollen directly into the conditioned air stream. We photograph these failures during video inspection so homeowners see the exact leak path.
- Mountain Cedar pollen compaction in return systems. Live Oak sits in the heart of San Antonio’s Mountain Cedar corridor, and December-February pollen counts here rank among the highest in the United States. Homes running recirculation mode with windows sealed against winter cold pull that pollen through return registers continuously. We regularly find compacted pollen mats at the first elbow or filter rack, sometimes 2-3 inches thick in homes that haven’t been cleaned in a decade.
- PCS rental turnover with no inter-lease duct service. In the rental neighborhoods closest to JBSA-Randolph, military families rotate every 1-3 years, and property management companies almost never schedule duct cleaning between leases. Our crews find 10-15-year-old debris loads in homes that show fresh paint and new carpet. The ducts tell a different story than the listing photos.
- Shared dryer vent stacks in multifamily and dense rental clusters. Live Oak’s denser developments near the base often route dryer vents through a common chase. A single-unit vacuuming cleans only the accessible section, leaving lint accumulation in the shared pathway that creates genuine fire risk. We inspect these stacks with camera equipment and clean the full chase when access is available.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Live Oak, TX
CleanRun publishes actual ranges because Haven Standard Clause 1 requires a written price before any work starts. Here is what air duct cleaning costs in Live Oak’s market:
| Service | Typical Range in Live Oak |
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| Video Inspection | $120 - $180 |
| Supply Duct Cleaning Only | $280 - $420 |
| Return Duct Cleaning Only | $260 - $400 |
| Full Residential System Cleaning | $480 - $720 |
| Commercial System Cleaning | $680 - $1,400+ |
Factors that move a Live Oak job toward the higher end: original sheet-metal duct requiring hand-brush agitation, multiple attic access points, visible mold requiring antimicrobial treatment, or disconnected runs needing repair before cleaning. We assess these conditions during the free estimate visit and put the full scope in writing before the crew starts. No per-vent pricing, no coupon bait. One flat price per system, agreed in advance.
Bring us a competitor’s written estimate and we’ll provide a free second opinion, our number next to theirs, no obligation.
We Also Serve Cities Near Live Oak
CleanRun crews run daily routes through Live Oak and the surrounding corridor, including New Braunfels, Cibolo, Seguin, and Schertz. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our San Antonio office. Each city page on our site details the specific housing stock and duct conditions common to that market.
Serving Live Oak, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Live Oak 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 Live Oak
Three factors converge: original 1960s-1980s ductwork that has never been replaced, Live Oak’s position in the Mountain Cedar pollen corridor with the highest winter pollen counts in the region, and military PCS turnover that cycles tenants every 1-3 years without inter-lease duct service. The result is a debris load that accumulates faster and sits longer than in owner-occupied homes with newer systems. Call (830) 549-6847 for a free written estimate.
Yes. December-February Ashe juniper pollen counts in the Live Oak area routinely exceed 20,000 grains per cubic meter, among the highest recorded pollen events in North America. Homes running recirculation mode with sealed windows pull that pollen through return registers continuously, and it compacts in duct elbows and at the filter rack. We remove it with source extraction, not surface vacuuming. Call (830) 549-6847 for a free written estimate.
Because 40-60-year-old ductwork often has conditions that cleaning alone won’t fix: disconnected flex duct, rusted sheet-metal trunks, or failed mastic that recontaminates the system immediately after cleaning. A $120-$180 video inspection shows exactly what’s there before we quote scope. The inspection fee is credited toward cleaning if you proceed. Call (830) 549-6847 to schedule.
We inspect shared dryer vent chases with camera equipment and clean the full accessible pathway when building layout permits. Single-unit vacuuming of a shared stack leaves lint in the common chase, which is both a fire hazard and a source of moisture and odor migration between units. We document the full chase condition with photos and quote the accessible scope in writing. Call (830) 549-6847 for an assessment.
Most 1,200-1,800 square foot Live Oak tract homes with original ductwork take 4-6 hours for a full system cleaning, including setup, source removal, resealing, and photo documentation. Homes with multiple attic accesses, crawl space returns, or significant debris compaction may run longer. We quote time along with price in the written scope, so you know both before we start. Call (830) 549-6847 for a free written estimate.
On a 1972 single-story brick tract home off Pat Booker Road near JBSA-Randolph, we ran a camera inspection into the original sheet-metal trunk and found a compacted mat of Mountain Cedar pollen, drywall dust, and degraded mastic at the first supply takeoff. Our tech set the Rotobrush and Nikro agitation tools under negative pressure with HEPA filtration, worked the trunk and return ducts back to source removal, then resealed the air handler seams and rebalanced the registers. The blower motor amp draw dropped back into spec, and the homeowner’s winter allergy complaints quieted within the week.
That job is why we photograph every run. The ducts in Live Oak’s older homes hold layered debris you cannot see from the registers. The only way to know what’s there is to look, and the only way to prove it’s gone is to show you after.
Call (830) 549-6847 for a free written estimate. A live person answers, 24/7. We’ll schedule a technician to your Live Oak home, provide a documented video inspection if your system warrants it, and leave you with a written price before any work begins.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, serving Live Oak since 2013.