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 Canyon Lake
Air duct cleaning in Canyon Lake, TX typically runs $320-$580 for a full residential system, and every job starts with a written price before we touch a single panel. We’re the Air Duct Cleaning crew that serves Canyon Lake from our San Antonio dispatch office, with background-checked, uniformed technicians who know the difference between a lake house that sits empty through cedar season and a year-round retirement home on the Hill Country limestone.
Canyon Lake’s seasonal rhythm is unlike any market we work. Homes closed December through February while mountain cedar pollinates, 130°F attics baking flex duct from the 1980s and 90s, shoreline humidity creeping into powered-down systems - these aren’t abstract risks here. They’re what our techs document with before-and-after photos on every single visit. Call (830) 549-6847 and a live person answers, 24/7. We’ll put a written estimate in your hand before we schedule.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning New Braunfels Is Canyon Lake’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve been serving Canyon Lake since our founding in 2013, and the 52,000+ homes in our records include hundreds along the reservoir and in the retirement communities off FM 2673 and FM 306. Our reputation here is built on one practice: we show you the photo before we describe the problem. No decorative badges, no urgency theatre. Just a documented photo record of every duct run, delivered as a standard job record.
Our response time to Canyon Lake is typically same-week, with scheduling coordinated from our San Antonio office. We know the local terrain - the winding Hill Country roads, the vacation-home gates, the 55+ communities where residents are home all day and need low-disruption arrival windows. Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews means your technician is background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival.
Our 365-Day Done Right Promise applies in Canyon Lake exactly as it does everywhere else - written, not verbal. If the work isn’t right, we make it right. And our Free Second Opinion on Any Written Estimate means you can bring a competitor’s Canyon Lake quote; we’ll put our number next to it in writing, no charge.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in Canyon Lake
Residential Duct Cleaning
Canyon Lake’s retirement and 55+ communities keep residents indoors for more hours than the average Texas household. That makes supply and return duct cleanliness a daily health factor, not an annual concern. Our residential service in Canyon Lake uses negative-pressure extraction (a sealed vacuum system that pulls debris out without releasing it into your home) and HEPA filtration, with every duct run photographed before and after. We schedule around your routine - no 7 AM bang-on-the-door arrivals for homeowners who need quiet mornings.
Commercial Duct Cleaning
The marina restaurants, vacation rental offices, and small medical practices along FM 306 and FM 2673 need documented cleaning records for insurance and health inspections, not just cleaner air. Our commercial crew in Canyon Lake delivers the same written price upfront and photo documentation, scaled to business hours and occupancy patterns. We work with property managers who need the job done between checkout and check-in, with a record that holds up to scrutiny.
Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts push conditioned air into your rooms. In Canyon Lake, these runs often originate in attics that hit 130°F in July, and the flexible duct installed in the 1980s and 90s has degraded liner that sheds particles into the airstream. Our supply duct cleaning includes video inspection at the plenum (the central distribution box) to spot disconnected boots, liner tears, or - common in vacant vacation homes - packrat nesting material blocking flow. We photograph every finding.
Return Duct Cleaning
Return ducts pull air back to the air handler for reconditioning. In Canyon Lake homes left closed through cedar season, these returns act like pollen collectors - the Ashe juniper pollen settles in the ductwork while the blower is off, then recirculates on first run. Our return duct cleaning in Canyon Lake targets this specific buildup with agitation tools and negative-pressure extraction, not a shop-vac waved at a register. The photo record shows you what was actually removed.
Full System Cleaning
A full system cleaning in Canyon Lake addresses supply ducts, return ducts, the plenum, and the air handler cabinet as one integrated system. This is what we recommend for homes that have sat closed through a mountain cedar season, or for any property with 1980s-90s flex duct showing its age. The written scope lists every component, the written price covers the complete job, and the photo record documents every interior surface.
Video Inspection
Our video inspection service in Canyon Lake uses a borescope camera pushed through the ductwork to find problems that surface cleaning misses: disconnected boots behind drywall, mold colonies in shoreline-humidity zones, or rodent entry points in the attic. We show you the footage. You decide what needs addressing, with a written price for each option.
What happens when you call
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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 professional-grade systems from Abatement Technologies, Honeywell, and Guardsman - brands you can look up independently before you agree to any work. We stock filters and components compatible with these systems for Canyon Lake customers, which means faster turnaround when a video inspection reveals a part that needs replacing. No waiting on a Dallas warehouse to ship to Comal County. Our techs carry the common sizes for the HVAC brands we see most often in Canyon Lake’s 1970s-2000s housing stock.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Canyon Lake Homes
- Cedar pollen concentration in closed-season homes. Because so many Canyon Lake properties sit unoccupied during December-February mountain cedar season, ductwork collects an entire winter’s pollen load with the HVAC off. The first heat or AC cycle after return blasts concentrated pollen through every register. This isn’t generic dust - it’s a specific Canyon Lake seasonal health intervention.
- Aging flex duct failing in 130°F attics. The flexible duct systems installed in Canyon Lake homes during the 1980s and 1990s are now past their functional lifespan in unconditioned Hill Country attics. Liner degradation, sag between supports, and disconnection at the boot trap debris and create negative-pressure leaks that bypass the filter entirely.
- Packrat and mouse nesting in vacant properties. The Hill Country is prime Neotoma habitat. An unoccupied vacation home with a disconnected duct boot or exterior vent gap is an open invitation. Our techs regularly find nesting material packed into ductwork of homes left vacant over winter - owners discover it only when they arrive in spring and the system smells foul on first run.
- Shoreline humidity mold growth in powered-down systems. The Canyon Lake reservoir creates localized humidity that accelerates mold inside ductwork, especially in homes left unoccupied for weeks with HVAC systems off. Residents often mistake mold symptoms for cedar fever and try to treat the problem with better filters alone.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Canyon Lake, TX
Here’s what air duct cleaning costs in the Canyon Lake market:
- Full residential system cleaning: $320-$580
- Supply duct cleaning only: $180-$290
- Return duct cleaning only: $160-$260
- Video inspection with written report: $140-$220
- Commercial system cleaning: $480-$1,200 depending on square footage and access
Factors that move Canyon Lake jobs within these ranges: square footage, number of duct runs, accessibility of attic spaces (Hill Country limestone construction can make access tight), and whether video inspection reveals disconnected boots or rodent damage that needs repair before cleaning. Every price is written and agreed before work starts - Haven Standard Clause 1. No per-vent pricing, no coupon bait-and-switch. Call (830) 549-6847 for a free estimate with exact numbers for your specific system.
We Also Serve Cities Near Canyon Lake
Our crews work throughout the corridor - Canyon Lake, New Braunfels, Bulverde, Schertz, and Cibolo - with the same written-price-first protocol and documented photo record on every job. Scheduling is coordinated from our San Antonio office, with local routing that keeps Canyon Lake appointments efficient.
Serving Canyon Lake, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Canyon Lake 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 Canyon Lake
Your ductwork has collected an entire season’s debris while the blower was off. In Canyon Lake, this typically means mountain cedar pollen from December through February, plus any mold growth from shoreline humidity in a powered-down system, and occasionally rodent nesting material if a boot disconnected in the attic. A retiree in the Woodlands area off FM 2673 called us after her first spring run-through smelled foul and set off sneezing; our tech pulled the air handler panel, found a packrat nest and cedar pollen packed at a disconnected flex duct boot in the attic, then ran negative pressure source removal with HEPA filtration on the supply and return ducts and sealed the boot. Her system ran clean on the next cycle, and we set her up with a filter swap schedule so the closed-season buildup doesn’t repeat. Call (830) 549-6847 if you’re smelling that first-run funk - we’ll video-inspect and put a written price on the fix.
Constant operation actually helps prevent the concentrated pollen loads we see in vacant Canyon Lake homes, but it doesn’t stop the gradual accumulation of fine particulate in ductwork - especially with aging flex duct shedding liner particles, or with a standard 1-inch filter that passes smaller allergens. For Canyon Lake residents in 55+ communities who are home all day, we recommend video inspection first to see what’s actually in the system, then cleaning if the camera shows buildup. The photo record lets you decide based on evidence, not a calendar interval.
Yes. We book specific arrival windows, not all-day waits, and our Canyon Lake appointments are structured for residents who need low-disruption service. Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews means your technician calls before arrival, wears a uniform, and has passed a background check. We don’t need you to empty closets or move furniture - our equipment accesses the ductwork at the registers and air handler. Most residential jobs in Canyon Lake take 3-5 hours, and you’ll have the photo record before we leave.
The first sign is usually odor - a sharp, organic smell on first HVAC run after return, sometimes with visible debris at registers. Our video inspection finds the entry point and the nest location without tearing open walls. In Canyon Lake’s Hill Country terrain, disconnected boots in 130°F attics are the most common access point, followed by exterior vent gaps on crawl-space systems. We document everything with the borescope camera, seal the entry as part of the repair scope, and show you the before-and-after photos.
Duct cleaning removes the accumulated pollen, mold spores, and particulate that recirculate through your HVAC, which can reduce the indoor load you’re exposed to. It does not cure cedar fever or eliminate outdoor pollen. For Canyon Lake residents, we recommend timing duct cleaning before mountain cedar season if your home will be closed, and pairing it with a filter schedule matched to your occupancy pattern. The honest answer: cleaning helps with what’s inside your ducts. It doesn’t change what’s outside in the Hill Country. Call (830) 549-6847 and we’ll walk through what makes sense for your specific situation - no charge for the conversation, and a written estimate if you want to proceed.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, serving Canyon Lake since 2013.