Whole-home duct cleaning
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Sanitizing & deodorizingWhole-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.
Air Duct Cleaning Company in North Druid Hills, GA
Air duct cleaning in North Druid Hills costs between $295 and $465 for a whole-home job on a typical ranch or split-level, and most of that price is set by how the ducts were originally run. We’re Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, and we work on the 1950s to 1970s homes that dominate this area – houses with original metal ducts, modified crawlspaces, and return registers in the floor that pull in more Georgia red clay than most homeowners realize. Call (229) 489-7780 for a written quote before anyone touches your system.
Why North Druid Hills Homes Are Different
The housing stock here tells you most of what you need to know. North Druid Hills is full of mid-century ranch and split-level single-family homes, many built between the 1950s and 1970s, along with a solid number of garden-style apartments from the 1960s through the 1980s. That means crawlspaces. It means original galvanized duct runs that were installed when central air was still a new idea in DeKalb County. And it means decades of remodels layered on top of each other, with ducts rerouted, patched, and sometimes buried behind finished basement walls.
The trees are the other half of the story. The canopy along streets near Clairmont Road and throughout the neighborhood is mature and dense, which keeps things shaded and green – but it also drops pollen, leaf debris, and fine organic dust into outdoor air for months at a time. Combine that with the humid subtropical climate, and what you get is a duct system that accumulates buildup faster than newer construction in more open parts of metro Atlanta. Homes here often show heavy dust and pet dander caked onto the interior of return ducts within three to five years of a proper cleaning. We plan for that. A North Druid Hills job usually takes longer in the crawlspace than an equivalent house would elsewhere, because the access points are tight and the runs are old. That’s not a problem; it’s just the job done right.
Styles & brands we work with
Our Main North Druid Hills Services
Most North Druid Hills homeowners call us for one of two things: the duct system in the house, or the dryer vent that runs through a wall or up through the roof. A third service, duct sealing, comes up when the cleaning itself reveals leaks. Each has its own page below.
Air Duct Cleaning in North Druid Hills
We clean the supply and return side of the system using a rotary brush and a negative-air machine, which pulls loosened debris out rather than pushing it into the room. In North Druid Hills homes, we pay particular attention to floor returns, which are common in the older ranches here and tend to collect fine red clay dust tracked in from yards and driveways. The job typically takes three to five hours depending on the number of vents and how the crawlspace is laid out. See Air Duct Cleaning in North Druid Hills for full pricing by home size and the condition we most often find in this area.
Dryer Vent Cleaning in North Druid Hills
A dryer vent full of lint is the most preventable fire risk in a home, and in North Druid Hills the vent is often longer than it should be – a ranch with the laundry room in the center of the house may push air 15 or 20 feet to the exterior wall. That length gives lint more places to collect. We clean the full run from the dryer connection to the outside vent cap, and we confirm airflow with a measurable check when we’re done. Read Dryer Vent Cleaning in North Druid Hills for what a typical vent costs to clean and why older homes here tend to need it more often.
Duct Sealing in North Druid Hills
Leaky ducts are common in North Druid Hills because original metal seams loosen over time and remodeled additions often have flex duct connections that were never sealed properly. When we seal, we use mastic – a paste applied to the joints that hardens into a permanent seal – rather than tape, which dries out and peels. The result is less conditioned air lost to the crawlspace and less pollen-laden outside air sucked into the return side. See Duct Sealing in North Druid Hills for how we test leakage and what sealing typically costs here.
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.
Brands We Service in North Druid Hills
We do work with equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies, and we keep common replacement parts and filters from Guardsman in local stock so we’re not waiting on a warehouse in another state. That matters for the older systems in this area, where a missing access panel or an odd filter size stops the whole job. Read our brands to see the full equipment roster and what each tool does.
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AfterPricing for Air Duct Cleaning Company in North Druid Hills, GA
These are whole-system price ranges for typical homes in this area. The price is written down before work starts and it does not change at the door.
| Service | Typical range in North Druid Hills |
|---|---|
| Whole-home air duct cleaning (ranch, up to 12 vents) | $295 – $385 |
| Whole-home air duct cleaning (larger or two-story home) | $385 – $465 |
| Multi-system or multi-unit cleaning (garden apartments, per system) | $245 – $345 |
| Return-duct-only cleaning (vacant or partially finished homes) | $185 – $245 |
| Dryer vent cleaning (standard single run) | $95 – $135 |
| Dryer vent cleaning (extended or roof-vented run) | $135 – $185 |
| Duct sealing (visible seams in crawlspace, per project) | $450 – $750 |
| Duct sealing with leakage testing | $750 – $1,100 |
| Filter replacement or basic access-panel work | $45 – $115 |
In North Druid Hills, price tends to rise when the crawlspace is especially tight, when add-on rooms have left you with tangled duct runs, or when the job calls for extra filtration because of heavy pet dander. The quote you receive accounts for all of that up front, because we walk the system before we write the number. There is no per-vent pricing and no bait-and-switch pricing structure – one flat price per system, in writing.
Neighborhoods We Serve in North Druid Hills
We cover the full North Druid Hills area, from the streets off Clairmont Road to the neighborhoods that border the Emory area and down toward the Toco Hills side. Response is typically scheduled within a few days for standard cleanings, with tighter windows available when a vent is fully blocked or a system is down.
- Clairmont Heights and the streets off Clairmont Road
- Toco Hills area
- Emory area neighborhoods
- LaVista Road corridor
- Garden-apartment communities throughout the ZIP
Service Area – Cities Near North Druid Hills
Beyond North Druid Hills, our crews cover nearby DeKalb and Fulton County communities where the housing stock and tree cover create the same kind of duct challenges. That includes Sandy Springs, GA, Holly Springs, GA, North Atlanta, GA, and Stone Mountain, GA. If you’re just outside the immediate area, call us – the service boundary is set by drive time, not by ZIP code, and we’ll tell you straight whether we can get to you.
Serving North Druid Hills, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North Druid Hills 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 About Air Duct Cleaning Company in North Druid Hills
Most single-family homes here take three to five hours. Older ranches with tight crawlspaces and floor returns often run toward the longer end, because access is slower and the runs have more accumulated buildup. We set a specific window before we arrive and we stay inside it.
Duct cleaning is interior maintenance work and does not require a permit in DeKalb County, whether you’re in a single-family home or a garden apartment community. If your HOA requires a copy of a technician’s insurance or a work description, we’ll provide it – just ask when you schedule, and call (229) 489-7780 with any specific requirements.
Yes. We regularly coordinate with property managers for garden-style apartment buildings in the area, including scheduling a single visit for multiple units. The quote for each unit is written before work starts, and the manager gets a line-item invoice that matches what the property agreed to – no surprises after the fact. Call (229) 489-7780 to set up a site walk.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local air duct cleaning pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What North Druid Hills Customers Say
"Sealed some leaking duct joints in the crawl space with mastic. Rooms that were always cold now get air."
- Ronald W."Crew arrived in uniform at the exact time promised. Covered the floors, cleaned all the supply and return vents, and brushed out the main trunk. Vet-owned, and it shows in the discipline."
- Duane S."Dryer vent was packed with lint and took two hours to dry a load. Cleaned it out from the roof cap down. One cycle again."
- Paula Q.