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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AfterAir Duct Cleaning Before & After in Plano, TX
We’ve cleaned ducts in Plano since 2013, and we’ve learned that claims don’t convince anyone who’s already been burned by a low-ball coupon. Photos do. Every job we finish includes a Documented Photo Record of every duct run, delivered to the customer before we leave. Below are representative projects showing what we actually found, what we actually did, and what the camera showed when we were done.
Recent Transformations
Heavy Construction Debris in a Willow Bend Renovation
The homeowner in Willow Bend called after a six-month kitchen and living room renovation. Drywall dust had settled in every supply duct, and the HVAC kicked up a white haze every time the blower cycled. Our camera showed a half-inch layer of fine particulate at the plenum (the main distribution box where all ducts connect), packed tighter at each register (the vent cover where air enters the room). We used Rotobrush contact cleaning on the flexible ductwork and Nikro negative-pressure extraction on the rigid trunk lines. The after photos showed bare metal at every access point. Written price: $340 for the full system, agreed before we touched the first panel.
Pet Hair Blockage in a Parker Estates Ranch
A Parker Estates family with three indoor dogs hadn’t cleaned their returns in eight years. The return ducts (the channels that pull air back to the HVAC unit) were matted with hair at every turn, and the dryer vent was clogged to the point that loads took two cycles. We pulled out enough compressed hair to fill a grocery bag from the first elbow alone. The dryer vent got a full replacement because the foil transition hose had melted against the back of the machine. After cleaning, the static pressure reading at the air handler dropped by 0.3 inches of water column, a measurable improvement in airflow. Total job: $420 for duct cleaning plus dryer vent replacement, written upfront under Haven Standard Clause 1.
Visible Mold in a Lakeside on Preston Crawl Space
The Lakeside on Preston homeowner noticed a musty smell every summer when the AC ran hard. We found mold growth on the exterior of flex duct (the insulated, flexible tubing common in crawl spaces) where a condensate line had been dripping for two seasons. This wasn’t a surface-wipe situation. We removed the affected duct runs, sealed the plenum with Abatement Technologies antimicrobial coating, and installed new Guardsman-lined flex duct with a proper slope to prevent future pooling. The after documentation included UV photos showing no remaining organic growth. Because this involved material replacement, we wrote a two-tier price: $580 for cleaning and treatment if the flex duct was salvageable, $890 if replacement was needed. The camera made the call, not a sales pitch.
Post-Fire Smoke Damage in an Old Shepard Place Condo
A grease fire in a first-floor kitchen sent smoke through the shared ductwork of a two-story Old Shepard Place condo. The smoke didn’t trigger the unit’s detectors, but the odor circulated for weeks. Our inspection showed black carbon deposits coating the inside of the return plenum and streaking the first twelve feet of every supply run. We used Nikro HEPA-filtered negative-pressure extraction (a containment method that pulls debris out of the home entirely, rather than redistributing it) followed by an Aprilaire oxidizing treatment for the organic odor compounds. The property manager requested copies of the before-and-after photos for the insurance file. We delivered them same day, as standard. Job total: $520 for the full system.
Leaky Ductwork in a Whiffletree Two-Story
The upstairs in this Whiffletree home was always ten degrees warmer than downstairs. The homeowner assumed it was an insulation problem. Our camera found separated joints at three trunk line connections and a fist-sized hole where a previous contractor had stepped through a duct run in the attic. We sealed the accessible joints with mastic (a brush-applied sealant that outlasts tape in Plano’s attic heat), patched the damaged section with sheet metal and screws, then cleaned the entire system to remove the fiberglass and cellulose insulation that had fallen in through the gaps. The temperature differential dropped to two degrees after the HVAC rebalanced. This was a Duct Repair & Sealing job with cleaning included: $760, with every repair item listed on the written scope before we started.
First-Time Cleaning in a Deerfield Starter Home
The Deerfield homeowner bought the house from the original owner and suspected the ducts had never been cleaned. They were right. The camera showed a three-inch debris build-up at the first elbow of the main return, composed of carpet fiber, skin cells, and what looked like the remains of a mouse nest from the late nineties. The supply registers were partially blocked with hardened dust that had absorbed cooking grease over two decades. We used Rotobrush agitation on the heavy deposits and Honeywell HEPA vacuuming on the fine particulate. The homeowner kept the photo record to show their allergist. Written price: $280 for the full system. They’d been quoted $89 by a coupon service that, when pressed, admitted that was “per vent” and would have exceeded our price by the final invoice.
What Every Customer Receives
These aren’t cherry-picked highlights. Every CleanRun job in Plano includes the same deliverables:
- Written Price Before Any Work Starts - Haven Standard Clause 1. No exceptions. No “call for a quote.”
- Documented Photo Record of Every Duct Run - before and after, inside every accessible section, delivered as part of your job record.
- 365-Day Done Right Promise - backed in writing, not a policy subject to manager approval.
- Background-Checked, Uniformed Technicians - Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. You’ll get a name before we arrive.
BeforeAfterWant Results Like These?
Call (469) 452-7766 for a free estimate with a written price before any work starts. We’ll bring the camera, show you what we find, and leave you with proof the job was done. Tomas Reyes has owned CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Plano since 2013, and we still answer every call with a live person.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Plano, serving Plano since 2013.