Whole-home duct cleaning
Dryer vent cleaning
Camera inspection
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.
Fast, Reliable Air Duct Cleaning Across Long Beach
Air duct cleaning in Long Beach typically runs $390 to $690 for a full residential system, and most jobs are completed in a single visit. That price includes all supply and return ducts, the plenum, registers, and a camera inspection before and after the work so you can see exactly what was removed. If you’re calling from Belmont Shore, Bixby Knolls, or anywhere else in Long Beach, we answer the phone live and schedule a written estimate before any equipment comes off the truck.
Call (562) 548-7365 and you’ll get a real person, not a voicemail tree.
Why Hollis Air Duct Long Beach Is Long Beach’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’re part of the Garrison Partners family, which has operated since 2004, and every Hollis location runs on The Garrison Standard: arrive inside the quoted window, put the price in writing before work starts, do the job by the book, and leave the site clean. For Long Beach homeowners who have dealt with no-shows or prices that jumped once a crew walked inside, that standard matters.
Our Long Beach customers see the same thing on every job: background-checked, uniformed technicians using professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush and Nikro – the negative-air machines and rotary brush systems commercial crews use, not hardware-store gear. Roy Castellanos leads our Long Beach team, and he holds the crew to The Garrison Code on every visit. Written price. Written 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we come back and make it right at no charge.
We know this city’s ductwork. From the 1920s Spanish bungalows in Rose Park to the post-war tract homes off Lakewood Boulevard, the age of the system and the salt air change what a cleaning actually needs.
Styles & brands we work with
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Long Beach
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Long Beach means working around tenant schedules, restaurant hood exhaust, retail spaces, and apartment buildings where clean air is a legal obligation, not a preference. We clean the full duct run, from rooftop units down to each register, using negative-air extraction that pulls debris out of the system rather than blowing it into occupied space. For most small to mid-size commercial spaces in Long Beach, that work runs $900 to $1,800 depending on the number of rooftop units, lineal feet of duct, and how much accumulated salt-and-sand film needs to be removed.
Rooftop Unit and Duct Run Cleaning
Commercial systems in Long Beach pull the same salty, moist air as residential ones, but they run longer hours. Condensation at the coils mixes with ocean salt and airborne sand, forming a film that reduces airflow and raises cooling costs. We open the coil compartment, document what’s there with a camera, and clean back through the duct run with agitation tools under negative pressure.
Apartment and Multi-Family Building Systems
Long Beach has a lot of small apartment buildings, many built between the 1950s and 1970s, with shared or semi-shared duct systems. Tenants complain about musty air or one unit getting all the airflow. We trace the run, identify crushed flex duct or a disconnected junction, and clean what’s serviceable. When a section can’t be saved, we quote the replacement separately before any work begins.
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Long Beach
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Long Beach cover the full air pathway: supply ducts that push conditioned air into rooms, return ducts that pull it back, the plenum where both meet, and every register. We use a negative-air machine to pull a vacuum on the system while a rotary brush agitates debris loose from the duct walls. For Long Beach homes, that typically costs $390 to $690 for a full system, with the final number written down before we start and based on the home’s size and duct complexity.
Supply and Return Duct Cleaning
The supply ducts are what your family breathes through. The return ducts are what pull air back to the furnace, and in Long Beach they’re often in a crawlspace or attic where they collect salt dust, sand, and worse. We clean both directions, not just the visible registers, and we show you the camera footage so you know the return wasn’t skipped.
Full System Cleaning with Video Inspection
Before anything is cleaned, we run a camera through the duct run. Afterward, we run it again. That before-and-after footage is yours, and it’s how you know the work was actually done, not just claimed. In Long Beach’s older homes, that footage often reveals the real problem: rusted-out seams, a crushed return, or a disconnected flex run that’s been leaking air into an attic for years.
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.
Trusted Brands We Service in Long Beach
Most Long Beach homes already have filtration products from Aprilaire, Honeywell, or Guardsman attached to the system, and we service those as part of a duct cleaning. Our equipment includes Rotobrush rotary brush systems and Nikro negative-air machines, the same class of gear commercial crews use. We stock common filter replacements and mastic sealant on our trucks, which means we can handle a register replacement or a small sealing job the same day we clean the ducts. If you have an Aprilaire media filter or a Guardsman electrostatic unit, we’ll inspect it as part of the job and tell you plainly whether it’s doing its job.
See the difference
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AfterCommon Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Long Beach Homes
- Rusted-out seams on unlined metal ducts. Decades of salt-laden fog eat at galvanized ductwork, especially in homes built before 1960. The seams fail first, letting air leak into the crawlspace while pulling dust and humidity back into the system.
- Crushed or disconnected flex duct in post-war tract homes. The plastic outer jacket on flex duct degrades in sea air. Once it cracks, the inner liner gets crushed in the attic, and conditioned air spills into open space instead of the living room.
- Mold growth behind registers. Long Beach’s marine layer keeps relative humidity higher than inland cities. In homes without a dehumidifier or proper ventilation, that moisture lingers behind registers and breeds mold, which means cleaning alone won’t fix it – the source has to be removed and the duct sealed.
- Salt-and-sand film on duct walls. In Belmont Shore and Naples Island, open windows and ocean breezes deposit a fine, sticky mix of beach sand and salt spray inside ductwork. You won’t find that buildup even in Seal Beach, just a mile east.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Long Beach, CA
A full system cleaning in Long Beach runs $390 to $690 for a typical single-family home. That covers both supply and return ducts, the plenum, all registers, and video inspection before and after. If sealing is needed after cleaning – and in older coastal homes it often is – mastic sealant work runs $150 to $350 depending on how many seams and registers need attention. Commercial jobs run higher because the systems are larger and access is more complicated. Every quote is written down before work starts, and that number does not move at the door. Call (562) 548-7365 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Long Beach
Beyond our Air Duct Cleaning work throughout the city, we regularly serve homes and commercial properties in Wilmington, Carson, Seal Beach, and San Pedro. If you’re in one of those areas, the same written-price, written-guarantee standard applies. Visit our Long Beach page for more on local service.
Serving Long Beach, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Long Beach 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 in Long Beach
Most Long Beach homes should have their ducts cleaned every 3 to 5 years, which is more frequent than inland cities that see less humidity and salt. The marine layer deposits salt and sand on duct walls continuously, so if your system hasn’t been cleaned in a decade, you’re likely moving that air through your house every time the furnace or AC kicks on. Call (562) 548-7365 and we’ll inspect what’s actually in your ducts before recommending a schedule.
Most older Long Beach ducts can be sealed and kept in service if the metal is still structurally sound. We apply mastic sealant at seams, joints, and registers after cleaning, which stops air leaks and blocks crawlspace dust from being pulled into the system. Replacement is only necessary when a section is crushed, rusted through, or disconnected, and you’ll see that on our camera footage before we recommend it.
Yes, our process follows NADCA standards for source removal, which means we pull debris out of the system under negative pressure instead of blowing it around inside your house. The negative-air machine creates a vacuum, the rotary brush agitates debris loose from the duct walls, and the debris is pulled into a contained collection system. For a Long Beach home with decades of salt-and-sand accumulation, that’s the difference between a real clean and a camera trick.
Long Beach homes are older, on average, and the salt air does real damage that inland ductwork doesn’t face. Companies that quote a low teaser price over the phone often raise it at the door when they see rusted seams, crushed flex, or mold behind registers. We write the real price before work starts, and it includes the cleaning, the inspection, and the documentation you need to verify the job was done.
Yes. Original register covers and plaster-over-wood walls need a lighter touch than standard drywall, and our technicians approach older Long Beach homes knowing that. We remove registers carefully, clean them by hand, and reinstall them exactly as found. The cleaning itself uses flexible agitation tools that won’t scar the inside of original ductwork, and the negative-air method does the heavy lifting without harsh chemicals.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Long Beach, serving Long Beach and nearby coastal communities.