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 Norwalk
Air duct cleaning in Norwalk typically costs $385 – $640 for a full single-family system, and most homes along the I-5/I-605 corridors need it roughly every 3 – 5 years because of the fine dust that settles and bakes onto duct surfaces. We serve Norwalk, CA with crews that arrive inside a written appointment window, with the price written down before any work starts. Call (562) 548-7365 for a free estimate with no obligation. You won’t get a voicemail loop when you call, and you won’t get a price that moves once the technician walks your property.
Why Hollis Air Duct Long Beach Is Norwalk’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Norwalk’s housing stock is the reason this work matters here more than in most cities. We’re talking about 1950s and 60s tract homes, slab foundations, and original ductwork that has been moving air for six decades. Our technicians know what that means before they open a single register. They expect hardpan dust, disconnected returns, and crushed supply runs under the slab. That’s not a guess. It’s pattern recognition from hundreds of local jobs.
Every Hollis job runs on The Garrison Standard. The price is written before work starts, the crew arrives inside the quoted window, the work is done by the book, and the site is left clean. If the work fails within a year, the 365-Day Done Right Promise means we come back and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. That’s written on every job, not implied. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. You’ll know who’s walking into your home before they arrive. And there’s a live person answering our phones 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That matters in Norwalk, where a Tuesday appointment should not depend on whether someone listened to a voicemail from Monday.
Roy Castellanos leads the Hollis Air Duct Long Beach team with a direct, no-moving-targets approach to the work. He and his crew understand that Norwalk homeowners don’t need a sales pitch. They need someone who can look at original sheet metal ducting and tell them exactly what’s going on and what it costs to put right.
Styles & brands we work with




Vent Cleaning in Norwalk
Vent cleaning in Norwalk is the process of removing accumulated debris from both supply and return registers, plus the duct runs behind them. In many Norwalk homes, this means clearing years of fine particulate that has blown in from the I-5 and I-605 corridors and settled onto every interior surface. A vent cleaning for a standard 1,200 – 1,800 sq ft Norwalk home runs $285 – $390, depending on the number of vents and the condition of the registers.
Supply and Return Vent Clearing
We remove register covers, pull debris from the boots, and then use a professional-grade negative-air machine to capture what breaks loose. On most Norwalk homes built before 1970, the boots are sheet metal and the dust has had decades to pack in. This is not a job a shop vacuum handles well. The negative-air method keeps that dust from blowing back into your living room.
Register and Grille Restoration
Older Norwalk homes often have original stamped-steel registers that are painted over, rusted, or caked with hardened dust. We remove, clean, and reinstall them. If a register is damaged beyond cleaning, we’ll tell you what replacement costs before we touch it. No surprise line items at the end of the job.
Air Duct Repair in Norwalk
Air duct repair in Norwalk means finding and fixing leaks, disconnections, crushed runs, and failed seals in the existing duct system. This is the real fix for many Norwalk homes where airflow is weak in certain rooms or the blower seems to run constantly. Minor leak sealing and boot repairs typically run $260 – $480. A disconnected return repair runs $180 – $340. Replacing a crushed slab run is a larger job, usually $1,200 – $2,800, and we’ll always camera-inspect first so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Slab Duct Inspection and Leak Sealing
Norwalk’s slab foundations make this the most important repair category we handle. Supply ducts embedded in concrete can be crushed, corroded, or cracked without showing any visible sign inside the house. We use camera inspection to map the run, then seal accessible leaks with mastic, not duct tape. Mastic is the trade-standard elastomeric sealant that holds for decades. Duct tape fails within a few years.
Disconnected Return Repair
In 1960s tract homes, return runs often pull apart where they connect to the air handler. The blower then draws air from the attic or wall cavity instead of your living space. You get poor airflow, higher utility bills, and dust blown through the house. We reconnect the run, seal the joint with mastic, and confirm the pressure balance before we leave.
Trusted Brands We Service in Norwalk
We service and clean all major duct systems and filtration setups, including Aprilaire filtration units, Honeywell media cabinets, and Abatement Technologies components. Our own equipment includes Rotobrush rotary brush systems and Nikro negative-air machines, which means we’re using commercial-grade tools, not hardware-store gear. If your Norwalk home has an Aprilaire filter housing, we can service it during the cleaning. If you’re running a Honeywell whole-house filter, we’ll check its condition and give you an honest read on replacement timing. We keep common filters and replacement parts in our trucks so we can finish most jobs in one visit.
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AfterCommon Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Norwalk Homes
- Hardpan dust baked onto duct walls. Norwalk’s dry summers bake accumulated dust onto sheet metal surfaces. Standard brush passes don’t break it. We use aggressive agitation with a rotary brush system before negative-air extraction.
- Crushed supply runs under slab foundations. Homes built in the 1950s and 60s sometimes have embedded ducting that has collapsed under soil pressure. Camera inspection before cleaning is non-negotiable. Blowing air through a crushed run sends debris into the foundation void.
- Disconnected return runs. Original return ducts often pull apart at the air handler joint. The blower then sucks attic air, dust, and insulation through your supply vents. Cleaning without fixing this means the system re-contaminates within weeks.
- Undersized flex duct retrofits. Some Norwalk homes had original sheet metal runs replaced with flex duct that’s too small for the system. This restricts airflow regardless of how clean the ducts are. We’ll tell you if we see it, and what a proper solution costs.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Norwalk, CA
A standard whole-system Air Duct Cleaning in Norwalk runs $385 – $640 for a typical single-family home. Supply-only cleaning runs $260 – $340. Full system cleaning including returns, supply runs, the plenum, and the air handler cabinet adds $140 – $220 to the base price. Video inspection before cleaning runs $95 – $150 and is often the smartest money you’ll spend on a slab-foundation home. What affects cost here most is the age and condition of the ductwork. Original sheet metal with baked-on hardpan dust takes longer to clean correctly. Disconnected or crushed runs add repair costs, but you’ll know the number before any work starts. Call (562) 548-7365 and we’ll give you a written quote. The price does not move at the door.
We Also Serve Cities Near Norwalk
Hollis Air Duct Long Beach provides Air Duct Cleaning in Norwalk and serves nearby communities including Cerritos, Santa Fe Springs, Artesia, and Bellflower. If you’re in one of those cities and need the same flat-price, written-guarantee approach, call the same number: (562) 548-7365. Same crew standards, same written prices.
Serving Norwalk, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Norwalk 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 Norwalk
Hardpan dust is the compacted layer that forms inside ducts when fine particulate from the I-5 and I-605 corridors settles onto sheet metal surfaces and then bakes in place during Norwalk’s long, dry summers. It takes more than standard air flow to remove it. We use a rotary brush system to break the crust, then negative-air extraction to pull the loosened material into a HEPA-filtered collection unit. That’s the only reliable way to get it out. Call (562) 548-7365 for an inspection and written quote.
Sometimes. Cleaning removes obstructions, but weak airflow in these older homes is often caused by something structural: a disconnected return, a crushed supply run under the slab, or undersized flex duct. We camera-inspect first to find out what’s actually happening. If the problem is a disconnected return or a leaking duct, repair costs run $180 – $480 for most fixes. If the run is crushed under the slab, replacement is a bigger job and we’ll give you the number upfront. Call (562) 548-7365 for a camera inspection and honest diagnosis.
You need a cleaning method that won’t tear flex duct. We follow NADCA-style source removal standards and adjust our tools for the material. Flex duct requires lower-pressure negative-air settings and careful brush speed. Ripping it with the wrong tool is a rookie mistake, and we don’t make it. Call (562) 548-7365 if you’re not sure what your ductwork is made of; we’ll tell you during the estimate.
Most of Norwalk’s fine particulate enters through attic vents, crawlspace cracks, and return leaks, not through open windows. Homes along the I-5 and I-605 corridors have elevated airborne dust loads, and older sealed homes with slab foundations trap that dust in the duct system. A disconnected return makes it worse: the blower pulls attic air and insulation directly into your supply runs. Call (562) 548-7365 and we’ll check your return integrity during the estimate.
We clean both because cleaning only supplies on a system with dirty returns will recontaminate the supply runs within weeks. If you’re on a budget, we’ll price supply-only cleaning honestly at $260 – $340, but we’ll also tell you what the return side looks like and why leaving it dirty is a false economy. You make the call. Nobody pressures you here. Call (562) 548-7365 for a written quote on the full system or the supply side alone.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Long Beach, serving Norwalk, CA with flat pricing, camera inspections, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise.