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 South Houston
Air duct cleaning in South Houston runs $425 – $680 for a typical single-story ranch home, and Morton’s Air Duct Houston gives you that price in writing before we touch a single vent. We know the houses here, the 1960s pier-and-beam layouts off Allen-Genoa Road, the aging flex duct in attics, and the layer of fine refinery dust that settles into return plenums near Spencer Highway. If your registers smell stale or you’re wiping black dust off the vents every week, call (940) 314-5008. We’ll walk you through exactly what we’ll do and what it costs before any work starts.
Why Mortons Air Duct Houston Is South Houston’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
South Houston homeowners call us because we show up with a written plan, not a sales pitch. Paul Adeyemi has built our team around a simple rule: tell the customer what we’ll do, protect the floors and furniture before we start, and show a photo of the clean-up before we leave. That’s the Cedarwell Care Promise, and it’s not a slogan. It’s printed on every work order.
Our technicians arrive in uniform, background-checked, with shoe covers on before they step onto your floors and drop cloths under every register we open. We carry Rotobrush and Nikro equipment, the same brands used in hospitals and commercial kitchens, not rental-store gear. That matters in South Houston where the dust load is heavy and the ductwork is old. And a live person answers our phone 24/7. Not a voicemail. A human who can schedule a visit to your street off Shaver or Winkler Drive.
We also know the homes here. Pier-and-beam foundations, undersized returns, flex duct that’s been up in a hot attic since Lyndon Johnson was president. That’s not a generic cleaning job. It’s a specific one, and we plan for it.
Styles & brands we work with
Air Duct Repair in South Houston
Air Duct Repair in South Houston usually means one of three things: sealing a leaky duct joint that’s pulling humid attic air into the system, replacing a crushed or separated section of flex duct, or correcting an undersized return that’s choking airflow. In the 1960s ranch homes around Spencer Highway and Allen-Genoa Road, we see all three on a regular basis. Repair work typically runs $150 – $400 depending on access and the length of duct affected. We give you that range in writing before we start, and we don’t inflate it once the register is off.
Sealing Leaky Duct Joints
When a joint separates in a hot attic, the blower pulls humid Gulf Coast air into the supply runs. That moisture condenses on the inside of the duct, wets nearby insulation, and eventually grows mold. We apply mastic sealant and foil tape to the joint, then check static pressure to make sure the system is moving air the way it should.
Replacing Crushed or Collapsed Flex Duct
Old flex duct in attic spaces sags, crushes under its own weight, or gets pinched between framing and decking. We measure the run, cut it out, and install new flex sized to the room’s CFM requirement. No guesswork. No “close enough.”
Ductwork Cleaning in South Houston
Ductwork Cleaning in South Houston is more involved than a quick vacuum pass because the local conditions push more debris into the system. Between the industrial fallout near the ship channel and the fine dust that settles in attic insulation, the average return plenum here accumulates a heavier layer of particulate than you’d find in Pasadena or Pearland homes just a few miles away. A full system cleaning for a typical South Houston home runs $450 – $680. That includes negative pressure extraction, agitation of the duct walls, and a camera inspection before and after so you can see the difference.
Supply and Return Duct Cleaning
We clean every supply run and return run separately, using a HEPA-filtered vacuum to maintain negative pressure and rotating brushes to break loose debris that’s caked onto the duct liner. In South Houston’s older homes, that debris often includes years of soot, pet dander, and fine industrial dust that ordinary vacuuming can’t reach.
Full System Camera Inspection
Before we start and after we finish, we run a camera through the main trunk lines and a representative sample of branch runs. You’ll see exactly what we removed. That’s part of the job, not an upsell.
Trusted Brands We Service in South Houston
Our crews work on systems from every major manufacturer, including Guardsman, Honeywell, and Rotobrush equipment. We stock common replacement parts in our Houston warehouse so South Houston customers aren’t waiting a week for a new filter housing or a section of flex duct. If your system uses a specific brand of UV lamp or media cabinet, we typically have the part on hand or can source it same-week. The point is this: you won’t be told to call someone else. We service what’s in your home.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in South Houston Homes
- Fine black soot in return plenums near Spencer Highway. Homes within about a half-mile of the industrial corridor accumulate a distinctive black dust that comes from nearby refinery and chemical plant emissions. It’s denser than normal household dust and settles thick on duct walls.
- Mold growth in supply runs of 1960s ranch homes. Undersized returns create high static pressure, which pulls humid attic air through any tiny duct leak. That moisture condenses inside the supply run and starts mold within a season or two.
- Loose fill insulation and rodent debris in underfloor duct runs. Pier-and-beam homes around Allen-Genoa Road and Shaver Street often have ductwork routed under the floor. Gaps at the plenum connections let in dirt, insulation fragments, and sometimes rodent droppings. Routine vacuuming without a camera inspection leaves that material in place.
- Abandoned duct runs from old window units. Many South Houston homes replaced window units or wall furnaces with central HVAC but left the old duct runs in place. Those abandoned runs still bleed years of accumulated soot and dust into the new air handler every time the blower cycle changes pressure.
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AfterPricing for Air Duct Cleaning in South Houston, TX
A full air duct cleaning in South Houston for a single-story ranch home runs $425 – $680, including all supply runs, return ducts, the main trunk line, blower cabinet, and a camera inspection. Larger two-story homes or those with multiple systems run toward the higher end. If your ducts have significant mold or wet insulation, we’ll quote the remediation separately and in writing before anything starts. Duct repair adds $150 – $400 depending on the access and the length of damaged duct. Estimates are free. The number you get on the phone is the number you’ll see on the invoice. If you’d like us to walk the house and give you a firm price before any work begins, call (940) 314-5008.
We Also Serve Cities Near South Houston
Beyond South Houston, our crews regularly serve Air Duct Cleaning in South Houston neighbors in Pasadena, Galena Park, Channelview, and the surrounding Houston metro. If you’re a few blocks outside the South Houston city line, you’re still in our service area. If you’re checking whether we cover your street, Air Duct Cleaning coverage details are on our main page, and a live person can confirm your address by phone.
Serving South Houston, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the South Houston 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 South Houston
Homes within a half-mile of Spencer Highway should have ducts cleaned every 2 to 3 years because the industrial soot load accumulates faster there than in other parts of the Houston metro. Homes farther from the corridor can often go 3 to 5 years. If you see black dust on vent covers between cleanings, that’s a sign the 2-year interval is right for your house. Call (940) 314-5008 and we’ll help you set a schedule based on your specific block.
Because the filter only catches what’s in the air entering the blower, not what’s growing inside the duct walls. In 1960s ranch homes with undersized returns, high static pressure pulls humid attic air through leaky duct joints. That moisture condenses on the inside of the duct and feeds mold growth whether or not you change the filter every month. Sealing the joints is the actual fix, and it’s a repair we handle alongside the cleaning.
Yes. We clean underfloor duct runs in pier-and-beam homes throughout South Houston, including the older pockets off Allen-Genoa Road and Shaver Street. We access the runs through the crawl space or by pulling register boots from above. The difference is that we camera-inspect the underfloor runs first, because that’s where we find rodent debris, loose fill insulation, and heavy dust that surface-level cleaning leaves behind.
We use Rotobrush and Nikro equipment on every cleaning. We also service HVAC systems built by major manufacturers like Honeywell and Guardsman. Our technicians are trained on the duct configurations and filter housings common in South Houston’s 1940s through 1970s housing stock, so you won’t hear “we don’t work on that system” from us.
It can reduce the odor if the smell is coming from dust and soot that has embedded itself in the duct lining. When refinery-related odors accumulate in the return plenum and get recirculated every time the AC runs, a source-removal cleaning pulls that material out and often makes a noticeable difference. What it won’t do is stop new odors from entering the house through windows, doors, or fresh air intakes. But cleaning gives you a cleaner baseline and shows whether the ducts themselves are the source. Call (940) 314-5008 and we’ll tell you honestly what to expect at your address.
Duct Cleaning South Houston Can Count On
If you’re in South Houston and you’ve been putting off duct cleaning because the last crew left a mess or the bill grew after the work started, we’d like to change that experience. Every visit includes a written price before work begins, shoe covers and drop cloths in your home, professional-grade Rotobrush and Nikro equipment, and a photo of the clean-up before our crew leaves. That’s the Morton’s standard, backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, we make it right. Call (940) 314-5008 for a free estimate. A live person answers, day or night.
Written by Paul Adeyemi, Owner at Mortons Air Duct Houston, serving South Houston and the surrounding communities.