Your situation, our answer
Three Surrey Homes, Three Answers
Duct cleaning isn't routine maintenance, and the health claims made for it aren't backed by evidence. Whether it's worth doing depends on what's actually going on in your system.
| Your situation | Worth cleaning? | What to do first |
|---|---|---|
| A new buildClayton, Grandview Heights or Sunnyside Heights | Possibly Drywall sanding is the same dust a renovation makes, and some of it can end up in the ducts | Ask for a free camera inspection of the main lines before booking a full clean |
| A house beside fields or farmlandWith signs of mice | Yes If there are droppings, nest material or debris in the system | Have pest control deal with the entry points first, then clean |
| An older house you've just boughtNewton, Whalley or Guildford | Often You don't know the history: renovations, smoking, pets | Book the clean, and mention anything you already know about the house |
| Any houseA film of dust on the grilles and nothing else | No Wiping the grilles is the whole job | Change the furnace filter every one to three months |
New neighbourhoods
Moving Into a New Build
Clayton, Grandview Heights and Sunnyside Heights have been planned and built out in stages, so plenty of Surrey families move into a house that's only just been finished, sometimes with construction still going on down the street.
A new house has had all of its drywall sanded, and that’s the same fine dust a renovation leaves behind. If the system ran while the finishing work was going on, some of it is in the ducts. If it didn’t, there may be very little. You can’t tell from the grilles, which is why we suggest starting with the free camera inspection.
If the camera shows dust in the main lines
A whole-home clean removes it, blower and furnace included.
If the lines look clean
You don't need us. Change the furnace filter after the first month or two, because new houses load filters faster at first.
If the street is still under construction
Keep windows closed on dusty days and check the filter more often until the building around you is done.
At the edge of the farmland
Mice, Nests and the House by the Field
Surrey has more than 9,000 hectares of land in the Agricultural Land Reserve, and plenty of houses in Cloverdale and South Surrey back onto fields. When the weather turns in the fall, mice look for a way in, and a duct system gives them warm, dark runs to travel through.
Signs worth a call:
Evidence of rodents or nests in the system is one of the clearest reasons to clean ducts. What we don’t do is pest control: the entry points need to be found and sealed first, or the cleaning won’t last. Fibreglass-lined duct that’s been contaminated gets replaced, not sprayed, and we’ll tell you if that’s what we find.
Transparent pricing
How the Price Is Worked Out
Surrey houses come in every size, and the system decides the work. This is what sets the price.
| Service | How it's priced |
|---|---|
| Whole home air duct cleaning | By the number of vents |
| Condo or apartment | Flat rate per unit |
| Furnace and blower cleaning | Included in the whole-home service, not an add-on |
| AC and coil cleaning | Flat-rate add-on |
| Dryer vent cleaning | Flat-rate add-on, discounted when booked with the ducts |
About the price
The price is confirmed at your door, after we've seen the job, and nothing is added to your bill without your agreement.
How the cleaning works
Five Steps, One System
Every Surrey job follows the same steps, whatever the size of the house.
Inspection
We look at the duct layout, find the access points and check the system before deciding anything.
Negative pressure goes on
A HEPA-filtered negative air machine connects to the system and runs for the entire job.
Agitation
Rotary brushes and air whips loosen what’s stuck to the duct walls, with the tool matched to the duct material.
Blower and furnace
Cleaned by hand, because a cable brush can’t reach the blower wheel.
Final check
We go through the system with you. Everything should be visibly clean.
What we don't sell
Sanitizing or antimicrobial sprays
We don’t offer them.
Duct sealants and coatings
If the cleaning was done properly, there’s nothing left to seal in.
Scare tactics
Nobody on our team works on commission.
Before we arrive
Getting the House Ready
A few minutes of preparation lets the technician get straight to work.
Clear a path to every furnace or air handler: In a bigger house, there may be more than one.
Move furniture off floor registers: Every vent needs to be reachable.
Move fragile things away from vents: The equipment pulls hard on the system.
Put pets somewhere safe: The equipment is loud.
Tell us about mice or construction: Droppings, nests or recent building work change what we look for.
Have parking details ready: A driveway or street parking close to the door is easiest for the equipment.
Same visit
Do the Furnace and Dryer Vent on the Same Day
The technician is already at the air handler, so a few related jobs make sense in the same visit.
The blower, burners and heat exchanger area, cleaned by hand.
Dryer vent cleaning
Lint out of the full vent run, discounted when booked with the ducts.
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Across the city
Where We Clean Ducts in Surrey
We clean ducts in all six of Surrey's communities: Whalley (City Centre), Guildford, Fleetwood, Newton, Cloverdale, including Clayton, and South Surrey, including Grandview Heights and Sunnyside Heights. Our office is on Seymour Street in downtown Vancouver.
Next door, we also work in Delta, Langley and White Rock, and there’s a page for air duct cleaning in Burnaby.
Other areas we serve
Book a visit
Book Air Duct Cleaning in Surrey
Count your vents, tell us how many furnaces there are and why you're booking, and call or send the form. You'll get a range on the phone, confirmed at your door.
