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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Air duct cleaning in Highlands, TX runs between $450 and $900 for a full system on most homes, with dryer vent cleaning at $89 to $210 and duct repair work ranging from $195 to $800 depending on what’s failing. But Highlands isn’t a copy-paste job from Houston’s west side. The homes here sit next to one of the most concentrated petrochemical corridors in the country, and the ducts inside these 1950s-to-1980s houses collect a chemically distinct mix of industrial particulates, flood silt, and Gulf Coast mold that most cleaners never see. If you want the full picture before anyone steps through your door, call us at (980) 447-2498.
Why Highlands Homes Are Different
Highlands sits directly against the Houston Ship Channel refining corridor, and that proximity changes what’s inside residential ductwork. We don’t just find household dust and pet hair here. We find sulfur compounds, petroleum-based aerosols, and fine industrial particulates that drift from nearby refineries and chemical plants. These particles are hygroscopic, meaning they pull moisture out of humid air and hold it. Inside a duct, that creates the exact conditions mold needs to colonize, especially in the attic and crawl-space runs where summer relative humidity stays at 90% or higher for months.
The housing stock adds a second layer. Most Highlands homes were built from the 1950s through the 1980s for Ship Channel workers, and many still run original ductwork that’s undersized, poorly sealed, or lined with degrading flex duct from decades ago. Then there’s Harvey. A significant share of these houses took on interior flooding in 2017, and low-lying trunk lines in some homes still contain packed silt, organic debris, and mold that was never professionally removed. Pulling a duct section out and finding Harvey silt compressed into the bottom of a trunk line is a Highlands pattern we see regularly, and it’s one you won’t find in Houston’s inland suburbs.
Our Main Highlands Services
Highlands homeowners call us most often about three things: cleaning the ducts that run through their aging homes, clearing dryer vents that clog faster in humid Gulf Coast air, and repairing duct sections damaged by flood silt or decades of poor sealing. Each service has its own Highlands page with full pricing and details.
Air Duct Cleaning in Highlands
Full-system air duct cleaning in Highlands means negative-pressure extraction through every supply and return line, plus the trunk runs where flood silt and industrial particulates settle. In homes with post-Harvey contamination, we run wet-debris extraction protocols before standard air washing, because pushing packed silt downstream with an air whip just relocates the problem. Duct cleaning here is a longer, more involved job than in drier suburbs, and it’s priced accordingly. Get the full breakdown on our Air Duct Cleaning in Highlands page, including what’s included and what costs extra.
Dryer Vent Cleaning in Highlands
Dryer vents in Highlands clog faster than most homeowners expect. High humidity means lint stays damp and sticky inside the vent wall, and in older homes the vent run is often longer than code allows today. Lint that would blow through a short, straight vent in a newer build accumulates in the elbows and low spots of a 30-foot run through a 1960s attic. We clean the full run from dryer to exterior termination, and we check for the sagging flex and crushed sections that Highlands homes so often have. Details and pricing are on the Dryer Vent Cleaning in Highlands page.
Air Duct Repair in Highlands
Repair work in Highlands tends to involve three things: resealing joints that have pulled apart in aging sheet-metal runs, replacing flood-damaged flex sections that never dried properly after Harvey, and patching the crushed trunk lines we find under older pier-and-beam homes. Every repair we do gets a written price before work starts and a written guarantee, with a free second visit if the repair doesn’t hold. When a duct section has been sitting in silt for years, replacement is usually the honest answer rather than a patch. Read specifics on our Air Duct Repair in Highlands page.
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.
Brands We Service in Highlands
We work on all residential duct systems found in Highlands homes, and our equipment comes from trade-trusted manufacturers including Nikro and Rotobrush. We also install and maintain air-quality products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies. See our brands page for the full list of what we service and supply.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning Company in Highlands, TX
Here’s what Highlands homeowners can expect to pay. These figures cover the most common jobs we quote:
| Service | Typical Range in Highlands |
|---|---|
| Full-system air duct cleaning | $450 – $900 |
| Dryer vent cleaning | $89 – $210 |
| Air duct repair (minor sealing) | $195 – $400 |
| Air duct repair (flex section replacement) | $300 – $600 |
| Air duct repair (trunk line patch) | $400 – $800 |
| Post-flood silt extraction (added to cleaning) | $150 – $350 |
| Mold treatment inside ductwork | $250 – $600 |
| Access panel installation for hard-to-reach ducts | $85 – $175 |
| Exhaust vent replacement | $120 – $220 |
| Filter media upgrade (Aprilaire or Honeywell) | $75 – $250 |
What pushes a Highlands quote toward the top of these ranges is usually flood silt packed into low-lying trunk lines, mold that’s been growing in ducts running through unconditioned attic spaces, or ductwork so old it’s degrading rather than just dirty. Every job gets a written price before any work begins, and that number doesn’t change at the end. No per-vent pricing, no surprise invoice after the van’s in your driveway.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Highlands
We work throughout Highlands, from the older streets near the ship channel corridor to the newer pockets further east toward the San Jacinto River. Crews are dispatched from our Houston office and serve Highlands homes directly. Typical scheduling for Highlands is within one to three business days.
- Highlands proper (downtown and surrounding grid)
- Lynchburg
- Barrett
- Crosby Road corridor
- Areas near the San Jacinto River
Service Area – Cities Near Highlands
Our Highlands crews also serve neighboring communities along the Ship Channel and east Harris County. If you’re in Channelview, TX, Baytown, TX, La Porte, TX, or Deer Park, WA, we can schedule the same Highlands-standard service with verified technicians and written pricing.
Serving Highlands, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Highlands 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 Company in Highlands
We serve Highlands directly. Scheduling and dispatch run through our Houston office, but the crews who show up at your door work in Highlands regularly and know the housing stock, the flood history, and the industrial contamination patterns specific to this area. You get a Highlands-specific job, not a generic Houston service with a different city on the invoice.
For most cleaning and minor repair jobs, no permit is required in unincorporated Harris County. If a repair involves structural changes or significant re-routing of duct runs, the county may require permitting, and we’ll tell you that in writing before any work is scheduled. We don’t start work that needs a permit without one.
Most Highlands appointments are scheduled within one to three business days. We cannot promise same-day service, but we can promise a specific window, a real person on the phone at (980) 447-2498, and a technician whose name and photo arrive before the visit. That’s true for every job, not just the big ones.
If you’re ready to know exactly what’s inside your ducts and what it’ll cost to fix, call us at (980) 447-2498 for a free estimate. Marcus Veale and the Highlands crew will walk you through it with straight numbers and no pressure.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local air duct cleaning pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Highlands Customers Say
"Tech arrived with a badge and a printed sheet of what he'd be doing. Ran a camera through the main trunk before and after so I could see the dust difference. Vents smell cleaner already."
- Gina R."Priced by the system, not by the vent, and he told me up front. No pressure to add the sanitizer and I said no without any fuss."
- Faith N."We had construction dust packed into every register after a remodel. They sealed off the returns, used negative pressure, and left the floors cleaner than they found them."
- Paul E.