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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Most San Francisco homes were never designed for forced-air heating. The Victorians and Edwardians in neighborhoods like the Haight, Castro, and Mission were built for floor furnaces and radiators, and decades later, ductwork was threaded through original wood-framed walls and subfloor cavities wherever it would fit. Then the marine layer settles over the Sunset and Richmond for weeks at a time, and humid air sits inside those irregular, rarely inspected ducts long after the fog burns off downtown. That combination is why air duct cleaning in San Francisco is not the same job it is in Sacramento or Fresno. If your ducts have never been looked at, call (980) 447-2498 for an honest assessment.
Why San Francisco Homes Are Different
The ducts in a two- or three-unit Victorian flat in Noe Valley are not the clean rectangular runs you see in suburban construction. They are more likely jury-rigged per unit, squeezed through balloon-frame cavities, and connected with flexible sections that sag and collect debris at the low points. None of this is a defect in the workmanship, exactly. It is simply what happens when forced-air systems are retrofitted into buildings from the 1880s through the 1910s. The result is that two units in the same building often have completely different duct layouts, and neither has ever been fully mapped.
Then add the fog. West of Twin Peaks, the Outer Sunset and Outer Richmond sit in near-constant high humidity for weeks each summer, even when temperatures stay in the low 60s. That moisture enters poorly sealed plenums and flex-duct joints and promotes mold and mildew growth at temperatures far too low to ever trigger an air conditioner. Our technicians regularly pull flex duct sections with visible mold colonies from homes whose thermostats have never been set above 68 degrees. A few miles east in the sunnier Mission or Potrero Hill microclimate, that simply does not happen. For a deeper look at what this means for your system, read our Air Duct Cleaning in San Francisco page.
Our Main San Francisco Services
San Francisco homeowners call on us most often for two things: cleaning out years of built-up debris in their ducts, and restoring airflow after a system has been retrofitted, patched, or neglected for decades. Each service has its own dedicated San Francisco page with local pricing and details.
Air Duct Cleaning in San Francisco
We clean ducts the way the trade should: negative-pressure extraction, not a shop-vac waved inside a vent. The extraction equipment pulls debris out under vacuum while brushes and agitation tools dislodge what has caked onto duct walls. In San Francisco, that often includes construction dust from past remodels, plaster fragments from lath-and-plaster walls, and microbial growth driven by fog humidity. Every job receives a written price before work begins, and every step is shown in before-and-after photos of your own ducts. Details and pricing are on the Air Duct Cleaning in San Francisco page.
Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Francisco
Stacked flats and built-out laundry closets mean many San Francisco dryer vents run long, angled distances from the dryer to the exterior wall, with multiple elbows that trap lint. The marine humidity makes that lint clump and cling rather than blow through, which is why a vent that works fine in a dry inland climate can clog solid here. We clean the full run from dryer to exterior termination point and check for the crushed or disconnected sections that are common in retrofitted buildings. Read the full breakdown on the Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Francisco page.
Air Duct Repair in San Francisco
Older duct runs fail at the joints. In San Francisco’s Victorian and Edwardian stock, we see separated flex connections, collapsed sections behind plaster, and crushed returns under subfloors where retrofits were forced through spaces never meant for airflow. Repair means sealing joints, replacing damaged sections, and restoring proper flow, not patching a symptom. Every repair includes a written guarantee, and if a covered repair does not hold, we return at no charge. See the Air Duct Repair in San Francisco page for what we cover.
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 San Francisco
We work with the equipment San Francisco homes actually have: Honeywell filters, Aprilaire and Guardsman air-quality products, and Abatement Technologies and Rotobrush professional cleaning tools. Parts for common hoods, vents, and controls are stocked in our Bay Area office, which keeps most repairs to a single visit. See our brands for the full list.
Neighborhoods We Serve in San Francisco
We run crews throughout San Francisco daily, from the fog-heavy reaches of the Outer Sunset and Outer Richmond to the warmer microclimates of the Mission, Potrero Hill, and Noe Valley. Scheduling is straightforward, and our dispatch team coordinates routes so your appointment window is realistic for your neighborhood. Some of the areas we serve most often:
- Outer Sunset and Outer Richmond
- Noe Valley and the Mission
- The Haight and Castro
- Pacific Heights and the Marina
- Ingleside and Excelsior
Service Area – Cities Near San Francisco
Linden Air Duct Cleaning also serves homeowners in Daly City, CA, Brisbane, CA, Sausalito, CA, and South San Francisco, CA. Crews are dispatched from our San Francisco Bay Area office and scheduled by neighborhood across the metro.
Serving San Francisco, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Francisco 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 San Francisco
In most cases, we can schedule your visit within a few business days. We will give you a specific arrival window before the visit, and you will receive the technician’s name and photo ahead of time, so you know exactly who is coming to your door. Call (980) 447-2498 to check current availability.
That depends on your building’s specific rules. Duct cleaning inside your own unit typically does not require approval from an HOA or TIC, but repairs that involve shared walls, common shafts, or building-wide systems sometimes do. Our team can tell you what your project involves so you can ask your board the right questions. Call (980) 447-2498 and we will walk through it with you.
Yes, both. A stand-alone home in the Sunset and a third-floor unit in a Mission Victorian present very different duct layouts, but we work in both daily. The job is scoped and priced based on the actual system in your unit, not a generic package, and you will get that price in writing before any work starts.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning Company in San Francisco, CA
| Service | Typical range in San Francisco |
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| Whole-home air duct cleaning (up to 10 vents) | $449 – $699 |
| Whole-home air duct cleaning (11 – 20 vents) | $699 – $999 |
| Whole-home air duct cleaning (21+ vents) | $999 – $1,499 |
| Single-room duct cleaning | $149 – $299 |
| Air duct sanitizing treatment | $199 – $399 |
| Dryer vent cleaning (single-family home) | $129 – $249 |
| Dryer vent cleaning (multi-unit flat) | $149 – $289 |
| Air duct repair (minor sealing/joint repair) | $299 – $599 |
| Full duct section replacement | $899 – $2,999+ |
Prices in San Francisco can run higher when access is difficult, such as ducts running behind original plaster or through tight subfloor cavities in Victorian flats. What you will not see is a price that changes after the work is done. We put the number in writing before anything starts, and that is the number on your invoice. Call (980) 447-2498 for a free estimate on your San Francisco home.
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 San Francisco Customers Say
"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."I liked that I knew who was coming in. Name and photo texted ahead, badge at the door. He was quiet, careful with the furniture, and thorough."
- Cheryl A.