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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AfterFast, Reliable Air Duct Repair Across Clovis
Air duct repair in Clovis typically costs $350 – $900 for targeted fixes, while full duct replacement in a larger tract home commonly runs $1,200 – $3,400 depending on system size and access. Most repairs in the Herndon and Willow corridors are completed in one visit because we stock the common materials locally. If you’re hearing rattles in the trunk line, noticing one room that never reaches temperature, or seeing dust accumulate within days of cleaning, call us at (980) 447-2498. We know Clovis ductwork because we work on it every week, and we’ll give you a written price before any tool comes off the truck.
Why Linden Air Duct Cleaning Is Clovis’s Preferred Air Duct Repair Company
Clovis homeowners have a real reason to be careful about who steps through the door. The Thold Standard we operate under means every technician is background-checked, identity-verified, and introduced by name and photo before arrival. That matters when you’re home alone or when kids are napping upstairs. Marcus Veale leads our repair team, and the work carries a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job. If a covered repair fails, we return at no charge. That’s not a marketing line. It’s the standing commitment we’ve operated under since 2004 as part of the Threshold Group family.
We’ve repaired duct systems in homes north of Shaw along Nees and Temperance, in older pockets near Old Town Clovis, and throughout the newer subdivisions pushing toward the ag fringe. We know the housing stock. We know how fast Valley dust loads a 1990s fiberglass duct board system. And we know that a phone call to (980) 447-2498 gets a live person, not a menu tree, any hour of any day.
Duct Replacement in Clovis
Duct replacement in Clovis becomes the right call when a system has moved past patching: collapsed takeoffs, fiberglass duct board that’s delaminating from years of PM2.5 and harvest dust, or runs so compromised that static pressure has dropped and the blower motor is working overtime just to push conditioned air to the far bedrooms. In a 2,000 – 2,800 square foot tract home built between 1985 and 2005, partial duct replacement for a damaged trunk line or a couple of bad branch runs typically falls between $800 and $2,200, while full-system replacement across every zone can reach $2,500 to $3,400 or more depending on run length and crawlspace access. We give you that price in writing before work starts, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise applies at no extra charge.
Signs It’s Time to Replace
You’re seeing dust on registers within a week after cleaning. The upstairs zone never reaches the thermostat setting even when the downstairs is comfortable. The return sounds like it’s straining, or you can hear a flap inside when the fan cycles. These are structural failures, not cleanliness issues. No amount of cleaning restores airflow through a collapsed takeoff or a duct board trunk line that’s compacted with years of Valley dust.
What Replacement Actually Involves
We remove the failed section under negative pressure so disturbed debris doesn’t blast back into your living space. New runs are sealed at every joint with mastic, not tape, sized to the air handler’s CFM, and balanced so each zone gets what the system was designed to deliver. A written guarantee covers the work for 365 days.
Ductwork Installation in Clovis
Ductwork installation in Clovis usually means adding a run to a room that was never comfortable, or replacing ducting in a whole-house renovation, or correcting a system that was undersized from the start. Clovis tract homes from the 1990s and early 2000s often have multi-zone systems where the original installer stretched flexible duct too far between the plenum and the far run, leaving a bedroom 8 – 10 degrees off from the rest of the house. Installing a properly sealed, dedicated run typically costs $400 – $1,100 per branch depending on length, insulation requirements, and attic access. A full ductwork installation for a mid-size single-story home generally lands between $2,000 and $4,500, and multi-zone two-story homes run higher because of the additional collars, dampers, and plenum work involved.
New Runs for Problem Rooms
We prioritize short, straight runs with hard duct wherever possible. Flexible duct gets a bad name because it’s often under-stretched, kinked, or left sagging. Installed correctly with proper support and minimum bend radius, it can work. But near the air handler, where static pressure is highest, we prefer rigid round duct with mastic-sealed takeoffs. That’s the difference between a room that’s comfortable by next summer and one that still isn’t.
Installation for Renovations
Clovis homeowners who add a room or convert a garage need the new space tied into the existing forced-air system correctly. That means a Manual D-based run sizing, not a guess. When we install, we verify airflow at the register with an anemometer, seal every joint we touched, and leave the system balanced against the zones it’s now serving.
Trusted Brands We Service in Clovis
We work on duct systems from every major manufacturer, and for repair and installation we typically rely on Nikro equipment for source removal and inspection, plus Honeywell registers and controls where replacements are part of the job. Aprilaire filtration products come into play when a Clovis homeowner wants better capture of harvest-season particulates at the return side. Because we stock common parts locally for the Clovis market, turnaround on a repair is usually days faster than waiting on a shipped part. Call (980) 447-2498 and we’ll tell you whether the part your system needs is one we carry.
Common Air Duct Repair Problems We See in Clovis Homes
- Fiberglass duct board compaction. Homes built between the mid-1980s and early 2000s north of Shaw Avenue commonly used fiberglass duct board for trunk lines. Two decades of PM2.5-laden San Joaquin Valley air and fall agricultural dust compact the interior surface until the duct’s effective diameter shrinks, static pressure climbs, and the blower motor works against a system that’s slowly choking. We see this on the Willow, Nees, and Herndon corridors more than anywhere else we work.
- Collapsed flex runs in attics. Clovis summers push attic temperatures past 140°F. Cheap flexible duct installed decades ago eventually delaminates, kinks, or collapses under its own insulation. When a second-floor bedroom stops receiving air entirely, this is usually why.
- Shared dryer vent stacks in apartments and condos. Clovis complexes with stacked dryer vents, especially older builds near Old Town and along Shaw, accumulate lint deep in the common chase where no unit-level cleaning can reach. A shared stack means one clogged run compromises airflow for every unit on that stack. Repairing and clearing these requires access coordination and equipment that can reach what a standard lint brush can’t.
- Harvest dust loading at the return side. From late August through November, almond shaking, cotton defoliation, and grape harvesting off the eastern ag fringe push enormous amounts of fine dust into neighborhoods that back up against active farmland. Return ducts pull that dust in, and poorly sealed joints let it accumulate where you can’t see it. Some Clovis returns we inspect look like they haven’t been cleaned since the house was built.
Pricing for Air Duct Repair in Clovis, CA
You should know the ballpark before you call. Targeted duct repair in Clovis, meaning one or two damaged runs, a disconnected takeoff, or a reseal along a trunk joint, runs $350 – $900. Replacing a section of damaged trunk line or several branch runs lands between $800 and $2,200 for most tract homes. Full ductwork replacement, depending on system size and attic or crawlspace access, runs $2,500 – $4,500 in a typical Clovis two-story. Every quote is written before work begins, covers the entire job, and carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If a covered repair doesn’t hold, we come back at no charge. Call (980) 447-2498 for an exact quote. The estimate is free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Clovis
Our crews work all over the central Valley, including Clovis and the surrounding cities. If you’re in Fresno, Sanger, Fowler, or Madera, you get the same written pricing and the same Air Duct Repair standards. Call (980) 447-2498 and we’ll schedule a visit wherever you are in the area.
Serving Clovis, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Clovis 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 Repair in Clovis
Two reasons. First, Clovis sits on the eastern edge of active Fresno County farmland, so every fall the harvest operations, almond shaking, cotton defoliation, grape picking, push an enormous load of fine agricultural dust into neighborhoods north of Shaw. Your ducts pull that dust through the returns all season. Second, winter Tule fog brings extended humidity that seeps into poorly sealed joints, creating conditions where microbial growth can get established inside the ductwork. Most cities deal with dust or humidity. Clovis duct systems deal with both, on a seasonal cycle. If your system was built in the 1990s or early 2000s with fiberglass duct board, it’s now at the age where those two pressures have compounded. Call (980) 447-2498 and we’ll tell you what we actually find when we inspect it.
Yes. Shared dryer vent stacks are common in Clovis apartment and condo buildings, and the buildup happens deep in the common chase where a unit-level lint trap can’t reach. We repair and clear these using long-reach rotary tools and negative pressure extraction from the accessible point, usually the roof cap or the ground-level cleanout. The repair usually involves replacing a failed backdraft damper, resealing the stack connection, or clearing a compaction of lint that’s been accumulating for years. You’ll get the price in writing before work starts. Call (980) 447-2498 and describe the building. We’ll tell you what it’ll take.
We plan for it. Dense Clovis complexes, especially the older ones near Shaw and the newer stacked developments off the Fowler corridor, often have restricted parking, gated access, and no room to stage a full negative-pressure rig at the unit. That’s a real operational constraint, and it’s exactly why some companies cut corners and call a partial job complete. We coordinate access in advance, stage equipment where it’s allowed, and use downsized agitation tools that fit through the door and into the mechanical chase. The job takes a little longer in these buildings. It isn’t skipped.
Cleaning removes what’s inside the duct. Repair fixes the duct itself. If your airflow problem is caused by a collapsed takeoff, a delaminated fiberglass duct board trunk, or a run that’s separated at the joint, cleaning won’t change any of that. The system will keep losing static pressure and the blower will keep pushing air into a void. We do both. During a cleaning, our camera inspection will show whether damage exists. If it does, you get a written quote for the repair. If it doesn’t, we’ll tell you that too. Call (980) 447-2498 and we’ll book the inspection.
Yes, and specifically for homes near new construction pads or the agricultural-urban fringe along north Clovis roads like Fowler and Temperance. Coccidioides, the fungus that causes Valley Fever, lives in San Joaquin Valley soil. When construction or harvest disturbs that soil, spores can enter homes through open windows, shoes, and the HVAC system. Our protocol for duct repair in these areas includes containment during removal so disturbed dust doesn’t blow into the living space, and we recommend return-side filtration upgrades from Aprilaire or Abatement Technologies where the exposure risk is highest. It’s a Clovis-specific reality that a generic duct company from outside the Valley simply wouldn’t know to address. Call (980) 447-2498 and we’ll tell you whether your home sits in a higher-exposure zone.
Schedule Your Clovis Air Duct Repair Today
You don’t need to decide anything before you call. Tell us what you’re seeing, hearing, or smelling. We’ll ask the right questions, give you a realistic price range, and schedule a visit if you want one. The tech’s name and photo are sent to you before the appointment. A photo ID badge is shown at the door. The price is written. The guarantee is written. If it isn’t right, we return. That’s the whole arrangement. Call Linden Air Duct Cleaning at (980) 447-2498. A live person answers, any time.
Written by Marcus Veale, Owner at Linden Air Duct Cleaning, serving Clovis, CA since 2004.