Othello, King County
Air duct cleaning in Othello starts at $525 for a forced-air system in a modest home. More openings, longer trunk lines and harder access raise the figure: a crawlspace, an attic run or a furnace closet tucked under stairs all take longer. Before quoting, we count grilles and look over the equipment so the price fits your actual system.
Typical investment
From $525
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$99 plus tax, deducted when you approve the repair
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Othello homes.
Level 1: every reachable component checked, with a Level 2 camera run added if something stays unclear
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Full-height brushing with a head chosen for clay tile or metal liner
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Photo assessment sorting surface wear from structural failure
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Video survey and flue measurements taken before ordering anything
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Flue-by-flue measurements, or the whole crown for a multi-flue hood
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Cleaning and testing of the burner, pilot assembly and igniter
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Not every home near Othello station has ducts. In the 98118 ZIP area the Census finds about 54 percent of homes heated mainly by electricity and 40 percent by utility gas, and that table does not say whether the heat moves through ducts, baseboards or wall units. A gas furnace usually feeds a duct system; electric heat may or may not. NewHolly's houses and townhomes, completed by 2005, and the apartment buildings that followed near the station were each built with whatever system their designers chose. We ask what heats your home before we book a crew, and we will tell you plainly if ducts are not part of the picture.
Every air duct cleaning we do in Othello includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowAir in King County is clean most of the year: Puget Sound Clean Air Agency logged 257 good days in 2024. Winter is the exception. Wood smoke drove particle levels past the agency's tighter 25-microgram health target on as many as four days that year, all in the cold months when furnaces work hardest. Smoke and dust drawn into returns settle in the ductwork along with household dust and pet hair. A clean system and a good filter work together; during smoke episodes, the agency advises a HEPA cleaner or a box fan fitted with a filter rated MERV-13 or higher in one closed room.
We locate the furnace or air handler, count registers and returns, and check access to the trunks.
Registers are covered, and a high-suction vacuum is attached to the main trunk to hold the system under negative pressure.
Brushes and air whips travel every branch, pushing loosened dust toward the vacuum.
Grilles are washed and the blower compartment and filter slot are cleaned.
Before and after photos are sent, with a note on filter size and replacement timing.
What this work is quoted at for Othello homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Othello | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Air Duct Cleaning | From $525 | Whole HVAC system — trunks, branches and every register |
| Chimney Sweep | $189–$449 | Full flue swept, Level 1 inspection included |
| Chimney Inspection | $99 plus tax | Level 1 visual; Level 2 adds a full camera scan |
| Chimney Relining | From $1,900 | Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance |
| Chimney Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Othello. The exact figure is set on site after a $99 inspection (credited toward the job if you go ahead), and you approve it before any work starts.
Othello is a Seattle light-rail neighborhood beside the rebuilt NewHolly community, with NewHolly houses and townhomes finished by 2005 on the site of a 1943 wartime housing project.
OthelloKing County, WA · 47.538, -122.276
Before and after
Illustrations of what each repair changes on a typical chimney — not photos of a specific job.
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Four steps, each one on paper — so you always know what happens next.
Choose a genuine opening on the crew's calendar. Confirmation is immediate.
Liner, crown, cap, flashing and masonry examined in order — each finding photographed.
One document, plain numbers, covering only the work your chimney genuinely needs.
The repair is completed, then handed over with before-and-after photos of every item.
From $525. The count of openings, trunk length and access to the furnace decide the final figure, which we give after a look at the system.
No local company price could be found in our research; the only Seattle figures available are modeled estimates, so we do not quote one here.
Not for heating ducts, since baseboards have none. Bath and kitchen fans are a separate, smaller job.
No calendar applies. Good moments to check are after renovation work, when you move in, or once dust shows at the grilles.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
