Rainier Valley, King County
Air duct cleaning in the Rainier Valley starts at $525. That covers the supply and return runs of a typical single-level house with one furnace, cleaned under negative pressure with the registers and grilles washed. More floors, a second system, long runs added in a remodel, or heavy debris from construction work raise the price, and we quote it after looking at the system rather than over the phone.
Typical investment
From $525
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Rainier Valley 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.
Houses in this part of Seattle span more than a century. Census figures for the 98118 ZIP area put 18.1 percent of homes in 1939 or earlier, and the median year built is 1968. A house from before 1940 may not have been designed around ducted heat; where one has it now, the ducts may have been added later, in one stage or several, and can snake through crawlspaces and closets in ways a newer house would not. Nothing public says which valley homes have forced air. Before quoting, we check where the furnace is, how the runs branch, and whether any are uninsulated in the crawlspace.
Every air duct cleaning we do in Rainier Valley includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowDuct cleaning is worth doing for specific reasons: after a renovation that put dust into the system, after a pest problem, when a new furnace goes in, or when visible debris blows from the registers. It is not a cure for every allergy, and we will say so if your system does not need it. During regional smoke episodes, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency suggests shutting yourself into one room with a HEPA unit running, or with a homemade cleaner made by taping a MERV-13-or-better furnace filter to the intake side of a box fan. The furnace filter matters every day, and we check its rating and fit on every visit.
We locate the furnace, count supply and return openings, and look inside the runs with a camera.
Registers are covered and a HEPA-filtered vacuum is attached to put the ducts under negative pressure.
Each run is brushed or whipped from the opening back toward the vacuum, branch by branch.
Grilles are washed, the blower area cleaned, and the system restarted with a fresh filter if you supply one.
What this work is quoted at for Rainier Valley homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Rainier Valley | 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 Rainier Valley. 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.
Rainier Valley is a seven-mile run of low ground between two Seattle ridges, with small wood-frame houses from the streetcar years of 1891 to 1910 and ranch houses added between 1950 and 1962.
Rainier ValleyKing County, WA · 47.547, -122.279
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.
There is no fixed schedule. Most homes need it after a renovation, a pest problem or a furnace change, not on a calendar.
Yes. We check the crawlspace runs for crushed or disconnected sections first, since cleaning a broken duct does not fix it.
Yes, on request. That inspection, $99 plus tax, is a separate charge credited to any chimney quote you sign.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
