Kirkland, King County
Air duct cleaning in Kirkland begins at $525 for an ordinary forced-air system. The job covers the supply and return runs, the registers and grilles, and the area around the blower, with the whole system held under negative pressure so loosened dust is drawn out of the home instead of being stirred into the rooms. Larger homes, several furnaces or heavy debris add to that starting price, and the quote lists each.
Typical investment
From $525
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Kirkland homes.
Level 1, or a Level 2 when needed, which means a video camera travels the full flue
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Rotary or rod brushing of the full flue, with the hearth covered and a HEPA vacuum running
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Replacement of cracked or spalled brick with a close color match
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Camera scan and flue measurement before anything is ordered
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Measurement of each flue and of the crown before fitting
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Burner, pilot assembly and thermocouple or thermopile cleaned and checked
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Close to half of Kirkland's homes heat mainly with natural gas and nearly as many with electricity, according to census estimates. Wherever that heat comes from a forced-air furnace or a ducted heat pump, the ducts move the same indoor air around the house for months each winter while windows stay shut. Dust, pet hair and construction debris from past remodels settle in the returns and in the low spots of the runs.
Every air duct cleaning we do in Kirkland includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowTypical reasons to book: a remodel, when drywall dust has been pulled into the returns, a move into a home where no one can say when the ducts were last touched, or when someone notices dust blowing out of the registers the moment the furnace starts. Duct cleaning does not fix a dirty furnace filter, so we also tell you what filter the system takes and how often it should be changed.
We pop open a few registers and the return grille to gauge the buildup, and photograph it so you can see the need before any cleaning.
We cap the registers, then hook a powerful vacuum to the main trunk so every branch pulls air inward while we work.
Brushes and air whips work through each branch in turn, loosening dust so the collection unit can pull it out of the system.
Washed grilles are screwed back in place and the fan housing gets a final pass. Photos taken inside the runs afterward go into your report.
Mid-November through the start of March makes up Kirkland's cool season on WeatherSpark's figures, with December averaging highs near 46°F, and December is also its cloudiest month. Even at its driest hour, a January afternoon, valley air west of the Cascades holds close to 78 percent humidity, and dawn readings climb near 87, per Western Regional Climate Center tables.
Houses are kept shut and heated for that entire stretch, so the furnace moves the same air past the same ducts week after week. Moist air also helps dust cling to the inside of return ducts. When we clean in the fall, the system starts that season with clean returns.
What this work is quoted at for Kirkland homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Kirkland | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Air Duct Cleaning | From $525 | Whole HVAC system — trunks, branches and every register |
| Chimney Sweep | $189–$459 | 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 Kirkland. 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.
Kirkland is an 18-square-mile city on the east shore of Lake Washington, on Lake Washington, with homes with a median build year of 1984, more than a third of them put up in the 1960s and 1970s. We work every part of it — Houghton, Juanita, Rose Hill, Finn Hill, Kingsgate included.
KirklandKing County, WA · 47.677, -122.206
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 for a typical single-furnace home. Larger homes, second systems and heavy debris from renovation cost more, and the written quote shows why.
There is no fixed schedule. After a remodel, a move into an older home, or when dust visibly blows from the registers are the usual times.
Clean ducts help, but a good filter matters more. Puget Sound Clean Air Agency advises keeping windows closed and using HEPA filtration in one room during smoky periods.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
