Air Duct Cleaning in Aldine, TX

Frequently Asked Questions

1. The belly duct under my manufactured home is crushed and something has chewed through it. Is that worth repairing, or do the runs need replacing?

   It depends on how much of the run is compromised. A single crushed section or one rodent breach near a boot can usually be cut out, sleeved and sealed, and that is the cheaper path. But when the belly board has been open long enough that several runs are torn, flattened under the home, or packed with insulation and debris, patching one hole just moves the problem. We inspect the full length before recommending anything, because cleaning a duct that is open to the crawl space accomplishes nothing.

2. What actually goes wrong with ducts in Aldine houses?

   Two different patterns. The 1950s-70s slab ranches around here usually still have their original sheet metal, often undersized for the system that got put in later, with loose joints at the plenum and returns that run dirty. Homes retrofitted in the 1980s have flex that has sagged, kinked at the turns, or split at the collar. On manufactured homes it is almost always the belly duct: crushed runs, disconnected crossovers, and rodent entry. Older multifamily units tend to have short, neglected return paths that load up fast.

3. Why do my returns and filters get so dirty so fast here?

   Location. This part of north Harris County sits between the I-45 and Hardy corridors with heavy truck and diesel traffic, warehouse and industrial yards with unpaved surfaces, and IAH flight paths overhead. The outdoor dust load stays high, and any leakage on the return side pulls that in from the attic, crawl space or wall cavity rather than from your rooms. That is why filters here give out sooner than the box suggests and why buildup shows up at the return grille first.

4. How is the price figured, and what makes one Aldine house cost more than another?

   We price off the system and what we find, not a flat rate. The biggest factors locally are the number of supply runs and returns, whether there is a second system, and access. A single-wide with belly duct that has to be opened and worked from underneath takes longer than an attic system in a slab ranch. Damaged or disconnected runs, heavy rodent contamination, and sealing work are quoted separately so you can decide what gets done now and what waits.