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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If you’re searching for Air Duct Cleaning services near you in Chicago, CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning sends a background-checked, uniformed technician to your address – same day in most cases – with a written price in hand before any panel comes off. We’ve documented the inside of duct runs in more than 52,000 homes since 2013, and every job ends with a before-and-after photo record delivered to you as a standard part of the work, not an upgrade.
Call (708) 683-3974 – a live person picks up, any hour of the day – and you’ll have a written price before we schedule anything.
CleanRun offers Residential Duct Cleaning to homeowners across Chicago and the surrounding metro, including Oak Lawn, Hinsdale, Skokie, Elmhurst, Evanston, Bensenville, and Lombard. If your address is within our service area, we can usually get there today.
Fast, Local Air Duct Cleaning
Most Chicago-area homeowners who call before noon reach a technician the same day. We cover the full city grid – from Rogers Park and Edgewater on the north side to Beverly and Morgan Park on the south – plus the inner suburbs that sit within our standard service radius.
Every technician arrives in a marked CleanRun vehicle, identified by name before they knock. They carry professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush and Nikro – negative-pressure extraction systems that pull debris out of the duct run instead of pushing it around – and a written scope of work you approve before the first access panel opens. That’s Haven Standard Clause 1, and it applies to every call, including same-day visits.
Our Air Duct Cleaning in Chicago service page has the full breakdown of what the process covers, what the photo record includes, and what pricing typically looks like by home size.
What We Actually Find in Chicago Ductwork
Chicago homes present specific duct conditions that show up on our cameras more often than most markets. Homes built between 1950 and 1985 in neighborhoods like Bridgeport, Pilsen, and Avondale frequently have sheet-metal trunk lines with 30 or more years of particulate layering – the camera will show a visible debris line at the first elbow, usually 2 to 4 inches deep, that a standard shop-vac attachment never reaches.
Homes in Lincoln Square, Andersonville, and Ravenswood often have a mix of original galvanized duct and flex duct added during 1990s renovations. The joints between old and new sections trap debris at the seam – a plenum-to-branch connection point is where we find the heaviest accumulation in about 60 percent of those jobs.
Newer construction in the West Loop, Fulton Market corridor, and South Loop pulls fine construction dust through the system during the build, and it compresses into the register boots – the short duct sections directly behind your floor or ceiling grilles – within the first two heating seasons. On those jobs, negative-pressure extraction with a Nikro HEPA unit pulls the particulate out of the boot and the trunk line in a single continuous draw.
Chicago’s swing between humid summers and dry winters accelerates biological growth inside ductwork that doesn’t drain condensation cleanly. If the camera shows any visible biological material at a branch or elbow, we document it in the written scope before quoting sanitizing – using Abatement Technologies equipment – as a separate line item, priced in advance.
BeforeAfterWritten Price. Photo Record. 365-Day Promise.
Three things happen on every CleanRun visit, without exception.
- Written price before work starts. Haven Standard Clause 1 means you see the number – in writing, by line item – before a single access panel comes off. “Call for a quote” does not exist here. The price is on paper at your door.
- Documented photo record of every duct run. The inside of every duct run is photographed before cleaning and after. You receive that record as a standard deliverable when the job closes – not because you asked, because it’s how CleanRun has worked since the first job in 2013.
- 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work isn’t right, we make it right. That’s a written commitment on the job paperwork, not a line in the marketing copy.
If you have a written estimate from another company, bring it. CleanRun offers a free second opinion – our technician puts a written number next to theirs before you decide anything.
What Air Duct Cleaning Costs in Chicago
Chicago-area pricing for Commercial Duct Cleaning and residential jobs runs higher than national averages because of the city’s older housing stock, more complex duct layouts, and the permit-adjacent work sometimes required in multi-unit conversions. Flat-rate coupons for $79 or $99 exist in this market specifically because the companies offering them expect to reprice once they’re inside your home. CleanRun doesn’t operate that way – the written price is the price.
| Home Size / Configuration | Typical Chicago Price Range |
|---|---|
| Small home or condo (under 1,200 sq ft, 1 system) | $280 – $380 |
| Mid-size single-family (1,200 – 2,400 sq ft, 1 system) | $380 – $520 |
| Larger home (2,400 – 3,800 sq ft, 1-2 systems) | $520 – $720 |
| Two-system home with duct repair or sealing | $680 – $1,100+ |
| Sanitizing (Abatement Technologies equipment, per system) | $120 – $220 added line item |
These are real ranges drawn from jobs in Chicago and the nearby suburbs. Your written price depends on actual duct count, system configuration, and what the camera shows at the first inspection. Call (708) 683-3974 and we’ll walk through the variables before anything is scheduled.
The Equipment Running on Your Job
The difference between a Full System Cleaning and shop-vac noise comes down to whether the equipment creates sustained negative pressure through the entire duct system. CleanRun uses Rotobrush rotary brush systems to agitate debris at the duct wall, Nikro negative-pressure extraction units to pull that debris into a contained collection system, and Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration equipment on sanitizing jobs. Honeywell and Aprilaire equipment is used on filter and air-quality work. Guardsman is part of the surface-protection protocol when working in finished spaces.
Every brand in that list is a trade-recognized name you can look up independently. We put them on the page because we want you to be able to verify what’s being used before you agree to a price – not after.
Areas We Cover
CleanRun serves Chicago and a wide band of the surrounding metro. Same-day availability applies across all of these areas when you call before noon:
- Chicago, IL – all 77 community areas, from Edgewater to Pullman
- Oak Lawn, IL – including the older split-level and ranch homes that frequently have original trunk-and-branch duct layouts
- Hinsdale, IL – larger homes with multi-zone systems and finished basements requiring careful access-panel work
- Skokie, IL – dense residential neighborhoods with high proportions of post-war ranch construction
- Elmhurst, IL – newer and mid-century homes across the full city, including homes with flex-duct additions
- Evanston, IL – older two- and three-flats alongside large single-family homes near the lakefront
- Bensenville, IL – residential and light-commercial properties within our standard service radius
- Lombard, IL – subdivision homes from the 1970s through 2010s, many with single-system layouts that clean efficiently in one visit
If your address falls outside this list, call anyway. Our dispatch team covers the live map and can usually tell you same-day availability within two minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How fast can you get to my home in Chicago?
Most Chicago calls placed before noon reach a CleanRun technician the same day. Calls placed in the afternoon are typically scheduled the next morning, though same-day slots sometimes remain open into the early afternoon depending on routing. A live person answers every call at (708) 683-3974, 24 hours a day, and can tell you the next available window for your specific address in real time – no callback queue, no automated scheduling portal.
Do you serve my area, or just central Chicago?
CleanRun covers all of Chicago plus Oak Lawn, Hinsdale, Skokie, Elmhurst, Evanston, Bensenville, and Lombard within our standard service area. We also take jobs in areas adjacent to that radius – call (708) 683-3974 with your address and dispatch will confirm coverage and availability while you’re on the phone.
How much does air duct cleaning cost near me in Chicago?
Air duct cleaning in the Chicago area typically runs $280 to $720 for a standard single-family home, depending on square footage, number of duct runs, and system configuration. That range is a reference point – your written price is specific to your home and is delivered before any work begins, per Haven Standard Clause 1. There are no $79 entry prices that balloon once we’re inside. Call (708) 683-3974 and we’ll put a number in writing for your specific address before scheduling anything.
Can I reach you after hours or on weekends?
Yes. A live person answers every call at (708) 683-3974 around the clock, including weekends and holidays. After-hours calls are logged, priced in writing the same way as any other job, and scheduled for the earliest available technician window. The written-price and photo-record requirements apply to every job regardless of when it’s booked.
What exactly is in the photo record you mention?
The documented photo record CleanRun delivers at the end of every job includes camera images of the interior of every duct run – taken before cleaning and after. The record shows what was actually inside the duct (debris accumulation, any biological material, condition of the duct wall) and the cleared condition after extraction. It’s a practice Tomas Reyes established when CleanRun ran its first job in 2013, and it exists so you can see the difference between real work and shop-vac noise. The record is a standard deliverable, not an add-on.
Is the 365-Day Done Right Promise actually in writing?
Yes. The 365-Day Done Right Promise appears on the job paperwork for every CleanRun job – it is not a verbal assurance or a marketing statement subject to manager review. If the work isn’t right within 365 days of your job close date, CleanRun makes it right. The written paperwork is the record. Keep it.
Why Homeowners in Chicago Choose CleanRun
The Chicago market has a well-documented coupon-cleaning problem. A $79 ad appears, a crew arrives with a portable shop-vac unit, runs it near the main register for 45 minutes, and leaves. No camera ever goes into a duct run. No photo record exists. The homeowner has no way to know whether anything changed inside the ductwork.
CleanRun exists as a documented alternative to that. Tomas Reyes built the business on the premise that a homeowner who can see what’s inside their ducts – before and after – doesn’t need a sales pitch. They need a camera, a written price, and a technician who can explain what the camera shows in plain language.
Since 2013, that approach has covered more than 52,000 homes. Every one of them received a written price before work started. Every one of them received a photo record when the crew left. That’s not a differentiator – it’s the minimum standard the work requires, and it’s what Haven Standard Clause 1 through Clause 3 put in writing on every job.
If you’re comparing estimates, bring us the competition’s written quote. We’ll put our number next to it – in writing, at no cost – and let you decide.
Ready to Schedule?
Call (708) 683-3974 to reach a live CleanRun team member now. We’ll confirm same-day availability for your Chicago address, give you a written price range before anything is booked, and get a background-checked technician to your door – camera, Rotobrush equipment, and written job scope in hand. Free second opinion on any written estimate from another company. No obligation until the written price is in your hands and you’ve said yes.
Prefer to start with information first? Visit our home page for the full picture of what CleanRun covers, how the H.A.V.E.N. Standard works, and what the 365-Day Done Right Promise looks like on paper.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Chicago, serving Chicago and nearby areas since 2013.
What Our Customers Say
"Flat price agreed up front, no per-vent add-ons at the end. That was the whole reason I did not call the coupon company."
- Suzanne B."They found a disconnected duct in the crawl space that had been dumping conditioned air under the house for years. Photographed it, quoted the repair, fixed it."
- Devon A."The before and after photographs of each run are the reason I used them. You cannot argue with what came out of the return."
- Marguerite O.