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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AfterFast, Reliable Air Duct Cleaning Across Boston
Air duct cleaning in Boston typically runs $350-$650 for a whole residential system, with most jobs completed in a single visit and a written price agreed before any work starts. We’re Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning, and we’ve been sending crews into Boston’s triple-deckers, brownstones, and converted Victorians since 2005. Our scheduling office is right here in the metro area, so we’re routing trucks to Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, the South End, and Roxbury daily. Call (323) 918-4345 for a free estimate, or read on to understand why Boston’s housing stock makes our approach different from a standard register vacuum.
Why Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning Is Boston’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve built our reputation in Boston by treating every home like it’s our own. Our technicians arrive in uniform with shoe covers and drop cloths already on, and we scope the work with a camera before we touch anything. The Cedarwell C.A.R.E. values mean we’re quiet around nap schedules, we ask where the pets prefer we step, and we never leave until we’ve shown the customer a photo of the clean-up.
Our Boston customers mention the same things in feedback: the written price held exactly, the crew explained what they found in the ducts without pushing unnecessary add-ons, and the house smelled cleaner for weeks after. We don’t chase volume. We chase repeat calls from neighbors.
Because we coordinate dispatch from our local Boston office, we can usually offer next-day or two-day scheduling for most neighborhoods. That matters when you’re moving into a new rental, preparing a property for tenants, or finally addressing the musty smell that’s been building since last winter’s heating season.
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Boston
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Boston addresses the forced-air systems in multi-tenant buildings, small offices, retail spaces, and the city’s ubiquitous triple-decker apartment houses that have been converted to rental portfolios. We use Rotobrush and Nikro negative-air machines with HEPA filtration to remove accumulated debris from supply and return runs, then document the before-and-after condition with video. A typical commercial system in Boston runs $800-$2,400 depending on total linear feet of duct, number of air handlers, and accessibility. Property managers in South Boston and Dorchester call us most often after tenant complaints about uneven heating, persistent odors, or visible debris at registers.
Multi-Tenant Building Protocols
When we clean a duct system serving multiple units, we isolate each floor with temporary dampers so we’re not redistributing one apartment’s debris into another’s supply air. We photograph every sealed joint and provide the property manager with a written scope that can be shared with tenants or inspectors.
Post-Construction and Remodel Cleanup
Boston’s older buildings generate extraordinary dust during renovation. Drywall, lead-paint fragments, and century-old plaster migrate into duct chases. We use Abatement Technologies portable HEPA units to establish negative pressure before agitation, so nothing escapes into occupied spaces during the clean.
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Boston
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Boston from Morton’s cover residential supply and return ductwork, full system cleaning including trunk lines and branch runs, and video inspection to document condition. We don’t just vacuum registers. We access the full duct network, agitate built-up debris with mechanical brushes, and extract it under controlled negative pressure. A typical residential job in Boston’s older housing stock runs $350-$650, with complex triple-decker retrofits or systems requiring chase sealing at the higher end. Most homeowners schedule after noticing reduced airflow, uneven heating between rooms, or a persistent dusty smell when the furnace kicks on.
Video Inspection and Documentation
Every full-system clean starts with a camera run. In Boston’s retrofitted triple-deckers, we’ve learned to expect the unexpected: crushed flex duct, unsealed joints between floors, construction debris from decades-old remodels. We show the customer what we found before we quote any additional sealing work.
Source Removal with Sealing
Vacuuming alone doesn’t fix a shared chase. When our inspection reveals inter-floor contamination pathways, we quote chase sealing as a separate line item, agreed in writing before we start. The goal is stopping debris migration, not just moving it around.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Boston
We clean and service systems built around Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies components, and we stock common parts for fast turnaround on Boston jobs. Our Rotobrush and Nikro equipment isn’t rental-grade, it’s professional negative-air and mechanical-agitation gear that we maintain on a strict schedule. That matters in Boston’s market, where a crushed duct run or failed damper in a triple-decker chase can turn a standard cleaning into a multi-day repair if you don’t have the right parts on the van. We’ve learned which flex-duct diameters and sealing compounds work in the tight cavities common to pre-1940 Boston construction, and we carry them.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Boston Homes
- Shared unsealed chases in triple-deckers. A single retrofitted duct chase serving two or three stacked units in Dorchester or Jamaica Plain means a clean on one floor leaves the shared run contaminated. Source removal without sealing the inter-floor joints just redistributes debris to the units above and below.
- Non-standard runs and crushed flex duct. General contractors retrofitting forced-air into spaces designed for radiant heat often stuffed flex duct into tight closet and floor-cavity chases. These crushed sections and unsealed connections sit beyond what a standard register-to-register pass ever reaches.
- Humid basement and crawl-space segments. Duct runs in unconditioned lower levels of Boston’s older buildings sit in Atlantic coastal humidity all summer, then take heavy heating load from November through March. That seasonal swing drives real mold-growth conditions and dust loading that drier inland markets rarely see.
- Decades of accumulation in original materials. Boston’s pre-1940 housing stock includes ductwork fabricated from materials and methods no longer used. Galvanized trunk lines with corroded seams, asbestos-wrapped junctions, and fiberboard plenums require careful handling and often reveal surprises once the camera goes in.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Boston, MA
Most whole-system residential cleans in Boston fall between $350 and $650. Triple-decker retrofits with shared chases or systems requiring chase sealing typically run $550-$950. Commercial properties and multi-unit buildings range from $800-$2,400 depending on total duct footage and number of air handlers. What moves a job toward the higher end: multiple furnace or air-handler locations, access issues in tight crawl spaces, visible mold requiring antimicrobial treatment, or the additional sealing work that Boston’s shared-chase buildings often need.
We give one flat price per system, agreed in writing before any work starts. No per-vent pricing. No add-ons after the van is in your driveway. Every estimate is free, and we’ll walk you through exactly what the scope includes. Call (323) 918-4345 to schedule yours.
We Also Serve Cities Near Boston
Our crews work throughout the metro area, including Boston proper and the surrounding communities of Somerville, Cambridge, Chelsea, and Everett. If you’re just outside city limits, we can usually route a truck within the same scheduling window. Call (323) 918-4345 to confirm coverage for your address.
Serving Boston, MA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Boston area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Air Duct Cleaning in Boston
No, not by itself. Source removal on one floor without sealing the inter-floor joints redistributes debris into the units above and below. We inspect the full chase with a camera, quote sealing as a separate written line item if needed, and can coordinate with your landlord to scope the other units. Call (323) 918-4345 and we’ll explain what we found on similar buildings in Dorchester.
Your building was designed for steam or hot-water radiant heat, with zero ductwork. Any forced-air system is a later retrofit, often installed by general contractors rather than HVAC specialists, running through closets, floor cavities, and wall chases never intended for ducts. The result is non-standard runs, unsealed connections, and flex duct crushed into tight spaces. Call (323) 918-4345 for a video inspection to map what you’re actually dealing with.
Yes. Boston’s roughly 48 inches of annual snowfall drives intensive forced-air heating use from November through March, accelerating dust and debris accumulation. Then humid Atlantic coastal summers introduce enough moisture into unconditioned basement and crawl-space duct runs to create real mold-growth conditions. A contractor in a drier inland city would rarely encounter the seasonal loading we see here. Call (323) 918-4345 to discuss whether your system shows those patterns.
We establish negative pressure with a HEPA-filtered collection unit, agitate built-up debris with mechanical brushes or compressed-air whips, and extract everything through a contained pathway. In Boston’s retrofitted buildings, we often find the real problem is chase sealing, not just debris, so we document every joint with photos and quote sealing work separately before we start. Call (323) 918-4345 for a free estimate with full scope.
Yes, and we see it regularly. Technicians working triple-deckers in Dorchester and Jamaica Plain discover that a single retrofitted chase serves multiple floors with no isolation between units. A pest infestation, mold event, or construction debris from one apartment actively contaminates supply air in the units above and below. We flag this for the landlord with photos and a written scope, because what looks like a single-unit cleaning job is often a whole-building conversation. Call (323) 918-4345 if you suspect cross-unit contamination.
Ready to see what’s actually in your ducts? Call (323) 918-4345 for a free estimate. We’ll give you a written price before any work starts, protect your floors and furniture with drop cloths and shoe covers, and leave you with a photo of the clean-up before we go. Our Air Duct Cleaning team serves Boston with the 365-Day Done Right Promise on every job, backed by the Cedarwell Care Promise we’ve followed since 2005.
Written by Paul Adeyemi, Owner at Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning, serving Boston since 2005.