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 Richwood
Air duct cleaning in Richwood, TX typically runs $350-$650 for a full residential system and $800-$1,800 for commercial properties, with most jobs scheduled within a few business days. Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning has served Brazoria County since 2005, and our crews know the specific challenges that come with Richwood’s Gulf Coast humidity, post-Harvey housing stock, and aging flex-duct systems routed through brutal attic heat. We’re not dispatching from Houston or San Antonio - scheduling is coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, but the technicians who arrive at your door on Pinewood Drive or along Highway 288 know this market. Call (323) 918-4345 and a live person will pick up, 24 hours a day.
Why Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning Is Richwood’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve been part of the Cedarwell family since 2005, and that longevity matters in a town where contractors come and go. Our Richwood customers know Paul Adeyemi’s name because he built Morton’s on repeat calls, not one-time coupon deals. We don’t bait-and-switch with a low intro price and then pad the invoice once the van is in your driveway.
Every visit starts with a written price before any work begins. No exceptions. Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and trained to the Cedarwell C.A.R.E. values - shoe covers and drop cloths from the moment they walk in, quiet tools during nap hours, and pet-safe product choices wherever possible. We finish every job with a photo of the clean-up, sent before the crew leaves, so you see that your floors and furniture are protected.
The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs every job. If something isn’t right, we make it right. Full stop.
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Richwood
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Richwood covers office suites, retail spaces, churches, and light industrial facilities where the same Gulf humidity and post-Harvey contamination issues affect larger HVAC systems. A typical commercial job in Richwood runs $800-$1,800 depending on square footage, system complexity, and whether video inspection reveals post-flood mold in trunk lines that standard maintenance missed. We use Rotobrush and Nikro equipment sized for commercial ductwork, with HEPA containment and negative pressure setup to protect occupied spaces during cleaning.
System Assessment and Documentation
Before any agitation begins, we video-inspect the full supply and return network to document pre-existing conditions. This matters for Richwood commercial clients who need records for insurance, property management, or tenant health concerns - especially where Harvey residue may still be present in 1990s-era flex duct.
Scheduled Maintenance Programs
Facilities near Highway 288 or in the growing commercial corridor south of town can set recurring cleanings at two-to-three-year intervals matched to local dust and humidity loading. We coordinate around your operating hours, and every visit includes the same written upfront pricing and photo documentation.
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Richwood
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Richwood address a specific local reality: this isn’t routine maintenance for most homes, it’s delayed flood recovery. A typical residential full-system cleaning runs $350-$650, with supply duct cleaning at $180-$320 and return duct cleaning at $200-$380 when booked separately. Our Air Duct Cleaning team uses Rotobrush agitation tools and Nikro HEPA vacuums for source removal - not register wiping that just redistributes spores into your living space.
Video Inspection and Source Removal
We run a camera through your supply and return lines before touching anything. In Richwood’s 1960s-1990s housing stock, we regularly find collapsed flex duct, degraded liner shedding fibers, and biofilm coating from years of 150°F attic heat combined with humid Gulf air.
Full System Cleaning with Air Handler Service
The blower motor and evaporator coil inside your air handler collect the same contamination your ducts do. We clean these components as part of a full system job, because running clean air through a dirty handler wastes the effort and leaves that musty smell at the registers.
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 Richwood
Morton’s technicians work with professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies - not rental-shop gear that lacks the suction or agitation power for post-Harvey remediation. We stock Guardsman protective products and maintain HEPA filtration systems sized for both residential ranch homes and commercial spaces along Richwood’s main corridors. Parts and replacement components are sourced through our Dallas-Fort Worth coordination office, so turnaround on repairs or duct section replacements stays fast for local customers. When your 1980s flex duct has finally collapsed in that 150°F attic, we can get you running again without waiting on out-of-state shipping.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Richwood Homes
- Residual Harvey mold in return plenums and trunk lines. Even homes professionally dried out in 2017 often skipped duct cleaning during recovery. The mold stayed. Standard filter changes only mask the odor while spores circulate through your living space every time the blower kicks on.
- Original flex-duct liner degrading in 150°F attics. Richwood’s slab-foundation ranch homes from the 1960s-1990s have duct runs through attic spaces that exceed 150°F in summer. That heat breaks down duct liner adhesive years earlier than in newer construction, shedding fibers and creating gaps where humid Gulf air condenses against cool duct surfaces.
- Biofilm re-inoculation from relentless humidity. With humidity rarely dropping below 70% and cooling systems running nine to ten months annually, any remaining organic material in ductwork becomes a perpetual culture medium. Clean ducts can re-contaminate within months if source removal isn’t thorough and the underlying moisture issue isn’t addressed.
- Contractors skipping NADCA standards. We’ve found competitors in the Richwood area who wiped registers, ran a shop vac down a few feet of line, and called it done. Without negative pressure containment and mechanical agitation, that “cleaning” just blows spores and debris into your home.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Richwood, TX
Here’s what honest pricing looks like for this market. A full residential system cleaning in Richwood typically runs $350-$650. Supply duct cleaning alone is $180-$320. Return duct cleaning alone is $200-$380. Commercial properties start at $800 and range to $1,800 for larger or multi-unit systems. What moves you within these ranges? Square footage, duct accessibility (crawling a 1960s attic in July is different from a 1990s home with a pull-down stair), contamination level (post-Harvey mold remediation takes longer than routine dust removal), and whether the air handler and blower need cleaning too.
We give one flat price per system, agreed in writing before any work starts. No per-vent pricing that balloons on the invoice. No surprise charges because your “standard cleaning” turned out to need more effort. Every estimate is free. Call (323) 918-4345 and we’ll talk through your specific situation.
We Also Serve Cities Near Richwood
Our crews regularly work throughout the greater region, including Air Duct Cleaning in Richwood and surrounding communities. We also schedule jobs in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth. Scheduling is coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, with local technicians dispatched to each market.
Serving Richwood, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Richwood 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 Richwood
Most Richwood homes need cleaning every two to three years, not the five-to-seven interval recommended for drier inland markets. The combination of Gulf humidity, post-Harvey contamination potential, and 150°F attic heat degrading flex-duct systems means contamination builds faster here. Homes on unpaved roads or with outbuilding HVAC may need more frequent attention. Call (323) 918-4345 for a free estimate on your specific property.
Yes. Professional dry-out in 2017 often addressed visible water damage but skipped internal duct cleaning. We’ve found residual mold colonies in return-air plenums and trunk lines throughout Richwood, including homes that passed post-storm inspections. The mold wasn’t visible without camera inspection, and standard filter changes don’t remove it. We recommend video inspection for any Richwood home that experienced water intrusion during Harvey.
Three factors: relentless Gulf humidity that keeps organic material viable year-round, salt and spore loading from coastal air pulled through HVAC systems running nine to ten months annually, and a housing stock of 1960s-1990s flex-duct homes with attic runs that exceed 150°F and accelerate liner degradation. Dallas-Fort Worth systems face heat, but lower humidity and newer construction reduce biofilm formation. Call (323) 918-4345 to discuss how your specific home’s conditions affect cleaning frequency.
We clean the full supply and return network, plus the air handler and blower motor on full-system jobs. Register wiping without source removal is what gives this industry a bad reputation - it redistributes debris into your living space without removing it. Our Rotobrush and Nikro equipment mechanically agitates contamination off duct walls while HEPA-negative pressure vacuums capture it at the source. You’ll see the difference in our before-and-after video.
Yes. We clean ductwork in detached workshops, barns with HVAC, and commercial spaces throughout Richwood and Brazoria County. Outbuilding systems often run on separate equipment with different contamination profiles - more dust from unpaved access roads, sometimes wood-heat particulate, and frequently longer intervals between service. We price these jobs individually based on system size and accessibility, with the same written upfront pricing and 365-Day Done Right Promise.
A homeowner on the 200 block of Pinewood Drive called about a musty smell whenever the system kicked on. Our tech ran a camera inspection and found the original 1980s flex duct in the 150°F attic had collapsed and was coated in biofilm, with mold still in the return plenum from Harvey’s 2017 water intrusion. We set up negative pressure with HEPA filtration, used agitation tools for source removal on the supply and return ducts, cleaned the air handler and blower motor, and the odor was gone at the registers.
Ready to find out what’s actually in your ducts? Call (323) 918-4345 for a free estimate. A live person answers 24/7, and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts.
Written by Paul Adeyemi, Owner at Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning, serving Richwood since 2005.