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 Rialto
Air duct cleaning in Rialto typically runs $350-$650 for a whole-home system, and our crews schedule most jobs within a week of your call. We’re the Air Duct Cleaning team that knows the difference between a house near Foothill Boulevard and one down by the old airport logistics corridor - because the dust in your ducts isn’t the same from one end of Rialto to the other.
Our dispatch office sits right here in the Inland Empire, so crews reach Rialto neighborhoods without the long haul from LA or Orange County. We’ve worked the tract homes off Locust Avenue, the ranch-style houses north of Base Line, and the newer builds near the 210 corridor. Every visit starts with a written price before we touch anything, and ends with a photo of your clean registers before we leave. Call (323) 918-4345 to book a free estimate.
Why Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning Is Rialto’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Rialto homeowners call us back because we treat the house like it’s our own. Shoe covers go on before we step past the threshold. Drop cloths protect your floors from the moment we unload our Rotobrush and Nikro equipment. If there’s a dog on the tile or a toddler napping down the hall, we use quieter agitation settings and keep the compressor outside.
We’ve been part of the Cedarwell family since 2005, and every Morton’s technician is background-checked and uniformed. The Cedarwell C.A.R.E. values aren’t a poster on the wall - they’re how we decide whether to move the ladder through the side gate or the front door, and whether to call you at the doorbell or text first.
Our 365-Day Done Right Promise means if something isn’t right after we leave, we make it right. Full stop. No runaround, no “call the office and open a ticket.” Paul Adeyemi built this company on the idea that a family should know exactly what they’re paying and exactly what they’re getting before anyone touches a tool.
And yes, a live person answers our phone 24/7. Not a chatbot, not a callback queue. A real human who can check availability and put you on the schedule.
Air Duct Repair in Rialto
Air Duct Repair in Rialto is often the real fix hiding inside what looks like a “dirty duct” call. With summer attic temperatures past 150°F and decades of Cajon Pass dust cycling through, original duct tape has cooked to failure and mastic has cracked on joints throughout the supply and return trunks. We find disconnected runs, crushed flexible branches, and return plenums pulling unfiltered attic air straight into your living space.
Sealing Failed Joints and Replacing Duct Board
Most Rialto tract homes built between the late 1950s and mid-1980s used fiberglass duct board for branch runs. That board sheds particulates internally now. We remove the crumbling sections, replace with sealed sheet metal or modern flex, and seal every joint with proper mastic and mechanical fasteners - not duct tape that’ll fail again by next August.
Reconnection and Structural Repair
Disconnected runs are common in the long, low attic spaces typical of Rialto’s older neighborhoods. Our video inspection finds the gap, and we reconnect with proper supports so the run doesn’t sag and separate again. Typical air duct repair in Rialto runs $400-$900 depending on linear feet of damaged duct and accessibility.
Ductwork Cleaning in Rialto
Ductwork Cleaning in Rialto means more than brushing visible register boots. Our source-removal process uses negative pressure HEPA containment, mechanical agitation with Rotobrush contact cleaning, and Nikro portable extraction to pull loosened debris out of the system entirely. For homes near the logistics corridor off Locust and Ayala, we add extra agitation passes - the diesel-particulate film out there adheres to galvanized duct walls and needs more than a standard brush-and-vac to release.
Whole-System Source Removal
We clean supply ducts, return ducts, and the main trunk lines - not just what you can see from the register. Our process runs from the air handler to the furthest register boot, with access points sealed and pressure monitored throughout. For a typical 1,500-2,200 square foot Rialto home, ductwork cleaning runs $350-$550.
Video Inspection Before and After
We run a camera so you see what we see. The before footage usually shows the pale Mojave dust layer and, near the warehouse zone, that darker oily film. After cleaning and sealing, the after footage goes in your job file - and we leave you a photo of the clean-up before the crew walks out.
Trusted Brands We Service in Rialto
Our vans carry professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies - not rental-shop gear that loses suction halfway through a job. Rotobrush contact cleaning heads scrub duct walls without damaging original sheet metal, while Nikro HEPA extractors maintain negative pressure containment so nothing escapes into your living space. For homes needing supplemental air filtration after cleaning, we work with Honeywell and Aprilaire media cleaners. We stock common duct board, flex duct, and sealing materials locally, so most Rialto repairs don’t wait on parts shipping.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Rialto Homes
- Original fiberglass duct board shedding internally. That 1970s duct board in your attic has reached end of life. Brushing the visible runs without replacing crumbling board leaves a particulate source that re-contaminates your whole system within one cooling season.
- Cooked duct tape and open joints pulling 150°F attic air into supply streams. Rialto’s attic heat destroys adhesives. We find return trunks sucking unfiltered, dust-laden attic air through gaps at every joint - your “dirty ducts” are actually dirty attic air bypassing the filter entirely.
- Two-layer contamination near the logistics corridor. Homes off Locust Avenue and Ayala Drive accumulate pale Mojave dust topped with an oily diesel-particulate film from heavy truck traffic. Standard cleaning passes can leave the oily layer intact, so we adjust our agitation protocol for these neighborhoods.
- Disconnected or crushed flex runs in long attic spans. The low rooflines common to Rialto’s 1960s-1980s tract homes put duct runs in tight, unconditioned spaces where supports fail and flexible duct sags, separates, or gets crushed by storage or rodent activity.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Rialto, CA
A typical whole-home duct cleaning in Rialto runs $350-$650, with most single-family homes in the $400-$500 range. Duct repair adds $400-$900 depending on how many linear feet need replacement and whether we’re working in a 150°F attic in August. Dryer vent cleaning, which we often pair with duct service in Rialto homes, runs $150-$250.
What moves the price: square footage and register count, accessibility of attic or crawl space runs, condition of original duct board (replacement costs more than cleaning), and whether we find disconnected runs that need reconnection and sealing. We give you one flat price per system, agreed in writing, before any work starts. No per-vent add-ons, no “oh, we found another problem” surprises when the invoice arrives.
Call (323) 918-4345 for a free estimate. We’ll ask about your home’s age, square footage, and any specific issues you’ve noticed, then give you a range you can plan around.
We Also Serve Cities Near Rialto
Our crews work throughout the western Inland Empire, including Rialto and neighboring Bloomington, San Bernardino, Fontana, and Grand Terrace. Same written-price policy, same 365-Day Done Right Promise, same live-answer phone line for every community we serve.
Serving Rialto, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Rialto 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 Rialto
You likely need both, but the filter change alone won’t fix failing duct board and open joints. In 1960s Rialto tract homes, we regularly find original fiberglass duct board shedding internally and cooked duct tape pulling attic air into the supply stream. A new MERV-11 filter upstream can’t catch what’s entering downstream through gaps. Call (323) 918-4345 and we’ll run a video inspection to show you exactly what’s happening inside your system.
The warehouse corridor off Locust Avenue and Ayala Drive generates a constant load of diesel exhaust particulates that mixes with Mojave dust blowing through Cajon Pass. That oily diesel film adheres to galvanized duct walls differently than typical household dust, and it resists standard brush-and-vac passes. Our crews in these neighborhoods use additional agitation cycles with Rotobrush contact heads to break that bond before HEPA extraction.
Yes, though we schedule attic-intensive work for morning hours when possible, and our crews carry hydration and cooling protocols per Cedarwell safety standards. The heat itself is why your ducts need attention - those temperatures cook seals and create the very gaps we’re there to find and fix. We work efficiently, seal access points behind us, and never leave a mess for you to discover later.
Cleaning removes accumulated debris from intact ductwork; repair fixes the physical failures that let debris in and conditioned air out. In Rialto’s older homes, we almost always find both needs - crumbling duct board that needs replacement, and open joints that need sealing. We quote them separately so you choose what to address now versus later, but we won’t pretend a clean alone fixes a disconnected return trunk.
Signs include weak airflow at distant registers, rooms that never cool evenly, dust accumulation near ceiling returns, or your AC running longer than it used to. The definitive check is our video inspection - we feed a camera through the system and show you the gap, the crushed flex, or the failed joint in real time. Estimates are free; call (323) 918-4345 to schedule.
Written by Paul Adeyemi, Owner at Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning, serving Rialto since 2005.