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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Pleasant Hill homeowners call Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning when their forced-air systems have gone years, sometimes decades, without a proper clean. The combination of Diablo Valley summer heat, wildfire smoke seasons, and 45-to-65-year-old ductwork means dust, pet dander, and fine particulate settle into the system faster here than almost anywhere else in the Bay Area. We bring professional Rotobrush and Nikro equipment into homes across Pleasant Hill, write a clear price before any work starts, and leave a photo of the clean-up before we go. If your ducts haven’t been cleaned in the last five years, call us at (323) 918-4345 and we’ll walk you through what the job would look like at your address.
Why Pleasant Hill Homes Are Different
Pleasant Hill sits squarely in the Diablo Valley heat corridor, where summer highs routinely reach 95 to 103°F. That’s 20 to 25 degrees hotter than coastal Bay Area cities just 15 miles west, and it means HVAC systems here run months longer each year than they do in Oakland or Berkeley. Longer runtimes translate directly into faster contaminant buildup: every hour the blower fan runs, it pulls air through return registers and deposits whatever is floating in the house onto the duct walls, evaporator coil, and filter housing.
The housing stock compounds the problem. Nearly all of Pleasant Hill was built out between the late 1940s and early 1970s, and a large share of those homes are still running original or near-original duct systems. In neighborhoods like Gregory Gardens, one of the city’s oldest residential tracts dating to the late 1940s, our technicians regularly find original sheet-metal runs with dried, cracked mastic sealing that has failed completely at flex-duct transition points. Those gaps don’t just leak conditioned air into unconditioned crawl spaces; they actively pull crawl-space dust, insulation fibers, and even rodent debris into the airstream your family breathes.
Pleasant Hill also experiences prolonged wildfire smoke events. Smoke from regional fires, including the 2020 Northern California fires, settles into the Diablo Valley for weeks at a time. Residents seal windows and recirculate air through their systems, which deposits an unusually fine, sticky particulate layer on duct surfaces. Coastal cities rarely see that material at anywhere near the same intensity. When we clean ducts in Pleasant Hill, we’re often removing decades of compounded smoke residue, construction dust, and pet hair, not just surface dust.
Our Main Pleasant Hill Services
Most Pleasant Hill homeowners reach us for one of two jobs, and both have their own dedicated page here.
Air Duct Cleaning in Pleasant Hill
Air duct cleaning in Pleasant Hill starts with an inspection of every accessible register, return, and the main trunk line. Because so many homes here run original flex duct or early fiberglass duct board, we check for delamination and shedding before we start; you’ll know exactly what we found and what we recommend before any equipment is turned on. Our Rotobrush and Nikro systems agitate and extract debris from the full duct run, including transitions where mastic has failed over the years. Read more on our dedicated Air Duct Cleaning in Pleasant Hill page, which covers the process in detail for this city’s housing stock.
Dryer Vent Cleaning in Pleasant Hill
Dryer vents in Pleasant Hill get more lint accumulation per load than vents in coastal communities, partly because families here do more laundry in hotter weather and partly because our utilities run year-round. Gregory Gardens and other older tracts also have unusually long vent runs from interior laundry closets to exterior walls, often exceeding 15 feet with multiple elbows. That geometry makes annual cleaning a genuinely practical schedule, not a sales pitch. See the full Dryer Vent Cleaning in Pleasant Hill page for what a typical inspection uncovers and how we clean long runs safely.
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.
Brands We Service in Pleasant Hill
Our crews work on systems from every major furnace and air-handler brand found in Diablo Valley homes. We stock common filter sizes, access panels, and transition fittings locally so a single visit can often resolve minor repairs alongside the duct clean. For details on the equipment we service and the brands we trust, visit our brands page.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning Company in Pleasant Hill, CA
These are the price ranges families actually see in Pleasant Hill this year. They reflect whole-system pricing, not per-vent teaser rates that grow once the van arrives.
| Service | Typical Range in Pleasant Hill |
|---|---|
| Full air duct cleaning (single system, up to 10 vents) | $350 - $550 |
| Full air duct cleaning (single system, 11-20 vents) | $450 - $700 |
| Full air duct cleaning (larger systems, 20+ vents) | $600 - $950 |
| Dryer vent cleaning (standard run, up to 10 ft) | $95 - $155 |
| Dryer vent cleaning (long run with multiple elbows) | $125 - $225 |
| A/C coil cleaning as part of a duct clean | Add $100 - $200 |
| Furnace blower motor and housing cleaning | Add $80 - $160 |
| Bacteria treatment or deodorizer for the system | Add $75 - $175 |
| Whole-house duct cleaning plus dryer vent | $450 - $800 |
What pushes a Pleasant Hill job toward the higher end of those ranges is usually system age and access. Original 1960s ductwork in a Gregory Gardens crawl space takes longer to clean properly than a newer tract home with a clean attic, but you’ll see the written price before we start, and that price is what you pay. No add-ons at the door, no per-vent surprises.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Pleasant Hill
We work throughout the city, from the mid-century ranch homes near Gregory Gardens up through the hillside tracts and newer infill communities. Our crews live and work in the Diablo Valley, so we know the difference between a 1948 duct run and a 1990s flex retrofit without you having to explain it.
- Gregory Gardens
- Poets Corner
- Sherman Acres
- Grayson Woods
- Civic Center area
Most Pleasant Hill appointments are scheduled within 7 to 10 days. We’ll give you a real date, not a floating two-hour window that swallows your afternoon.
Service Area – Cities Near Pleasant Hill
If you live just outside Pleasant Hill, we also serve the surrounding Diablo Valley communities: Concord, CA, Martinez, CA, Lafayette, CA, and Walnut Creek, CA. Scheduling for Pleasant Hill jobs is coordinated from our San Francisco Bay Area office, with local crews handling every appointment.
Serving Pleasant Hill, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pleasant Hill 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 Company in Pleasant Hill
Most Pleasant Hill jobs are scheduled within 7 to 10 days of your call, depending on the season. Wildfire smoke events create higher demand, so if you’re calling during or immediately after a regional fire, we’ll give you an honest date rather than a rushed promise. Call (323) 918-4345 for the next available opening.
No. Duct and dryer vent cleaning is a routine maintenance job, not a remodel, so it doesn’t require a city permit or HOA sign-off anywhere in Pleasant Hill. If you’re in a condo or townhouse, we’ll happily work around your association’s vendor rules, but that’s administrative, not regulatory.
Our standard Pleasant Hill clean covers the full supply and return duct system, registers, and the main trunk line. Optional add-ons like blower motor cleaning and coil cleaning are priced separately on the written estimate, not quietly bundled into the final invoice. You’ll see every line item before we start.
If your Pleasant Hill home’s ducts haven’t been cleaned in years, or you’ve noticed dust settling within days of cleaning the house, call Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning at (323) 918-4345 for a straightforward quote. You’ll get a real person on the phone, a written price before work begins, and a photo of your clean ducts when we’re done.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local air duct cleaning pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Pleasant Hill Customers Say
"Friendly, calm crew that clearly cared about the house. Covered their shoes, protected the floors, and double checked they'd closed up every vent cover properly. Would have them back."
- Omar Zaid"Ducts and dryer vent both. They put runners down the whole hall and wore booties. Spotless after, and they showed me photos of what came out. Worth every penny."
- Bonnie Vo"Spotless work. They laid drop cloths everywhere and I was honestly impressed there was zero mess at the end. Showed me the dirt they pulled out so I could see it was worth it."
- Shelby Dunham