Whole-home duct cleaning
Dryer vent cleaning
Camera inspection
Sanitizing & deodorizingWhole-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.
Air Duct Cleaning Company in Mar Vista, CA
Air duct repair in Mar Vista most often means piecing together a system that was never designed as one. Homes in the 90066 ZIP have had decades of piecemeal remodels, so we regularly open a crawlspace and find original 1950s galvanized trunk lines spliced into flexible duct someone added during a 1990s kitchen addition, all feeding registers that blacken from years of basin dust and Sepulveda Pass freeway air. We diagnose the whole run before touching a single section, because cleaning around a collapsed return or a disconnected branch just pushes the same dirty air back into your living room. Call (833) 631-4988 for an assessment that treats your ductwork as one connected system, not a series of isolated problems.
Why Mar Vista Homes Are Different
Mar Vista’s housing stock sits in a very particular era. Most of 90066 was built between the mid-1940s and early 1960s: detached single-family homes on compact lots, low-pitch roofs, and the kind of tight attic and under-floor crawlspace runs that make duct access genuinely difficult. The original systems were bare galvanized sheet metal, trunk-and-branch layouts wrapped in what is now crumbling, degrading insulation. When those homes were weatherized in the 1980s and 1990s, contractors blew loose-fill insulation directly over the ductwork in many attics. That buried the metal, trapped condensation from the marine layer against it, and created the exact conditions we still find today: rusted seams, partially collapsed returns, and runs you cannot inspect without moving insulation first.
The coastal climate adds another layer. Mar Vista does not get hard freezes, and it avoids the deep attic heat of the San Fernando Valley. What it gets instead is nightly marine-layer humidity, cool air that settles into crawlspaces, and a steady film of salt-air grime and wildfire smoke that moves through the Sepulveda Pass corridor. Ducts collect condensation-driven dust that sticks rather than blows through. Add the freeway-adjacent air from the 405 and the result is a dense, gray coating that ordinary vacuum systems cannot pull off the metal. It requires agitation first, and that is the difference between a surface pass and an actual clean.
The remodel piece matters most. Mar Vista has seen a wave of lot-split infill duplexes and ADU additions in the last decade. A single property may now carry original 1950s ductwork in the front house, a 2000s flex-duct run in the addition, and a newer mini-split that bypasses ducts entirely. None of it was designed to work together. Diagnosing that before recommending any cleaning or repair is not optional here. It is the entire job.
Styles & brands we work with
- Whole-home duct cleaning
- Dryer vent cleaning
- Camera inspection
- Sanitizing & deodorizing
Our Main Mar Vista Services
Mar Vista homeowners call us for two things more than anything else: cleaning the ductwork they cannot reach, and clearing the dryer vents that run through the same tight spaces. Here is how each one works on the ground in 90066.
Air Duct Cleaning in Mar Vista
Cleaning ducts in Mar Vista means working with the house as it actually is: low-clearance attics, crawlspace runs, and registers that have been painted over through four decades of remodels. We run Rotobrush and Nikro systems through the full trunk-and-branch layout, agitating the dust and salt-air grime off the metal before extraction. The goal is not a quick vacuum pass but verified removal of the buildup that has been accumulating since the house was built, including what is hiding under that blown-in insulation. See the full breakdown on our Air Duct Cleaning in Mar Vista page.
Dryer Vent Cleaning in Mar Vista
Dryer vents in Mar Vista often run long distances through crawlspaces or up through low-pitch attics, and every foot of that run collects lint. The marine-layer humidity makes that lint cling to the duct walls instead of blowing through, which means the vent narrows faster than it would in a dry climate. We clean the entire run from the dryer to the exterior termination, removing the material that becomes a fire hazard when the dryer runs hot. This is set up as a fire-prevention service, not an add-on convenience. Details are on the Dryer Vent Cleaning in Mar Vista page.
Air Duct Repair in Mar Vista
Air duct repair in Mar Vista is rarely a one-part job. The postwar homes here carry three generations of ductwork spliced together, so a single system might include original 1950s trunk lines, a 1980s branch someone added for a remodel, and flex duct from an ADU conversion installed five years ago. The repair work is diagnosis first: finding where the seams have opened, where the insulation has failed, and where a disconnected return is pulling attic air into the living space. The Sepulveda Pass corridor means outdoor air carries fine dust and brake-particulate residue that works its way into any gap in the system. We repair what we find, not just clean around it. Our full repair process is detailed on the Air Duct Repair service page, but here is what it looks like on the ground in 90066.
HVAC Duct Installation
Signs you need it
You need new duct installation when rooms never reach the thermostat temperature, your registers blow weak air even after a cleaning, or you can see disconnected sections hanging in the crawlspace.
What it costs in Mar Vista
New HVAC duct installation in Mar Vista typically runs $2,500 to $6,500 depending on the number of runs, access difficulty, and whether we are working in a low-clearance attic or an under-floor crawlspace.
How we do it
We remove the old runs, seal and size the new trunk lines to match your furnace or air handler’s actual CFM output, insulate everything to current code, and commission the system with airflow measurements at each register.
Ductwork Repair
Signs you need it
You likely need ductwork repair when certain rooms stay dusty no matter how often you clean, you hear rattling from the attic when the fan cycles on, or your energy bills stay high despite a newer furnace.
What it costs in Mar Vista
Ductwork repair in Mar Vista generally falls between $850 and $2,400, with the final figure tied to how many sections need resealing, rehanging, or replacement.
How we do it
We pressure-test or visually inspect the full run, seal open seams with mastic and foil tape rather than quick patches, rehang sagging sections, and replace any crushed flex runs we uncover.
What Air Duct Repair Costs in Mar Vista
| Item | Typical range in Mar Vista |
|---|---|
| Ductwork repair, single section | $850 – $1,500 |
| Ductwork repair, multiple sections | $1,500 – $2,400 |
| HVAC duct installation, full system | $2,500 – $6,500 |
How long does air duct repair take in Mar Vista?
Most Mar Vista duct repairs finish in one day. A full HVAC duct installation runs two to three days depending on attic or crawlspace access, the number of runs, and how much of the old system has to be removed first.
Do you repair ducts in Mar Vista crawlspaces and attics?
Yes. We work in both spaces routinely in 90066. Low-pitch roofs and tight crawlspace clearances are the norm here, so we bring the same Rotobrush and Nikro equipment and the same repair materials suited to those confined runs.
Brands We Service in Mar Vista
Duct Cleaning Brentwood works across whatever your home already has. We stock and service our brands including Honeywell, Aprilaire, Guardsman, and Abatement Technologies components. That means when we find a failed damper or a missing filter housing during a Mar Vista job, we can often replace the part the same day rather than ordering and returning a week later.
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AfterPricing for Air Duct Cleaning Company in Mar Vista, CA
| Service | Typical range in Mar Vista |
|---|---|
| Air duct cleaning, single family home | $450 – $900 |
| Air duct cleaning, larger home or dual-zone | $900 – $1,500 |
| Dryer vent cleaning | $150 – $300 |
| Ductwork repair, single section | $850 – $1,500 |
| Ductwork repair, multiple sections | $1,500 – $2,400 |
| HVAC duct installation, full system | $2,500 – $6,500 |
Mar Vista prices push upward when we are working around blown-in attic insulation that has buried old duct runs, or when a crawlspace requires us to remove and later reinstall access panels. What never changes is the price itself: one flat rate per system, agreed before we start, with no per-vent charges and no surprise line items once the job is underway.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Mar Vista
We work throughout the 90066 ZIP, from the streets immediately west of the 405 up through the residential blocks running toward the eastern edge of Venice. Response time for Mar Vista runs is typically one to three business days for an estimate, with repairs scheduled around weather and our existing booked work.
- Mar Vista neighborhood core, along Venice and Washington Boulevards
- Northwest Mar Vista, toward the intersection of Centinela and Palms
- Eastern Mar Vista, along the 405-adjacent blocks near Sawtelle
- Southern Mar Vista, below Washington toward the Ballona Creek edge
- Westside Village area, along Inglewood Boulevard
Service Area – Cities Near Mar Vista
Our Mar Vista work often brings us to adjacent Westside neighborhoods. We serve Cheviot Hills, CA and the canyon-adjacent homes there, Palms, CA with its high share of rental properties and older bungalows, Sawtelle, CA where infill development has put new duct runs into older envelopes, and Bel Air, CA for larger single-family systems on hillside lots.
Serving Mar Vista, CA – Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Mar Vista 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 Mar Vista
Yes. We cover the full 90066 ZIP, including homes near the 405 along the eastern edge of the neighborhood. Freeway-adjacent air pulls more fine dust into those systems, so we schedule those jobs with additional time for contaminant removal.
Most duct cleaning and repair work in Mar Vista does not require a city permit. Full HVAC duct installation can require one depending on scope, and we confirm requirements before scheduling. HOA approval is rarely needed for interior duct work, though we can provide a scope-of-work letter if your HOA requests one.
We can usually get a technician to a Mar Vista home within one to three business days for an estimate. Repair and cleaning jobs are then scheduled directly, with the timing depending on the scope of work and the current booked schedule.
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 Mar Vista Customers Say
"Quoted per system rather than the bait and switch per vent pricing everybody else in town uses. The number I was told on the phone was the number on the invoice."
- Tara Sullivan"Two guys, about three hours, plastic down at every register, and they wiped the vent covers before putting them back."
- Shannon Barrett"Told me straight that our ducts were in decent shape and didn't need doing every year like the mailer companies claim."
- Elena Castillo