Air duct cleaning
in Sherman Oaks.

Sherman Oaks homes

Hillside houses, the flats and condo buildings.

Sherman Oaks has three quite different kinds of homes, and the duct work tends to differ with them.

The hillside south of Ventura Boulevard. Larger and often multi-level homes on the slopes toward Mulholland Drive. Bigger homes can have longer duct runs, returns in several places and sometimes more than one heating and cooling system, so it helps to know how many systems and vents there are when you ask for an estimate.

The flats between Ventura Boulevard and the 101, and north toward Van Nuys. Mostly single-story houses from the post-war decades, many remodeled or added onto since. In single-story houses the ducts often run through the attic. Remodels and additions are one of the most common reasons to clean them: construction dust finds its way into the system.

Condos and apartment buildings. Ducts usually run through the ceilings, with registers high on the walls or in the ceiling, and a return grille in a hallway or closet. Tell us the floor, whether there is an elevator and where we can park, and check whether your building or HOA has rules about work hours.

Valley climate

Long cooling seasons move a lot of air.

Summers in the San Fernando Valley are long and hot, so air conditioning in Sherman Oaks runs for a large part of the year. Every hour it runs, the same air, and the dust in it, passes through the ducts. Dry, windy days add fine dust from outside, and smoke and ash from Southern California wildfires can settle in the system too.

Common signs that it’s worth a look: dust collecting on the registers or the return grille, dust puffing out when the system starts, a filter that clogs quickly, a recent remodel or move-in, or ducts that have never been cleaned.