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 Lakewood
Air duct cleaning for a typical Lakewood home runs $380-$720 for a full system, with most jobs completed in a single visit. We dispatch crews to Lakewood from our Denver office, and we know the neighborhoods well enough to spot the problems before we open the first register. Call (720) 315-7291 for a written estimate.
We’ve been working in Lakewood since 2013, and the homes here tell a consistent story: decades of fine dust driven deep by air velocities the original ductwork was never designed to handle. Our Air Duct Cleaning team doesn’t guess at what’s inside your runs. We photograph every duct before we touch it, deliver a written price before any work starts, and hand you a documented photo record when we leave. That’s Haven Standard Clause 1, and we don’t waive it for anyone.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Littleton Is Lakewood’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Lakewood homeowners research before they call. We built our company for exactly that customer.
Our reputation here rests on evidence, not slogans. Every job since 2013 has started with a written price and ended with before-and-after photos of every duct run. No exceptions. When a homeowner in the Belmar area or along West Colfax wants to know what we actually found, we show them. The photo record is included on every visit, not sold as an upgrade.
Calls are answered by a live person, 24/7, and our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival - Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. We don’t subcontract to anonymous crews.
We also offer a Free Second Opinion on any written estimate. Bring us a competitor’s quote; we’ll put our number next to it in writing. No charge.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in Lakewood
Residential Duct Cleaning
Lakewood’s housing stock is old enough to have real problems and young enough that homeowners expect modern results. We clean single-story ranches in the Alameda corridor, split-levels near Green Mountain, and everything between. Every residential job includes a Video Inspection of the trunk and branch runs before we quote - so we can show you the debris build-up, the crushed flex, or the disconnected joint before naming a price.
Commercial Duct Cleaning
Commercial systems in Lakewood’s retail corridors along Colfax and near the Denver Federal Center face different loads than residential: higher occupancy, more frequent filter changes, and grease or particulate from kitchen or workshop operations. We scope commercial jobs with the same photo documentation, but we size our negative-pressure equipment to the larger plenum and trunk dimensions these buildings require.
Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply runs in Lakewood’s 1960s ranch homes are where we find the most hidden debris. The original sheet-metal was sized for low-velocity oil or floor-furnace systems; when gas forced-air conversions arrived in the 1980s, nobody upsized the ducts. Higher velocity blasts fine dust past the first elbow and coats the entire branch. A forward-and-back brush pass won’t touch it. We use agitation tools and Rotobrush contact cleaning on supply branches, with HEPA-filtered negative pressure to capture what we dislodge.
Return Duct Cleaning
Return trunks are the engine of the problem in many Lakewood homes. Undersized returns create high suction that pulls debris through the grille and deposits it deep in the supply side. Our Return Duct Cleaning includes inspection of the trunk itself, not just the accessible grille area. If we find an un-upsized return - common in pre-1975 ranches - we’ll document it, show you the velocity measurements, and quote sealing or resizing if that’s what the system actually needs.
Full System Cleaning
Partial cleaning fails in Lakewood. The semi-arid climate keeps dust fine and mobile; it migrates everywhere. Our Full System Cleaning covers supply branches, return trunks, plenum, and registers, with photo documentation of each zone. We don’t leave runs unopened because they’re “hard to reach.” If it’s part of your system, it’s part of our scope.
Video Inspection
Every Lakewood job starts here. We run a camera through the trunk and selected branches before quoting, so you see what we see. The video becomes part of your documented job record, alongside the before-and-after stills. In homes with original duct wrap or flex connections from the 1950s-1970s, the camera also lets us check for asbestos-containing materials before any mechanical cleaning begins.
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.
BeforeAfterTrusted Brands We Service in Lakewood
Our equipment roster includes Nikro negative-pressure extractors, Honeywell media air cleaners, and Aprilaire whole-home purifiers - brands you can look up and verify yourself. We don’t use equipment we can’t name. For Lakewood homeowners with existing Aprilaire or Honeywell air-quality components, we stock common replacement media and can assess whether your current filtration is adequate for the foothills dust load your system handles. Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration runs on every job site, containing what we remove rather than redistributing it through your home.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Lakewood Homes
- Un-upsized return trunks blasting debris deep into supply branches. In the older ranch neighborhoods clustered around the Alameda corridor, we regularly find return-air trunk lines that were never enlarged when original oil or floor-furnace systems were swapped for modern forced-air. The resulting velocity drives fine dust past the first elbow and coats the entire branch. A standard forward-and-back brush pass leaves most of it behind.
- Asbestos-containing duct wrap or flex connectors in pre-1980 homes. Lakewood’s building boom from the 1950s through the 1970s left thousands of homes with duct insulation that can contain asbestos. We identify and document this before any mechanical cleaning starts. Disturbing it without documentation is a liability we don’t accept.
- Crushed or disconnected flex connectors hidden behind finished basements. The camera finds these, not the brush. A crushed connector creates a debris trap; a disconnected joint pressurizes your crawl space or wall cavity instead of your rooms. Cleaning ducts without sealing these failures means contamination returns with the next Chinook wind event.
- Seasonal smoke infiltration from foothills wildfires. Lakewood’s western neighborhoods, from Green Mountain to the base of the foothills, sit in the path of channeled downslope winds that carry wildfire smoke, pollen, and road dust directly into homes. This isn’t a one-time maintenance issue. It’s a recurring seasonal load that accumulates faster than in Denver’s eastern suburbs.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Lakewood, CO
A typical residential Full System Cleaning in Lakewood runs $380-$720, depending on system size, accessibility, and what the video inspection reveals. Return Duct Cleaning alone, when that’s the identified problem, typically falls in the $280-$480 range. Video Inspection with written scope documentation is $150-$220 if performed as a standalone service; it’s included at no separate charge when bundled with any cleaning.
What moves the price: number of duct runs, presence of asbestos-containing materials requiring modified procedures, accessibility issues in finished basements or crawl spaces, and whether we find crushed or disconnected runs that need sealing. We don’t quote flat rates that assume every system is the same. We look first, then write the price.
Every estimate is free. Every price is delivered in writing before work starts. Haven Standard Clause 1. Call (720) 315-7291 to schedule.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lakewood
Our crews work throughout the metro area, including Lakewood, Littleton, Englewood, Highlands Ranch, and Cherry Hills Village. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our Denver office, with local crews serving each area.
Serving Lakewood, CO - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lakewood 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 - Air Duct Cleaning in Lakewood
Chinook downslope winds off the foothills push wildfire smoke, pollen, and road dust into west-side Lakewood homes harder than Denver’s eastern suburbs experience, so your system takes in more particulate per season. If your ducts were cleaned but crushed connectors, disconnected joints, or unsealed returns were left as-is, that same infiltration path pulls new contamination in immediately. We photograph the full system to find the entry points, not just brush the visible debris. Call (720) 315-7291 for a video inspection and written scope.
The original return trunks in these 1960s ranches were never upsized when forced-air conversions happened, so high air velocity has been driving dust deep into supply branches for decades. A standard forward-and-back brush pass won’t reach it; we need agitation tools, contact brushing, and longer negative-pressure extraction cycles. The job routinely takes longer than flat-rate quotes anticipate, which is why we inspect before we price. Call (720) 315-7291 for an estimate that reflects what your specific system needs.
Some do. Original duct wrap, flex connectors, or insulation from that era may contain asbestos-containing materials, and Lakewood’s building stock is dense with homes from exactly that period. We identify and document any suspect material with camera inspection before starting mechanical cleaning; disturbing it without documentation violates our protocol and Colorado health regulations. If we find it, we’ll explain your options and modify the scope accordingly. Call (720) 315-7291 to schedule an inspection.
A crushed flex connector acts as a debris trap and airflow restriction; a disconnected joint pressurizes your wall cavity or crawl space instead of your rooms, pulling unfiltered air in through every gap. Cleaning ducts without sealing these failures means contamination returns with the next wind event and the homeowner thinks cleaning “didn’t work.” We document every failure we find, quote the sealing work, and include it in your written price before we start. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers both the cleaning and the sealing. Call (720) 315-7291 for a full-system inspection.
For most Lakewood homes, especially those on the west side in the path of foothills winds, it’s recurring maintenance rather than a single event. The semi-arid climate keeps dust fine and mobile, and wildfire seasons have grown severe enough that smoke infiltration is now a measurable annual load. We recommend video inspection every 2-3 years to assess accumulation, with cleaning intervals based on what the camera shows, not a calendar. Call (720) 315-7291 to schedule your first documented inspection and establish a baseline.
On a 1962 ranch off the Alameda corridor, our crew pulled the return grille and found the original oil-furnace return trunk had never been upsized, so air velocity had been driving dust decades deep into the supply branches. After a camera inspection confirmed no asbestos-containing wrap, we ran negative pressure with HEPA filtration, used agitation tools and a Rotobrush on the branch runs, then sealed two crushed flex connectors and one disconnected joint we found during source removal. The homeowner’s “musty smell on west-wind days” complaint stopped within the week.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, serving Lakewood since 2013.