Air duct cleaning in Chantilly.
Duct and dryer vent cleaning in Chantilly, 20151 and 20152, from our shop on Lafayette Center Drive. You see inside yours before any price.
- You see inside first
- Priced by the system, in writing
- Dedicated HVAC team
Get your duct price in writing
Our shop’s own town, on both sides of the county line.
In 20151, most houses went up in the 1980s and 90s, and most still run their original ductwork: sheet-metal trunks, flexible runs off them, one big return in the hallway, and a bonus room over the garage that never quite gets enough air.
20152 is the South Riding side, in Loudoun County. The houses there are newer, the median one built in 2006, and nearly half are townhouses. A townhouse dryer vent often runs up through the house to the roof, and a long run like that clogs sooner than a short one out the back wall.
The two sides don’t share a county, so they don’t share a water company or a permit office either. For duct cleaning that changes nothing. For a furnace or water heater swap it does: in 20152 the permit comes from Loudoun County, not Fairfax.
What the ducts look like across Chantilly.
Census figures for the owner-occupied homes in each place, and what that usually means when we open the system.
| Place | Median home built | Most homes are | Heated with | What we usually find |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Riding | 2006 | single-family houses, about 5 in 10 | gas, about 8 in 10 | Townhouse streets: an air handler in a closet or attic, and a long dryer vent run. |
| Chantilly | 1987 | single-family houses, about 6 in 10 | gas, about 5 in 10 | 1980s and 90s houses: sheet-metal trunks, flexible runs and one big return. |
Chantilly houses, by the numbers
From the Census Bureau’s 2020 to 2024 survey, owner-occupied homes unless it says otherwise.
20151, the Fairfax County side
- Median home built1987 Census
- Built before 1980about 2 in 10 Census
- Built since 2000about 2 in 10 Census
- Most homes aresingle-family houses, about 6 in 10 Census
- Heated withgas, about 5 in 10 Census
- Rentedabout 2 in 10 Census
- 1980s and 90s houses usually run one big central return for a whole floor, and it loads up fast.
20152, the South Riding side
- Median home built2006 Census
- Built before 1980hardly any Census
- Built since 2000about 8 in 10 Census
- Most homes aresingle-family houses, about 5 in 10 Census
- Heated withgas, about 8 in 10 Census
- Rentedabout 2 in 10 Census
- Newer houses run flexible duct, which needs a softer brush than sheet metal.
- Townhouse dryer vents run long, to the roof or the back wall, and long runs clog sooner.
What duct cleaning costs in Chantilly.
The same price book as our air duct cleaning page, for a home up to 2,000 square feet on one system. We look first: a camera goes in at a return while you watch, about ten minutes, and it costs nothing if yours are fine. Then you get the price in writing, then we clean.
- Return Air Duct Cleaning$298
- Whole Home Air Duct Cleaning$598
- Whole Home Air Duct Cleaning with ActivePure Air Scrubber$1,798
- Dryer Vent Cleaning, on its own$299
- Dryer Vent Cleaning, added to a duct cleaning$199
A second system bills at 90 percent of the tier, because it’s isolated and cleaned on its own. The calculator on our air duct cleaning page does the arithmetic for a bigger house.
The dryer vent is the yearly one, and it’s in the Family Care Plan at $199 a year along with a heating inspection, an AC inspection and a plumbing inspection.
When duct cleaning is worth it in Chantilly.
The house is new to you, not new
A 2005 house has had twenty years of filter changes, some of them missed, and the system may have run while the drywall went up. Nobody has looked inside since.
The dryer takes two cycles
In a townhouse the vent usually runs a long way to the roof or the back wall. When clothes stop drying in one cycle, that line is the first thing to check, and it’s the one with a fire risk behind it.
You just bought the place
You don’t know whether the last owners had three cats or ever took a register cover off. Most new owners want it done once, early, so they know what they’re starting with.
What the county says about dryer vents.
Fairfax County
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue tells every household to clean the lint out of the dryer vent pipe once a year, sooner if clothes are taking longer to dry, and to have a gas dryer checked by a professional. Source.
How to pick the best duct cleaning company in Chantilly.
Questions to ask anybody who quotes you, us included.
How far away are they?
Duct work is a long visit, so it helps when the crew isn’t coming across the county. Our shop is on Lafayette Center Drive in Chantilly.
Do they look before they quote?
A camera look at one return takes ten minutes. A price given at the door, sight unseen, is a price for the average house, not yours.
Do they clean the returns, or only the supply vents?
The returns are the big grilles that pull air back to the system, and they’re the side that collects dust. A job that only counts supply registers leaves half the system alone.
Is the price for the whole system, in writing?
Ask what it covers: every supply and return, the main trunk, the blower compartment. The $59 mailbox coupon covers getting somebody into the attic.
What our customers say.
Arrived within an hour on a Sunday morning and provided great service.
Aaron and Marshall were honest with me and did a good job cleaning the dryer vent.
Called SwiftPro around 5 am and their electronic system scheduled an appointment for us same day.
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Duct cleaning questions from Chantilly.
Is the bonus room over the garage a duct cleaning problem?
Usually not. That room is at the end of the longest run and sits over an unheated garage, so it’s an airflow problem more than a dirty one. Cleaning won’t fix it; a damper adjustment, a zoning change or a ductless head will, and we’ll tell you which.
Is South Riding covered from Chantilly?
Yes. The mail says Chantilly, the county is Loudoun, and it’s just down Route 50 from the shop.
Can you clean the ducts in a townhouse with the air handler in the attic?
Yes. Many townhouses keep the air handler in the attic or a closet on the top floor. All we need is a clear path to it; tell us about the access when you book so the crew brings the right ladder.
How much does air duct cleaning cost in Chantilly?
$598 for Whole Home Air Duct Cleaning on a home up to 2,000 square feet with one system, $298 for Return Air Duct Cleaning, and $1,798 with an ActivePure air scrubber installed. A dryer vent is $299 on its own or $199 added to a duct cleaning.
Is it worth it?
Sometimes, and the camera is how you find out. If the duct walls are furred over, cleaning takes that out of the loop your air runs through, and the before and after are obvious. If the metal is clean, it isn’t worth doing and we’ll say so. The EPA’s position is that routine cleaning hasn’t been shown to prevent health problems, so we don’t sell it that way.
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See inside your ducts first.
Call, or book online and pick a window. The camera look takes about ten minutes and costs nothing, including when yours turn out to be fine.
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