Bellevue, King County
Air duct cleaning in Bellevue starts at $525 for a typical forced-air house and goes up with the number of registers, the length of the trunk lines and how the system is laid out. It is a bigger job than it sounds, with every supply and return run opened and cleaned under negative pressure. It is also a job that many homes do not need, and we would rather say so than sell it.
Typical investment
From $525
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Bellevue homes.
Level 1 or Level 2 inspection, with a camera scan where warranted
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Complete sweep of the flue and firebox, protected by drop cloths and HEPA filtration
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Restoration of brick, mortar joints and firebox
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A stainless-steel or ceramic liner run the full height of the flue
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A stainless cap fitted to your flue's exact dimensions
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Cleaning of the burner, pilot and valve assembly
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Most requests come from Bellevue's detached houses with forced-air furnaces, in neighborhoods such as Lake Hills, Newport, Woodridge or Bridle Trails, where a system may have run for decades without anyone opening the ducts. Condo owners downtown ask too, but their options depend on how the building's heating is set up and what the association allows.
Bellevue's housing is close to an even split: in the state's 2020 base, 32,823 of 64,688 units were single-unit homes and 31,860 sat in buildings of two or more units. The city's own profile of Downtown alone counts about 9,881 housing units.
In a detached house, the forced-air system belongs to you and we can clean it end to end. In a condo building, part of the ducting may be shared or maintained by the association, so the first step is finding out what serves your unit alone before anything is quoted.
Every air duct cleaning we do in Bellevue includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe good reasons to clean ducts in Bellevue are specific: a remodel that pulled drywall and sawdust into the returns, water that got into ductwork, visible mold at a register, pests, or a previous owner who smoked indoors. Without one of those, a better filter and a clean return grille often do more for your air. We look at the system first and tell you which case you are in.
In 2023, according to the regional clean air agency, household wood heating was enough to send King County's fine particles past its health target on up to three days of winter. On days like those the agency can call a burn ban, when wood fireplaces and uncertified stoves must stay unlit.
Duct cleaning does not filter that smoke. If your concern is winter air quality, a well-fitted furnace filter and following ban notices, posted online and at 800-595-4341, do more than cleaning the ducts.
We open a few registers and the return, and tell you honestly whether cleaning will make a difference.
Registers are covered and a negative-pressure collector is attached so loosened dust leaves the house.
Brushes and air whips work through the supply and return lines, and registers are removed and washed.
Before and after photos, a note on the filter to use, and anything we saw in the blower area.
What this work is quoted at for Bellevue homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Bellevue | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Air Duct Cleaning | From $525 | Whole HVAC system — trunks, branches and every register |
| Chimney Sweep | $189–$449 | Full flue swept, Level 1 inspection included |
| Chimney Inspection | $99 plus tax | Level 1 visual; Level 2 adds a full camera scan |
| Chimney Relining | From $1,895 | Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance |
| Chimney Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Bellevue. The exact figure is set on site after a $99 inspection (credited toward the job if you go ahead), and you approve it before any work starts.
Western Washington winters are humid as well as wet: January relative humidity typically ranges from about 87 percent in the early morning to 78 percent in the afternoon, and Bellevue's heaviest rain comes in November.
Ducts that run through a crawl space or a garage, or that took on water in a leak, are where that moisture can turn into a musty smell or mold at the registers. Those are the Bellevue cases where cleaning is worth it, once the water source has been fixed.
Bellevue is the Eastside's largest city and a major regional job center between Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish, on Lake Washington, with a mix of mid-century neighborhoods, older established homes and dense new construction downtown. We work every part of it — Downtown, Crossroads, Factoria, Newport, Somerset, Bridle Trails included.
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Before and after
Illustrations of what each repair changes on a typical chimney — not photos of a specific job.
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Four steps, each one on paper — so you always know what happens next.
Choose a genuine opening on the crew's calendar. Confirmation is immediate.
Liner, crown, cap, flashing and masonry examined in order — each finding photographed.
One document, plain numbers, covering only the work your chimney genuinely needs.
The repair is completed, then handed over with before-and-after photos of every item.
From $525 for a typical house. More registers, longer runs or a second system add to it, and the quote is set after we see the layout.
There is no fixed schedule. Clean them when something has gotten in, like remodel dust, water, mold or pests. Otherwise, keep up with filters.
Not much. Outdoor smoke comes in with outdoor air, not from the ducts. A good furnace filter, changed on time, does more on those days.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
