How Much Does Air Duct Cleaning Cost In Boise? $49 To $1,000+ — Here’s Why.
The price is set by the equipment, and the equipment decides how much of your duct system actually gets cleaned. A $49 job cleans the few feet of duct behind each vent. A real whole-system cleaning runs about $400 to $1,000+ depending on the size of your home. Two minutes on this page and you’ll know which one any quote is.The price is set by the equipment, and the equipment decides how much of your ducts get cleaned. $49 cleans the few feet behind each vent. A real whole-system cleaning runs about $400 to $1,000+ by home size.
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Here’s what each one actually buys.
Two Kinds Of “Duct Cleaning.” Two Very Different Prices.
Same words on the ad. Not the same job. Here is what each price band buys you, side by side. Anything priced in between is a grey area — the five questions further down will tell you which one it really is.
- EquipmentA spinning brush or air-whip pushed in through each vent (Rotobrush / Ram-Air style units).
- Time in your homeAbout 1 to 1½ hours.
- What gets cleanedThe last few feet of duct behind each vent.
- What gets skippedThe main ducts (the trunk), the box where every duct meets the furnace (the plenum), and the long runs in between — where most of the dirt is.
- What happens nextThe low price books you. The “full” service and the add-ons show up once they’re in your house.
- EquipmentA truck-mounted vacuum (or portable truck-mount) that puts your whole duct system under suction, brushes and air tools for every run, an inspection camera, and tools to open the main ducts and plenums.
- Time in your homeAbout 2½ to 4½ hours.
- What gets cleanedEvery vent and the duct behind it, the main ducts, both plenums (the boxes on the furnace) and the furnace coil.
- What gets skippedNothing. The camera runs while we clean so you can see it.
- What happens nextNothing. The price was set by square footage before we arrived.
- Vent (register)
- The grille in the wall, floor or ceiling where air comes out.
- Main duct (trunk)
- The big duct every room’s duct branches off of.
- Plenum
- The metal box on the furnace where all the ducts connect.
- Vacuum truck
- A truck-mounted vacuum that pulls the dirt out of the whole system at once.
Why the real range runs from $400 to $1,000+? Square footage and the number of furnaces. A 1,300 sq ft condo and a 3,400 sq ft two-furnace home are not the same amount of duct. Our price by home size ↓
You’re Not Paying For A Markup. You’re Paying For The Truck.
Whole-system equipment costs real money to own, run and train on. That is the entire reason one company can charge $49 and another has to charge $700 for the same address. These are ours.
The Low Price Is There To Beat The Competition And Book You. Then It Changes.
This is the pattern we hear about from homeowners every week. It is not illegal. It is just not what the ad said.
- 1They book you cheap.Anywhere from $49 to $299 — the “whole house special.” The number is built to be the lowest one you see.
- 2It’s not all-inclusive once they arrive.The returns, the trunk, the plenums, the coil, “deep clean,” the second furnace — each one is an extra you have to buy to get the full service.
- 3The fees land at the end.Per-vent charges, equipment fees and “findings” get added to the final bill, after the work is done and you’re standing in your own kitchen.
Ask any company these five questions before you book
- Is your vacuum truck-mounted, or is it a brush that goes in through the vent?
- Do you open and clean the main ducts and the plenums on the furnace?
- Does the price include the returns, the trunk lines, the plenums and the furnace coil — or are those extras?
- Will I see the inside of my ducts on camera?
- Is the number you just gave me the number on the invoice?
A whole-system company answers all five in about ten seconds. Every duct cleaning scam we run into in the valley →
Certification Isn’t Hard To Get. You Just Have To Be Legitimate.
What NADCA / QUADCA certification means
Two things. The company uses proper whole-system equipment, and its technicians passed testing on the correct cleaning procedures. That is it. Any legitimate company can meet it.
What “uncertified” means
They did not meet those qualifications. Usually that is the equipment — a brush through the vent does not count as whole-system cleaning, no matter what the ad calls it.
Where we stand
Dirty Ducts Boise is QUADCA-certified — one of two companies in Idaho. Vacuum truck, camera on every job, main ducts and plenums opened on every job. What QUADCA-certified actually means →
$0.35 Per Square Foot. Whole System. Set Before We Arrive.
The only thing that changes our price is the size of your home. Not the access, not the condition, not what the tech “finds.” A second furnace is $249 and we tell you that when we quote, not in your mechanical room.
Every job includes
- Every vent and every duct behind it, cleaned end to end
- The main ducts and both plenums (the boxes on the furnace), opened and cleaned by hand
- Furnace evaporator coil
- Camera inspection, before and after, on your phone
- Truck-mounted negative air, 14,000+ CFM
- No trip charge, any city in the valley
- 3-month workmanship warranty
Not on the list: hook-up fees, trip charges, per-vent charges, “deep clean” surcharges, mold scares. We don’t have them. Dryer vent and bathroom exhaust cleaning are optional add-ons, priced on the site, and always your choice.
Questions People Ask Right After This One
Heated living space — what the county assessor lists as finished square footage. Garages and unfinished basements do not count unless they are ducted.
No. Price is by square footage only. Attic runs take us longer; that is our problem, not yours.
$399. That covers small homes, condos and townhomes up to about 1,300 sq ft.
Because the second system usually serves a smaller area and shares the same truck setup. $249 covers its trunk, plenums and coil, cleaned and filmed like the first.
$119 for a side-wall exit or $149 for a roof exit; repeat customers within two years pay $96. Added to a duct cleaning it is $49 either way. Dryer vent cleaning, explained →
No. The price is the same for everyone, every day, which is how we keep it honest. The one exception is the $49 dryer vent bundle, because the truck is already in your driveway.
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