Air Duct Cleaning in Guadalupe, CA

It's the main thing we deal with in Guadalupe. Most homes here are pre-1950 or mid-century on raised foundations, and the forced-air duct was added later, run through the crawlspace instead of built into the house. That puts flex and sheet metal in the dampest, dustiest part of the property. With ag dust off the vegetable fields, wind-blown sand from the dunes side, and fog rolling in most mornings, crawlspace duct here picks up a damp, fine grit that packs into the low spots and joints. We inspect the crawlspace runs before we quote anything, because the condition down there usually tells us more than the registers do.

Separated or sagging joints are the most common find. Older crawlspace runs were often hung with strapping that loosens over years, and once a joint pulls apart it starts pulling crawlspace air (meaning sand and soil particulate) straight into the system. We also see crushed sections where someone has worked under the house, and flex duct whose outer jacket has gone brittle. In homes that still have the original floor or wall furnace plus a later forced-air system, we sometimes find abandoned duct left in place and still connected at one end. Damp fine sand sitting in the bottom of a run is routine here, not unusual.