Maple Leaf, King County
The minimum for air duct cleaning in Maple Leaf is $525, which covers a compact single-furnace house. Larger duct systems cost more in proportion to their openings: we count every supply register and return grille, add the furnace cabinet, and quote from that tally. A second furnace, or ducts buried in a low crawl space, extends the day and the price.
Typical investment
From $525
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Maple Leaf homes.
A Level 1 review of everything reachable, raised to a Level 2 camera scan when a question stays open
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The whole flue brushed, using heads picked for the liner's size and shape
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A photo assessment that distinguishes surface wear from structural damage
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Camera survey and measurements taken before any liner is chosen
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Measurement of each flue, or of the crown when a single cap will span several
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Glass removed, cleaned and checked for a sound gasket
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Maple Leaf north of 85th Street came into Seattle late. The city's commercial district survey records two annexations north of that street in 1950 followed by bigger ones in 1953-54, after which Seattle ended at 145th Street. For ZIP area 98115, Maple Leaf's tabulation area, the Census puts the median construction year at 1962. Ductwork installed with a house of that age has been moving air for six decades.
Oil heat lingers in North Seattle's mid-century districts more than elsewhere. By the Census count, fuel oil is the main heat for 5.8 percent of households across the 98115 ZIP area and for 4.7 percent in 98125, against 0.8 percent in 98107. Three eras of building are almost equally represented in 98115, with about a fifth of homes from before 1940 and roughly one in seven from each of the next two decades.
The survey reports the fuel a household uses now, not what it used before, and it does not record ducts. What we can say from the equipment itself is this: where a forced-air furnace has been replaced, whether oil to gas or old gas to new, the installer normally connects the new unit to the existing ducts. So the duct system is often the oldest part of the heating in the house. When cleaning one, we photograph the area around the furnace connection first, because that is where residue from the earlier unit shows.
Every air duct cleaning we do in Maple Leaf includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowSheet-metal ducts do not wear out, so they are rarely replaced, and nobody opens them. Over decades they accumulate construction dust from each remodel, pet hair, and fine debris drawn in through leaky return joints in the crawl space or basement. The furnace filter catches only what passes through it. Whatever settles upstream or falls into a floor register stays there until someone removes it.
We trace the supply and return paths, count the openings and photograph the inside of a main trunk.
We cover the registers and hook up the collector so the whole system pulls toward one point.
Each run is worked starting at its register and ending at the trunk; the trunks follow, and the return side comes last.
Access holes are closed with sheet-metal patches, registers are refitted and the photos are reviewed with you.
What this work is quoted at for Maple Leaf homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Maple Leaf | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Air Duct Cleaning | From $525 | Whole HVAC system — trunks, branches and every register |
| Chimney Sweep | $209–$459 | 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 $1,900 | 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 Maple Leaf. 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.
Maple Leaf is a hilltop neighborhood that reaches 466 feet at 92nd Street and Roosevelt Way, with houses from before 1940 through the 1950s, on both sides of the old city limit at 85th Street.
Maple LeafKing County, WA · 47.696, -122.317
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.
Lift a floor register and look with a flashlight, or ask us to photograph a trunk line. If the metal is clean, we will say so. Not every house needs this service.
We make no promise on that. The reasons to clean are dust, odor and debris, not a guaranteed saving.
Small gaps at accessible joints can be sealed during the visit. A full duct-sealing project belongs to a heating contractor and is quoted by them.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
