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Same-day air duct service in Novato, CA

Air Duct Servicesin Novato, CA

From coastal homes that open their windows half the year to inland homes sealed against the heat, Novato duct systems collect a California mix of dust, pollen and smoke residue. Free inspections, same-day service and a camera view of your own ducts before we recommend anything.

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Air Duct Service Co — Novato, CA

Every air duct service, one Novato call

Cleaning, inspection, repair, installation, sealing and commercial work - the full air duct service list for Novato, with free inspections and the same crew on every job. This page covers air duct in Novato, CA end to end — the services, the local picture and the ZIP codes served.

Technician feeding an air whip into a floor vent in a home living room Cleaning & Care Air Duct Cleaning

Our negative-air machine seals onto the main trunk duct and puts the whole system under suction first. Then each run is scrubbed individually, so years of dust and debris travel one way only — out of the ducts and into the machine. Around Novato, a cleaning after smoke season clears what the returns collected while the skies were gray. Booking air duct cleaning in Novato, CA takes one call, and the tech arrives with everything the job needs.

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Technician inspecting a ceiling return vent with a flashlight inside a home Cleaning & Care Air Duct Inspection

For a Novato home you just bought, the inspection shows the condition of the one system nobody ever shows buyers. A camera goes inside your ductwork so you can see exactly what's in there — buildup, damage or blockages — before we recommend anything. Inspections are free. That local standard is what air duct inspection in Novato, CA means with Air Duct Service Co.

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Technician joining a duct section back together in a home attic Repair Air Duct Repair

Crushed, torn or disconnected ducts leak the air you pay to heat and cool. Around Novato, we repair original metal systems and modern flex retrofits alike. We repair and rebuild damaged sections so airflow is strong and even again. Booking air duct repair in Novato, CA takes one call, and the tech arrives with everything the job needs.

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Technician connecting a new flex duct to the furnace inside a home Install & Replace Air Duct Installation

New duct runs for additions, remodels and system upgrades — sized, sealed and balanced so every room gets its share of heating and cooling. In Novato, ADUs and garage conversions get ductwork sized for the space, not tied in as an afterthought. Air Duct Installation in Novato, CA starts with a real look at the problem — never a guess over the phone.

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Technician brushing mastic sealant onto a duct joint in a home attic Repair Air Duct Sealing

Leaky joints quietly waste a big share of your airflow. We seal seams and connections with professional mastic for a tighter, more efficient system. Around Novato, we replace heat-dried tape with professional mastic at seams, boots and plenum connections. Air Duct Sealing in Novato, CA is one call away, every day of the week.

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Two technicians cleaning the ductwork in a home with a professional duct machine Cleaning & Care Commercial Air Duct Cleaning

Offices, restaurants, retail and multi-unit buildings across Novato — scheduled commercial duct cleaning with the same negative-air machine sealed onto the trunk, keeping your space comfortable, compliant and breathing clean. In Marin County, property managers get a camera record of each system - useful documentation after smoke season for tenants and insurers alike. That local standard is what commercial air duct cleaning in Novato, CA means with Air Duct Service Co.

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Need something else — a damper, a blower, a smoke problem, a bird in the flue? We cover all 27 air duct specialties. Call (888) 258-5005 and describe it.

Local conditions

Novato ducts have Novato problems

A duct system in Novato may face wildfire smoke, valley heat, coastal moisture or all three across the year. This is what we actually find here, and what we check on every visit.

Wildfire smoke settles in the ducts

Smoke is the finest dust there is, and during fire season it penetrates homes across Novato even with windows shut. The duct system collects it in the trunk and returns, and after the skies clear the house keeps recirculating that residue - and its smell - until the system is cleaned from the trunk out.

Open-window seasons load the system

California's mild months are open-window months, and everything outside - pollen, road dust, construction grit - comes in and a share of it settles into the returns. By the time the house closes up for summer heat or winter rain, the system has stored a season of it.

Pollen nearly all year

With something blooming in California in almost every month, pollen is not a season here so much as a rotation - trees, grasses, weeds in turn. Return ducts collect each wave, and allergy households feel the stored load most when the house is sealed tight.

ADUs, conversions and additions

Garage conversions and accessory units are going up across Novato, and their ductwork is often the last thing planned - tied into a trunk that was never sized for another room. Those spaces stay uncomfortable until the run is installed, sealed and balanced properly.

Novato sits in Marin County, and the ZIP list at the bottom of this page covers 3 serviceable ZIP codes — 94945 through 94949. The closest served neighbors are San Rafael, Fairfax, San Anselmo, and every one of them is covered by the same crews, the same day, under the same number: (888) 258-5005.

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How it works

How it works in Novato, CA

Every Novato visit runs the same way — booked in one call, checked inside the ducts, and finished with the before-and-after shown to you, not just described.

1. You call, we book

Call (888) 258-5005 and tell us what the house is telling you — dust that comes back within days, rooms that never quite cool, airflow that feels weak. We book a local Novato tech, same day whenever a slot is open.

2. Free duct inspection

The visit starts with a look inside the ductwork — at the registers and at the main trunk — so the diagnosis is something you can see for yourself, and the inspection is free.

3. The work itself

A negative-air machine seals onto the main trunk and pulls debris out under vacuum while each register is cleaned in turn, so the dust leaves through the machine — not into your Novato home.

4. Before and after, shown

You see inside the ducts before we start and after we finish, and any work beyond the cleaning is priced and agreed before it begins. Estimates are always free.

Reviews

Novato reviews


5 stars — based on 100+ reviews. Novato homeowners rate Air Duct Service Co five stars across Google and Facebook, and they mention the same things: the free inspection, the sealed negative-air setup that keeps the dust out of the house, and ducts they could see before and after. Call (888) 258-5005 and put us to the same test.

Questions

Asked the way Novato asks

The smoke is gone but my house still smells like it - why?

Because the ductwork kept it. Fine smoke particles settled into the dust inside your trunk and returns during the event, and every cycle since has released a little back into the rooms. In Novato, a cleaning from the main trunk out removes that stored residue, and the startup smell goes with it.

Can cleaning help after wildfire smoke exposure?

It removes the indoor reservoir: smoke that settled into duct dust keeps recirculating long after outdoor air clears. Cleaning the trunk and returns, plus a fresh high-quality filter, is the combination Marin County homeowners use to close out a smoke season indoors.

Why does one room never cool like the rest?

Usually the run serving it: a separated attic joint, a kinked flex run, or a conversion room tied into an undersized trunk. In Novato we trace the run on the inspection camera, and repair, sealing or a properly sized new run fixes it at the cause.

What are the signs my ducts are leaking?

Rooms that lag the thermostat, long AC cycles on ordinary days, dust returning soon after cleaning and weak airflow at distant registers. In attic systems across Novato, heat-dried tape and shifted joints are the standing culprits, and mastic sealing is the lasting fix.

Will sealing ducts help my energy use?

In inland Novato homes with attic systems, leaks spill cooled air into a hot attic on every cycle, and sealing them means the equipment runs less to hold temperature. We leak-check on every inspection and tell you plainly which work would actually pay off.

Do you give prices over the phone?

No — and be wary of anyone who does. Every duct system is a different size and condition, so a phone price is a guess that changes at your door. Our inspections and estimates are free: a tech looks inside your actual ductwork first, then gives you one clear price before any work starts.

Where we work

Novato, CA ZIP codes we serve

Air Duct Service Co is a national company with local technicians serving Novato street addresses across the ZIP codes below — same-day service and free estimates, every day 8 AM – 8 PM. More of California is covered from our California page. The Novato list below covers 3 ZIP codes, 94945 through 94949.

94945 94947 94949

Don't see your ZIP? Novato also uses P.O. Box and single-organization ZIP codes that have no street addresses — call (888) 258-5005 and we will confirm coverage for your street address on the call.

Also serving nearby: San Rafael, CA · Fairfax, CA · San Anselmo, CA · Larkspur, CA · Petaluma, CA · Corte Madera, CA.

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