FreshDuct
Air Duct Cleaning in Footscray
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Workers’ cottages, renovated weatherboards and new apartments near the river: we clean Footscray ducts outlet by outlet and show you the before and after.
Inner west, inner-west dust
Footscray, in the City of Maribyrnong, is one of Melbourne’s oldest working suburbs. Victorian and Edwardian workers’ cottages and weatherboards fill the streets around the station and the market, and new apartment buildings keep rising near the river and the town centre.
The inner west is busy country: freight routes, the port and industrial areas nearby put a lot of fine dust into the air. Return-air filters in Footscray homes go grey quickly, and the ducts behind them follow.
Renovated cottages often have ducted heating squeezed under the floor or into a low roof, while apartments run compact ducted reverse cycle in ceiling bulkheads. Both are easy to forget about, and both benefit from a proper clean.
Footscray VIC 3011 · City of Maribyrnong
How Footscray homes are usually ducted
Victorian and Edwardian cottages
Small homes with ducted heating fitted under the floor in a renovation, often with the heater itself in the subfloor.
Converted shops and terraces
Homes above or behind old shopfronts, with ducting routed around party walls and old structure.
New apartment buildings
Compact ducted reverse cycle with a small ceiling filter that darkens quickly in inner-west air.
Three things we see a lot in Footscray
Freight and port dust
Truck routes, the port and nearby industry keep fine dark dust in the air. Filters and outlets here darken quickly.
Restumped and relevelled cottages
When an old cottage is restumped, the floor moves and underfloor ducting can pull away from its outlets.
New apartments, building dust
Apartments in new buildings often start with plaster and building dust already in the ducts.
Signs a Footscray home is due for a duct clean
- Black dust on the window sills Dark dust that returns soon after cleaning is often being drawn in and blown out by the system.
- A cold room after restumping Restumping can loosen underfloor runs from their outlets.
- A stuffy apartment when the system runs Compact apartment systems recirculate a lot of air, and a clogged filter makes it feel stale.
- A dark, clogged return-air grille Inner-west dust shows up on the return air first.
Same duct. Same angle. One clean.
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BeforeAfter
Duct repair & replacement in Footscray
Ducting fitted into old cottages has to bend around stumps, pipes and joists, and runs get squashed when other trades work under the house. A cold room is often the giveaway.
We photograph any damage while cleaning, explain it simply and quote the repair before we touch it. If it’s one loose run, that’s all we’ll quote.
What we check and fix
- Crushed, torn or disconnected ducts found and photographed
- Repairs quoted before any work
- Whole runs replaced only when they’re past saving
- Outlet boots, grilles and return-air fittings refitted or replaced
Ducted heating cleaning before a Footscray winter
Footscray’s weatherboards and brick cottages lose heat quickly, and on cold nights the heating runs for hours. Any port or freight dust sitting in the ducts is blown straight into the room.
Cleaning before winter clears the outlets, ducts and filter. In apartments, a fresh filter after the clean keeps the inner-west dust at bay for longer.
See what comes out of a ducted system
Real FreshDuct jobs, filmed by our crews. Hit play — this is the difference a proper clean makes.
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A whole-system clean — not just the vent covers
In cottages with underfloor ducting we check what we can see of each run from the outlet, because tight subfloors are where crushed ducting usually hides.
- Free inspection of your system before we start
- Every outlet and grille cleaned
- The full duct run cleaned
- Return-air duct, grille & filter cleaned
- Dust captured by negative-pressure vacuum collection
- Optional sanitise & deodorise
- Damaged or disconnected ducts photographed and explained
- Before & after photos of the work
What we actually find inside ducts
Real photos from FreshDuct duct cleans in Melbourne homes. Tap or hover to pause.
What our customers say about us
“I am very impressed with Gabriel and his team, they were very professional with their job, he taught me what am suppose to know about vent and how to take care of it. They did an amazing job, will call them again for next time.”
“We appreciate Manny’s job and all the cleaning that they did in our house. We had a bad problem with pet stains and bad smell in our carpet and the air duct but thanks to Freshduct air duct cleaning our house smell fresh and clean again.”
“They was highly professional and did a great job cleaning our ducts/vents! They were very clear up front about pricing & what was included in the service, and were very thorough doing the actual work.”
How It Works?
Four simple steps from quote to clean air.
Fill the form
Tell us about your home in about a minute — or call 04 3191 8137.
Get estimate
A free, firm quote upfront. No call-out fee, no hidden costs.
Pick service time
Choose a time that suits you — we work 7 days a week.
Your pro arrives!
A police-checked, fully insured technician inspects, cleans and photographs everything. You pay after the job.
You will know us when you see us
Branded vans, uniformed technicians, professional equipment — the same documented FreshDuct standard on every job.
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No call-out fee
We come to you and quote for free — no fee just for turning up.
Pay after the job
You see the result and the photos first, then you pay.
100% satisfaction
Not happy with any part of the clean? We come back and re-clean it.
Before & after photos
Every job is photographed before and after, and the photos are yours to keep.
Frequently Asked Questions
We live near a truck route. Is that black dust getting into our ducts?
Some of it, yes. Fine traffic dust is drawn in through the return air and settles on the filter and in the ducts. A clean and a fresh filter clear it.
Our cottage was restumped. Could that have disturbed the ducts?
It can. When a floor is relevelled, underfloor ducting can pull away from its outlets. We check the runs we can reach and photograph anything loose.
Can you clean before we sell or lease?
Yes. We photograph every outlet before and after, which you can share with your agent or property manager.
How often should we clean near a busy freight route?
Every one to two years, with a check of the return-air filter in between.
Can dirty ducts cause a musty smell?
Yes. Dust and debris in the ducts and on the return-air filter hold odours, and damp ducts can grow mould. A whole-system clean removes the build-up; if there’s a moisture problem behind it, we’ll show you.
Do you clean commercial premises?
Yes — offices, clinics, shops and strata common areas. Tell us about the site in the form and we’ll arrange an inspection and quote.
When do I pay?
After the job is done and you’ve seen the before & after photos. Cash, card or bank transfer.
What if I’m not happy?
Tell us. If something isn’t right, we come back and re-clean — that’s our 100% satisfaction commitment.
Are your technicians insured and police-checked?
Yes. Police-checked technicians, NDIS Worker Screening checks, and full public liability and business insurance.
Duct cleaning around Footscray
We clean ducted systems in Footscray and across the inner west, 7 days a week. West Footscray, Seddon, Yarraville, Maidstone, Maribyrnong and Kingsville are all on our regular run — send us your suburb and we’ll fit you in on the next run.
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