How CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Schaumburg Was Born in Schaumburg
Back in 2013, the air duct cleaning industry in Schaumburg was a mess of $79 coupons and shop vacs run for ten minutes at one register. We saw it firsthand. A homeowner in the Weathersfield neighborhood called us in tears after paying a teaser rate, then watching the final invoice climb past $600 for “extra vents” and “sanitizer” she never agreed to. The ducts looked the same coming out as going in. No photos. No proof. Just a handshake and a hard sell.
That same week, we opened the Schaumburg branch of CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning. We made two promises that day. First: every run gets photographed before and after, because a customer deserves to see the difference between real work and vacuum noise. Second: one flat price per system, agreed in writing before anyone touches a tool. No per-vent games. No door upsells. Thirteen years later, those two promises are still the first things we say to every caller from Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, or Elk Grove Village.
Tomas Reyes’s Personal Connection to the Air Duct Cleaning Trade
Tomas Reyes didn’t stumble into this work. He was pulled into it by the physics of airflow itself.
Back when he was still working maintenance for a property group in Palatine, a building kept throwing the same complaint: second-floor units ran constantly but never cooled. Three HVAC contractors replaced capacitors, charged refrigerant, billed handsomely. Nothing changed. Tomas climbed into the plenum himself one July afternoon when the attic hit 115 degrees. The flex duct to those units had collapsed internally, pinched flat like a straw. You couldn’t see it from the register. You had to follow the run. When he cut it open, a decade of gray lint and construction debris spilled onto his boots. The smell was wet cardboard and old dust. He rebuilt that run with proper supports, photographed every connection, and the temperature dropped six degrees that same afternoon.
That was the moment. Not the fix itself, but what came after. The tenant, a woman in her seventies, stood in her kitchen and just breathed. Deep, unhurried breaths. She’d been sleeping with her windows open for two summers because the air felt wrong and no one believed her.
Tomas had found something hidden that affected someone’s daily life, something invisible until you looked properly. That’s what gets him out of bed. If he weren’t doing this, he’d probably be in some other trade where the problem and the proof are equally concrete. Carpentry, maybe. Something you can measure and show. But he’s here, thirteen years into ductwork, because the air people breathe in their own homes is personal. You can’t fake the before-and-after. The camera doesn’t flatter.
He still climbs into attics when the crew finds something unusual. Still comes home with fiberglass in his forearms. Still looks at the photos first thing in the morning.
Meet Tomas Reyes - The Person Behind Every Job
Tomas Reyes is the Owner and Founder of CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Schaumburg. He holds state licensure for HVAC and duct cleaning work in Illinois, carries full insurance and bonding, and has trained directly on Rotobrush and Nikro equipment systems used in residential airflow restoration.
What separates Tomas from a corporate franchise technician is simple: he’s the one who answers when something goes wrong. Not a regional manager. Not a customer service line. His cell number sits on the estimate sheet every customer signs, because Clause 1 of the Haven Standard is “have it in writing,” and Clause 5 is “no surprises” - including who takes responsibility if a surprise happens anyway.
Outside of work, Tomas rebuilds vintage bicycles in his garage in Schaumburg. The same patience he applies to truing a wheel, he applies to balancing airflow in a split-level in Arlington Heights. Every connection matters. Every measurement gets checked twice. His commitment to you is direct: if your ducts aren’t cleaner when we leave than when we arrived, you’ll see it in the photos, and we’ll make it right.
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AfterOur Promise to Schaumburg Homeowners
We operate under the Haven Standard, and we mean every clause.
Have it in writing. Every Schaumburg job starts with a flat price for the whole system, not per-vent arithmetic. The scope is printed, the warranty is printed, and both are signed before the van doors open. We learned this after watching too many neighbors in Mount Prospect and Des Plaines get handed a second clipboard halfway through a job.
Arrive on schedule. We give a real window, name the technician, and text when we’re on the way. Not because we’re unusually punctual people, but because your time is the one thing we can’t photograph and prove later.
Verified crews. Every pro working under our name in Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, and Elk Grove Village is required to hold the license and insurance Illinois requires. License numbers are on your estimate. Background checks are on file. This matters because we’re working inside your home, often while you’re at work yourself.
Evidence on every job. Before and after photos of every run, with timestamps. We started this in 2013 because it’s the only honest way to show the difference between a cleaned duct and a vacuumed register.
No surprises. No door upsell. No “while we’re in here” scope creep. The price on the signed estimate is the price on the final invoice. We’ve turned down jobs where the homeowner wanted add-ons mid-stream, because the Haven Standard doesn’t work if Clause 1 gets rewritten at the door.
Our Credentials
- State-licensed for HVAC and air duct cleaning work in Illinois
- Insured & bonded for residential work throughout Cook and DuPage counties
- Years of local experience serving Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Elk Grove Village, Palatine, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Des Plaines, Lombard, Elgin, Glenview, Northbrook, and Deerfield
- Strong local reputation built on documented results and repeat customers across the northwest suburbs
These credentials matter because air duct cleaning happens inside your home, often with you present or with access to your security system. A state license means someone verified our training. Insurance and bonding means if something goes wrong, you’re not chasing a personal bank account. Local experience means we know which Schaumburg subdivisions built in the 1980s have the original fiberglass ductboard that’s crumbling at the plenum, and which Elk Grove Village ranches have the flexible duct runs that sag over laundry rooms. That knowledge saves time, prevents damage, and shows up in the final result you can see in your own photos.
Rooted in Schaumburg
Our trucks leave from Schaumburg every morning, and they come back here every evening. Tomas lives here. The crew knows the difference between the older homes near Schaumburg Road and the newer construction around the Woodfield area, where builders often left construction debris in the duct runs that shows up as drywall dust for the first three years of occupancy. We’ve worked on houses within walking distance of the Spring Valley Nature Center, and we’ve worked in the townhome clusters off Meacham Road where shared duct systems need coordination with HOA managers.
We’re not pretending to be from everywhere. We’re from here. The Haven Standard gives us the documentation system, the buying power on equipment like Rotobrush and Honeywell media filters, and the accountability structure. But the license on the wall, the truck in your driveway, and the name on your estimate are local. That’s the deal.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Schaumburg, serving Schaumburg and the northwest suburbs since 2013.