Courtesy Duct Kings
By LEE COLEMAN
Duct Kings, a new business specializing in professional air duct cleaning, dryer vent cleaning and mold removal, has opened at 5 Knabner Road in Mechanicville.
James Kennedy, owner of KPM Restoration, and Dan Kirchner started the business eight months ago and serve Saratoga County, Albany County, Schenectady, Troy, and southern Warren County.
“Being in the restoration world, we have seen many fires that have started due to clogged dryer vents. This is an easily preventable issue,” said Kirchner, who did work for Kennedy’s fire and water restoration business.
“Along the same lines we have done many restoration projects on properties with mold, water and fire damage. The air ducts in these properties are affected and need to be cleaned for healthy air quality,” he said.
“We are fully licensed, certified and insured. We serve residential homes, businesses and institutions with the same dedication to quality and attention to detail,” Kirchner and Kennedy said in a joint statement.
“Our commitment is simple: to provide exceptional service that ensures the air quality and safety of your property,” they said.
Kirchner said it took Duct Kings a couple of months to develop a good system that is now in place. The company employs a three-person field tech crew and one office person. “We are looking to add another service van and another field tech team,” he said.
He said that regular air duct cleaning improves the indoor air quality. People sometimes get sick because of clogged air ducts and associated mold and dust. Kennedy and Kirchner recommend that residential and commercial air duct systems be cleaned every two or three years.
Using the example of a 2,000-square-foot home, Kirchner said a duct cleaning would cost approximately $700. A dryer vent cleaning costs $99.
When a home’s ducts are cleaned on a regular basis it decreases the home’s energy bills because the furnace runs more efficiently. “Over the course of three years, the home would save $700 on energy bills,” Kirchner said.
For more information on Duct Kings see: info@ductkingsny.com.
KPM Restoration, which been in business for more than a dozen years, is also located in Mechanicville.