Meet the Team - Linden Air Duct San Francisco

Meet the San Francisco Team Behind Linden Air Duct San Francisco

We’ve been cleaning and repairing ductwork in San Francisco homes since 2004, and the crew we send into your house is the reason people keep calling us back. Every technician who wears the Linden badge has passed a background check, carries photo ID, and arrives in a clean, marked uniform. Before anyone steps onto your property, you’ll know their name and see their face. That’s not a courtesy. It’s how we’ve always operated, and it’s the only way Marcus Veale will run a jobsite.

Our People

Marcus Veale, Owner

Marcus Veale has been running Linden Air Duct San Francisco since 2004, and he still walks jobsites when a system is particularly stubborn. He started in this trade because he got tired of watching homeowners get quoted one price over the phone and a different one when the van pulled up. His approach is simple: put the price in writing before any work begins, and back every repair with a written guarantee for 365 days. If a covered repair fails, Linden returns at no charge, no argument. Marcus is the one who answers when a customer wants to talk to the owner, and he’s been known to snap photos of a furnace closet that hasn’t been opened since the Reagan administration. He’ll tell you about it if it helps you understand what’s happening in your own home.

David R., Lead Technician

David has been cleaning air ducts in the Bay Area for over a decade, and he’s the person we send when a system has been neglected for years. He’s certified on Rotobrush and Nikro negative-pressure extraction equipment and has a particular talent for retrofitted Victorian ductwork, which is its own kind of puzzle in neighborhoods like Noe Valley and Potrero Hill. David is the one who will point out a disconnected return run or a collapsed flex duct and explain, in plain English, what it means for your air quality and your heating bill. Off the clock, he rebuilds vintage Japanese motorcycles, which explains the patience he brings to a thirty-year-old plenum covered in fifty years of dust.

Lena P., Dryer Vent Specialist

Lena handles most of our dryer vent cleaning and she’s the reason we can tell you, with confidence, when a vent is a fire waiting to happen. She’s trained on the full range of dryer vent systems, including the lint trap bypass configurations common in stacked laundry closets in SoMa condos and Marina District apartments. Lena is known for showing customers the before-and-after photos of their own vent on her tablet before she leaves, so you can see exactly what was removed. She keeps a well-organized van and has strong opinions about fabric softener buildup, which she’ll share if you ask. Her current record for lint removed from a single residential dryer vent is just under twelve pounds, and she can tell you exactly which building it happened in.

Anthony M., Air Duct Repair Tech

Anthony joined Linden after years in commercial HVAC, and he brought with him a meticulous approach to duct sealing and repair. He’s our go-to for leaking supply plenums, crushed return lines, and the kind of aluminum tape catastrophe a previous handyman left behind. Every repair Anthony makes is documented, photographed, and covered under our written 365-day guarantee. If something doesn’t hold, he’s the one coming back, and he takes that personally. Anthony lives in the Outer Sunset and has been known to arrive early to jobs west of Twin Peaks because, in his words, the fog keeps the traffic predictable. He’s also fluent in Spanish, which helps when he’s explaining a repair scope to a homeowner who’d rather hear it in their first language.

One Standard, Every Job

The Threshold Standard is the backbone of how we hire, how we train, and how we show up at your door. Every technician at Linden Air Duct San Francisco is background-checked and identity-verified before they ever put on the uniform. You receive their name and photo before the visit, and they show a photo ID badge when you answer the door. That’s non-negotiable, and it applies to every job from a studio apartment in the Tenderloin to a single-family home in the Richmond. Marcus Veale has held the team to this standard since 2004, and it’s the same standard applied across the CA network that Linden belongs to as part of the Threshold Group family. The equipment is trade-grade Rotobrush and Nikro, the pricing is written before work starts, and the phone is answered by a live person, any hour you call.

Written by Marcus Veale, Owner at Linden Air Duct San Francisco, serving San Francisco since 2004.