Whole-home duct cleaning
Dryer vent cleaning
Camera inspection
Sanitizing & deodorizingWhole-system duct and dryer vent check with before-and-after photos - you see exactly what came out of your vents
That "$99 whole-house special" is a bait ad - the real number appears once they are in your hallway, or the "clean" is a shop-vac at the register. We photograph the inside of your ducts before and after instead.
Fast, Reliable Air Duct Cleaning Across Woodstock
Air duct cleaning in Woodstock typically costs $450 – $850 for a full residential system, with most single-family homes around Towne Lake and Downtown Woodstock landing near $550 – $700. The job takes 3 – 5 hours and includes the supply ducts, return ducts, air handler, and blower motor. If you’re noticing red clay dust on your registers months after move-in, you’re not imagining it. Call us at (762) 216-4075 and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in your ducts and what it costs to fix.
We dispatch crews to Woodstock every weekday, and our techs know the local housing stock well: 1990s subdivisions with original metal ductwork, 2010s builds with flex duct snaking through attics, and brand-new construction still shedding drywall fines. That local knowledge changes how we clean. A flex-duct house needs lower agitation pressure than rigid metal. A new-build needs source removal of construction debris, not just a vacuum pass. We plan for that before we arrive.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Marietta Is Woodstock’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Woodstock homeowners call us for the same reason they book everything else on their phone: they want to know who’s coming, when they’ll arrive, what it costs, and what got done. Every booking includes The Relay Standard. You get a live trackable arrival window, before-and-after photos of your actual ductwork, and a digital invoice you can pay from a link. No four-hour windows. No price shift at the door. Omar Haddad set that standard, and his crews are held to it on every single job.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and carry professional-grade gear: Rotobrush rotary brush systems for agitation, Nikro HEPA vacuums for containment, and Abatement Technologies negative air units when a system is badly contaminated. We do not run truck-mounted shop vacs out of a pickup. We run sealed extraction. That’s the difference between moving dust around and removing it.
We’re part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded 2005. Every job carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work isn’t right within a full year, we return and correct it at no charge. That’s not a sales line. It’s written into every booking.
Styles & brands we work with




Ductwork Cleaning in Woodstock
Ductwork Cleaning in Woodstock is a full system service that removes accumulated debris from the entire duct network, and in this city it often means excavating construction residue that’s been in the system since before you closed on the house. We clean supply runs, return runs, the trunk lines, boots, and the air handler. In Woodstock’s newer subdivisions, the debris is typically red clay dust, drywall fines, and stray construction trash like sawdust or even cut zip ties. In older homes around Downtown and along Main Street, it’s more likely years of pet dander, pollen, and rust scale from aging metal ducts. Either way, the process is the same: agitate, extract under negative pressure, and filter the exhaust through HEPA so nothing re-enters your living space.
Supply and Return Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts push conditioned air into your rooms. Return ducts pull room air back to the air handler. Both need cleaning in Woodstock, because construction dust settles in supply registers while return ducts act like a vacuum inlet for whatever’s airborne in the house. We clean both on every full-system job, not just the visible supply vents.
Full System Cleaning with Video Inspection
Before we start, we run a camera through your ducts. You see what we see. After the clean, we run it again and hand you the footage. Woodstock homeowners tell us this is the part they appreciate most: proof, not promises.
Air Duct Inspection in Woodstock
Air Duct Inspection in Woodstock is a standalone service we run for homeowners who suspect a problem but don’t want a full cleaning yet, and around Towne Lake we’re often called to inspect flexible duct runs that may have been crushed, disconnected, or chewed through by rodents. A camera inspection costs $99 and takes about an hour. You get a full visual report with stills and video, plus a written quote if cleaning or repair is needed. The written price is handed to you before any work starts. It does not change at the door.
Video Camera Inspection
We feed a high-resolution camera through every accessible main line and branch. In newer Woodstock flex-duct homes, we’re looking for kinks, tears, and disconnected collars. In older metal-duct homes, we’re looking for rust-through, separated joints, and debris dams. Either way, you’ll know exactly what’s inside before a single brush turns.
Post-Construction Duct Inspection
If you closed on a new build in the last 24 months and nobody cleaned the ducts before handover, a camera inspection will show it. We routinely find drywall mud, paint overspray, and clay dust caked on the inside of supply runs. Your builder’s punch list may not have included duct cleaning. That’s what this inspection documents.
Trusted Brands We Service in Woodstock
We work on every residential HVAC configuration found across Woodstock, from early-90s split systems in established neighborhoods to multi-zone heat pumps in new construction. We carry filters and UV components from Honeywell and Aprilaire, and we recommend whole-home media filters for Cherokee County’s clay-dust load. Our extraction units from Abatement Technologies and Nikro run sealed negative pressure so fine red clay never re-enters your ducts during the clean. If your system uses a specific filter cabinet or blower housing, we stock the common replacements for it and can have them on the truck for a same-day install.
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AfterCommon Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Woodstock Homes
- Red clay dust on registers in new construction. Builders leave registers open during drywall sanding and trim work, so construction dust settles deep in supply and return ducts before final walkthrough. Homeowners notice it when the blower motor throws red clay onto carpets months after move-in.
- Crushed or punctured flexible duct runs in attics. Flex duct gets pinched by crawlspace storage, kinked in tight attic spaces, or chewed by rodents. Once it’s breached, unfiltered attic air, pollen, and red clay bypass the filter and hit every register. Owners often write it off as “just new house dust.” It isn’t.
- Clogged air handlers and evaporator coils. Cherokee County’s clay-heavy soil produces fine particles that sail right through a standard 1-inch filter. The buildup drops system airflow, raises humidity complaints, and forces your AC to run harder through Woodstock’s humid summers.
- Pollen caked inside return ducts after spring. Woodstock’s pollen season is aggressive, and open windows during mild spring weeks pull a lot of it into the return side. Once it’s in there, it recirculates every time the fan runs, even after the outdoor pollen count drops.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Woodstock, GA
A full residential Air Duct Cleaning in Woodstock runs $450 – $850, with most standard single-family homes landing between $550 and $700. Conditioned spaces under 2,000 square feet with a single air handler are on the lower end. Two-story homes with multiple returns or a badly contaminated system push toward $800. Video inspection is $99 as a standalone service or included with a full cleaning. We give you one flat price per system, in writing, before any work begins. No per-vent add-ons, no upsell at the door. Call (762) 216-4075 for a free estimate specific to your home.
We Also Serve Cities Near Woodstock
Beyond Woodstock, our crews handle full-system cleaning and video inspection in Kennesaw, Acworth, Marietta, and Smyrna. If you’re in a neighboring zip code and dealing with the same red clay dust and construction debris, the same pricing and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise apply. Scheduling works the same way too: call, get a written quote, track your tech, and pay by link.
Serving Woodstock, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Woodstock area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Air Duct Cleaning in Woodstock
Because they were never cleaned after construction. Builders run the HVAC system during drywall sanding, trim work, and final touch-ups. That pulls drywall dust and red clay into the supply and return ducts before you ever get the keys. Most new Woodstock homes we inspect have construction residue in the ducts on day one. A cleaning removes it so it stops blowing onto your registers. Call (762) 216-4075 to schedule a video inspection and see it for yourself.
Yes. Flex duct requires lower agitation pressure and softer brush heads than rigid metal. Running the wrong tool at the wrong speed can tear the inner liner, and a torn liner sends fiberglass particles into your air. Our techs adjust equipment for flex versus metal on every job. If your Towne Lake home has flex runs, we inspect them with a camera first, then clean at reduced pressure. Call us for a quote: (762) 216-4075.
It absolutely can. Fine clay particles coat the blower motor, clog the evaporator coil, and restrict airflow. A coated coil can’t shed humidity properly, so your system runs longer to hit the thermostat set point. That’s higher summer bills and warmer upstairs rooms. We clean the air handler and coil as part of every full-system duct cleaning in Woodstock.
Spring is the heaviest pollen season in Cherokee County, and what’s in your duct return side in April will recirculate through every cycle until it’s removed. We recommend cleaning in late spring or early fall, after the pollen load has settled. But if your registers are already showing yellow-green dust or your allergies spike indoors, don’t wait for a season. Call (762) 216-4075 and we’ll schedule you promptly.
Yes, and they’re common across Cherokee County. Builders leave registers uncovered during drywall sanding, run the HVAC during floor finishing, and rarely clean the ducts before handover. Some skip filter changes during the build entirely. The result is a system pre-loaded with dust before you ever move in. A post-construction duct inspection documents it, and a cleaning fixes it. We offer both, with a written price before any work starts.
Woodstock’s growth means more new homes, more construction dust, and more systems that need professional cleaning sooner than owners expect. If you’re in Towne Lake, Eagle Watch, Wyngate, or anywhere else in 30188 or 30189, call (762) 216-4075 for a free estimate. We’ll give you a written price, a live arrival window, and before-and-after photos of your own ducts. That’s the standard, not the exception.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Marietta, serving Woodstock and all of Cherokee County.