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 Marietta
Air duct cleaning in Marietta typically runs $425 – $785 for a standard single-system home, and most jobs take 4 – 6 hours. That price covers full source removal: every supply run, return drop, trunk line, plenum, blower cabinet, and coil, not a quick register brush-out. Cardinal Air Duct Marietta serves the whole city, from historic bungalows near the Square to 1990s subdivisions off Barrett Parkway and rural acreages west of Highway 5. We’re the Air Duct Cleaning team that shows up with Rotobrush agitation equipment, Nikro HEPA-filtered negative pressure units, and a written price before anything gets touched. Call (762) 216-4075 and a live person answers, 24/7, no phone tree.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Marietta Is Marietta’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We work on Marietta homes every week, so we know what’s actually inside these ducts. East Cobb ranches built in the 1970s carry different problems than a 2005 Craftsman in west Marietta or a converted attic off Canton Road. That local familiarity means our techs arrive knowing what to look for before the first register cover comes off. Our crews are background-checked, uniformed, and you’ll know the technician’s name before they pull into your driveway. That’s The Relay Standard, and every Air Duct Cleaning in Marietta visit is held to it: a live trackable arrival window, before-and-after photo proof, and a digital invoice you can pay from your phone. Omar Haddad runs this location, and he holds every job to a single bar: if it isn’t done right within 365 days, we return and correct it at no charge. No exceptions, no fine print.
Styles & brands we work with
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Marietta
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Marietta means pulling decades of Georgia red clay dust, pollen, and pet dander out of the duct system your family breathes through every day. Most homes in this city run air conditioning from April through October, and that long cooling season pulls a steady stream of outdoor particulates through the returns. In a typical Marietta ranch or split-level, our techs clean every component: supply and return runs, trunk lines, plenums, the blower motor, the evaporator coil, and all accessible register boxes. Full negative-pressure extraction captures loosened debris at the source, so it goes into the Nikro HEPA unit instead of floating back into your living room. You get written before-and-after photo documentation of your actual ductwork, not somebody else’s.
Full System Cleaning
This is the complete job, not a partial pass. We agitate, extract, and inspect the entire path air travels from return grille to supply register. For Marietta homes that have never been cleaned or haven’t been touched in 8 – 10 years, this is almost always the right call.
Video Inspection
We push a camera through your ducts before we clean. In east Marietta especially, that peek matters. Fiberboard ducts from the 1960s and 70s can be crumbling, and cleaning them without seeing the condition first risks making a bad section worse. The camera tells us exactly what we’re working with.
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Marietta
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Marietta means keeping offices, clinics, restaurants, and retail spaces breathing clean air while staying open for business. We schedule around your hours, including early mornings and weekends, so a medical practice off Church Street isn’t shutting down for a day to get its ducts cleaned. Commercial systems run longer hours and see more occupant traffic, which translates to faster dust loading. We clean rooftop units, split systems, large trunk-and-branch layouts, and multi-zone systems with the same professionalism we bring to residential work. Every commercial job gets a written price before work starts, and every repair we perform carries a written guarantee. If a repair fails, the second visit is free. That’s part of the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it applies to every commercial booking, no exceptions.
Return and Supply Duct Cleaning
Commercial buildings often have long return drops that collect more debris than the supply side. We clean both paths completely, with attention to the plenums where dust concentrates and gets recirculated through occupied spaces.
Containment and Air Filtration
Where duct access is in sensitive areas, we run Abatement Technologies containment units to keep loosened debris from migrating into finished space. It’s the same principle used in professional remediation work, applied to everyday duct cleaning.
Trusted Brands We Service in Marietta
We work on every major residential and light commercial system found in Marietta homes: Trane, Carrier, Lennox, Rheem, Goodman, York, and others. The ducts don’t care what name is on the condenser, and neither do we. What matters more is what’s inside them. We stock common replacement filters, access panels, and fittings locally, so a straightforward repair doesn’t wait on a parts truck from out of state. We also install and service Guardsman filtration products and Aprilaire media systems for Marietta homeowners who want better filtration after their ducts are clean. If your system predates flexible duct and runs original metal trunk lines, our techs have the equipment to clean it properly.
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AfterCommon Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Marietta Homes
- Red clay dust packed into trunk lines and return drops. Marietta sits on Georgia red clay, and decades of it end up inside duct systems. We regularly pull several pounds of fine red powder from a single 1970s ranch home.
- Crumbling fiberboard ducts in east Marietta. Original fiberboard supply and return runs in homes near the Square and along Lower Roswell Road often degrade to the point of shedding fibers into the airstream. This is a real failure mode, not a scare tactic, and a camera inspection confirms it before cleaning.
- Flex duct in converted attics with collapsed or kinked runs. Homes where attics were finished into bonus rooms frequently have flex runs squashed between framing and drywall. Crushed flex restricts airflow, grows mold faster in humid summers, and traps debris.
- Mold and mildew in crawlspace ducts. Marietta’s humid summers push moisture into crawlspaces under older homes, and metal ducts in those spaces sweat. Over years, lining and joints develop biological growth that a standard residential filter never catches.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Marietta, GA
A standard single-system residential duct cleaning in Marietta runs $425 – $785. Larger homes with multiple systems, extensive flex runs, or crawlspace duct access run $650 – $1,100. Commercial pricing depends on system size and access, but a written quote is standard before any work begins. What affects the number? The size of the home, the number of systems, whether the ducts are metal, fiberboard, or flex, and how long it’s been since the last cleaning. A 3-bedroom ranch off Powder Springs Road that hasn’t been touched since 1995 will land higher than a 2012 two-story in west Cobb that was cleaned five years ago. We give you one flat price per system in writing before work starts, and it does not change at the door. Call (762) 216-4075 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Marietta
Our crews regularly run routes to Smyrna, Kennesaw, Powder Springs, and Mableton. If you’re just outside the city line, call and ask. Scheduling coordinators handle Marietta and the surrounding area from the Atlanta metro office, and the same written-price promise applies in every city.
Serving Marietta, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Marietta 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 Marietta
Every 3 – 4 years is realistic if you live off a gravel road or near open fields where dust and pollen load the air continuously. Homes in rural west Marietta with horses, unpaved drives, or adjacent pastureland often need cleaning more frequently than in-town homes because that fine dust bypasses basic filters and settles directly into the duct runs.
Yes. Wood stoves and fireplaces push fine ash and particulate into the indoor air, and older homes with leaky returns pull that into the duct system where it accumulates. If you burn wood regularly in a 1960s – 80s Marietta home, expect to clean every 2 – 3 years. The ash coats blower wheels and coils, which also drags down efficiency. Call (762) 216-4075 and tell us about your setup. We’ll tell you straight whether cleaning is overdue or can wait.
Builders in the 1960s and 70s used fiberboard ductwork because it was cheap and easy to cut, and many of those homes around the Square, Lower Roswell Road, and east of I-75 still have the original runs. Fiberboard breaks down over time with moisture exposure and age. By now, much of it is shedding particles into the airstream, and aggressive cleaning without a prior camera inspection can worsen the damage. We camera-inspect every east Marietta job before choosing an approach.
Flex ducts need a different method than rigid metal. You can’t run a rotary brush through fragile flex the same way you can through steel trunk lines. We use gentler agitation and strong negative pressure to lift debris out without tearing the inner liner. Converted attics are common in Marietta, and flex runs there are often pinched or partially collapsed from the framing. That situation traps moisture and dust faster, so inspection and cleaning need to happen together.
Yes, in many cases. If your home’s ducts are loaded with red clay dust, every cycle spreads a fine layer through the house. Cleaning removes the reservoir. You’ll still get normal household dust from your family and pets, but the red clay haze should drop noticeably. Call (762) 216-4075 and we’ll tell you realistically what to expect based on your home’s age, duct type, and the last time it was cleaned.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Marietta, serving Marietta and the surrounding area.