Whole-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.
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AfterFast, Reliable Air Duct Cleaning Across Marietta
Air duct cleaning in Marietta typically runs $450 – $850 for a whole-home system in an average 1,800 – 2,600 sq ft house, and most jobs are completed in half a day. If you’re breathing dust every time the AC kicks on, or you’ve noticed a fine gray film on furniture in your East Cobb or Historic Marietta Square home, the ducts are the likely culprit. Our Air Duct Cleaning team works throughout Marietta, from Powers Ferry Road to Sandy Plains, and we bring one flat price per system agreed before we start. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Marietta’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Marietta homeowners call us because we say what things cost before we touch a duct. That’s rarer than it should be. We’re part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded 2005, and 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. No fine print about which jobs qualify.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and you’ll know their name before they pull into your driveway. They run Rotobrush rotary agitation tools and Nikro HEPA vacuum systems, not a shop-vac bolted to a van. Every booking follows The Relay Standard: a live trackable arrival window, before-and-after photos of your actual ducts, and a digital invoice you can pay from your phone. Marietta homeowners have plenty of options. We aim to be the most transparent one.
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Marietta
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Marietta means source removal, not surface brushing. We pull the supply registers, camera-inspect the trunk line, agitate debris loose with rotary brushes, and run true negative pressure through the system so the loosened material goes straight into HEPA filtration instead of back into your living room. Most standard cleanings run $450 – $850 for a typical Marietta home, and the written price is in your hand before a single duct is touched.
Residential Duct Cleaning
Homes in Marietta’s 30062 and 30064 ZIP codes range from 60-year-old ranches to new construction. Older galvanized trunks shed rust and scale; newer flex runs get kinked, taped, and sagged. We handle both, and the price doesn’t change once we’re inside.
Supply and Return Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts push air out; return ducts pull it back. A return that’s packed with dust and pet hair starves the blower and shortens equipment life. We clean both sides of the loop and photograph the result in your own ductwork.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
HVAC Duct Cleaning in Marietta
HVAC Duct Cleaning in Marietta means cleaning the full path air travels: supply ducts, return ducts, plenums, and the air handler itself. Skipping the air handler is what leaves a system still blowing debris a month later. We open the blower cabinet, clean the blower motor and housing, and replace the filter with a fresh Guardsman or Aprilaire media filter if requested. Plan on $475 – $875 for a full HVAC duct cleaning on a standard Marietta home.
Air Handler and Blower Motor
Your blower motor is the source. If it’s coated in a paste of dust and humidity, any duct cleaning is temporary. We clean the blower wheel and housing before addressing the duct runs, which is the order that actually works.
Video Inspection and Verification
Before-and-after photos are standard on every Cardinal job, not an upsell. We run a camera inspection on the trunk line before work begins so you see what we see, then photograph the same sections after. You get the images, not a verbal summary.
Trusted Brands We Service in Marietta
Most Marietta homes run Carrier, Trane, Rheem, or Lennox systems, and we service ductwork attached to all of them. We stock local filters and media pads for Honeywell, Aprilaire, Guardsman, and Lennox units, which means we rarely leave a Marietta job waiting on a part. Our equipment fleet is professional grade: Rotobrush rotary agitation systems for debris removal, Nikro HEPA vacuums for negative-pressure extraction, and Abatement Technologies containment units when a crawlspace or attic needs isolation from living areas.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Marietta Homes
- Collapsed galvanized branches in pre-1980 homes. West-side ranches off Whitlock Avenue and Dallas Highway often have original galvanized trunk lines that have rusted, separated at the seams, or collapsed outright. A camera inspection catches these before cleaning starts, which is why we don’t quote per vent.
- Kinked and taped flex runs in newer builds. Homes near Kennesaw Mountain and the Marietta Square corridor built in the last 15 years frequently have undersized flex duct that’s been crushed by framing or poorly sealed. Airflow suffers, dust collects, and a standard brush job misses the real problem.
- Pet hair compacted in return ducts. Marietta households with multiple dogs or cats send a steady stream of hair and dander into the return line. We regularly pull enough compacted material from a single return trunk to fill a trash bag.
- Post-renovation construction dust. Marietta’s renovation market is active, especially in the Historic Marietta Square district and East Cobb. Drywall dust and sawdust settle into duct systems and recirculate for months after the contractor leaves.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Marietta, GA
Most residential air duct cleaning in Marietta runs $450 – $850 for a whole-home system, and HVAC duct cleaning including the air handler runs $475 – $875. The honest variables are home size, number of systems, and how long it’s been since the last cleaning. What should not change is the price itself: we hand you a written flat rate per system before work starts, and it does not shift once the van is parked. No per-vent pricing, no “discovered” problems that balloon the invoice. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate specific to your Marietta home, and ask about the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Here’s the deeper truth, and Marietta homeowners tell us it matters: because this city’s housing stock swings from 1950s and 60s ranch basements on the west side to tight new-construction builds around Kennesaw Mountain and the Square corridor, duct issues here are split between two worlds. Older homes hold decades-old galvanized trunks that shed rust and scale; newer builds often carry heavily-taped, undersized flex runs that pinch and sag. No single “standard” duct cleaning fits this city, and any company that quotes you per vent without camera-inspecting the trunk line is guessing. We don’t. Call (737) 727-2314.
On a 1960s ranch off Whitlock Avenue, our tech pulled the supply registers and ran a camera inspection down the main trunk. He found a collapsed galvanized branch and a lint pathway packed with pet hair feeding a weak blower motor. We set up negative pressure with HEPA filtration, worked Rotobrush agitation tools through the supply and return ducts, completed source removal, then photographed the before-and-after inside the same trunk line so the homeowner could see it themselves. That’s what an honest duct cleaning in Marietta looks like.
We Also Serve Cities Near Marietta
Beyond Marietta, our crews serve Marietta and the surrounding metro: Smyrna, Kennesaw, Powder Springs, and Atlanta. If you’re in a neighboring city, call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll confirm coverage. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from the brand’s Atlanta office; the crews serving Marietta are local and know these neighborhoods.
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 4 to 7 years for most Marietta homes is honest. Homes with multiple pets, recent renovation work, or occupants with allergies may warrant cleaning every 3 to 4 years. If you’ve lived in the home over seven years and have never had the ducts cleaned, you’re due. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll help you decide with a video inspection, not a sales pitch.
Per system, always. We quote one flat price for the entire duct system before work starts, and it does not change. Per-vent pricing is how companies make a low headline price balloon once they’re inside. You get a written flat rate, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the work for a full year. Call (737) 727-2314 for your number.
Camera inspection first, source removal, not redistribution. We pull supply registers, inspect the trunk line, set up negative pressure with Nikro HEPA filtration, agitate debris with Rotobrush rotary tools, clean the blower motor and air handler, and replace the filter. You get before-and-after photos of your own ducts. If a company skips the air handler or doesn’t run negative pressure, they’re blowing dust around, not removing it.
Yes. 1960s Marietta homes, especially ranches on the west side and near Whitlock Avenue, often have original galvanized ductwork that has rusted, separated, or collapsed at branch joints. We camera-inspect before we clean so we see collapsed branches and disconnected runs before a brush makes anything worse. The cleaning process handles old metal as well as new flex, but you deserve to know what’s inside before work starts. Call (737) 727-2314 for a video inspection.
Same-week scheduling is standard for Marietta jobs, and we do our best to fit urgent situations into the schedule quickly. Duct cleaning is a scheduled job, not an emergency dispatch: the work takes half a day and we arrive at a trackable window from The Relay Standard, not a four-hour guess. Call (737) 727-2314 and a live person will give you the next available window for your part of Marietta.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Marietta, GA.