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 Ojus
Air duct cleaning in Ojus, FL typically runs $450 – $850 for a full system on a standard single-family home, and the job takes about 3 to 5 hours. That’s the honest number. No per-vent pricing games, no surprise line items once a tech is standing in your hallway. Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning serves the whole Ojus area with a written price agreed before any work starts, and a live person answers at (737) 727-2314 whenever you call.
What makes Ojus different from a cookie-cutter suburb? It straddles the Miami-Dade and Broward county line, and the housing stock splits right along with it. You’ll find mid-century CBS block homes off NE 199th Street sitting two blocks from newer two-story stucco builds. That split means ductwork conditions vary wildly from one Ojus street to the next, and any honest cleaning has to account for that. Our techs know the difference between a 1950s return boot and a 2015 flex-duct install, because they see both every single week here.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Ojus’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Ojus homeowners call us because we say out loud what the industry usually hides: a duct cleaning should be one flat price per system, agreed before we start, and you should see photos of your own ducts before and after. That’s the standard we work under, and it’s part of The Relay Visibility Guarantee that every Cardinal booking carries. You get a live trackable arrival window, before-and-after photo documentation, and a digital invoice you can pay from a link. No paper ticket, no wondering when the tech will show.
Part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded 2005, Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning holds every location to that same guarantee. This Ojus location is independently owned and operated, but the standard doesn’t budge. Omar Haddad leads the team here, and every technician is background-checked, uniformed, and arrives with professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies. Not a shop vac bolted to a truck. Real rotary brush agitation paired with HEPA-filtered negative-pressure extraction.
We answer the phone with a live person, 24/7. That matters in Ojus because your air handler doesn’t care if it’s a Tuesday afternoon or a Sunday evening. You call, a person picks up, and we schedule you for the next available slot. No voicemail loops, no phone tag.
Ductwork Cleaning in Ojus
Ductwork cleaning in Ojus is the core of what we do, and it’s not a quick vacuum pass. The job is source removal: agitate the debris caked inside the supply and return ducts, pull it out under negative pressure through a HEPA-filtered vacuum, and leave the system moving air the way it should. In Ojus, we regularly find unsealed flex-duct boots in older CBS homes and undersized returns in the newer stucco builds, both of which change how we approach the cleaning.
Supply and Return Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts push conditioned air into your rooms. Return ducts pull air back to the handler. Most Ojus homes built before 1980 have long trunk runs with multiple branch lines, and that’s where dust, pet dander, and construction debris sit for years. We run rotary brush agitation through every supply and return run, not just the first few feet near the register. Then the Nikro HEPA vacuum pulls everything out under negative pressure, so loosened debris goes straight into the containment unit instead of back into your living room.
Full System Cleaning with the Air Handler
A duct cleaning that skips the air handler compartment is half a job. In Ojus, the handler often sits in a garage or a hallway closet, and it collects the same dust and debris that the ducts do. Our full system cleaning includes the blower motor compartment, evaporator coil access, and the return plenum. If your handler is in a cramped Ojus garage closet, we bring the Abatement Technologies containment unit to keep dust from spreading while we work.
Air Duct Inspection in Ojus
Air duct inspection in Ojus is how you find out whether you even need a cleaning, and it’s the first thing we do on every job. We look inside the ducts with video inspection equipment, so you see exactly what we see. In Ojus homes, that often means finding crushed flex runs, disconnected boots, or return paths that were never balanced correctly when the house was built.
Video Inspection Before Work Starts
We run a video scope through the supply and return plenums before we touch anything. You’ll see the inside of your own ducts on screen. If there’s a crushed 6-inch flex run like we found on a job off NE 199th Street near the Ojus area, you’ll know it before we ever agree to a cleaning. On that job, the homeowner was seeing lint on the registers every week, and the video showed exactly why. The blower was pulling hard against a collapsed return boot. Inspection answered the question before cleaning even started.
What an Inspection Costs in Ojus
A standalone video inspection in Ojus runs $95 – $150, and that fee is waived entirely when you book a full system cleaning with us. We’d rather you see the condition of your ducts and make an informed call than pay us twice. The inspection also tells us whether your ducts genuinely need cleaning right now, or whether they can wait another year. Honest answer either way.
Trusted Brands We Service in Ojus
We stock and service Aprilaire filters, Guardsman filtration products, and Honeywell media cabinets for Ojus homes, so when your system needs a filter upgrade or a new media cabinet, we’re not ordering parts and waiting a week. Our techs carry common sizes in the truck and work with Rotobrush and Nikro equipment for the cleaning itself. Whether your Ojus home runs a basic 1-inch filter or a full Aprilaire media setup, we can clean the system and leave the filtration side working with the right parts installed the same visit.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Ojus Homes
- Unsealed flex-duct boots in mid-century CBS homes. Ojus has a large stock of 1950s and 1960s block homes, and the original duct connections were rarely sealed well. Air leaks at the boot, pulls attic dust into the duct, and leaves lint on your registers no matter how often you clean the grille.
- Undersized returns in newer two-story stucco builds. The newer Ojus construction often squeezes return ducts into tight chases, which starves the blower and makes the whole system work harder. A cleaning reveals the restriction, and we’ll tell you honestly if the return path needs modification.
- Air handlers caked with debris in garage and closet installs. Ojus garages are hot and dusty, and the handler pulls that air in constantly. When a “duct cleaning” skips the handler compartment, you’re left with clean ducts pushing air through a dirty blower. That’s why our full system cleaning always includes the handler.
- Per-vent pricing that leaves half the ductwork untouched. Some Ojus homeowners get quoted a low per-vent rate and end up paying more for a partial job. If a contractor counts registers instead of cleaning the whole system, long trunk runs in older Ojus homes get skipped entirely. We charge one flat price per system, no counting games.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Ojus, FL
We Also Serve Cities Near Ojus
If you’re searching for Air Duct Cleaning in Ojus but live just outside the immediate area, we also serve Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando with the same flat-price-per-system approach and the same Relay Visibility Guarantee. Dispatch for the Ojus area is coordinated from the brand’s Miami (South FL) office, with crews serving Ojus locally.
Serving Ojus, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Ojus 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 Ojus
How often do Ojus homes genuinely need air duct cleaning?
Every 3 to 5 years is the honest answer for most Ojus homes, though homes with pets, recent renovations, or family members with allergies may need it every 2 to 3 years. If you haven’t had it done in more than 5 years, or you’ve never seen your own ducts on video, it’s worth an inspection. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll check before recommending anything.
Do you charge per vent or per system in Ojus?
Per system. Always. We give you one flat price for the entire duct system before any work starts, and that number does not change no matter how many registers or returns your Ojus home has. Per-vent pricing rewards contractors for doing partial work, and we won’t participate in it.
What does the actual process look like in an Ojus home?
We inspect with video, agree on one flat price in writing, then set up Rotobrush agitation tools and Nikro HEPA vacuum equipment on negative pressure. Every supply and return gets cleaned, the air handler compartment is included, and we photograph your own boots and ducts before and after. You see proof of the work, not just an invoice.
Will cleaning the ducts fix the lint I keep seeing on my Ojus registers?
Often yes, because the lint you see is typically coming from unsealed boots or a crushed flex run pulling debris from the attic, not from inside your living space. We’ve seen this on Ojus homes off NE 199th Street and throughout the area. If the video inspection shows a return path problem, cleaning plus a boot seal fixes the lint at the source. Call (737) 727-2314 to schedule an inspection.
Can you come same day?
We can usually get a tech to your Ojus home within 24 to 48 hours, but we don’t promise same-day service because a real duct cleaning takes 3 to 5 hours and is scheduled properly. What we will do is answer the phone immediately, book you into the next available slot, and give you a live trackable arrival window so you’re never waiting around guessing.
If your Ojus home hasn’t had its ducts looked at in years, or you’re seeing dust and lint on the registers no matter how often you clean, call Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning at (737) 727-2314. One flat price, written before we start, with before-and-after photos of your own ducts. That’s the whole promise.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Ojus and the surrounding South Florida area.