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 Tequesta
Air duct cleaning in Tequesta, FL typically runs $425 – $785 for a full residential system and takes about half a day. We schedule most Tequesta jobs within the same week you call, and every booking comes with The Relay Standard: a live trackable arrival window, before-and-after photos of your own ducts, and a written price agreed before any tool touches a register. Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning is part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded 2005, and Omar Haddad leads our Tequesta crews. Call (737) 727-2314 and a live person answers, day or night.
We know this coastline. Homes along Beach Road, in Jupiter Inlet Colony, and back toward the Loxahatchee River all breathe the same salt-humid air, and it shows up inside ductwork in ways a crew unfamiliar with Tequesta would miss. That local read is exactly why homeowners here call us instead of a generic outfit that rolls through three counties in a day.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Tequesta’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Tequesta homeowners tell us the same thing: they want a straight answer on price before the van arrives, and they want to see what came out of their ducts after. That is how we work. Booking through The Relay Standard means you get a live arrival window you can track from your phone, a written guarantee on every repair, and a digital invoice you can pay by link. No one standing in your doorway explaining why the number just changed.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and trained on professional-grade equipment: Rotobrush rotary brush systems, Nikro HEPA-rated vacuums, and Abatement Technologies containment units. That matters in Tequesta because most air handlers here sit in hot garages or unconditioned closets, which changes how aggressive we have to be with negative-pressure extraction. We know the housing stock, the humidity patterns, and the duct layouts common in this village.
Omar Haddad and the Cardinal team back every Tequesta job with the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work isn’t right within a year, we return and correct it at no charge. That is the longest satisfaction window in the trade, and it applies to every booking without exception.
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Tequesta
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Tequesta involves removing years of accumulated dust, construction debris, and biological growth from the full duct network in offices, medical suites, restaurants, and retail spaces along US-1 and PGA Boulevard. Our crews handle supply ducts, return ducts, and exhaust runs using HEPA-filtered negative-pressure units that capture debris rather than pushing it through the workspace.
Most commercial systems in Tequesta run 1,800 – 5,000 CFM and take one to two working days depending on access and complexity. Full commercial cleaning here typically runs $1,200 – $4,500, with a written price after a walkthrough and camera inspection. A restaurant with heavy grease-laden air from a busy Tequesta Drive kitchen will sit at the higher end of that range.
Supply and Return Duct Conditioning
Supply ducts push conditioned air into occupied spaces and return ducts pull it back. In a humid coastal building, both get coated with a fine film that holds pollen, HVAC breakdown debris from the blower, and the residue of coastal dust. We clean and inspect each branch run individually, not just the main trunk line.
Camera Inspection Before and After
Every commercial job starts with a video inspection and ends with footage we show you. You see the condition of the full system before cleaning and the documented proof after. If we spot a structural problem, a crushed flex duct, a failed damper, or water intrusion, we flag it on the spot and quote the fix in writing.
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Tequesta
Air Duct Cleaning Services in Tequesta cover the entire airflow network of your home, from the return grilles to the supply registers and everything between. We do not vacuum registers and call it done. We seal the system, run it under negative pressure with a HEPA-filtered vacuum, then agitate each branch run with rotary brushes so debris is pulled into the capture unit and not blown back into your living room.
A standard full-system residential cleaning in Tequesta runs $425 – $785, depending on the number of systems, the duct layout, and what the camera inspection reveals. Homes with the air handler in a garage or closet and ducts running through a hot attic are the typical profile we see off Tequesta Drive and around Cypress Island.
Full System Cleaning and Inspection
We clean supply ducts, return ducts, the air handler interior housing, blower fan, and coils where accessible. After the work you receive before-and-after photographs of your own ducts, so you see exactly what was removed and what remains. You are never left trusting an invoice with nothing behind it.
Video Inspection as Standard
Our technicians run a camera through the main lines on every job. This is not an upsell. It is how we find the hidden problems before they become failures: loose collars pulling humid garage air, crushed flex runs, or microbial growth concentrated in one branch. Then we give you a written price for any repairs and our written guarantee on every repair we make.
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.
Trusted Brands We Service in Tequesta
Tequesta homes run Honeywell controls, Aprilaire filtration systems, and UV assemblies more than most Florida markets, and our technicians stock the common filters, access doors, sealants, and replacement components for these brands locally. If your Aprilaire filter housing is cracked or your Honeywell thermostat is throwing a fault after a fresh duct cleaning, we address it. The same goes for the Nikro and Abatement Technologies equipment we use on the job; when the work depends on a HEPA vacuum that holds a seal, we bring units built for exactly that.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Tequesta Homes
- Unsealed return collars pulling garage air. The air handler sits in a hot, humid garage, the return collar cracks loose or was never sealed, and the system breathes in whatever is in that space: exhaust odors, humidity, dust from the door track, even pest remnants. We have found this on jobs in Jupiter Inlet Colony and along Beach Road, and the fix is sealing the collar before any cleaning begins.
- Microbial growth concentrated on supply ducts. Salt-humid air, a cold supply duct, and condensation cause visible growth on the interior lining. In Tequesta this is most common on supply runs that sweat in the attic during summer. This is often misdiagnosed as needing “more cleaning” when the real issue is moisture at the air handler, which we identify during camera inspection.
- Construction dust from renovations. Many Tequesta homes along the Loxahatchee and Country Club Drive have been renovated since their original build, and drywall dust, sawdust, and debris end up pulled into the return ducts and then recirculated for months. This is one of the clearest cases where cleaning is genuinely worth it.
- The per-vent pricing trap. A company quotes $29 per register, then adds charges for the air handler, the blower motor, the branch runs, and a “deep clean” once the tech is on site. You agreed to a number and you now owe triple. We quote one flat price per system, in writing, before work starts.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Tequesta, FL
A typical single-system home in Tequesta runs $425 – $685 for a full residential duct cleaning. Two-system homes or homes with long commercial-style trunk runs sit in the $685 – $785 range. Commercial systems here run $1,200 – $4,500. The price is set after we walk the system and run a camera through it, and it is given to you in writing before we start. We never price by the vent and we never add charges at the door. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate and a hard number, not a range that can float.
We Also Serve Cities Near Tequesta
Our crews run north to Jacksonville, down through Miami and Fort Lauderdale, across the state to Tampa, and up the I-4 corridor to Orlando. If you have a Tequesta neighbor asking about Air Duct Cleaning, tell them we cover the whole village and the surrounding coastal towns. For everything specific to this area, see Air Duct Cleaning in Tequesta or call us directly.
Serving Tequesta, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Tequesta 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 Tequesta
Every 3 to 5 years for most Tequesta homes, and that is the honest answer. Homes with the air handler in a garage, recent renovations, or visible dust at the registers may need it sooner, while a tight, well-sealed system in a newer build could go longer. We will tell you if your ducts look clean and you do not need the work. Call (737) 727-2314 and we will give you our straight recommendation.
Because proper duct cleaning is a scheduled, methodical job on a residential system, not a 20-minute blow-and-go. Negative pressure, branch-run agitation, camera inspection, and before-and-after documentation take time done right. We book Tequesta jobs on a scheduled basis, usually within the same week, and we would rather give you a real arrival window than a promise we cannot keep.
One flat price per system, agreed in writing before we start. No per-vent math, no added charges for the air handler or blower once the tech is on site. A typical Tequesta single-system home runs $425 – $685. We walk the system, run the camera, hand you a written number, and that number does not change. Estimates are free: call (737) 727-2314.
Yes. Every Tequesta job includes before-and-after photographs of your own ducts, shown to you before we leave. The Relay Standard makes that a requirement, not a courtesy. If the after photos show a clean duct, you know the job was done. If they do not, the 365-Day Done Right Promise kicks in and we return at no charge.
Not necessarily. A musty smell in a Tequesta home often comes from a return duct pulling humid garage air through a loose collar, or condensation at the air handler, not from the ducts themselves. We ran a job in Jupiter Inlet Colony off Beach Road where the smell was limited to the master bedroom; camera inspection showed a failed return collar pulling garage air and visible growth on that side’s supply runs. The fix was source removal, sealing, and HEPA negative pressure, and we documented it all with photos. If you smell it, call (737) 727-2314 and we will find the actual source before recommending any cleaning.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Tequesta since the Relay Home Co. family brought Cardinal to South Florida in 2005.