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.
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterFast, Reliable HVAC Cleaning Across Clarkston
HVAC cleaning in Clarkston, GA typically costs $425 to $785 for a complete system, coil work included, on an older ranch or split-level home. Most jobs run four to six hours and you’ll see before-and-after photos of your own ducts before the tech leaves the driveway. We’re Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, part of the Relay Home Co. family, and we work in Clarkston’s older homes constantly, from the ranch styles off Market Street to the split-levels behind the high school. Call us at (737) 727-2314 for a written price before any work starts.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Clarkston’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
Clarkston homeowners keep our number because we say what a job costs before we unload a single tool. No per-vent math games, no surprise add-ons for the second return trunk. The crew that shows up is background-checked and in uniform, running Rotobrush brush systems and Nikro HEPA vacuums, not a hardware-store shop vac strapped to a pickup. Omar Haddad, who runs our team, insists on that standard for every Clarkston job we book.
The Relay Standard applies to every visit: a live arrival window you can track, photos of the inside of your ducts before and after, and a digital invoice payable from your phone. If the work isn’t right within 365 days, we come back and correct it at no charge. That’s the whole promise, in writing, on every Clarkston booking. Local dispatch runs from our Atlanta metro office, so we reach Clarkston neighborhoods quickly without a national-chain call center between you and the person doing the work.
AC Duct Cleaning in Clarkston
AC Duct Cleaning in Clarkston means removing the debris, dust, and biological growth that builds up in supply and return ducts over years of Georgia humidity doing its thing. The process is source removal, not air freshening. We open the air handler, clean the evaporator coil and blower, then run negative-pressure extraction through the full duct network so loosened debris goes into a HEPA-filtered collection unit instead of back into your living room.
Supply and Return Duct Cleaning
In Clarkston’s older homes, supply and return trunks are often original to the house, meaning they’ve been moving air through the same sheet metal for fifty-plus years. We agitate each branch with whip lines while the vacuum pulls toward the collection unit, then photograph the inside of the main trunk so you can see the surface, not just take our word for it. A full duct cleaning alone runs $300 to $450 on a typical Clarkston ranch.
Air Handler and Coil Cleaning
Your air handler is where the real problem usually lives. Clarkston’s humid summers keep evaporator coils damp, and damp coils grow stuff that smells. We open the cabinet, clean the coil with professional coil treatment, clear the condensate drain, and wipe down the blower motor. Adding coil and air handler work to a duct cleaning brings the total to $425 to $785 depending on access and how long the coil has been neglected.
Furnace Cleaning in Clarkston
Furnace Cleaning in Clarkston means clearing the heat exchanger, blower assembly, and interior cabinet of the furnace itself, not just running a brush down the nearest return. Older Clarkston homes tend to have gas furnaces in a hall closet or crawlspace, and those tight installations mean less airflow over the heat exchanger, which means more dust settling exactly where it shouldn’t. A furnace cleaning typically runs $250 to $400 when done as part of a full HVAC cleaning.
Heat Exchanger and Blower Cleaning
A dirty blower moves less air, and a dust-caked heat exchanger burns off that dust every time the furnace cycles on. We pull the blower wheel, clean each blade, vacuum the exchanger surfaces, and confirm the system moves air properly before we put the cabinet back together. The job usually takes two to three hours on a furnace alone.
Condenser and Outdoor Unit Cleaning
Georgia cottonwood and pollen hit Clarkston’s outdoor condensers hard in spring. We clean coil fins, clear the surrounding debris, and make sure the compressor isn’t running against a clogged coil. An outdoor condenser cleaning typically adds $120 to $180 and extends the life of the whole system.
Trusted Brands We Service in Clarkston
We stock Aprilaire filtration media, Guardsman products, and common OEM parts for the systems Clarkston homes actually have. Whether your air handler is a Carrier, Trane, Goodman, or Rheem, our techs know the access patterns and common failure points. We run Abatement Technologies containment units when the job calls for it. Fast turnaround matters here because a down system in a Clarkston summer isn’t an inconvenience, it’s a health issue for anyone with asthma or allergies. When we say we have a part, we mean it’s on the truck, not on a warehouse shelf in another state.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in Clarkston Homes
- Undersized return trunks: Original 1960s and 70s split-levels off Ponce de Leon Avenue and Market Street often have return ducts that were undersized even when new. That starves the air handler, pulls air from crawlspaces through leaky seams, and leaves every room dustier than it should be. We check return capacity and seal plenum connections during the cleaning.
- Disconnected return trunk at the plenum: We’ve found the return completely separated behind the air handler, pulling attic air and insulation straight into the system. A homeowner on Market Street called us after dust returned to furniture within a day of cleaning, and that disconnected trunk was the culprit. We reconnected, sealed, and re-tested before finishing the job.
- Biological growth on evaporator coils: Clarkston’s humid season keeps coils wet for weeks at a time. Running a brush through ducts without opening the air handler leaves the literal source of the musty smell untouched. We open every cabinet.
- Per-vent pricing traps: Some companies quote a low per-register price, then count registers and suddenly the invoice triples for a 1970s split-level with registers in every room. We quote one flat price per system before we start, and it does not change at the door.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in Clarkston, GA
A full HVAC Cleaning in Clarkston, meaning ducts plus air handler plus coil, runs $425 to $785 on a typical home. Duct-only cleaning runs $300 to $450. Outdoor condenser cleaning adds $120 to $180. Furnace cleaning alone sits around $250 to $400. The variables are access, system size, and how long it’s been since the last cleaning, not how many registers someone can count. We hand you a written price before a single tool comes off the truck, and that price covers the entire system. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate and a number that actually means something.
We Also Serve Cities Near Clarkston
Our crews handle HVAC Cleaning in Clarkston and the surrounding DeKalb County communities daily. That includes Scottdale, Stone Mountain, Tucker, and Decatur. If you’re anywhere in that radius, the same flat-per-system pricing, Relay Standard tracking, and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply. Call (737) 727-2314 and a live person answers.
Serving Clarkston, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Clarkston 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 HVAC Cleaning in Clarkston
Per system. One flat price, written down, before we start. No counting registers, no multiplying by branch runs, no invoice that grows once the tech sees the crawlspace. Most Clarkston homes fall between $425 and $785 for the full HVAC cleaning including coils. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll give you an exact number based on your specific home.
Most Clarkston homes need duct cleaning every three to five years. If someone in the house has serious allergies or asthma, every two to three. If you just moved into a home that sat vacant or had renovation work done, do it once now. Some homes with tightly sealed ducts and good filtration can honestly go longer, and we’ll tell you if yours is one of them.
We open the air handler and clean the evaporator coil and blower, then run negative-pressure extraction through every supply and return duct so loosened debris goes into a HEPA-filtered collection unit, not your living room. We agitate branch lines with whip lines, reseal plenum connections we find leaking, clear the condensate drain, and photograph the inside of the main trunk before and after. The whole job runs four to six hours on a typical Clarkston ranch.
No, and we won’t pretend to. HVAC cleaning is a scheduled job that takes half a day to do properly, not a 45-minute drive-by. We schedule Clarkston jobs on a first-call basis with a live arrival window you can track through The Relay Standard. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll get you on the calendar for the next available slot.
If the smell comes from your evaporator coil or the ducts themselves, yes. But the source has to be addressed, and in Clarkston’s humidity that usually means opening the air handler and cleaning the coil, not just running a brush through the branches. If the smell comes from a disconnected return pulling attic air, we’ll find and fix that too. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll locate the source before quoting anything.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Clarkston with flat per-system pricing, before-and-after photo proof, and a 365-day guarantee on every job.