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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HVAC cleaning in The Hammocks typically runs $300 – $550 for a full system clean on a standard 1980s – 90s tract home or low-rise condo, and most jobs are finished in two to four hours. That’s not a teaser price. It’s the honest range for cleaning the supply ducts, return ducts, air handler, blower motor, and evaporator coil in this part of Kendall. Our crews know The Hammocks streets well because we work them every week, not occasionally. If your air smells stale the moment the AC kicks on or dust keeps settling on furniture two days after you wipe it down, call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is The Hammocks’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
Homeowners in The Hammocks have a low tolerance for vague quotes and four-hour arrival windows. So do we. That’s why every booking with our HVAC Cleaning team comes with a live trackable arrival time through The Relay Standard, a written price handed to you before a single duct is touched, and before-and-after photos of your own registers and air handler when we’re done. No phone tag, no guessing games.
We’re part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded in 2005, and every location operates under the same rule: total visibility from booking to invoice. That means a background-checked, uniformed technician shows up with professional equipment, not a shop-vac and a ladder. We run Rotobrush agitation systems paired with Nikro HEPA vacuums, and we set up containment with Abatement Technologies units so loosened debris goes into the vacuum, not back into your living room.
Omar Haddad and the team know what The Hammocks tract homes look like inside the mechanical closet. We see the same air handler closets off SW 147th Avenue, the same short flex-duct runs behind closet walls, the same dust accumulation patterns from the same 1980s and ’90s construction. That familiarity means we don’t need to waste your time figuring out your system on the fly. We’ve likely worked on ten like it this month.
AC Duct Cleaning in The Hammocks
AC Duct Cleaning in The Hammocks means removing the accumulated dust, pet hair, and construction debris from the supply and return duct runs that connect your air handler to each register. In these 1980s – 90s tract homes and low-rise condos, the air handler usually sits in a hallway closet or garage soffit, and the duct runs are short and tight. That’s a double-edged truth: the short runs mean dust loads concentrate faster because the air moves through them constantly, but they also mean a full system often cleans faster than homeowners expect. A standard AC duct cleaning on a two-bedroom condo near Hammocks Boulevard or a three-bedroom home off SW 104th Street typically runs $300 – $450.
What We Include
Every AC duct cleaning includes the full pathway, not just the visible registers. We clean the supply ducts, return ducts, return plenum, air handler cabinet, blower motor and wheel, and the evaporator coil when accessible. We don’t skip the mechanical components to make the job faster. That’s how dust returns within weeks and you’re paying twice for the same problem.
Evaporator Coil Cleaning
The evaporator coil sits inside the air handler and gets caked with a damp, gray film of dust and hair in The Hammocks humidity. When it’s fouled, the system loses efficiency and the air smells musty. We clean it with professional coil cleaning solutions, not household sprays, and we photograph it before and after so you can see exactly what was done. Coil cleaning as an add-on in The Hammocks usually runs $120 – $180.
Furnace Cleaning in The Hammocks
Furnace Cleaning in The Hammocks is about the blower assembly, heat exchanger surfaces, and the duct pathway that moves warm air during the handful of genuinely cold winter weeks South Florida gets. Most Hickory Hammocks and Lakes of the Meadow homes run heat strips or a heat pump rather than a gas furnace, but the blower and air handler still move the same dust through the same ducts year-round. A furnace or air handler deep clean tied into a full duct job in The Hammocks runs $150 – $250 on top of the duct cleaning, depending on access and how much debris has accumulated on the blower wheel.
Blower Cleaning
The blower motor and wheel in a 1990s air handler closet off SW 120th Street can carry a quarter-inch of caked dust after years of use. That dust throws the wheel off balance, shortens the motor life, and circulates a fine, musty particulate through every room. We remove the blower housing, clean the wheel with HEPA vacuum extraction, and check for bearing wear while it’s opened up.
Heat Exchanger Cleaning
For homes with a true furnace or heat pump with auxiliary heat strips, the heat exchanger surfaces collect the same airborne dust and lint that passes through the return. A fouled exchanger runs hotter and less efficiently. Cleaning it requires opening the air handler and carefully removing surface accumulation without damaging the exchanger. We do it by hand with HEPA extraction, never with water or pressure that could warp the metal.
Trusted Brands We Service in The Hammocks
We clean and service systems bearing the brands most common in The Hammocks tract homes and condos: Carrier, Trane, Rheem, Goodman, and Lennox are the units we see most often in the mechanical closets off Hammocks Boulevard and SW 104th Street. We also stock and install filtration products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman for customers who want better media filtration than the standard one-inch fiberglass filter. If your air handler can take a four-inch media filter, it’s worth the conversation. It catches more dust before it ever reaches your ducts.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in The Hammocks Homes
- Per-vent pricing creep. Some companies quote a low per-vent number in The Hammocks tract homes, then pad the invoice once the technician counts every supply and return. We don’t. We quote one flat price per system, in writing, before any tool comes off the truck.
- Skipped air handlers and blowers. The most common shortcut in this neighborhood is vacuuming only the visible registers and leaving the blower motor and air handler cabinet full of dust. The dust returns in weeks. We photograph the inside of your air handler before and after, because you should see the source, not just the symptom.
- Missed return plenum cracks. In 1980s and ’90s construction around The Hammocks, cracked flex duct behind a closet wall or a disintegrated filter frame at the return plenum pulls attic dust straight into the system. Some crews never camera-inspect the return pathway. We do on every job.
- Humidity-driven coil fouling. The persistent moisture in The Hammocks air means evaporator coils here foul faster than in drier climates. A coil cleaned once in spring can be coated again by late summer. Coil treatment with anti-microbial products helps slow the buildup, especially in condos with limited air circulation.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in The Hammocks, FL
Here’s what you should expect to pay in The Hammocks for honest, complete work. A full system duct cleaning on a two-to-three-bedroom condo or single-family home runs $300 – $550 as a flat price per system. That includes supply and return ducts, air handler, blower motor, and evaporator coil access. Adding a blower deep clean runs $150 – $250. Coil cleaning as an add-on runs $120 – $180. Coil treatment or anti-microbial application runs $75 – $100 depending on the access to the coil. The price is the price you see on paper before we start. It does not change at the door. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate on your specific system, and ask about our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work isn’t right within a full year, we come back and correct it at no charge.
We Also Serve Cities Near The Hammocks
Our crews serve HVAC Cleaning in The Hammocks and regularly work in the communities around us. If you’re searching from Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, or Orlando, we may already have a technician scheduled in your area during the week. The same flat pricing per system and Relay Standard booking experience apply no matter which South Florida neighborhood you call from.
Serving The Hammocks, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the The Hammocks 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 The Hammocks
Most The Hammocks homes with standard-use occupancy need a full HVAC duct cleaning every 3 to 5 years. Homes with pets, smokers, recent renovation work, or residents with severe allergies may need it every 2 to 3 years. Condos with limited air circulation and persistent humidity can foul coils faster, so watch for musty smells when the AC cycles on. If you can’t remember the last time the system was cleaned, it’s probably time. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll help you figure out if you actually need the work, not just sell you a service.
Because per-vent pricing in The Hammocks is how bait-and-switch happens. Someone quotes $19 per vent, you count what you can see, and suddenly the technician is on a ladder counting return grilles behind closet doors, inside the garage, under the soffit. The flat price per system removes the arithmetic from the equation. You see one number on paper before we start. That number does not move. Our written price is part of The Relay Standard and it’s not optional.
A full HVAC cleaning in The Hammocks includes the complete air pathway: supply ducts, return ducts, return plenum, air handler cabinet, blower motor and wheel, and the evaporator coil when accessible. We use Rotobrush agitation tools to loosen debris, a Nikro HEPA vacuum for negative-pressure extraction, and Abatement Technologies containment at the registers so loosened dust goes into the vacuum, not into your living room. You get before-and-after photos of your own registers and air handler, not stock photos.
We can often schedule within the same week for The Hammocks addresses, and sometimes sooner depending on the queue. We do not promise same-day service because this is scheduled work that requires the right equipment, not a rushed job with a truck-mounted shop-vac. What we do promise is a live trackable arrival window via The Relay Standard, so you know exactly when the technician will be at your door, and a written price before any work begins. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll tell you honestly when we can get a technician to your street.
Yes, in most cases. The musty smell in a The Hammocks condo usually comes from mold or mildew spores, dust, and skin cells that have accumulated on the evaporator coil and inside the air handler, where South Florida humidity keeps everything damp. Cleaning the coil, treating it with an anti-microbial product, and removing the organic buildup from the blower and ducts directly addresses the source of the smell. If the smell persists after a proper coil cleaning, the issue may be standing water in the drain pan or a condensate drain clog, and we’ll point you to the right fix. Call (737) 727-2314 to schedule an inspection and get a written estimate.
Contact Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning in The Hammocks
You deserve a duct cleaning that tells you exactly what it costs, shows you exactly what was done, and stands behind the work for a full year. That’s what we deliver on every job in The Hammocks, from the condos off Hammocks Boulevard to the single-family homes along SW 147th Avenue. A live person answers when you call. The technician arrives in uniform, background-checked, with professional-grade equipment. You get a digital invoice payable by link and before-and-after photos of your own system. Call (737) 727-2314 today for a free estimate and a written price before we touch a single duct.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving The Hammocks and South Florida through the Relay Home Co. family.