Air Duct Cleaning in Winter Park, FL

Frequently Asked Questions

My house was built in the 1920s and central air was added much later. Can you even clean ducts in a system like that?

Usually yes, but it takes longer than a modern build. In the older homes near the lakes and around Rollins, the ductwork was threaded into whatever space existed after the fact (converted attic areas, closet chases, boxed soffits), so there are more sharp turns and short runs than a system designed into the house from day one. We work with shorter brush and whip lines and set up access at more points rather than trying to pull everything from one spot. On a few retrofits we find flex that's kinked or crushed where it turns, and we'll tell you that instead of cleaning around it.

We just finished a renovation. How soon should we have the ducts cleaned?

Wait until the dusty trades are done: drywall hanging, sanding, and any floor refinishing. Cleaning before the last round of sanding just means doing it twice. Renovation dust is the most common reason we get called in Winter Park, and it's a fine, pale powder that gets pulled into returns and settles on the blower wheel and coil as much as in the duct runs. If the system ran at all during the work, plan on us looking at the air handler itself, not just the branches.

What does the price depend on in a house like mine?

Two things move the number here more than anything else: how many supply and return openings the system has, and how hard it is to reach them. A 1950s or 60s ranch with a straightforward attic run and a handful of registers is on the simpler end. An older home with a retrofit system split across levels, tight closet chases, multiple air handlers, or soffit boxes that need access cut and patched takes real additional time. Post-renovation cleanings also run higher because construction dust means coil and blower work, not just duct runs. We walk the house and tell you what we see before we commit to anything.

Can you come out the same day?

Sometimes, usually not during the heavy pollen stretch when the oaks are dropping, since that's when the phone runs hottest. A realistic expectation is a day or two out for a standard cleaning. If you've got an actual problem (a smell coming through the vents, visible debris blowing out of registers after a demo, or a system that just got turned back on after months closed up), say so when you call and we'll try to fit it in sooner.