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 Marietta
Air duct cleaning in Marietta typically costs between $450 and $1,200 for a full residential system, depending on home size, duct configuration, and the age of the ductwork. Most jobs take four to seven hours and include a camera inspection of every run, source removal under negative pressure, and a documented photo record of the interior before and after. If you’re noticing dust settling on registers within days of cleaning, a musty smell when the AC cycles on, or filament-like particles around vents, call (806) 606-6902. We’ll give you a written price before any work starts, not an estimate that changes once the van is in your driveway.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is Marietta’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Marietta’s housing stock is different from most of metro Atlanta. The ranch and split-level homes built between the mid-1960s and early 1990s in subdivisions tied to Lockheed-Georgia weren’t constructed with modern sealed duct systems. They used fiberglass duct board and first-generation flex duct that, after 40 or 50 years of Georgia humidity cycling, fails in predictable ways. We know those failure modes because we document them every week in neighborhoods from East Cobb to Powder Springs Road. That’s the value of hiring a team that treats Marietta’s Lockheed-era construction as its own category of work, not just another address on the schedule.
Tomas Reyes, who leads CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, established the company in 2013 on a simple rule: written price before work starts, photo record when the crew leaves. No exceptions. That rule matters more in Marietta than almost anywhere else, because the age of the ductwork here means surprises are common. We don’t do surprise pricing. And we don’t ask you to trust that the work was done. We hand you the photographic evidence.
Every technician is background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival under Haven Standard Clause 3. All calls are answered by a live person, day or night. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our Atlanta office, but the crews working in Marietta live in Cobb County and know the difference between a 1968 duct board system in a subdivision off Roswell Road and a 1992 flex duct retrofit in a Kennesaw-adjacent development.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in Marietta
Residential Duct Cleaning
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Marietta starts with a camera inspection of every supply and return run. We don’t guess. We look. What we find in older Cobb County homes is often a half-inch of compressed pollen, dust, and loose fiberglass particles sitting in the first elbow of the supply trunk. We remove it under negative pressure with HEPA filtration, then photograph the same elbow afterward. You’ll see the difference in the photo record, not just be told about it.
Commercial Duct Cleaning
Commercial systems in Marietta, from medical offices near WellStar Kennestone to retail spaces along Cobb Parkway, accumulate more than dust. Decades-old duct board in commercial buildings delaminates just like residential systems, but the volume of particulate moving through a commercial air handler makes the problem worse. We work nights and weekends when needed, but we never rush a commercial job. Same standard: written scope, negative-pressure source removal, photo documentation of every run.
Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts in Marietta homes built before 1985 are where we find the worst failures. Fiberglass duct board liners separate from the interior surface after decades of condensation cycling, and every cubic foot of air moving through that system picks up raw fiberglass particulate and carries it directly into living spaces. Supply duct cleaning isn’t just about removing that particulate. It’s about identifying whether the liner has failed completely, because if it has, cleaning buys you time but not a solution. We’ll tell you which one you’re dealing with, and we’ll put it in writing.
Return Duct Cleaning
Return ducts pull air from your living spaces back to the air handler, and in Marietta they pull a lot of pollen. Metro Atlanta consistently ranks among the top U.S. markets for airborne tree pollen, especially loblolly pine and oak. Return ducts are the first place that pollen settles, and in split-level homes with returns running through garage cavities or unsealed chases, they also pull in whatever else is in those spaces. Cleaning return ducts properly means removing the pollen load mechanically, not just vacuuming the register openings.
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.
BeforeAfterTrusted Brands We Service in Marietta
We run professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush and Nikro for agitation and source removal, with HEPA filtration from Abatement Technologies on every job. For customers adding filtration or sanitizing, we install Honeywell and Aprilaire components. We name these brands so you can look them up before agreeing to a price, and because the equipment matters when you’re dealing with 50-year-old fiberglass duct board. A shop vac and a rotating brush won’t remove delaminated liner particulate. Our rig will. And the photo record proves it.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Marietta Homes
- Delaminated fiberglass duct board. Homes built in the 1960s through 1980s in subdivisions tied to Lockheed-Georgia and Dobbins Air Reserve Base frequently have original duct board that has separated internally. The particles that look like stubborn dust on your registers are often raw fiberglass, not household dust.
- Sagging attic flex duct. First-generation flexible ducts installed in the 1980s and early 1990s sag over time, separating at joints and pulling in hot, humid attic air during summer. That’s how mold starts inside supply ducts in Marietta’s muggy June-through-September conditions.
- Pollen-saturated returns. Oak and pine pollen loads in spring are so dense in Cobb County that they bypass standard filters entirely and accumulate inside return ducts. A high-MERV filter catches more, but it also restricts airflow if your system wasn’t designed for it, and it doesn’t remove what’s already settled in the ductwork.
- Rural dust and wood heat particulate. Properties outside the Marietta core, especially those on unpaved roads or with open acreage, load ducts with fine dust that urban homes don’t see. Add wood heat, and that fine particulate becomes sticky with creosote residue, making mechanical agitation necessary to remove it.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Marietta, GA
A typical single-family home in Marietta runs $450 to $850 for a full system cleaning that includes supply ducts, return ducts, the main trunk, and the plenum. Larger homes, or homes with extensive flex duct replacement needs, run $850 to $1,200. Commercial systems are quoted by the square foot of duct surface area after a site walk. We don’t do per-vent pricing, and we don’t advertise a low base price that multiplies once the crew is on site. Haven Standard Clause 1 means the written price you approve before work starts is the price you pay. That number goes in writing, and it doesn’t change.
Rural properties around Marietta with outbuildings or detached garage systems are quoted separately, but the cleaning interval matters more than the quote. If you’re on an unpaved road, expect to clean every two to three years. If you’re in a 1970s subdivision with original duct board, the question isn’t just when to clean. It’s whether the liner has already failed. Our Video Inspection answers that question with footage, not speculation.
We Also Serve Cities Near Marietta
Our crews work throughout Cobb County and the surrounding area, including Marietta and nearby Smyrna, Kennesaw, Atlanta, and Mableton. If you’re just outside the Marietta city limits, call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll confirm coverage for your street. Same written price before work, same photo record when the job is done.
Serving Marietta, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Marietta 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 - Air Duct Cleaning in Marietta
Every two to three years, but cleaning alone doesn’t solve the problem if the liner is delaminating. Homes near Dobbins with original duct board from the 1960s and 1970s don’t just accumulate dust. The duct board itself fails internally, shedding fiberglass particulate continuously. If a camera inspection shows separated liner, cleaning removes what’s already loose, but sealing or partial replacement is the fix. We’ll show you the footage and write the recommendation clearly. Call (806) 606-6902 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
Yes, measurably. Homes on unpaved roads pull in fine dust from passing vehicles and dry soil, and that dust enters the return side of the system at a much higher rate than in paved subdivisions. Combined with open land and regular mowing, rural Marietta properties load ducts two to three times faster than urban lots. The cleaning interval should be two years for most unpaved-road homes, not the three-to-five year range often cited for metro areas. We can confirm what your system is actually pulling in with a camera inspection before and after cleaning.
Yes. Wood heat produces fine particulate that’s smaller than typical household dust, and when mixed with the residual moisture in ducts during Georgia’s humid months, it forms a film that standard vacuuming doesn’t remove. We use mechanical agitation tools, not just negative pressure, on wood-heat systems. The photo record from those jobs often shows a dark, granular coating on duct walls that looks nothing like ordinary dust. Have your ducts inspected if you burn regularly. Call (806) 606-6902 to schedule.
Often not. Musty smells in 1980s split-levels in Cobb County typically mean the flex duct has sagged, separated at a joint, or developed a condensation point where humid attic air enters the system. Cleaning removes the microbial growth that’s already there, but if the duct remains unsealed, the smell returns within weeks. We’ll camera the run, identify the failure point, and give you a written scope that separates cleaning from sealing. That’s the difference between a temporary fix and a permanent one. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written quote.
Each outbuilding system is cleaned as a separate job with its own camera inspection and photo record. Workshop and detached garage duct runs in rural Marietta properties often carry far more dust and wood particulate than the main house, especially if the building is used for projects, woodworking, or vehicle storage. We write the price for outbuildings separately in the scope, so you approve it before we touch it. Same written-price rule applies. Call (806) 606-6902 and tell us about the outbuilding setup, we’ll build the scope around it.
One More Thing About Marietta’s Ductwork
In a 1970s split-level near East Cobb, our crew used camera inspection to confirm a fully separated fiberglass duct board liner in both the supply and return ducts. Then we performed source removal under negative pressure with HEPA filtration and agitation tools to extract decades of trapped loblolly pine pollen and loose fiberglass. The homeowner, who had noticed filament-like dust settling on registers, reported a measurable drop in particulate after we sealed the delaminating sections and balanced the air handler. That job didn’t end with a receipt. It ended with footage, a written record, and a system that stopped shedding.
That’s the standard for every home we clean in Marietta. Not a promise. A document. Call (806) 606-6902 for a free estimate and a written price before any work begins.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, serving Marietta and surrounding Cobb County communities.
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