How much does air duct cleaning cost?
Refresh Duct Cleaning starts whole-home air duct cleaning at $499. The main driver of the final price is the square footage of the home, followed by the number of separate HVAC systems and the condition of the equipment. Professionally performed duct cleaning in this market generally runs between about $450 and $1,000 for a typical single-system home. Prices far below that range usually indicate a scope that excludes the air handler, coil, blower and plenums, which is where most of the work actually is.
The short version
- Whole-home air duct cleaning starts at $499.
- The primary driver is square footage, then the number of HVAC systems, equipment condition, duct material and access.
- Yes, we quote on the phone. Give us square footage, system count and rough build year. We confirm against the system on arrival and show you anything that changes the scope before cleaning.
- Professionally performed whole-home cleaning in this market generally runs about $450 to $1,000 for a typical single-system home.
- A price well under that usually means a scope that excludes the air handler, coil, blower and plenums — which is where most of the work is.
- In many Florida homes sealing returns more than cleaning. If the inspection shows that, we will tell you.
Starting price
Whole-home air duct cleaning starts at $499. That is a real starting price for a standard single-system home, not a teaser that changes when a technician arrives.
What moves the price from there
- Square footage of the home. This is the primary driver. Larger homes have more ductwork, more runs and more air to move.
- Number of HVAC systems. Each air handler is a separate duct network. A four-system home is four jobs, not one.
- Condition of the equipment. A blower wheel that needs pulling and a heavily loaded coil add real time.
- Duct material and condition. Degraded duct board may need restoration rather than cleaning, which is a different scope entirely.
- Access. An attic air handler in a tight space takes longer than one in a garage.
Can you give me a price over the phone?
Yes. Tell us the approximate square footage, how many HVAC systems the property has and roughly when it was built, and we can give you a price on the call. We confirm it against the system when we arrive, and if what we find changes the scope, you see the evidence and approve it before we clean. That is what inspect before we clean means in practice — not a delay before you can get a number.
What the market generally charges
Professionally performed whole-home duct cleaning in Northeast Florida generally falls between roughly $450 and $1,000 for a typical single-system home. A quote well under that is worth interrogating, because the gap usually comes out of scope.
How to read any duct cleaning quote
Compare scope, not headline numbers. Ask any company:
- Does the price include the air handler, blower wheel, coil and both plenums, or ducts only?
- Is every run individually agitated, or is a vacuum placed at the registers?
- Is the system under continuous negative pressure throughout, and is the vacuum truck-mounted or portable?
- Is the price per system or for the property?
- What is specifically excluded?
- Will you get before-and-after photographs?
The truck-mounted question matters more than most people realise. A portable unit cannot generate the collection airflow that source removal requires across a whole system. More on that here.
Where the money is sometimes better spent
In plenty of Northeast Florida homes, duct sealing returns more than cleaning does, because leakage costs more than dust. If the inspection shows that, we will tell you, even though it means recommending against the service you called about.
At a glance
- Starting price
- $499 for whole-home air duct cleaning
- Primary price driver
- Square footage of the home
- Then
- Number of HVAC systems, equipment condition, duct material, access
- Typical market range
- About $450 to $1,000 for a single-system home
- Phone quotes
- Yes — from square footage and system count
- Always included in our scope
- Plenums, blower, coil face, drain pan
Common questions
Can I get a price without an appointment?
Yes. Give us the square footage, the number of HVAC systems and roughly the build year and we will price it on the phone. We confirm against the system on arrival and show you anything that changes the scope before we clean.
Why is your starting price higher than some quotes I have seen?
Because the scope is different. Very low advertised prices generally cover a vacuum at the registers and exclude the air handler, coil, blower and plenums, which is where most of the accumulated material is. We would rather publish a real starting price than a headline number that changes in your driveway.
Is duct cleaning worth the money?
When a system genuinely needs it, yes. When it does not, no, and we will tell you which one you are. That is a more useful answer than a blanket yes.
Do you offer financing or payment plans?
Ask when you book and we will tell you what is currently available.
Sources and standards
Where this page relies on published guidance, here is what it relies on.
- NADCA ACR Standard — The industry standard defining HVAC system cleaning methodology.
- US EPA — Should You Have the Air Ducts in Your Home Cleaned? — Federal guidance on when duct cleaning is and is not warranted.
- US DOE — Minimizing Energy Losses in Ducts — Department of Energy guidance on duct sealing and insulation.
- US CPSC — Dryer Fire Safety — Consumer Product Safety Commission on dryer exhaust fire risk.
