Whole-home duct cleaning
Dryer vent cleaning
Camera inspection
Sanitizing & deodorizingWhole-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.
Trusted Air Duct Cleaning for Fort Lauderdale Homeowners
Air duct cleaning in Fort Lauderdale isn’t a luxury service. It’s a direct response to what our coastal climate does to the inside of a home’s ductwork. Salt air, humidity that rarely dips below 70 percent, and air conditioners that run ten months out of the year combine to create a specific set of problems: mold-friendly moisture, fine sand and dust that works its way into every seam, and coils that work harder than they should. Most Fort Lauderdale homes run between $350 and $700 for a complete system cleaning. That’s the honest range we quote before we ever step inside. Kestrel Air Duct Fort Lauderdale has been serving Broward County under the Kingswell Guarantee since 2004, and Dale Whitmore leads a team of background-checked, uniformed technicians who use real professional equipment: Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies. Call (754) 354-9798 for a written price before any work begins.
Air Duct Cleaning Services
Air Duct Cleaning Services means removing the accumulated dust, debris, allergens, and microbial growth from the full network of supply and return ducts that carry conditioned air through your Fort Lauderdale home. A Full System Cleaning covers every component. Most homeowners schedule this every three to five years, or sooner if they notice dust settling on furniture within days of cleaning, unexplained allergy flare-ups, or a musty smell when the AC kicks on. We use negative-air extraction, meaning a powerful vacuum pulls air backward through the ductwork while brush agitation loosens what’s stuck to the metal walls. The written price includes every supply vent, every return, the main trunk lines, and a report of what we found. Most homes in Fort Lauderdale fall between $350 and $700 depending on system size and condition.
Full-System Negative-Air Cleaning
Negative-air extraction creates a vacuum inside the duct system so nothing loosened during cleaning escapes into your living room. A Nikro unit connects at the plenum and pulls the entire system under negative pressure while our technicians work each branch line. Loose debris travels out, not in.
Anti-Microbial Treatment on Request
For Fort Lauderdale homes where humidity has left visible mildew staining inside supply boots or returns, we apply an EPA-registered antimicrobial after mechanical cleaning. It’s included in the quote only when you ask for it, and we show you photos of the affected areas before and after.
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.
Styles & brands we work with
HVAC Duct Cleaning
HVAC Duct Cleaning focuses on the ductwork connected to your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment, including the air handler cabinet, evaporator coil access, and the supply and return plenums. It matters in Fort Lauderdale because the AC runs so much of the year that any restriction in airflow forces the system to work longer and harder, which shows up directly on your FPL bill. We use Rotobrush rotary brush systems to scrub the interior walls of ducts, Nikro negative-pressure units to extract debris, and Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration to keep airborne particles contained during the job. The service generally runs $350 to $700 for a complete residential system, and the written estimate you receive before work starts is the price you pay. No door-step revisions.
Evaporator Coil and Plenum Service
The evaporator coil is where cold refrigerant absorbs heat, and in humid Fort Lauderdale air, it’s also where condensation creates a damp surface that catches dust like flypaper. We clean accessible coil surfaces and the surrounding plenum as part of a full HVAC cleaning, so airflow doesn’t have to fight a layer of insulating grime.
Air Handler Cabinet Cleaning
The blower fan, motor housing, and interior cabinet walls collect dust that blows through the system every time the fan cycles. We open the air handler, clean what we can safely reach, and document everything. This isn’t a separate upcharge. It’s part of what “cleaning the system” should mean.
Vent Cleaning
Vent Cleaning addresses the visible registers, grilles, and the boots that connect them to the duct branches throughout your Fort Lauderdale home. These are the points where dust, pet hair, cooking residue, and humidity-driven buildup accumulate fastest and where homeowners see the problem with their own eyes. We remove each vent cover, hand-clean it where needed, agitate the boot interior, and vacuum it out before reseating the cover. A full vent cleaning as part of a whole-system service averages $350 to $700 in Fort Lauderdale depending on how many vents, how many stories, and how much buildup has accumulated in hard-to-reach areas.
Register and Grille Detailing
Vent covers in Fort Lauderdale homes often develop a film of dust mixed with airborne cooking oils and salt-laden humidity. We clean each one by hand, not with a spray bottle of degreaser and a rag. Most look visibly different when they go back on.
Dusty-Vent Diagnosis
Sometimes what looks like a dirty vent is actually a disconnected duct boot letting attic air into the conditioned space. During cleaning we check each boot connection and flag any gaps or disconnects, so you know whether the problem was dirt or a leak.
Air Duct Repair
Air Duct Repair addresses the structural and connection problems that make your system leak conditioned air into attics, walls, and crawl spaces. In Fort Lauderdale, the biggest culprits are age, humidity, and occasional rodent activity. Duct tape dries out and fails. Flex duct sags. Boots separate from the branch lines. When air leaks, you’re paying to cool spaces nobody lives in. We repair or replace damaged duct sections, reseal connections with mastic (not fabric tape), and secure sagging runs. Repair pricing depends on scope, but a typical single-section repair in a Fort Lauderdale home runs $150 to $400, and a full reconnection of multiple branches ranges higher. We quote it in writing before work begins.
Mastic Sealing and Connection Repair
Mastic is a thick, brush-on sealant designed for HVAC use. It stays flexible, doesn’t dry out like tape, and seals the small gaps that let conditioned air escape. We apply it at boot connections, plenum joints, and anywhere our inspection shows air moving where it shouldn’t.
Damaged Flex Duct Replacement
Crushed or torn flex duct in a Fort Lauderdale attic is a common find, especially in older homes or after cable installers and electricians have been through. We replace damaged runs with properly sized R-6 insulated flex duct, then seal both ends with mastic and verify airflow at the register.
Ductwork Cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning is the physical removal of debris from the interior of the duct system itself, from the main trunk line out to the farthest branch feeding a bedroom vent. In Fort Lauderdale homes, what accumulates isn’t just dust. It’s salt crystals from the ocean air, fine sand tracked in from the beach, pet dander, mold spores, and sometimes construction debris left from a renovation. Our Rotobrush system spins at the duct wall, breaking the bond between debris and metal. The Nikro vacuum holds the system under negative pressure so everything travels outside. This is the core of what we do, and for most Fort Lauderdale homes the total runs $350 to $700.
Trunk Line and Branch Cleaning
The main trunk line is the backbone of your system, and it’s usually the dirtiest part of the house. Our technicians access it through the plenum and run the rotating brush through every branch, not just the main line. The difference shows up in your filter after we leave.
Post-Renovation Cleanup Service
If you’ve had drywall work, flooring sanded, or any construction inside the home, your ducts probably swallowed a lot of it. We recommend duct cleaning as the last step before you call the project finished. It’s one of the most common calls we get in Fort Lauderdale, and the before-and-after photos are usually dramatic.
Air Duct Inspection
Air Duct Inspection is a camera-based look inside your ductwork to document what’s actually there before any cleaning begins. We run a high-resolution inspection camera through accessible sections of the system and show you what we see on a screen. For Fort Lauderdale homeowners, this answers the two most important questions: is there mold, and is my system leaking. Inspection is included with every full cleaning at no additional charge, so you don’t pay extra to find out what’s inside. A standalone inspection without cleaning runs $99 to $199 in Fort Lauderdale depending on system size and access difficulty.
Pre-Purchase Home Inspection Support
Buying a home in Fort Lauderdale? The standard home inspector isn’t going to get deep into the ducts. We provide camera inspection with a written condition report including photos, so you know whether you’re buying a system that needs cleaning, repair, or replacement.
Mold Confirmation and Documentation
If our camera shows what looks like biological growth inside the ducts, we document it with photos and suggest testing through a certified lab if you want confirmation. We don’t clean over active mold growth and call it done. We tell you what we found and what it means.
Residential Air Duct Cleaning
Residential Duct Cleaning serves single-family homes, condos, and townhomes across Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding Broward County communities. Every job is quoted per system, not per vent. That distinction matters: some companies advertise a low per-vent price and then count vents with math that changes at the door. Our written quote covers the entire system, every vent, every return, and the plenums, with no metric surprises. Most residences in Fort Lauderdale run $350 to $700 for a full system cleaning. We serve homeowners throughout Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Davie, Tamarac, Oakland Park, Lauderhill, and the surrounding areas.
Single-Family Home Service
Typical single-family homes in Fort Lauderdale have 10 to 16 vents and one or two systems. Our techs need access to the air handler, the returns, and the attic or chase where the ductwork runs. We do the rest. You get the written price, we show up in the window we gave, and we leave the place cleaner.
Condo and Townhome Service
Condos and townhomes often share duct chases and have tighter access. We’re experienced with HOA requirements and can coordinate access where needed. The price range is the same, though systems in older buildings sometimes run higher if access is unusually difficult.
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning
Commercial Duct Cleaning handles offices, retail spaces, restaurants, and small commercial buildings in Fort Lauderdale. The work is fundamentally the same, negative-pressure extraction with rotary brush agitation, but the systems are larger, access is different, and scheduling often requires off-hours work to avoid disrupting business. Commercial pricing depends on square footage, system size, and the number of rooftop units or air handlers, and most small commercial jobs in Fort Lauderdale start around $800 and go up from there. We quote every commercial job in writing before any work starts, same as residential. That’s the Kingswell Guarantee, and it applies to a 20-person office the same way it applies to a three-bedroom house.
Office and Retail Space Service
We clean systems in occupied offices while employees are working, using HEPA filtration to keep dust contained. Our Abatement Technologies equipment runs quietly enough for a normal office environment, and our techs wear uniforms and shoe covers. The work gets done with minimal disruption.
Restaurant and High-Grease Environment Service
Restaurant duct systems carry more than dust. Cooking grease, flour, and heat combine into a coating that’s harder to remove and more important to address. Commercial kitchen exhaust is a separate trade, but the supply and return air ducts in a Fort Lauderdale restaurant kitchen need regular cleaning too. We schedule around service hours.
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AfterBrands We Service
We work on duct systems connected to every major HVAC brand installed in Fort Lauderdale homes: Carrier, Trane, Rheem, Goodman, Lennox, and York among them. The ductwork itself is brand-neutral in most cases, which means the real question isn’t whose name is on the condenser outside. It’s whether the company doing the cleaning knows how to access, clean, and reassemble the system without damaging anything. Our technicians have worked on systems in homes from Coral Ridge to Victoria Park to Sailboat Bend, and the Kingswell Guarantee covers every one of them.
When a home has filtration or indoor-air-quality products installed, our team is familiar with Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman equipment. If you have a Honeywell media cabinet, an Aprilaire filter housing, or a Guardsman IAQ device, we know how to service around them and can recommend compatible filter replacement options. Whether your system carries one of those names or any other, the cleaning process is the same, and the written price covers it.
Signs You Need a Pro Right Now
- Dust returns within days of cleaning the house. You wipe the coffee table, and two days later it’s dusty again. That dust isn’t falling from the ceiling. It’s coming out of your vents. The ducts are holding a reservoir of fine particulate that recirculates every time the fan runs.
- A musty smell hits when the AC starts. That’s the signature of moisture-loving mold or mildew inside the ductwork or air handler. In Fort Lauderdale’s humidity, it doesn’t take long for a minor condensation issue to become a biological one. This needs camera inspection sooner rather than later.
- Some rooms never get comfortable. If one bedroom stays stuffy while the rest of the house cools fine, you may have a disconnected duct, a crushed flex run, or a serious blockage. Air balancing fixes a lot, but it can’t fix a duct that isn’t connected.
- Allergy symptoms are worse at home than anywhere else. If your sinuses clear up when you go to work and flare when you get home, the air in your house is carrying something. Pet dander, dust mite debris, and mold spores all accumulate in ducts and blow back into the rooms where you sleep.
- Your energy bill climbs without explanation. A dirty evaporator coil and blocked returns force the system to run longer to move the same amount of air. FPL bills have been climbing across Florida, but a dirty system makes it worse. Clean ducts and a clean coil restore airflow and let the system do its job.
Our Process, Step by Step
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Written quote before anything else. We walk the system, count the vents, check the access points, and hand you a written price. It covers the entire system. There’s no version of this process where the number changes after we start working. The Kingswell Guarantee has meant that since 2004.
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Camera inspection and documentation. We put a high-resolution camera into the ducts and show you what’s there before we touch anything. You see the dust, the debris, the actual condition. That way you know what we’re cleaning, and afterward you can see the difference.
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Negative-air setup and containment. We connect our Nikro negative-pressure unit at the plenum and seal the system. The vacuum pulls air backward through every branch line while our techs work, so loosened dust travels out through the HEPA-filtered exhaust, not into your living room.
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Rotobrush agitation and extraction. The Rotobrush spins inside each duct, scrubbing the walls while the negative-pressure system extracts what it loosens. This is the core of the cleaning. It’s mechanical agitation plus continuous extraction, not a shop vac and a dryer vent brush.
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Final walkthrough and written guarantee. We do a post-cleaning camera check at key points, show you the before-and-after, and put the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If the work falls short, we come back and make it right at no charge. That’s not a promotional offer. It’s the standing rule.
How Much Does Air Duct Cleaning Cost in Fort Lauderdale?
A typical residential air duct cleaning in Fort Lauderdale runs $350 to $700 for the complete system. A smaller condo or townhome with one system and straightforward attic access may sit at the lower end of that range. A larger single-family home with two systems, a hard-to-access attic, or heavy buildup from renovation dust or pet dander may push toward the upper end. What affects the price? Number of systems, number of vents, how long it’s been since the last cleaning, access difficulty, and whether the job requires repair work or mold treatment. We don’t charge per vent, and we don’t quote a low teaser number that becomes a larger invoice once the van is at your door. The written price is the price. To avoid overpaying, get the quote in writing, ask whether the price covers every vent and both plenums, and confirm whether the company uses negative-pressure extraction or a box-store shop vac. A free estimate from Kestrel Air Duct Fort Lauderdale includes a system walkthrough, camera inspection, and a written quote you can hold us to. Call (754) 354-9798 to schedule one.
Our Service Area Near Fort Lauderdale
We serve Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding Broward County communities, including Hollywood, Davie, Tamarac, Oakland Park, Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Wilton Manors, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Cooper City, Ives Estates, and West Park. If you’re in one of those communities, our home page has full details on scheduling and service. We also provide dedicated service pages for Air Duct Cleaning in Hollywood and Air Duct Cleaning in Davie, and our main Air Duct Cleaning in Fort Lauderdale page covers the full scope of what we do. We schedule in defined arrival windows and hold to them. That’s a Kingswell Way value, not a convenience extended when it’s easy.
Serving Fort Lauderdale, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Lauderdale area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions About Air Duct Cleaning in Fort Lauderdale
Air duct cleaning is the mechanical removal of dust, debris, allergens, and biological growth from the supply and return ducts, registers, plenums, and air handler cabinet that make up your home’s air distribution system. We use rotating brush agitation to loosen what’s stuck to the duct walls and negative-pressure extraction to pull it out through a HEPA-filtered vacuum. The result is cleaner air moving through your Fort Lauderdale home and a system that doesn’t have to work against its own buildup. A full cleaning includes every vent, both plenums, and a camera inspection before and after.
Most residential air duct cleaning jobs in Fort Lauderdale take three to five hours from arrival to final walkthrough. A single-system condo may run closer to two hours. A larger two-system home with heavy buildup or difficult attic access may run a full day. We give you a defined arrival window before the job and keep you posted if the work is running long. The written quote doesn’t change based on how long the job takes.
Most Fort Lauderdale homes run between $350 and $700 for a complete residential system cleaning. The factors that move the price are system size, number of vents, access difficulty, age of the system, and how long it’s been since the ducts were last cleaned. We hand you a written price covering the entire system before any work begins, and that price doesn’t change. Call (754) 354-9798 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
Yes. Our technicians work around Honeywell media cabinets, Aprilaire filter housings, and Guardsman IAQ equipment regularly. We know how to access systems with those products installed and can recommend replacement filters or media. During cleaning, we take care not to damage installed filtration equipment, and we’ll flag anything that looks like it needs attention. If you have a different brand installed, the service is the same.
We don’t schedule emergency cleanings, because air duct cleaning is a planned service that takes several hours and requires proper setup. What we do have is a live person answering the phone 24/7, including nights and weekends. If you’ve had water intrusion, a renovation dust event, or a sudden mold concern, call (754) 354-9798 and we’ll get you on the schedule as quickly as a window opens. Our phones are answered by a real conversation, not a voicemail queue.
Every job we do carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something we cleaned or repaired falls short within the guarantee period, we come back and make it right at no charge. That includes a free return visit if the repair fails. This isn’t a vague satisfaction pledge. It’s a specific, documented commitment that has been part of the Kingswell Guarantee since 2004. You get a copy in writing with every invoice.
Clear a path to the air handler and remove anything fragile from the immediate area around the main return. We need access to the attic or crawl space entrance where the ductwork runs. If you have pets, keep them in a secure room while our technicians are moving equipment in and out. Everything else, we handle. Our crew wears shoe covers, protects flooring, and leaves the work area cleaner than we found it.
Schedule Your Air Duct Cleaning Service in Fort Lauderdale Today
Call (754) 354-9798 for a free, no-obligation estimate on air duct cleaning in Fort Lauderdale. We’ll walk the system, put a written price in your hands, and schedule a window we actually keep. The Kingswell Guarantee has backed every job since 2004, and Dale Whitmore’s team answers the phone any time of day. You’ll know the price before we start, and you’ll have the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing before we leave.
Written by Dale Whitmore, Owner at Kestrel Air Duct Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale since 2004.