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 Fort Lauderdale
Air duct cleaning in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $350 – $750 for a full residential system and $800 – $2,500 for commercial properties, with most jobs completed in a single scheduled visit. We’re Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, part of the Garrison Partners family, and we’ve been dispatching crews to Fort Lauderdale from our Miami office since 2004. If your vents smell musty, your AC runs constantly but never feels dry, or you’ve noticed weak airflow in specific rooms, call us at (361) 326-5060. We’ll give you a written price before any work starts, and every job carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Fort Lauderdale isn’t like inland Florida. The humidity here sits above 80% most of the year, and that moisture doesn’t stay outside. It condenses inside your ductwork, especially in the older homes near the New River and the pre-1990 high-rises along the beach. We’ve cleaned ducts in Victoria Park bungalows, Sailboat Bend cottages, and condos from Galt Ocean Mile to Harbor Beach. We know what the salt air, the slab-on-grade construction, and the shared vertical chases do to your system. That local knowledge changes what we look for, what we charge, and what we fix so the problem actually stays fixed.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Fort Lauderdale’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve built our reputation in Fort Lauderdale on showing up inside the window, pricing in writing, and leaving the site clean. That’s The Garrison Standard, and it applies to every job we run in Broward County. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, you know who’s arriving before they knock, and our phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, seven days a week. No voicemail loops. No callback queues.
The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every air duct cleaning we perform in Fort Lauderdale. If the work fails within a year, we come back and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. We put that in writing on every job. Where other outfits compete on the lowest teaser price, we compete on discipline: the price you agree to is the price you pay, and it doesn’t move when the technician walks through your door.
Our crews serve Fort Lauderdale locally, with dispatch and scheduling coordinated from our Miami office. That means we understand South Florida’s building codes, humidity patterns, and the specific failure modes that hit homes from River Oaks to Coral Ridge. We’ve seen what happens when duct cleaning skips the real problem, and we don’t do half-measures.
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Fort Lauderdale
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Fort Lauderdale means source-removing dust, debris, and biological growth from your entire HVAC duct system, then inspecting for the airflow and moisture problems that let that contamination build back up. In a typical Fort Lauderdale home, we find decades of accumulation in the return trunk, mold staining on the evaporator coil housing, and crushed or disconnected flex branches that starve back bedrooms of conditioned air. A full residential clean runs $350 – $750 for most single-family homes, with older homes or systems needing sealing work landing toward the higher end.
Supply and Return Duct Cleaning
We clean both sides of the system. Supply ducts push cooled air into your rooms; return ducts pull humid Fort Lauderdale air back to the handler. Both collect debris, but returns near kitchens and bathrooms often show the heaviest mold loading. We use rotary brush agitation with simultaneous negative-air HEPA extraction so nothing migrates into your living space during the job.
Full System Cleaning with Video Inspection
After cleaning, we run a camera through the trunk and major branches. In Fort Lauderdale’s older homes, we regularly find disconnected runs, collapsed flex, or galvanized trunks sweating with condensation. The camera shows you exactly what we found. If sealing or reconnection is needed, we price it in writing before proceeding.
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Fort Lauderdale
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Fort Lauderdale covers office buildings, medical suites, restaurants, and multi-tenant properties where code compliance, occupancy health, and system efficiency matter to your operation. We clean supply and return systems, exhaust ductwork, and make-up air units using Nikro negative-air machines and Rotobrush rotary systems sized for commercial trunk lines. Typical commercial jobs in Fort Lauderdale run $800 – $2,500 depending on system size, access difficulty, and whether mold remediation or coating is required.
Restaurant and Kitchen Exhaust Systems
Grease-laden exhaust ducts in Fort Lauderdale restaurants face additional humidity loading from the coastal air, accelerating corrosion and fire risk. We clean to NFPA 96 standards, document the work with before-and-after photos, and provide the written report your fire inspector or insurer may require.
Multi-Tenant and HOA Properties
Fort Lauderdale condos and office parks often have shared mechanical spaces and vertical chases. We coordinate with building management, work within your hours of operation, and isolate zones so tenants aren’t disrupted. Our written pricing breaks out per-system costs so your board or property manager sees exactly where the money goes.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Lauderdale
We carry professional-grade equipment and filtration products from Nikro, Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies, the same tools commercial crews use on large-scale jobs. For Fort Lauderdale homeowners, that means we can source and install Aprilaire whole-home dehumidification controls and Honeywell media filters without the wait times you’d face ordering through a general contractor. Our trucks stock common fittings and sealing materials sized for the flex duct and galvanized trunk lines we see in local homes, so most repairs don’t require a return trip. When a Sailboat Bend customer needed an Aprilaire dehumidistat integrated with their existing thermostat last summer, we had the unit on the truck and completed the install the same day.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Fort Lauderdale Homes
- Mold regrowth within weeks of cleaning. This happens when a crew cleans the ducts but ignores the sweating galvanized trunk or the oversized AC unit short-cycling in humidity. In Fort Lauderdale’s pre-1990 slab homes, the cold metal condenses moisture almost continuously from March through November. Without airflow correction and sealing, the mold comes back.
- Cross-contamination between condo units. High-rises along the intracoastal and beach often share vertical chases with neighbors. We’ve found smoke odors, cooking grease, and musty smells migrating through gaps in fire dampers and missing end caps. Cleaning one unit without sealing the chase connections leaves the pathway open.
- Crushed or disconnected flex branches. Original flex duct in 1960s-70s ranch homes west of US-1 has often been stepped on during roofing work, attic storage, or pest activity. The branch looks fine at the boot but delivers almost no airflow. Camera inspection finds what surface cleaning misses.
- Standing water after storms. Hurricane season and heavy afternoon thunderstorms can force water through poorly sealed return plenums or rooftop curbs. Power outages then leave that water stagnant in the ductwork. We see this most in riverfront homes in the 33301 and 33304 ZIP codes, where the musty smell returns within days of the storm passing.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Here’s what air duct cleaning costs in Fort Lauderdale’s market, based on the jobs we’ve priced and completed in the last eighteen months:
- Residential full system cleaning: $350 – $750
- Residential cleaning plus duct sealing or minor repairs: $600 – $1,200
- Condo unit cleaning (typical 1-2 bedroom): $300 – $550
- Commercial system cleaning: $800 – $2,500
- Video inspection as standalone service: $150 – $250
- Dryer vent cleaning (add-on or standalone): $125 – $225
What moves you within these ranges? System size, accessibility, the condition of existing ductwork, and whether we find disconnected or mold-compromised runs that need repair. We do not quote per-vent teaser prices that balloon at the door. We inspect, we write the full price down, and that number doesn’t change once work begins. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate at your Fort Lauderdale home or building.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Lauderdale
Our crews work throughout Broward County, including Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding communities of Plantation, Pompano Beach, Hollywood, and Coconut Creek. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our Miami office, with local technicians assigned to your area for efficient routing and familiar knowledge of regional building stock.
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.
FAQs About Air Duct Cleaning in Fort Lauderdale
Because the root cause is usually moisture condensing inside the ductwork, not surface dirt. In Fort Lauderdale’s humid climate, especially in pre-1990 slab homes and beach condos, cold galvanized trunks or poorly insulated flex sweats continuously. A crew that only brushes and vacuums leaves that moisture source untouched. We run camera inspection to find the condensation point, then seal and insulate as needed, often adding humidity control. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll show you exactly what’s happening in your system.
Original galvanized steel trunks, often uninsulated and rust-pitted at the seams, plus later-added flex branches that may be crushed, disconnected, or improperly supported. In Victoria Park specifically, we’ve found coal soot residue layered with decades of modern dust, and returns that were retrofitted into walls without proper sealing. The good news: these systems can usually be restored with source removal, seam sealing with mastic, and targeted repairs rather than full replacement. We’ll give you a written price for each phase.
Yes, if the vertical chases and fire dampers aren’t properly sealed. Shared construction was common in Fort Lauderdale high-rises from the 1960s through 1980s, and end caps or damper seals degrade over time. We’ve traced cooking odors, tobacco smoke, and musty smells from upstairs or adjacent units into the ductwork we’re cleaning. Camera inspection and smoke testing locate the pathways; sealing them stops the cross-flow. This is a standard part of our condo assessments.
Yes. Heavy rains and wind-driven water can enter through rooftop units, wall louvers, or poorly sealed return plenums. Power outages then prevent the system from running, so that moisture sits stagnant. We see a spike in mold remediation calls in Fort Lauderdale from July through October, especially in riverfront homes in 33301 and 33304. If your system was exposed to water intrusion, we recommend inspection before the next cooling season starts.
Ask whether the company follows NADCA ACR standards for source removal, uses HEPA-filtered negative-air containment, and provides before-and-after photos of your specific system. Ask whether their price is written and fixed before work starts, and what their guarantee covers and for how long. At Hollis, we meet all of these: The Garrison Standard requires arriving inside the window, pricing in writing, completing the job by the book, and backing it with our 365-Day Done Right Promise. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule your free estimate.
Ready to get your Fort Lauderdale home’s ductwork properly cleaned, sealed, and protected against the humidity that keeps bringing mold back? Call Hollis Air Duct Cleaning at (361) 326-5060. We’ll answer with a live person, schedule your free estimate, and give you a written price before any work begins. Every job is backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise, because in Fort Lauderdale’s climate, doing it right matters more than doing it cheap.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Fort Lauderdale as part of the Garrison Partners family since 2004.