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 Alpharetta Homeowners
Air duct cleaning in Alpharetta typically costs between $450 and $900 for a full single-family home, depending on the number of systems and the home’s square footage. Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning has handled Alpharetta homes since 2005, and we show up with a written price before any work starts, so you know exactly what the visit will cost before a single vent cover comes off. That matters when you’ve been burned before by a crew that quoted low and billed high. Call us at (762) 263-0408 and a live person will answer, day or night.
Alpharetta’s pollen season, construction dust from the Avalon area, and the red Georgia clay tracked in by kids and dogs all end up in the same place: your ductwork. We’ve cleaned systems in Windward, Milton, Crabapple, and Cumming where the buildup told the story of ten years of golden retriever fur and backyard baseball dirt. Families with kids and pets call us because we protect the floors with shoe covers and drop cloths from the moment the crew steps inside, and we show you a photo of the clean-up before we leave. Paul Adeyemi leads our team in Alpharetta, and he’s built Morton’s around one simple rule: the price we write down is the price you pay.
Air Duct Cleaning Services
Our Full System Cleaning from Morton’s covers the full network of supply and return ductwork running through your Alpharetta home, from the main trunk lines off the furnace to the individual runs that feed each room. Most homes in Alpharetta need this every three to five years, though houses with shedding pets, recent renovations, or allergy-prone kids often benefit from a shorter interval. We run Rotobrush and Nikro agitation equipment through every accessible run, paired with HEPA-filtered collection so what we loosen leaves the house rather than settling back into the carpet. A whole-home cleaning in Alpharetta typically runs between $450 and $900, and the written quote you approve before we begin is the final invoice.
Supply and Return Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts carry conditioned air from your HVAC unit to each room, and return ducts pull air back to be heated or cooled again. Both accumulate dust at different rates because supply runs have higher velocity while returns handle unfiltered air pulled from the living space. We clean both sides with the same care, and we map them first so nothing gets missed behind finished basements or in hard-to-reach ceiling runs common in Alpharetta’s 1980s and 1990s subdivisions.
Vent Cover and Grille Detailing
Every register and return grille comes off, gets cleaned on both sides, and goes back on straight. That might sound small, but you’d be surprised how much visible grime lives on the back side of a vent cover that faces into the duct. We use pet-safe cleaning products on anything inside the living space, so if a toddler decides to put a hand on a register later that day, there’s nothing harsh left behind.
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 portion of your system most directly connected to the air handler, blower assembly, and coil, where dust buildup actually costs you money in lost efficiency. Alpharetta summers push air conditioners hard from May through September, and a restricted coil or clogged blower makes the whole system work harder for the same cool air. Morton’s includes the supply plenum, return plenum, blower compartment inspection, and evaporator coil surface in every HVAC duct cleaning, and we photograph what we find so you can see the before and after for yourself. This service runs between $450 and $900 for a typical Alpharetta single-family home, with the exact number written down before we begin.
Plenum and Coil Surface Cleaning
The plenum is the sheet metal box that sits directly on top of or beside your furnace and air handler, and it’s the first stop for conditioned air leaving the system. Dust here sticks to condensation on the coil, which is why coil surface cleaning is part of how we work rather than an add-on surprise. If your system has a Honeywell or Aprilaire media cabinet, we inspect that housing for bypass leaks while we’re in there.
Filter Cabinet and Blower Inspection
A clean duct system starts at the filter, so we vac out the filter cabinet, check the seal around the filter door, and inspect the blower wheel for dust accumulation or imbalance. In Alpharetta homes where dogs shed heavily, we often find the blower wheel carrying a coat of fine hair that reduces airflow more than most homeowners would guess. We’ll show you the photo and note it on your invoice, no upsell pressure.
Vent Cleaning
Vent Cleaning addresses the registers, grilles, and visible vent covers throughout your Alpharetta home, plus the immediate boot connections behind them where dust and pet hair collect fastest. You’ll notice vent cleaning needs attention when certain rooms stay stuffier than others or when you see gray smudges forming on the wall around a vent. Morton’s treats vent cleaning as part of the whole-duct job rather than a separate line item, so there’s no per-vent nickel-and-diming to worry about. Your total for a full vent and duct cleaning in Alpharetta stays within $450 to $900 based on home size, agreed in writing first.
Wall and Ceiling Register Care
Floor registers in Alpharetta homes take the worst of it: crumbs from snack time, dog hair, tracked-in dirt from the yard, and the occasional dropped Lego. Ceiling registers in two-story homes collect a finer dust that often goes unnoticed because nobody looks up. We pull every one of them, clean both faces, and reseat them snugly so airflow returns to what the system was designed for.
Boot and Immediate Run Cleaning
The boot is the metal transition piece that connects the visible vent to the duct run behind the wall or floor. This is where we find coins, pet toys, crayons, and enough dust to fill a coffee mug in homes with active kids. Our Rotobrush whip line reaches several feet past the boot into the run, clearing the tightest collection points without cutting into drywall.
Air Duct Repair
Air Duct Repair covers the physical integrity of your ductwork: separated joints, crushed flex runs, punctured trunks, and poorly sealed connections that leak conditioned air into attics and crawlspaces instead of your living room. Alpharetta’s humidity makes this especially important because leaky return ducts pull in attic air that’s 120 degrees in July and humid enough to make the whole upstairs feel swampy. Morton’s diagnostic-first approach means we only repair what’s actually leaking, and most Alpharetta homes we see need between $150 and $400 in sealing and minor repairs on top of a cleaning if ducts have never been serviced.
Leak Detection and Sealing
Using visual inspection plus pressure testing on suspect runs, we find where attic runs have sagged, separated, or been pulled loose by past work in the home. Flex duct in Alpharetta attics is especially prone to kinking when storage boxes get shoved against it or when pest activity disturbs the runs. We re-secure, re-seal with mastic, and re-insulate where needed so conditioned air reaches the room it’s supposed to.
Crushed and Damaged Run Replacement
Some duct runs are beyond sealing, especially in crawlspaces where moisture has collapsed insulation or rodents have chewed through. We quote any replacement in writing before work starts, and we’ll show you the damage on camera so you’re never taking our word for it. Families in Alpharetta with pier-and-beam foundations should have crawlspace ducts looked at during any whole-home cleaning because this is where the worst damage hides.
Ductwork Cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning is the full-length restoration of your duct system, trunk lines to vent boots, using powered agitation and HEPA collection rather than a quick vacuum poke through the registers. The difference matters in Alpharetta because our local pollen load seasons the inside of ducts so aggressively that February through May leaves a yellow-green film on every surface. Morton’s uses Rotobrush and Nikro equipment with HEPA-filtered collection on every job, so nothing we dislodge gets blown back into the house. Ductwork cleaning for a standard Alpharetta home runs $450 to $900, and that number is on paper before the first tool comes off the truck.
Whole-System Agitation Cleaning
The agitation step is what separates real ductwork cleaning from a glorified vacuum pass. Powered brush heads run through the full interior of each duct run, breaking loose the compacted layer of dust, pollen, and pet dander that has been baking in place for years. HEPA-filtered negative air keeps the debris contained, and our technicians monitor the process from both ends of each run.
Post-Clean Airflow Verification
After the cleaning is finished, we check airflow at representative registers to confirm the system is moving air as it should. It’s not unusual for a ductwork cleaning to reveal airflow improvements of 15-20 percent in homes where buildup was particularly heavy. We don’t claim to fix every HVAC issue under the sun, but we do verify that the ducts themselves are clear and the air is moving.
Air Duct Inspection
Air Duct Inspection is a thorough look inside your duct system using camera equipment, checking for dust accumulation, moisture, mold growth, pest activity, disconnected runs, and general condition before you decide whether cleaning or repair is warranted. In Alpharetta, where crawlspace humidity and attic heat both stress duct systems, an inspection is especially useful after a water leak, a renovation, or when you’re buying a home and want to know what you’re inheriting. A standalone inspection from Morton’s starts at $149, and we deduct that from the cleaning cost if you book within 30 days.
Camera Inspection of Trunk Lines
A small high-resolution camera runs through your main trunk lines and returns real-time video of what’s inside. For homeowners buying in Alpharetta’s competitive market, this documentation is worth having: you get to see whether the ducts were ever cleaned, whether past renovations left drywall dust packed in every corner, or whether there’s standing water from a past AC condensation problem. We walk you through what we see, on your schedule, not with a sales pitch attached.
Moisture and Leak Assessment
We look for condensation on duct surfaces, water staining, and signs of past leaks around boots and plenums. Alpharetta’s summer humidity plus a cold AC system equals condensation where ducts aren’t properly insulated, and that moisture is where mold gets started. The inspection tells you what needs attention now, what can wait, and what’s perfectly fine, in plain language with a written report.
Residential Air Duct Cleaning
Residential Duct Cleaning is Morton’s core service for Alpharetta homes, built around the realities of family life: kids with allergies, dogs that shed like it’s their job, and homes that need to smell clean without a wall of air fresheners. We approach every home as if our own kids are going to roll around on the carpet five minutes after we leave. That means shoe covers on every pair of boots, drop cloths under work areas, pet-safe products where anything touches living space, and quieter tools when someone’s napping in the next room. Expect $450 to $900 for a full single-family home in Alpharetta, written down and approved before work starts.
Homes with Kids and Pets
Pet dander, kid dust (yes, it’s a thing), craft glitter, snack crumbs, and the fine silt of Alpharetta’s red clay all work their way through your home and into the ducts. Families with a shedding dog or cat typically benefit from cleaning every three to four years rather than five, especially if anyone in the house sniffles through March and April. We’ll note pet areas on our walkthrough and give those rooms extra attention, because that’s where the return air pulls hardest.
Multi-Story and Zoned Systems
Two-story Alpharetta homes with separate upstairs and downstairs systems have twice the ductwork to maintain, and upstairs runs in hot attics collect dust differently than basement runs. We price by system and square footage, never per vent, so you know the total before we begin. Zoned systems with dampers get a careful pass because we don’t want to knock a damper out of adjustment mid-cleaning.
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning
Commercial Duct Cleaning serves Alpharetta offices, medical suites, retail spaces, and light industrial facilities where consistent airflow and clean air matter for employees, tenants, and customers. Commercial systems run longer hours than residential ones and see more occupant turnover, which means more dust, more skin cells, more paper fiber, and more frequent filter loading. Morton’s schedules commercial work in Alpharetta around your operating hours, including early morning or weekend windows, so there’s no disruption to your business day. Commercial projects are quoted per building after a walkthrough, and that written quote is binding before work starts.
Office and Retail Space Cleaning
Office spaces in Alpharetta’s business corridors along Windward Parkway and North Point have long duct runs serving open floor plans, and dirty ducts here show up as dusty monitors, stale air, and employees complaining about allergies at their desks. We work with property managers to schedule around occupied hours and use the same HEPA collection and agitation equipment on commercial systems that we use in homes. Documentation is included so facility managers can show tenants the work was done.
Medical and Dental Suite Care
Medical and dental practices in Alpharetta have higher air quality expectations, with patients and staff spending hours in treatment rooms. We’re comfortable working in occupied healthcare environments, coordinating with office managers on timing, and following the quiet-work protocols that matter when patients are in the next room. Commercial duct cleaning from Morton’s can be scheduled as a recurring service so these facilities stay ahead of dust instead of reacting to it.
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AfterBrands We Service
Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning works with all major HVAC brands found in Alpharetta homes, but we have especially deep familiarity with Honeywell and Aprilaire systems, which are common in this area’s newer construction and higher-end builds. Honeywell whole-home media cabinets and Aprilaire filter housings both benefit from regular attention because the seal around the filter door can develop bypass leaks over time, letting unfiltered air into the clean side of the system. When we service a Honeywell or Aprilaire setup, we check that seal, inspect the media, and note any recommendations right on the invoice.
We also regularly service systems paired with Abatement Technologies and Guardsman products, particularly in homes where allergy management is a priority. Abatement Technologies’ HEPA filtration systems and Guardsman’s UV and air treatment products are designed to work with clean ducts, and they underperform when the duct side is carrying years of accumulated debris. Whether you have any of these brands or another make entirely, we can help with the duct side of your air quality picture.
Signs You Need a Pro Right Now
- Dust returns within days of cleaning your home. If you wipe down the coffee table and see the same fine gray dust two days later, your ducts are likely the source. The system blows accumulated dust back into the living space every time the blower runs.
- Some rooms never reach the right temperature. When one upstairs bedroom stays five degrees warmer than the rest of the house no matter how you adjust the thermostat, restricted or leaky duct runs are often the culprit. Alpharetta’s two-story homes are especially prone to this in attic runs that flex duct was poorly installed on years ago.
- You can see dust clinging to vent covers or wall smudges around them. Gray halos around your registers mean air is bypassing the filter and carrying dust straight into the room. This is the visible sign of buildup we find inside the boot and the first few feet of the run.
- Allergy symptoms spike when the heat or AC kicks on. If someone in the house starts sneezing within minutes of the system turning on, the ducts are distributing whatever has accumulated in them. Alpharetta’s pollen season makes this worse because the outdoor load gets pulled into the return side and recirculated.
- You hear rattling or whistling from vent openings. Loose dampers, debris against the register, or separated duct joints all make noise when air moves across them. Whistling often means a restriction that’s forcing air through a smaller opening than the system was designed for.
Our Process, Step by Step
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Walkthrough and written quote. We walk the home with you, count systems, check access points, and look at the filter cabinet and blower situation. Then we hand you a written price for the whole job before any equipment comes off the truck. That price does not change at the end.
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Protection first. Shoe covers go on at the door, drop cloths go down in work areas, and we locate pet areas and note any nap schedules we need to work around. Tools get placed on mats, not directly on floors. If there’s a sleeping toddler, we work the quiet side of the house first.
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System inspection and camera check. We open each main trunk line and run a camera through the system to document the condition and locate any separated joints or damage. You’re welcome to see what we see on the screen. This tells us exactly where to focus the cleaning.
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Agitation cleaning with HEPA collection. Our Rotobrush and Nikro equipment runs through every accessible duct run, loosening the compacted layer of dust, pollen, and pet dander. HEPA-filtered negative air capture ensures loosened material exits the system into our collection unit, not back into your rooms.
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Post-clean verification and photo documentation. We verify airflow at representative registers, confirm all vent covers are reseated, and show you photos of the cleaned duct surfaces plus the clean-up before we leave. Every job is backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not right, we make it right.
How Much Does Air Duct Cleaning Cost in Alpharetta?
A typical air duct cleaning in Alpharetta runs $450 to $900 for a single-family home, with the range driven mostly by square footage, number of HVAC systems, and duct accessibility. A 2,000-square-foot ranch with one system and crawlspace access usually lands on the lower end, while a 3,500-square-foot two-story with separate upstairs and downstairs systems and attic runs lands higher. If we find repair work needed, such as sealing separated joints or replacing a crushed flex run, that’s quoted separately in writing before any of it happens.
What affects the price: system count, total duct length, whether runs are in an attic, crawlspace, or finished basement, how much buildup is present, and whether the home has never been cleaned before. Alpharetta homes built in the 1990s and early 2000s often have more flex duct in attics, which takes longer to clean properly than rigid metal runs. The best way to avoid overpaying is to work with a company that gives one flat price per system up front, rather than quoting a low teaser rate per vent and then adding on fees. Our free estimate includes the walkthrough, camera inspection of main trunk lines, and a written quote you can keep. Call (762) 263-0408 to schedule yours.
You can also check our home page for more about how we work and what to expect from a Morton’s visit.
Our Service Area Near Alpharetta
Beyond Alpharetta itself, we regularly serve Johns Creek, Roswell, Milton, Duluth, Norcross, Buford, Sugar Hill, Mountain Park, Dunwoody, and Doraville. Most homes within a 30-minute drive of Alpharetta can be scheduled the same week. If you’re in a nearby community, check our dedicated pages for Air Duct Cleaning in Johns Creek and Air Duct Cleaning in Lawrenceville, or contact our main Air Duct Cleaning in Alpharetta page for details.
Serving Alpharetta, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Alpharetta 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 Alpharetta
Air duct cleaning is the process of removing accumulated dust, pollen, pet dander, and debris from your home’s supply and return ductwork using powered agitation equipment and HEPA-filtered collection. In Alpharetta, where pollen seasons are brutal and many homes have shedding pets, the buildup inside ducts can be substantial after three to five years. The result is cleaner air moving through your system and, often, noticeably less dust settling on furniture. Call (762) 263-0408 and we’ll walk you through exactly what your home needs.
Most single-family homes in Alpharetta take between 3 and 6 hours depending on system count, home size, and how much buildup is present. A single-system ranch usually runs 3 to 4 hours, while a two-story home with separate systems and attic runs can take 5 to 6. We work around nap schedules and pet routines, and we’ll give you a time window before we arrive so you’re never waiting around all day.
Air duct cleaning in Alpharetta typically costs $450 to $900 for a full single-family home, priced by system and square footage rather than per vent. The written price we give you during the walkthrough is the price you pay at the end. No add-ons, no surprise fees, no bait-and-switch. Call (762) 263-0408 for your exact quote.
Yes, we service Honeywell and Aprilaire systems regularly, and we inspect the filter cabinet seal and media condition as part of every cleaning. Homes in Alpharetta with these brands’ media cabinets often have bypass leaks around the filter door that let unfiltered air onto the clean side, and we check for that every time. Whether you have Honeywell, Aprilaire, or another brand, we can clean and inspect the duct side of your system.
For urgent situations like water in the ductwork, a visible mold or moisture problem, or a disconnected run that’s dumping attic air into the house, call us at (762) 263-0408 and a live person will answer 24/7. We’ll talk through what’s happening and get someone scheduled as quickly as possible. Every emergency visit still starts with a written price before work begins.
Every Morton’s job is backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work isn’t right, we make it right, full stop. That promise is stamped on every job, not offered as an add-on when asked. It’s part of the Cedarwell Care Promise that guides every visit, along with shoe covers, drop cloths, written pricing, and photo documentation of the clean-up.
You don’t need to move furniture or do heavy prep work; we bring shoe covers, drop cloths, and all the equipment needed. It helps if you clear a path to the furnace or air handler and let us know about any pets that should be kept in a specific room during the visit. We’ll handle the rest, and we’ll show you the after photos before we leave.
Schedule Your Air Duct Cleaning Service in Alpharetta Today
One call to (762) 263-0408 gets you a real person, a free walkthrough estimate, and a written price before any work starts. Our team serves Alpharetta and the surrounding area with the 365-Day Done Right Promise on every job. Call today to schedule your air duct cleaning service in Alpharetta, and see what clean ducts actually look like.
Written by Paul Adeyemi, Owner at Mortons Air Duct Alpharetta, serving Alpharetta since 2005.