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.
Fast, Reliable Air Duct Cleaning Across Gladeview
Air duct cleaning in Gladeview runs $420 – $680 for a full system on a typical single-story 1950s-60s concrete block home. The job takes 3 – 5 hours, is done by background-checked, uniformed technicians, and comes with a written price before any work starts. If you live near NW 79th Street, NW 54th Street, or anywhere in the 33142 or 33150 zip codes, we know your ducts. Call (850) 660-3272 for a free estimate.
Gladeview is different from the rest of Miami-Dade, and we don’t mean that as a slogan. The housing stock here was built fast in the post-war decades. Most homes sit on slab foundations with original galvanized steel duct runs buried under the concrete. The humidity never lets up, and the salt air from Biscayne Bay works on that steel every day. We plan our Gladeview jobs around those facts, not around a generic checklist.
Why Hollis Air Duct Miami Is Gladeview’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Roy Castellanos runs our Gladeview work, and the reason local homeowners keep our number is simple: we do the full job, including the hard parts. The rusty under-slab runs that other crews skip because they’re shallow and awkward to reach are exactly the parts we came to clean. That’s not a bonus service. That’s the service.
Our Air Duct Cleaning team works under The Garrison Standard, which means the price is written down before the job starts and does not move at the door. The technicians arrive inside the quoted window, wear uniforms, and leave your floors as clean as they found them. If the work fails within a year, the 365-Day Done Right Promise brings us back at no charge. That’s in writing on every Gladeview job.
Scheduling for Gladeview is coordinated from our Miami office, and we send crews into this neighborhood every week. We know the side streets, we know the floor registers that sit flush in the slab, and we know what 60 years of subtropical air does to a supply duct.
Styles & brands we work with
Ductwork Cleaning in Gladeview
Ductwork cleaning in Gladeview starts at $420 for a full system and involves source removal, not surface wiping. The procedure is straightforward: we attach a negative-air machine to the system, agitate the interior walls of every accessible duct with rotary brushes, and pull the debris out through a HEPA filter. The air you breathe afterwards is not just fresher; it’s moving through a cleaner path.
Under-Slab Supply and Return Runs
In Gladeview, the supply and return ducts in homes built during the Eisenhower and Kennedy years usually run beneath the concrete floor. These runs collect dust, sand, and pest debris for decades. Our technicians access them through the floor registers, agitate with professional Rotobrush equipment, and remove the material under negative pressure so it doesn’t blow back into your living space.
Cleaning Without the Fogging Upsell
Some companies will offer a sanitizing fog and call the job done. That’s not source removal. A fog can’t dissolve three generations of packed sand or a corroded pinhole at a plenum joint. We clean the duct first. If we find corrosion, we tell you to seal it. That’s the honest order of operations.
Air Duct Inspection in Gladeview
An air duct inspection in Gladeview costs $149 – $249 as a standalone service and is the only way to see what’s actually inside a 60-year-old galvanized duct run. We push a small camera through the supply and return sides, look for rust perforation, moisture, pest intrusion, and collapsed sections, and show you the footage.
Camera Inspection Before You Buy
If you’ve never had your ducts looked at, a camera inspection is the correct first move. It tells you whether you need cleaning, sealing, or both. We don’t recommend the full cleaning if the camera shows the ducts are still structurally sound and relatively clean. That’s rare in Gladeview, but it happens, and we’ll say so.
Post-Cleaning Verification
After we clean, we run the camera again. You should see empty duct walls and clean metal. If we find pinhole corrosion at a joint, as happens often in these older Gladeview homes, we’ll show it to you and explain what duct sealing mastic would do. The video is yours to keep.
Trusted Brands We Service in Gladeview
Our trucks carry Rotobrush rotary brush systems and Nikro negative-air machines, which are the same tools commercial cleaning crews use on larger buildings. For filtration components, we stock and install Guardsman and Honeywell media filters, which matters for Gladeview homes where the air handler pulls in that humid, salt-heavy outside air. If your system has a branded filter cabinet, we service it. If it needs a replacement media filter, we usually have the common sizes on the truck so you don’t wait another day in a hot house.
See the difference
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AfterCommon Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Gladeview Homes
- Salt-corroded galvanized ducts. The supply runs under these slab homes are 60 years old and show rust flakes at the registers. Cleaning removes the loose material, but if the duct has rusted through, we recommend sealing the pinholes before the next heavy rain pushes groundwater into the run.
- Sand-filled floor registers. Gladeview sits on sandy Miami-Dade soil, and those flush floor registers act like funnels. Kids, dogs, and daily traffic push grit directly into the duct below. It accumulates faster than most homeowners expect.
- Mold growth where the duct meets the slab. Warm humid air meets the cooler concrete around the duct and condensation forms inside. Over time, that moisture grows mold on dust and lint. A cleaning removes the contaminated material, but if the moisture source isn’t addressed, it returns.
- Pest debris from the original construction era. Dried geckos, roach casings, and old rodent nests are common finds in these original duct runs. We’ve pulled all of it out of Gladeview ducts. It’s unpleasant, but it’s removal, and it’s what we do.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Gladeview, FL
A full residential duct cleaning in Gladeview typically runs $420 – $680 depending on square footage, number of returns, and accessibility of the under-slab runs. A standalone camera inspection runs $149 – $249. Duct sealing, which many of these 1960s homes need after we find corrosion, is quoted separately after the inspection. You get the price in writing before we start, and that number does not change when the technician is inside your home. Call (850) 660-3272 for a free estimate on your specific floor plan.
We Also Serve Cities Near Gladeview
In addition to Gladeview, our crews handle duct cleaning and inspection jobs in Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, and Doral. If you’re just outside the neighborhood and wondering whether we cover your street, call (850) 660-3272 and ask. We’ll tell you straight.
Serving Gladeview, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Gladeview 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 Gladeview
Two reasons: galvanized steel and location. The original ducts in those homes are made of thin galvanized steel, which was never meant to last 60 years. Salt-laden air from Biscayne Bay accelerates rust formation on that steel, and the constant humidity keeps the corrosion active. Newer construction uses flexible duct or treated materials that resist salt corrosion better. In Gladeview, the original galvanized runs are simply at the end of their service life in many homes. That’s why we include a camera inspection so you can see the rust before it becomes a leak. Call (850) 660-3272 to schedule one.
No, a fog is not enough if the source material is still inside the duct. Mold grows on dust, lint, and sand that sits in the run, especially near the condensation point where the duct meets the slab. A fog might kill surface spores temporarily, but the smell comes back in two weeks because the moisture source under the concrete was never addressed. Full source removal means we physically remove that contaminated material with agitation and HEPA-filtered negative pressure, then address the moisture. That’s the only approach that holds up in Gladeview’s climate. Call (850) 660-3272 for an honest recommendation on your home.
It coats the blower wheel in a fine layer of salty, sticky dust that reduces airflow and makes the motor work harder. Over time, that extra strain can trip the high-limit switch on hot afternoons, leaving you with a dead system at the worst possible moment. The salt also accelerates corrosion on any exposed metal inside the air handler. Our full system cleaning includes the blower motor and air handler, which is what keeps your system running through Gladeview’s brutal summer afternoons.
Those registers sit flush with the concrete floor, and Gladeview is built on sandy Miami-Dade soil. Every time a kid runs through the living room or a dog shakes off outside, sand settles into the register and drops into the duct below. That sand builds up over years, restricting airflow and providing a bed for mold. When we clean, we remove that sand from the under-slab runs, which is exactly the part of the job other crews skip because it’s physically hard to reach. Call (850) 660-3272 and ask us to check your floor registers specifically.
Every 3 – 5 years is a reasonable interval. We’re looking for rust perforation, especially pinhole corrosion at the plenum joints where moisture collects. We also check for collapsed sections, pest debris, and excessive dust buildup. Given how fast the salt air works on galvanized steel here, some homes should be inspected more frequently. The inspection takes about an hour, costs $149 – $249, and tells you exactly what’s inside your ducts. Call (850) 660-3272 to schedule yours.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Miami, serving Gladeview and the surrounding Miami-Dade area.