Whole-home duct cleaning
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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 New Braunfels
Most standard air duct cleanings in New Braunfels run $400 – $700 for a typical single-family home, and the work is usually completed in a half day. That’s the number you need to know up front, because we hand you a written price before a single vent is touched. Our crews know New Braunfels well – from the new subdivisions off FM 306 to the older pier-and-beam homes near Gruene – and we schedule service across the entire city. Call (254) 347-3897 and a live person answers, 24/7, no voicemail maze.
If you’ve noticed fine white dust on your furniture every time the AC kicks on, or the airflow from certain registers feels weak, the problem is almost always inside the ductwork. Omar Haddad and our New Braunfels teams handle residential and commercial duct cleaning with professional-grade Rotobrush systems and Nikro HEPA vacuums, not a truck-mounted shop vac. Before we start, you know exactly who’s coming, what tools they carry, and what the job costs.
Why Cardinal Air Duct San Antonio Is New Braunfels’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
New Braunfels homeowners call us because we treat their time and money with the same respect we’d expect at our own kitchen table. Every Air Duct Cleaning job starts with a written quote handed to you before work begins. That price does not change at the door. It’s the Relay Standard, and it applies to every booking, every time.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and trained on professional equipment specifically matched to New Braunfels’s newer housing stock – flexible ductwork in hot attics, tighter high-efficiency HVAC systems, and the fine construction dust those homes are known for. Omar Haddad built the business around one promise: if the work isn’t done right within 365 days, we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it covers every job, not select ones.
We’re part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded in 2005, and held to The Relay Visibility Guarantee: a live trackable arrival time, before-and-after photo documentation of your own ducts, and a digital invoice you can pay from your phone. You’ll know the technician’s name before they ring the bell. For New Braunfels homeowners who book everything from their phone, that’s the standard that matters.
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Vent Cleaning in New Braunfels
Vent Cleaning in New Braunfels typically costs $150 – $275 for a standard single-family home when performed as part of a full duct cleaning, and it’s the step most homeowners skip because they don’t realize visible vent buildup is only the surface of the problem. The real debris – drywall fines, pet dander, blown-in insulation particles – sits deeper in the supply and return runs, especially in the attic-mounted flexible ductwork common to homes built here since the 1990s. We clean registers, grilles, and the visible vent openings, but we always pair it with full system extraction so you’re not just wiping the dust off the visible surface while the airflow restriction remains.
What We Pull Out of New Braunfels Vents
In fast-growing areas along FM 306 and the Creekside corridor, we regularly remove white gypsum dust that settled into ducts during construction and never got cleaned before closing. Builders rarely budget for a post-construction duct cleaning, so that fine powder stays in the system and blows out on the first hot day. We also find pet hair, carpet fibers, and seasonal cedar pollen from the Hill Country working its way through Central Texas homes.
When to Schedule Vent Cleaning Here
If you bought a New Braunfels home built within the last five to fifteen years and have never had the vents professionally cleaned, it’s worth scheduling once. High-efficiency HVAC systems run more fan hours during long cooling seasons, which means more air movement through those vents and more dust deposited over time. If you’re in an older downtown or Gruene-area home with original metal ducts, vent cleaning is also the right time to inspect for leaks and disconnected joints.
Air Duct Repair in New Braunfels
Air Duct Repair in New Braunfels typically runs $250 – $500 for minor repairs like reconnecting a separated flex duct, sealing a leaking joint, or replacing a crushed section, with more extensive repairs – like re-running a damaged supply line – landing between $500 and $1,200 depending on attic access. Homes built since the 1990s here rely heavily on flexible ductwork, and that material is more vulnerable to kinks, tears, and disconnections than rigid metal, especially in hot attics where the plastic outer liner degrades over time. When we find a torn or disconnected flex run during a cleaning, we show you a photo of the damage before touching it, then hand you a written repair quote.
Reconnecting and Sealing Flex Runs
Disconnected flex ducts are the most common repair we make in New Braunfels attics. A run that’s pulled loose from a register boot means conditioned air is blowing straight into your attic insulation while your bedroom stays stuffy. We reconnect with proper fasteners, seal with mastic, and check the full run for sagging or compression that chokes airflow to the affected room.
Repairing Construction-Damaged Ductwork
In newer subdivisions, we see ducts that were never damaged but were installed with excess length and left coiled like a compressed spring under insulation. That restriction forces the blower motor to work harder, raising your electric bill in a climate where the AC runs nearly year-round. We trim, correct, and reseal those runs, then verify airflow at the register with an anemometer before we leave.
Trusted Brands We Service in New Braunfels
We work on all major residential systems found in New Braunfels homes, and a significant share of the equipment we clean and service comes from high-efficiency brands like Carrier, Trane service in New Braunfels, Lennox, Goodman, and Rheem, paired with air handlers in hot attics and flexible ductwork. If your system uses Aprilaire or Honeywell filtration, we can inspect and replace those media filters as part of the job, and we also service Guardsman and Abatement Technologies components when present. Since our San Antonio dispatch coordinates local crews, we can turn around parts quickly for New Braunfels customers without waiting on out-of-state shipping.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in New Braunfels Homes
- Post-build dust in brand-new or recently built homes. Contractors in fast-growing areas off FM 306 and near Creekside typically do not clean ductwork after drywall sanding, so the first season of AC blows fine white gypsum powder through the entire house.
- Shared dryer vent stacks in newer apartment and condo buildings. One unit’s lint-clogged pathway restricts airflow for neighbors on other floors, yet the maintenance schedule often only addresses the accessible trap near the dryer, never the full stack run.
- Microbial growth on the blower motor and evaporator coil. Hot, humid summers in New Braunfels plus an attic-mounted air handler create condensation that can promote mold growth on the coil and blower surfaces; changing filters alone does not solve it.
- Flexible duct runs crushed or compressed under attic insulation. In homes built since the 1990s, we often find ductwork that was installed with too much slack and then covered by blown-in insulation, which slowly compresses the flex and starves airflow to distant bedrooms.
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AfterPricing for Air Duct Cleaning in New Braunfels, TX
A standard whole-home duct cleaning in New Braunfels runs $400 – $700 for a single-family residence, with larger homes or dual-system setups landing in the $700 – $1,000 range. Commercial spaces are quoted based on square footage and duct complexity. What moves the price is the number of systems, the linear feet of ductwork, and the degree of contamination – post-construction dust jobs take longer than routine maintenance cleanings. You’ll receive a written quote before any work starts, and that number does not move at the door.
For a free estimate tailored to your New Braunfels home, call (254) 347-3897. We’ll ask about your square footage, home age, and what you’ve noticed coming from the vents, then give you an honest range over the phone.
We Also Serve Cities Near New Braunfels
Our crews handle air duct cleaning throughout the metro, so if you’re near Cibolo, Converse, San Antonio, or Floresville, you’re still in our service area. We know the difference between New Braunfels’s newer flex-duct builds and the older stock across the county. See our full coverage map on the Air Duct Cleaning in New Braunfels page for scheduling details.
Serving New Braunfels, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels
White dust blowing from vents in a newly built New Braunfels home is almost always gypsum dust from drywall sanding that settled inside the flexible ductwork during construction and was never cleaned out before closing. Builders in fast-growing neighborhoods like Creekside and along FM 306 rarely clean ducts post-construction, so the first hot day sends that fine powder into your living room. A standard vent vacuum will not remove it because the dust is packed into attic runs; you need source removal with a Rotobrush system and HEPA extraction. Call (254) 347-3897 for a quote, and we’ll show you before-and-after photos of the registers.
In a New Braunfels condo with a shared dryer vent stack, we clean the stack from the roof access point and pull accumulated lint from the entire vertical run, not just the dryer-side trap, then clean each unit’s individual ductwork where accessible. We also offer Dryer Vent Cleaning - New Braunfels for standalone homes and multi-unit buildings. Shared stacks mean one unit’s clog restricts airflow for every neighbor on that stack, so we coordinate clear access and use negative-pressure HEPA extraction to contain the lint. We’ve done this in Creekside-area complexes off FM 306 and the process removes years of built-up lint without pressing debris into the neighbor’s run. For an exact plan, call (254) 347-3897 and we’ll walk you through the access requirements.
Yes, high humidity in New Braunfels can promote microbial growth on the blower motor and evaporator coil, especially when the air handler sits in a hot attic with poor ventilation during the long cooling season. Condensation on the coil doesn’t fully dry between cycles in humid months, and that moisture plus organic dust in the system creates conditions where mold can grow. Cleaning the ducts and coil surfaces removes that organic buildup, and we can recommend a filtration upgrade like Aprilaire media if your system needs better humidity and particulate control. Call (254) 347-3897 to schedule an inspection while the AC is still running hard.
Yes, we repair and replace flexible ductwork that was damaged during construction, including kinked runs, torn outer liner, separated boots, and sections crushed by foot traffic or insulation. New Braunfels homes built since the 1990s often have flex duct in the attic, and that material is easy for other trades to damage before drywall goes up. We inspect with a camera, show you photos of the damage, then give you a written repair quote before any work starts – typically $250 – $500 for most fixes. Call (254) 347-3897 and we’ll schedule attic access at a time that works for you.
If you just moved into a new home near Gruene or anywhere in New Braunfels, schedule one duct cleaning within the first year, because post-construction dust and drywall fines from the build will still be circulating through the system every time the AC runs. After that first cleaning, every three to five years is typical for most homes, unless you have pets, allergies, or recent renovation work. Newer high-efficiency systems run more fan hours in our climate, so dust and dander accumulate faster here than in milder regions. Call (254) 347-3897 for a free estimate and we’ll tell you what your system actually needs based on its age and condition.
Get Your Ducts Cleaned Right – Call Today
If you’re reading this from a New Braunfels living room with dust on the coffee table, weak airflow, or a dryer that’s taking two cycles to finish a load, you already know the signs. Don’t wait until the blower motor overheats or the shared stack backs up into your neighbor’s unit. Every job comes with a written price before work starts, before-and-after photos of your own ducts, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise – if it’s not right, we make it right. Call (254) 347-3897 now and talk to a live person, not a call center.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct San Antonio, serving New Braunfels and surrounding communities.