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 Los Angeles
Air duct cleaning in Los Angeles typically runs $350-$850 for a whole-home system, and most residential jobs are scheduled within a week. Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning has been serving Los Angeles families since 2005, dispatching crews from our local metro office to homes from the San Fernando Valley to South LA. We know the 1950s tract houses with retrofitted HVAC, the ash loads that follow Santa Ana wind events, and the low-clearance attics where duct runs get crushed against rafters. Call (323) 918-4345 for a free written estimate before any work starts.
Why Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning Is Los Angeles’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Los Angeles homeowners call us back because we treat their houses like we would our own. Our technicians arrive in uniform with shoe covers and drop cloths already on, background-checked through the Cedarwell C.A.R.E. program. We’ve built our reputation on one thing: doing exactly what we said we’d do, at exactly the price we wrote down before we started.
Our Los Angeles customers mention the same details in their feedback. The quiet tools during nap hours. The pet-safe product choices where available. The photo of the clean-up we send before the crew leaves. These aren’t extras. They’re built into every visit under the Cedarwell Care Promise.
Scheduling is handled from our Los Angeles metro office, and a live person answers the phone 24/7. No chatbot, no callback queue. When you’re trying to coordinate around work and school pickups, that matters.
Air Duct Inspection in Los Angeles
Air Duct Inspection in Los Angeles starts with understanding what kind of house we’re walking into. A typical inspection runs $150-$275 and includes a full camera pass of the trunk line, register flow testing, and documentation of any disconnected or crushed runs. In Los Angeles, this step is non-negotiable. The 1950s-1970s post-war tract homes dominating the San Fernando Valley, Inglewood, and Crenshaw corridors were never built for central HVAC. Ducts got retrofitted into attics with clearances that would make a building inspector wince. We’ve found supply runs completely separated from boots, dumping conditioned air into 110-degree attic spaces for decades.
Camera Inspection and Flow Mapping
We run Rotobrush video through every accessible trunk and branch, measuring static pressure and airflow at each register. In a 1958 ranch off Vanowen Street in Van Nuys, our tech found three supply runs separated at the collar, dumping cooled air straight into the attic all summer. The homeowner’s back bedroom was unusable until we re-sealed and re-hung the runs. We documented pre-clean contamination with photos because the home showed visible ash staining from the January 2025 fire season.
Post-Fire Documentation for Insurance
After major foothill or coastal fires, Los Angeles technicians encounter duct debris containing heavy metals and combustion VOCs from burned structures. This contamination profile requires documentation for insurance claims, a step essentially unknown to contractors outside wildfire-prone basins. Our inspection reports include lab-grade photo documentation and written findings that meet SCAQMD awareness standards.
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Los Angeles
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Los Angeles addresses a specific accumulation profile you won’t find in other cities. A full system clean for a typical 1,500-2,500 square foot home runs $450-$750, with larger homes or post-fire remediation reaching $650-$850. The work involves source removal with HEPA-contained negative pressure, agitation of trunk and branch lines, register and return grille cleaning, and air handler access cleaning where reachable. We use professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush and Nikro, not rental shop vacs with a brush taped to the hose.
Protecting Your Home During the Clean
Our crews lay drop cloths from the front door to the access panel before touching anything. Shoe covers stay on inside. We ask about pets, kids’ nap schedules, and any rooms to avoid. The Cedarwell Care Promise means we work around your household, not through it. Afterward, you’ll get a photo of the clean-up before we leave, showing floors and surfaces left better than we found them.
Sealing and Rebuilding What We Find
Cleaning alone doesn’t fix a crushed flex run or a disconnected collar. When we find those conditions, common in Valley and Crenshaw corridor attics, we provide a written price for the repair before starting any additional work. No surprises on the invoice. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers both the cleaning and any sealing work we perform.
Trusted Brands We Service in Los Angeles
Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning stocks parts and maintains equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies. For Los Angeles homeowners, this means faster turnaround when a specific collar, boot, or flex diameter matches an existing system. We don’t show up hoping the van has what your 1960s fiberglass trunk needs. Our Rotobrush brush-and-vac systems handle the coated dust that accumulates during LA’s dry Mediterranean season from May through October, when months without rain let particulates build undisturbed. For post-fire remediation, our Abatement Technologies HEPA negative air machines meet the containment standards that insurance adjusters in Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, and Altadena-adjacent communities have come to expect.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Los Angeles Homes
- Disconnected supply runs in retrofitted attics. Because San Fernando Valley and Crenshaw-corridor tract homes had central HVAC added years after construction, it’s common to find one or more supply runs completely separated from the boot or crushed flat against a roof rafter, meaning a room gets zero conditioned air until we seal or rebuild the run.
- Fire ash and combustion residue in return systems. After Santa Ana wind events push smoke from foothill fires into residential areas, return vents draw particulates directly into ductwork. We test for and document this contamination, especially in communities affected by the January 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires.
- Destroyed fiberglass duct board from aggressive cleaning. Some contractors attack 1960s fiberglass duct board with metal-bristle agitation tools and rip the interior lining, sending glass fibers into the airstream and coating the air handler. We match the tool to the material, preserving the duct’s integrity.
- Crushed flex runs hidden under blown-in insulation. That loud whistle at the register? Often it’s a flex duct compressed by insulation or a careless storage placement, not a dirty duct. No amount of cleaning fixes zero airflow. Our camera inspection catches this before we quote work you don’t need.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Los Angeles, CA
Here’s what air duct cleaning costs in the Los Angeles market, based on the jobs we’ve completed from Pasadena to Pacific Palisades:
| Service | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Air Duct Inspection (camera + flow test) | $150 - $275 |
| Residential Duct Cleaning (1,500-2,500 sq ft) | $450 - $750 |
| Large Home or Post-Fire Remediation | $650 - $850 |
| Supply or Return Duct Cleaning (partial system) | $250 - $450 |
| Dryer Vent Cleaning (with duct service) | $125 - $195 |
What moves a job toward the higher end: square footage above 3,000, post-wildfire ash remediation requiring documentation, multiple crushed or disconnected runs needing repair, and homes with more than one HVAC system. We provide one flat price per system, agreed in writing before work starts. No per-vent pricing, no add-ons after we’re in your driveway. Call (323) 918-4345 for an exact quote on your home, estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Los Angeles
Our crews regularly work in Los Angeles and the immediately surrounding communities, including Huntington Park, South Gate, Bell, and Maywood. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our local metro office, so families in these areas get the same written-upfront pricing and the same Cedarwell Care Promise standards. If you’re unsure whether we cover your neighborhood, call and ask, a live person will check.
Serving Los Angeles, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles
Probably not, if the weak airflow comes from a disconnected or crushed run, which we find in roughly half the 1950s-1970s Valley homes we inspect. Cleaning removes accumulated dust and debris, but it cannot restore airflow through a duct that’s separated from the boot or flattened against a rafter. Our camera inspection identifies the real cause before we quote any work. Call (323) 918-4345 and we’ll check what’s actually happening in your attic.
Yes, if you noticed ash residue on surfaces or smelled smoke during the event. Santa Ana winds carried combustion particulates miles from the fire lines, and return vents draw outdoor air directly into your duct system. We document contamination for insurance purposes, a step that’s essentially unknown outside wildfire-prone regions like the South Coast Air Basin. Call (323) 918-4345 for an inspection if you’re in a smoke-affected area.
A proper cleaning uses HEPA-contained negative pressure, mechanical agitation of trunk and branch lines, register and return grille cleaning, and visual or camera verification of results. At Morton’s, it also means shoe covers and drop cloths from the moment we enter, a written price before we start, and a photo of your clean home before we leave. Our Air Duct Cleaning team follows the Cedarwell Care Promise on every visit.
LA dust carries a heavier load of fine particulates, PM2.5, trapped by the basin’s mountain geography and amplified by seasonal temperature inversions from June through September. The South Coast Air Quality Management District regulates these levels because outdoor air drawn into return vents deposits that particulate burden directly into ductwork. Add months of dry Mediterranean weather with no rain to settle outdoor dust, and you get accumulation rates that surprise homeowners who moved from wetter climates.
We inspect it as part of a full system evaluation, and we offer dryer vent cleaning as a separate or bundled service. In Los Angeles, where lint buildup combines with dry conditions and occasional Santa Ana wind patterns, a blocked dryer vent is a genuine fire risk. We don’t upsell it if it’s clear. If it’s restricted, we’ll show you why and give you a written price for the clean. Call (323) 918-4345 to schedule both services together.
Ready to see what’s actually in your ducts? Call Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning at (323) 918-4345 for a free, written estimate. We’ll inspect your system, explain what we find, and give you one flat price before any work starts. Every job is backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise, and you’ll get a photo of the clean-up before our crew leaves your Los Angeles home.
Written by Paul Adeyemi, Owner at Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning, serving Los Angeles since 2005.