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 Calabasas
Air duct cleaning in Calabasas typically runs $450-$950 for a full residential system, with most homes in the area needing per-system pricing rather than a single flat rate due to multi-zone HVAC setups. Our crews serve Calabasas from our Los Angeles office, and we schedule most jobs within a week of your call. You can reach us at (323) 918-4345 for a free written estimate.
We’ve worked inside enough homes in The Oaks, Calabasas Park Estates, and the older hillside neighborhoods off Mulholland to know the routine: long attic duct runs, three separate air handlers, and that faint gray film on the register grilles that shows up every October when the Santa Ana winds start blowing. Calabasas isn’t a flatland suburb. The terrain, the housing stock, and the wildfire exposure all change how duct systems collect debris and how thoroughly they need to be cleaned. That’s why our Air Duct Cleaning team prices by the system, not by the house, and why we photograph every run before we leave.
Why Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning Is Calabasas’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve been part of the Cedarwell family since 2005, and our reputation in Calabasas has grown through word-of-mouth in the gated communities and hillside neighborhoods where homeowners talk to each other. Our reviews from Calabasas customers consistently mention the same things: we showed up on time, we laid down drop cloths before touching anything, and the written price matched the final invoice.
Response time to Calabasas is typically three to five business days for standard scheduling, with dispatch coordinated from our Los Angeles office. We know the local logistics: narrow hillside driveways that require smaller vans, gate codes for The Oaks and Mulwood Estates, and the extended job times that come with 4,000-plus-square-foot homes on multi-acre lots. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they work to the Cedarwell C.A.R.E. values - shoe covers inside, quiet tools during nap hours, and pet-safe product choices where available.
Air Duct Repair in Calabasas
Air Duct Repair in Calabasas addresses the disconnected flex ducts, crushed return plenums, and corroded collar connections we find in homes with long attic runs that have gone years without service. The 1980s and 1990s construction common in Calabasas Park Estates and the Mulholland corridor used thinner-gauge flex duct and snap-together fittings that fatigue faster in the temperature swings of unconditioned attic space. A typical repair runs $180-$450 depending on accessibility and material, with most jobs completed in a single visit.
Disconnected Attic Runs
We find this constantly in Calabasas hillside homes. The original installer ran flex duct across fifty or sixty feet of attic, and over twenty years the supports sag, the tape dries, and the duct pulls free at the collar. Your system still runs, but it’s conditioning the attic instead of the bedroom. We reconnect with mechanical fasteners and seal with mastic, not tape that’ll fail again in three years.
Smoke and Heat Damage From Past Fire Seasons
Even homes untouched by direct flame during the Woolsey Fire often have ductwork that warped or degraded from radiant heat in the attic. We inspect for this during any repair call, and we’ll show you what we find on camera before we quote the fix.
Ductwork Cleaning in Calabasas
Ductwork Cleaning in Calabasas means source removal of the debris, ash, and biological material that accumulates inside supply and return ducts - not just a vacuum at the register. For a typical Calabasas home with one system, expect $450-$650; homes with two or three zones run $850-$1,400 total. The process takes three to five hours for a single system, longer for multi-zone setups, and we use Rotobrush agitation tools paired with Nikro HEPA vacuums to extract rather than redistribute the load.
Camera Inspection Before and After
Every ductwork cleaning we perform in Calabasas includes video documentation of the full duct length. You see what we see: the ash residue, the construction debris from the original build, the compacted dust at the low points. After cleaning, we run the camera again. In Calabasas, where much of the contamination is fine gray-brown wildfire ash that doesn’t show at the register, this documentation is the only proof you have that the full run was actually cleaned.
Per-System Containment Setup
A home in The Oaks with three separate HVAC systems requires three separate negative-pressure containment setups. We don’t shortcut this. Each system gets its own port seals, its own HEPA filtration, and its own post-cleaning verification. One flat price for the whole house would mean skipping steps, and we don’t do that.
Trusted Brands We Service in Calabasas
We clean and service ductwork connected to equipment from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies, among others, and we stock common replacement parts locally so Calabasas customers aren’t waiting on shipping for standard repairs. Our Nikro and Rotobrush cleaning equipment is professional-grade, not rental-store level, and we maintain it to manufacturer specs because dull brushes or weak vacuum pressure just push debris around. If your Calabasas home has an Aprilaire media air cleaner or a Honeywell whole-house humidifier integrated with the duct system, we’ll inspect and document its condition as part of the cleaning scope, and we’ll note any maintenance it needs.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Calabasas Homes
- Wildfire ash infiltration in brush-adjacent properties. The Santa Ana winds push combustion particulates through even sealed systems, and homes near the Santa Monica Mountains wildland-urban interface show elevated ash loading that standard valley duct cleaning doesn’t address. We see this in The Oaks, in Calabasas Park Estates, and along Park Sorrento.
- Construction debris from original 1980s-2000s builds. Drywall dust, wood scraps, and discarded tape still sit in the low points of attic duct runs in homes that have never been cleaned. The long runs common here mean more low points and more accumulation.
- Three-zone systems priced as one. Calabasas homes routinely have 3,000-6,000 square feet with multiple air handlers, and a flat per-home quote almost always means the crew runs out of time and skips the third system or the longest attic runs.
- Missing documentation for invisible work. Because Calabasas duct contamination is often fine ash rather than visible dust, homeowners need before-and-after photos and camera video to verify the job was done to NADCA standards. We provide both on every visit.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Calabasas, CA
A typical single-system residential duct cleaning in Calabasas runs $450-$650. Two-system homes run $650-$950. Three-system homes, common in The Oaks and Calabasas Park Estates, run $850-$1,400. Commercial duct cleaning starts around $1,200 and scales with square footage and access difficulty. Dryer vent cleaning is typically $150-$250 when bundled with ductwork, $180-$300 standalone.
What moves you within these ranges: the number of HVAC zones, the total linear feet of ductwork, accessibility (crawl space vs. walkable attic), and whether we find damage requiring repair. We give you one flat price per system, agreed in writing, before any work starts. No per-vent add-ons, no trip charges, no equipment fees that appear after we’re in your home. Call (323) 918-4345 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Calabasas
Our crews work throughout the western San Fernando Valley and Ventura County corridor, including Calabasas and neighboring Topanga, Agoura Hills, Oak Park, and Westlake Village. The same per-system pricing, camera documentation, and Cedarwell Care Promise apply in every community we serve.
Serving Calabasas, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Calabasas 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 Calabasas
Each system requires its own containment setup, its own HEPA vacuum connection, and its own full duct run cleaning. A 6,000-square-foot home in The Oaks with three zones has roughly triple the duct linear footage of a standard valley ranch, plus longer attic runs that take more time to access and clean. One flat price would force us to cut corners on the third system or rush the job. We price per system so every zone gets full attention. Call (323) 918-4345 and we’ll walk through your exact layout.
Yes. The Woolsey Fire burned through portions of Calabasas in November 2018, and combustion particulates infiltrated duct systems in homes with no visible damage. We routinely find fine gray-brown ash residue mixed with chaparral pollen in ducts of homes whose owners never considered themselves fire-affected. If your system hasn’t been cleaned since 2018, or if you notice a faint smoky odor when the heat kicks on, camera inspection will tell you what’s inside. Call (323) 918-4345 to schedule.
We video every duct run before and after cleaning, and we provide you with the footage. In Calabasas Park Estates and similar hillside communities, the long attic runs are where wildfire ash and construction debris compact most heavily. Without camera documentation, you’re trusting a crew you just met to clean fifty feet of duct you can’t see. We don’t ask for that trust - we show you the proof before we pack up.
It can. The Santa Ana winds funnel hot, dry, particulate-heavy air through Calabasas each fall and winter, and homes in the wildland-urban interface draw in elevated rates of fine ash and pollen. If your ducts already carry residue from past fire seasons, each wind event adds new loading to the system. Many Calabasas homeowners schedule cleaning in late spring, after wind season, to reset the system before summer cooling loads peak. Call (323) 918-4345 to discuss timing for your home.
We recommend MERV 11-13 for most Calabasas homes, with the higher end for properties in brush-adjacent neighborhoods like The Oaks or upper Mulholland. The denser filtration captures more of the fine particulates that Santa Ana winds introduce, but check your system’s specs - some older HVAC equipment in 1990s Calabasas builds can’t handle the airflow resistance of MERV 13 without straining the blower. We’ll check this during your cleaning and note the maximum rating your system can support. Call (323) 918-4345 to schedule.
Ready to see what’s inside your ducts? Call Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning at (323) 918-4345 for a free written estimate. We’ll ask about your home’s size, number of HVAC systems, and any odors or airflow issues you’ve noticed, then give you one flat price per system before we schedule. Every job comes with the 365-Day Done Right Promise, the Cedarwell Care Promise, and photo documentation of the clean-up before our crew leaves.
Written by Paul Adeyemi, Owner at Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning, serving Calabasas since 2005.