Before & After Gallery - Kestrel Air Duct Marietta

Air Duct Cleaning Before & After in Marietta, GA

We can describe what a clean air duct looks like, but nothing lands like seeing it. The photos below show real jobs from homes around Marietta, the kind of buildup we find and what the same duct looks like when we’re done. We document every job with before and after photos, mostly because our customers deserve proof, not promises. If you’ve never seen the inside of your ducts, this is what you’re breathing around.

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Twenty Years of Dust in a Split-Level Off Roswell Road

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The homeowners called because their return vents had developed a gray fuzz around the grilles. When we opened the return, we found a layer of matted dust and skin flakes roughly half an inch thick along the duct wall. Our technician ran a Rotobrush rotary brush down the full length to break the buildup free from the metal, while a Nikro negative-pressure unit pulled the loosened debris out of the living space the entire time. The after photo shows bare galvanized steel. The homeowners said the house stopped smelling dusty about three days later.

Dryer Vent Packed with Lint in a Powder Springs Rental

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A property manager called us after a tenant reported the dryer taking two cycles to finish a load. The lint trap was being cleaned, but the bypass gap in the dryer cabinet let fine lint pack the vent run behind the wall. We cleared the full run from the dryer collar to the exterior cap and showed the tenant the pile we pulled out, easily three grocery bags of compacted lint. The dryer now finishes a normal load in under an hour, and the property manager has us out annually for that unit.

Construction Debris Left Behind in a New Build Near Kennesaw Mountain

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The buyers closed on a new build and immediately noticed a drywall taste in the air when the HVAC kicked on. The builder’s duct system had been left open during drywall sanding, and a fine white powder coated every supply run. We ran an Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration unit at the return to keep the loosened drywall dust from recirculating, then worked each supply branch with the Rotobrush and Nikro setup. A week later the buyer told us the light film that had been settling on their furniture every morning had stopped appearing.

Pet Hair and Dander Compounding a Family Room Odor

This customer has three dogs and a cat, and no matter how often they vacuumed, the family room held a lingering animal smell. The return duct near the floor was pulling in shed hair, which clung to the dust already inside and formed a felted mat. We dislodged that layer with the rotary brush, then let the negative-pressure system carry it out while the HEPA unit scrubbed the air in the room. The after photo shows clean metal with no visible hair. The customer called back a month later to tell us the smell had not returned.

Half-Closed Damper in a Vaulted Ceiling Run in East Cobb

The homeowner complained that one bedroom never held temperature. We found a volume damper in the branch run that had been installed at a hard angle, which made it a collection point for every particle moving through the system. Behind that damper sat a plug of dust and debris reducing airflow by more than half. We worked the run clear without disturbing the damper position, and the static pressure in that room returned to normal. The temperature difference between that bedroom and the hallway leveled out within a day.

Smokers’ Residue Coating Every Surface in a Townhome Near the Square

A new homeowner bought a townhome from a long-time smoker and couldn’t get the stale smoke smell out of the place. The duct walls had a tacky amber film that held the odor and released it every time the furnace blower ran. We cleaned every supply and return branch, repeatedly brushing the film loose and extracting it with the Nikro unit. The after photo shows the difference clearly, but the real proof came when relatives visited and asked if the previous owner had ever smoked indoors.

Want Results Like These?

Every Kestrel Air Duct Marietta job is documented with photos so you can see what we found and what we left behind. The written price is in your hands before we touch a vent. Call Dale and the team at (762) 533-6494 to schedule a cleaning and get the same before and after record for your own ducts.

Written by Dale Whitmore, Owner at Kestrel Air Duct Marietta, serving Marietta since 2004.