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 New York
Air duct cleaning in New York typically runs $450 to $1,100 for a full system clean in a pre-war one or two-bedroom apartment, with larger units and full brownstones reaching $1,800 to $2,600. Most jobs are completed in four to seven hours depending on riser access and how many service elevator windows we can book. If you’re in Murray Hill, the Upper West Side, or anywhere across the five boroughs, call (607) 536-9605 and we’ll give you a written price before any work begins. Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning has been handling New York’s tight duct runs since 2005, and we know which buildings ask for what before the doorman even checks the log.
Why Mortons Air Duct Brooklyn Is New York’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
New York buildings don’t forgive sloppy work. That’s the short version. A poorly sealed return in a pre-war co-op on the Upper East Side pulls dust from behind plaster walls that’s been sitting there since the Roosevelt administration, and a rushed job on a 40-foot riser duct can leave half the debris stuck three floors up. Our crews have worked enough co-ops, condos, brownstones, and rental buildings across New York to know what each building type throws at us before we open the first register.
We’re not a national chain. Morton’s is an independently owned member of the Cedarwell family of companies, founded by Paul Adeyemi, and every technician who walks into your apartment is background-checked, uniformed, and working to the Cedarwell C.A.R.E. values. That means shoe covers and drop cloths down before the Rotobrush comes off the truck, quiet tools during nap hours, and a photo of the clean-up before the crew leaves. Our Air Duct Cleaning team handles residential and commercial jobs the same way: written price first, proof of the job after.
One thing that sets us apart in New York specifically: we book our own service elevator windows and we show up on time for them. That’s not a small detail. When a technician misses a service elevator slot in a doorman building on Park Avenue, the whole job gets shut down before the first register is touched. We know the buildings, we know the superintendents, and we know how to move equipment without turning a lobbby into a loading dock.
Styles & brands we work with
Vent Cleaning in New York
Vent cleaning in New York means more than just registers and visible grilles. It means removing the years of dust, pet dander, radiator particulates, and whatever else has settled into every supply and return run in your apartment. In pre-war buildings, those runs are often original galvanized steel with decades of buildup on the interior walls. In newer high-rises, the flex duct can sag between floors and collect debris in the low points. We clean both.
Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts carry conditioned air from your HVAC unit or building system into each room. When they’re coated with years of dust and dander, your apartment keeps recirculating that air every time the heat or AC kicks on. Our team runs HEPA-filtered negative pressure through the entire supply network and agitates the duct walls so debris comes loose and gets pulled out, not pushed deeper in.
Return Duct Cleaning
Return ducts pull air from your apartment back to the blower. In older New York buildings, these returns are often undersized and clogged with what feels like a century of accumulated grime. A clogged return makes your system work harder and pulls air from wherever it can get it, including wall cavities. We clear the run, inspect for disconnects, and tell you exactly what we found. Most New York return duct cleaning jobs fall between $200 and $450 per run, with the price written down before we start.
Air Duct Repair in New York
Air duct repair in New York is often the real fix behind a cleaning call. We’ll open a wall or drop a ceiling access panel and find a run that’s crushed, disconnected, or rusted through. That’s not a cleaning problem, it’s a repair, and we handle it the same way we handle everything else: we show you what’s wrong, we give you a written price for the fix, and we do the job without upsells or pressure.
Crushed and Disconnected Runs
Last month our crew pulled a crushed 6-inch galvanized return out of a pre-war co-op on Park Avenue in Murray Hill. Decades of debris had collapsed the run and the blower motor was choking on 2.3 inches of static pressure. We used a Rotobrush with HEPA filtration and negative pressure to clear the supply and return ducts, then sealed the accessible joints with mastic rated for FDNY Local Law 5 compliance. That apartment’s air quality changed overnight, and the building super signed off on the repair without a follow-up.
Sealing and Reconnection Work
A disconnected supply duct means you’re paying to heat or cool the space between floors. We find this constantly in New York buildings where original ducts have shifted over decades. We reconnect the run, seal the accessible joints correctly, and document everything with before-and-after photos. Sealing work in New York typically runs $300 to $900 depending on access and how much of the run we can reach without opening walls.
Trusted Brands We Service in New York
We run professional-grade equipment from industry-trusted brands, not entry-level rental gear. That matters in New York, where a 40-foot riser duct will humble a weak vacuum in about four minutes. Our crews work with Rotobrush and Nikro systems for cleaning, and we stock compatible parts for Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies components commonly found in New York’s condo and co-op HVAC systems. If we find a failed Aprilaire filter housing or a Honeywell damper that’s jammed shut, we can usually address it on the spot rather than scheduling a second visit. That keeps your job moving and keeps the super from side-eyeing the service elevator reservation.
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AfterCommon Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in New York Homes
- Pre-war galvanized ductwork with decades of layered dust. Original steel ducts from the 1920s through 1950s rarely get cleaned properly because most companies don’t have equipment strong enough to pull debris through 40-foot vertical runs. We do.
- Co-op board certificate rejections. We hear this at least once a month: a seller hired a cut-rate company, the board rejected the air duct cleaning certificate because the blower motor wasn’t photo-documented before and after, and now the closing is stalled. We document everything the moment the job starts.
- Service elevator logistics gone wrong. Technicians who don’t book the service elevator properly end up dragging HEPA equipment through a residential lobby, and the doorman shuts the whole thing down before the first register is opened. We handle our own bookings and we show up on time.
- Riser ducts that never get the full negative pressure they need. Underpowered vacuums can’t hold negative pressure in a high-rise riser, so they loosen debris but never actually extract it. The dust just resettles three floors up. Our Rotobrush and Nikro systems are built for exactly this kind of run.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in New York, NY
A full air duct cleaning in New York for a typical one or two-bedroom co-op runs $450 to $1,100. Three-bedroom units and classic-six layouts usually land between $900 and $1,600. Whole brownstones with multiple zones and basement HVAC equipment can run $1,800 to $2,600 depending on the number of runs and access points. What affects the price: number of registers, riser access, whether we’re working around building-mandated elevator windows, and whether we uncover repair work like crushed returns or disconnected supplies. That repair work is always priced separately and always approved by you in writing before we touch it. Call (607) 536-9605 for a written estimate. You’ll know the full price before we book the service elevator.
We Also Serve Cities Near New York
Our crews serve New York and the surrounding boroughs and neighborhoods daily, including New York, Brooklyn, Astoria, Maspeth, and Elmhurst. If you’re in a co-op near Prospect Park, a townhouse in Astoria, or a commercial space in Maspeth, the same written-price policy and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply. Call and ask for Paul Adeyemi’s team, and we’ll schedule around your building’s rules, not against them.
Serving New York, NY - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the New York 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 York
Yes, many Manhattan co-op and condo boards require a documented air duct cleaning certificate before a sale can close, and they often reject certificates that don’t include before-and-after photos of the blower motor and accessible duct runs. This is a New York-specific requirement you won’t find in most Long Island towns or New Jersey suburbs. We provide photo documentation on every job so your certificate holds up when the board reviews it. Call (607) 536-9605 before you list, and we’ll tell you exactly what your board is likely to ask for.
Pre-war ductwork is usually original galvanized steel with decades of layered debris, and the runs are often in tight, hard-to-reach spaces behind plaster walls. Add service elevator bookings, doorman coordination, and the need to hold negative pressure in vertical riser ducts, and a New York clean simply takes more hours than a suburban ranch with an accessible basement trunk line. A typical New York pre-war one or two-bedroom takes four to seven hours. We’ll give you a realistic time window before we start, and we work around nap schedules when you ask.
It removes a significant portion of it. That musty, old-steam smell comes from decades of dust and debris baked onto the interior walls of your ducts and returns. When we clean the full supply and return network with HEPA filtration, we physically extract that material. What remains is any odor trapped in the walls themselves, which cleaning can’t reach. For Upper West Side brownstones with original steam heat, we often find the returns are the biggest culprit. Call (607) 536-9605 and we’ll give you an honest assessment before any work is scheduled.
No, and you shouldn’t hire anyone who says they can. HEPA cleaning equipment needs to move through service elevators and freight entrances, and doing it through a residential lobby will get the job shut down by the doorman or building management. We book our own service elevator windows and coordinate with your super before the crew arrives. It’s part of the job in New York, and we treat it that way.
It’s a repair job. A crushed duct can’t be cleaned back into shape. We need to replace or reconnect the affected run, and often that means working with your contractor or opening a small access panel ourselves. We’ll photograph the damage, give you a written repair price, and handle the fix once you approve it. If you found it during a renovation, call (607) 536-9605 before the wall goes back up. That’s the cheapest time to fix it.
Written by Paul Adeyemi, Owner at Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning, serving New York since 2005.