SERVICE 02
Dryer Vent Cleaning in Maryland
If clothes take too long to dry, the laundry room feels unusually hot, or the outside dryer vent does not open properly, the dryer vent may be restricted with lint or debris.
Signs you need this
Signs Your Dryer Vent May Need Cleaning
For most homes, an annual dryer-vent check/cleaning schedule is a practical safety standard. USFA advises cleaning dryer vent ductwork every year and servicing/cleaning periodically, especially when drying time increases.
Clothes take more than one cycle to dry
Dryer feels hotter than normal
Laundry room becomes hot or humid
Burning smell while dryer is running
Lint around the dryer or exterior vent
Outside vent flap does not open properly
Dryer shuts off before clothes are dry
Vent exits through the roof or has a long run
What happens on the day
Professional Dryer Vent Cleaning
Every dryer load leaves some lint behind. Over time, lint can collect inside the vent line, especially around bends, long runs, roof exits, and exterior vent caps.
A restricted vent can make the dryer work harder, increase drying time, and reduce airflow to the outside. Our service removes lint and debris from accessible dryer exhaust vents and checks the exterior termination when accessible.
Look at the run first
Which wall it exits, how many bends it takes, whether it turns up into the roof. That tells us the length and the price, and you get both before we start rather than on the invoice afterwards.
Pull the machine out and disconnect
Sheet down, machine eased forward, transition duct off the wall. Anything that has already fallen behind the machine comes out at this point.
Brush the run from the inside
A rotating brush on a flexible rod runs the whole length, turning as it goes so it cuts lint off the wall of the duct rather than pushing it ahead into a plug. A vacuum sits at the opening and takes back what the brush releases.
Clear the termination from outside
Round to the louvre, with a ladder if the run exits high, cap off and the last two feet cleared by hand. Then we check the flaps swing freely. Most of the block lives in this stretch and it cannot be done from indoors.
Reconnect properly
The transition duct goes back on with metal worm-drive clamps rather than foil tape. If the old duct is crushed, sagging or split, we show you and document it before anything is reconnected.
Run it and show you
A cycle started and a meter held at the outside cap, so you can see what the airflow is now against what it was when we arrived. Then the machine goes back, the sheet comes up, and we show you what came out.
The cleaning scope
What We Clean
Dryer transition area
Accessible dryer vent line
Exterior vent hood / termination
Lint buildup inside the vent
Accessible bird nest or debris
Vent cap and flap when accessible
Pricing
What moves
the number
Dryer vent cleaning is priced by run length and access, from $149 for a standard accessible side-wall exit up to 15 ft. Heavy blockage, nest removal, an inaccessible termination, or an unusual configuration is quoted before work.
Worked example
Example: standard accessible run
WALL EXIT · REACHABLE FROM THE GROUND
An illustration of the published starting price, not a past job. Longer runs, roof exits or heavy blockage are quoted before work begins.
Questions
About this
job in particular
An annual dryer-vent cleaning/check is a practical safety schedule for most homes. Homes with frequent laundry use, long runs, roof exits, pets, or slower drying may need service sooner.
Common signs include longer drying times, a hotter dryer or laundry room, lint around the exterior termination, or an exterior vent flap that does not open properly.
The dryer transition area, the accessible vent line, the exterior vent hood or termination, lint buildup inside the vent, bird nests or debris when accessible, and the vent cap and flap when accessible.
Up to 15 ft with a standard accessible side-wall exit is $149. Runs of 16–25 ft or a more difficult/second-floor configuration start at $189, and 26–35 ft, roof exits, or difficult access run from $229–$289.
Yes. Added to an air duct cleaning visit, dryer vent cleaning starts at $99, and we confirm the price for both before the work begins.
Yes, when accessible and practical. We document lint buildup and the cleaned vent so you can see what was done.
Schedule Dryer Vent Cleaning
Book two services together and they are quoted as one visit.
Mon–Sat, 9am–7pm. Closed Sunday.