Dryer vent cleaning
Whole-home duct 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 Dryer Vent Cleaning Across Spring
Dryer vent cleaning in Spring, TX typically costs between $129 and $249 for a single-family home, depending on vent length and accessibility. We run crews into Spring daily from our Houston dispatch office, reaching neighborhoods like Gleannloch Farms, Cypresswood, Augusta Pines, and Windrose within a normal workday window. If your dryer takes two cycles to dry a towel or the laundry room feels humid mid-cycle, call (713) 936-5800 and we’ll give you a written price before anyone shows up.
Why Hollis Air Duct Houston Is Spring’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We started in 2004 and built our reputation on a simple rule: write the price down, do the work by the book, and stand behind it for a full year. That’s The Garrison Standard, and it applies to every dryer vent job we run in Spring. No price changes at the door. No crew that disappears after the check clears. Roy Castellanos leads our operation, and he holds every technician to the same checklist: arrive inside the quoted window, wear a uniform, explain what you found, and leave the site cleaner than you found it.
Spring homeowners deal with a specific set of vent problems. Long vertical runs through two-story attics. New construction debris left behind by builders. Clay soil movement east of I-45 that pulls vent joints apart. We know these failure points because we see them weekly. When a Spring homeowner calls us about a dryer that won’t dry, we don’t start from scratch. We start by asking the right questions about the home’s age, vent route, and which side of I-45 it’s on.
Every technician is background-checked and uniformed. Calls are answered by a live person 24/7. And the 365-Day Done Right Promise covers our work in writing. If something fails within a year, we come back and fix it at no charge. Free second visit included, not negotiated.
Styles & brands we work with
Dryer Vent Installation in Spring
Dryer Vent Installation in Spring replaces an old, damaged, or improperly routed vent run with new rigid metal duct sized and sloped correctly for your home’s layout. We see two common installation scenarios in Spring: new builds where the builder ran flexible foil or plastic venting that kinks and traps lint, and older tract homes where the original vent has rusted through in the humid attic air. A new installation in Spring typically runs $180 – $420 depending on run length, wall penetrations, and whether we’re rerouting through an attic or sidewall.
Rerouting Bad Builder Runs
Builders in master-planned communities like Gleannloch Farms and Augusta Pines rarely prioritize dryer vent routing. We routinely pull out foil flex duct that sags in attic insulation, pinches at bends, or terminates under roof eaves where birds nest. A proper reroute uses smooth rigid metal pipe with the shortest practical run and an exterior hood that seals tight.
Bird Guard and Cap Replacement
Old louvered caps on Spring homes crack under UV and let birds build nests directly inside the vent. We replace failing caps and add a bird guard that stops nesting without restricting airflow. Cap replacement with a bird guard typically adds $45 – $105 to a vent cleaning or install, and it prevents the single most common cause of sudden blockages we see in Spring subdivisions.
Dryer Vent Repair in Spring
Dryer Vent Repair in Spring fixes what breaks along the vent run: separated joints, crushed pipe, rusted sections, disconnected attic runs, and caps that no longer seal. Foundation movement in Spring’s expansive clay soil, especially east of I-45 through neighborhoods like Cypresswood and Ponderosa Forest, can shift a home enough to separate rigid vent joints behind walls. When that happens, lint and humid exhaust don’t leave the house. They dump into the wall cavity. Repair work in Spring typically ranges $120 – $350 depending on access and whether sections need replacement.
Camera Inspection Before Any Repair
If a vent is damaged inside a wall or attic chase, guessing at the problem wastes your money. We run a small camera through the full vent run first. It shows us exactly where the separation or blockage is, what caused it, and what the repair will take. You see the same footage we see.
Fixing Foundation-Separated Joints
When clay soil shifts under a Spring slab, vent joints pull apart by fractions of an inch. That’s enough to leak. We reconnect separated runs with the right mechanical fasteners, verify slope and airflow, and clean the entire pathway so accumulated lint doesn’t just push through the repaired joint and clog the next bend.
Trusted Brands We Service in Spring
We service and clean dryer vents connected to every major dryer brand on the market: LG, Samsung, Whirlpool, Maytag, GE, Electrolux, Speed Queen, and Kenmore. We don’t sell dryers, and we don’t push brand-specific parts. We focus on the vent run itself, using source-removal equipment from Rotobrush and Nikro along with negative-air machines that keep loosened lint from spreading through your Spring home. Filtration monitoring is done with tools from Honeywell and Aprilaire where needed. No hardware-store gear. No flat-rate upsells.
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AfterCommon Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Spring Homes
- Construction debris from new builds: In subdivisions built within the last decade, builders routinely leave drywall dust, wood scraps, and even soda bottles inside dryer vent runs. A new home in Gleannloch Farms or Harmony can have a vent that’s half-blocked before you ever move in.
- Long vertical runs through two-story attics: Many Spring tract homes route dryer exhaust up through the attic and out a roof cap. Every extra foot of rise and every bend gives lint a place to settle. Gravity works against you. These runs often go a decade without cleaning because nothing visible clogs at the exterior hood.
- Foundation-shifted vent joints east of I-45: Spring’s clay soil expands and contracts with moisture. Over years, that movement cracks slab corners and shifts walls enough to separate rigid vent pipe inside wall cavities. The dryer still runs. Lint and humidity still leak. You can’t see it until something gets damp or a camera goes in.
- Nesting birds and capped roof vents: Missing or broken exterior caps invite grackles and sparrows. A nest built six feet inside a vent won’t clear itself, and pushing the dryer harder just compacts the blockage. We see this constantly in older Spring neighborhoods with mature tree canopies and original 1980s vent caps.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Spring, TX
A standard single-family dryer vent cleaning in Spring runs $129 – $199 for a vent under 15 feet with accessible terminations. Longer runs, two-story attic routes, or vents requiring roof access land closer to $199 – $249. Add-on work like bird guard installation or cap replacement adds $45 – $105. If we find damage requiring repair, you get a written price before we touch it. No surprise line items after the fact. The price quoted on the phone is the price you pay unless the camera inspection reveals a different run length or access condition, and we’ll show you why before adjusting anything. Call (713) 936-5800 for a free estimate on your specific home.
We Also Serve Cities Near Spring
Our crews run from our Houston dispatch office into Spring every day, and we cover the surrounding communities with the same written-pricing standard. If you’re in Humble, Houston, La Porte, or Baytown, we’ll schedule you into a route that puts a uniformed technician at your door inside a normal service window. Same 365-Day Done Right Promise. Same live person answering the phone at (713) 936-5800.
Serving Spring, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Spring 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 Dryer Vent Cleaning in Spring
Most builders in Spring do not clean dryer vents at all before handover. They may vacuum visible floor debris, but interior vent runs get ignored because nobody sees them. The only way to know is a camera inspection, which we include with every cleaning. We’ve pulled drywall chunks, wood offcuts, and vent pipe garbage out of new-build vents in Gleannloch Farms and Harmony within months of closing. Call (713) 936-5800 and we’ll show you what’s in your vent run before we clean it.
New construction debris is the most common culprit. The dryer itself works fine, but a vent run that’s 40% blocked with drywall dust and construction scraps can’t move enough air to dry clothes efficiently. A second factor is vent length. Many Gleannloch Farms floor plans place the laundry room on an interior wall, forcing the vent to run 20 – 35 feet through the home’s center to reach an exterior wall. The longer the run, the more lint settles inside, and the faster any partial blockage becomes a full one.
Yes. Spring sits on expansive clay soil. East of I-45 in particular, through Cypresswood, Ponderosa Forest, and Oak Creek Village, soil moisture swings cause measurable slab movement. A vent run is typically rigid metal pipe joined at seams. When a wall shifts a quarter inch, a joint separates. Lint and humid exhaust leak into the wall cavity. This isn’t theoretical. Our camera inspections have found separated vent runs in Spring homes where the dryer still ran but the wall cavity was packed with lint. If you see diagonal cracks in brick or drywall, have your vent run inspected the same year. Call (713) 936-5800 for a camera inspection at a written price.
The National Air Duct Cleaners Association standard for dryer vent cleaning is source removal: mechanically agitating lint loose from the vent walls with rotating brushes, then pulling it out under negative air pressure rather than blowing it into the home. That’s the method we use. Our Rotobrush and Nikro equipment agitates and extracts simultaneously, so loosened lint moves one direction only: out of the vent and into our collection system. The negative-air machine keeps your Spring home clean during the job.
No. Insulation inside a dryer vent means the vent run was damaged or improperly sealed somewhere in the attic or wall chase, and attic insulation is being pulled in when the dryer runs. It reduces airflow, can trap humidity, and accelerates lint buildup. In a new Augusta Pines home, it usually means a disconnected or poorly taped joint. We find the leak with a camera, repair it, and clean the full run so the insulation and the lint it trapped are both gone. Get it checked before using the dryer heavily. Call (713) 936-5800 for a written-price inspection.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Houston. Roy leads the Spring crew and has been inspecting and cleaning dryer vents across the Houston metro since 2004.