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 Aldine
Dryer vent cleaning in Aldine runs $129 – $249 for most single-family homes, and a pier-and-beam house with a crawl-space vent run usually lands at the higher end because the job takes more steps. We know Aldine’s housing stock, and we know why vents here clog faster than in neighboring suburbs. Call (713) 936-5800 and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts. Not an estimate that moves. A price.
Why Hollis Air Duct Houston Is Aldine’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Aldine homeowners call us because the vents here fail differently than they do in Spring or Humble. Pier-and-beam foundations, unpaved driveways off Aldine Mail Route, and long stretches of open land around Westfield and Greenspoint all push dust and moisture into vent lines. Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team runs camera inspections as standard on Aldine jobs, because a vent that looks clear at the hood is often packed solid 10 or 12 feet in. We document before and after with static-pressure readings, not a flashlight glance.
Every tech who arrives at an Aldine home is background-checked and uniformed. Every job gets a written price first. And every dryer vent cleaning is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the vent re-clogs within a year due to a missed blockage, we return and re-clean at no charge. Roy Castellanos runs our crew, and he holds every tech to The Garrison Code: arrive inside the window, price in writing, finish by the book, leave the site clean.
We’ve spent enough time in Aldine attics and crawl spaces to know what a 1970s ranch on Aldine Mail Route needs versus a newer build off Rankin Road. That local repetition matters when vents are buried under floors and behind drywall.
Styles & brands we work with
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Aldine
Hollis Air Duct Houston is the Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Aldine that treats a vent run like a system, not a single pipe to brush out. A proper cleaning here means source removal: we run a Rotobrush rotary system through the full run, agitate the lint free, and pull it out under negative air rather than pushing it loose. On pier-and-beam homes, that means accessing the vent where it dips under the floor, not just where it exits the wall.
Full-Run Cleaning With Static-Pressure Verification
Most Aldine homes have vent runs between 8 and 25 feet. The longer the run, the more surface area for lint to catch on screws, sagging flex, or old foil tape. Our techs measure airflow before and after with a manometer, so the number tells you the vent is actually clear. You see the before-and-after static pressure, not just a photo of a clean hood.
Source Removal, Not Blowing Lint Deeper
A brush that spins without negative air pushes lint toward the termination point and leaves compaction behind it. We pull the debris out. On Aldine crawl-space vents, that’s the difference between a vent that clears and one that re-clogs in four months. The price for a standard single-family home in Aldine is $129 – $249, agreed before we start.
Dryer Vent Inspection in Aldine
A Dryer Vent Inspection in Aldine costs $49 – $89 when booked as a standalone visit, and it’s the right call for anyone who just bought an older home or who’s never had the vent looked at. We run a camera through the full run and show you what’s there. On Aldine pier-and-beam homes, the camera usually finds what a visual hood check misses: sagging sections, lint cemented by crawl-space moisture, or a vent termination that’s partially buried.
Camera Inspection for Pier-and-Beam Runs
Vents that run beneath a floor can’t be evaluated from the outside. The camera shows us exactly where the blockage sits and what’s holding it: lint, water, or a crushed section. We document the condition in photos and give you a straight answer on whether cleaning is enough or whether the run needs rerouting.
Post-Cleaning Verification
Every cleaning we perform includes static-pressure verification at no extra charge. If the number doesn’t move the way it should, the job isn’t done, and we keep working. That’s what the 365-Day Done Right Promise is built on: we don’t call a vent clean until the airflow proves it.
Trusted Brands We Service in Aldine
We service dryers from Whirlpool, Maytag, LG, Samsung, GE, Bosch, and Speed Queen, but the brand that matters more in Aldine is the equipment we bring to the job. Our crews run Rotobrush rotary systems and Nikro negative-air machines, with filtration elements from Honeywell and Aprilaire where return-air sealing is involved. These are the same tools commercial restoration crews use, not a hardware-store brush on a drill. Parts and replacement hoods are stocked locally so a vent cap or bird guard swap doesn’t mean a second visit.
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AfterCommon Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Aldine Homes
- Sagging vent runs under pier-and-beam floors collect water. Humid crawl spaces evaporate moisture upward, and lint absorbs it. Over time that lint hardens into a cemented plug that a basic brush can’t break through. We see this on Aldine Mail Route homes from the 60s and 70s more than anywhere else in north Houston.
- Unpaved roads and open fields push fine dust into exterior vent hoods. The dust builds a crust on the louver flaps and the first few feet of pipe. Homeowners lift the hood, see the crust, and assume the whole vent is clear. It isn’t. The interior is often packed far beyond what the hood suggests.
- Attic vent runs bake lint onto flex duct walls in summer. Aldine attics hit 130°F and higher in July and August. Lint that would normally blow loose bakes onto the foil inner liner instead. Standard cleanings miss that baked layer, which is why vents here re-clog faster than in cooler climates.
- Wood heat near the north side of Aldine produces finer, sticker lint. Homes that supplement with wood stoves or older fireplaces generate a finer particulate load. That ultra-fine ash mixes with dryer lint and forms a denser mat inside the vent. Cleaning intervals for these homes typically need to be 6 – 9 months, not 12.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Aldine, TX
Dryer vent cleaning in Aldine runs $129 – $249 for a single-family home with a standard vent run. Pier-and-beam homes with crawl-space terminations land between $189 and $249 because we access the vent from below and verify the full run. Vent cap replacement adds $35 – $75 depending on the hood, and bird guard installation runs $55 – $95 when done during the same visit. If the vent is packed with hardened lint and needs more time, we tell you before we continue, in writing, at the same rate we quoted. Call (713) 936-5800 for a free estimate on your specific vent. We give you a number before we touch anything.
We Also Serve Cities Near Aldine
Our crews cover Aldine and the surrounding communities, including Houston, Spring, Humble, and League City. The vent issues in a slab-built Spring home are not the same as an Aldine pier-and-beam job, and we approach each accordingly. If you’re just outside Aldine, call and ask which crew covers your street. We’ll tell you straight.
Serving Aldine, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Aldine 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 Aldine
Every 6 to 9 months. Pier-and-beam homes in Aldine expose dryer vents to crawl-space humidity that turns lint into a hardened mass far faster than in slab homes. If your dryer is taking longer than one full cycle to dry a normal load, the vent is already restricting airflow and costing you money in wasted run time.
No. Outbuilding dryer vents in Aldine typically run longer distances, often through unconditioned space, and they collect lint and moisture faster than the main house vent. We recommend cleaning outbuilding vents on a 6-month schedule even when the main house vent can go longer. Call (713) 936-5800 and we’ll price both runs at the same visit.
Clothes taking longer than one cycle to dry, the dryer exterior running hot, a musty or burning smell during operation, and visible condensation around the dryer or vent hood are the four signs we see most in Aldine. Humidity amplifies the condensation signal because the vent is already pushing damp air into warm, wet exterior conditions. If the hood flaps aren’t opening fully when the dryer runs, that’s a fifth sign and the vent needs a camera inspection.
The lint trap on the dryer does not have a MERV rating, and we don’t recommend adding filtration to a dryer vent. The fine dust from unpaved roads around Aldine settles in the vent run itself, not in the lint trap, and that dust builds a crust on the hood and interior walls. The fix is more frequent mechanical cleaning, not a different filter. A MERV filter on a dryer vent would restrict airflow and make the clogging worse.
The north side of Aldine near Westfield and the open lots along Aldine Mail Route sees the most wood-heat-related vent loading. Homes that burn wood for four to five months a year produce a fine ash that mixes with dryer lint and forms a much denser blockage. If you burn wood and dry laundry regularly, book a vent inspection every 6 months and expect the vent to be more heavily loaded each time. Call (713) 936-5800 and we’ll get the camera in there.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Houston, serving Aldine since our founding in 2004 as part of the Garrison Partners family.