Dryer vent cleaning
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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 Houston
A blocked dryer vent in Houston is a fire hazard first and a laundry nuisance second. Our Dryer Vent Cleaning crews work across the city six days a week, and we answer the phone live when you call (713) 936-5800. We know the difference between a vent that needs a brush and a vent that needs a camera inspection after floodwater had its way with it. Most Houston jobs run $145 to $285 for a full cleaning with before-and-after documentation.
Why Hollis Air Duct Houston Is Houston’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We’re Hollis Air Duct Houston, part of the Garrison Partners family, led by Roy Castellanos. We’ve been cleaning dryer vents in this city long enough to know what a post-Harvey silt plug looks like before the camera even reaches it. Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and they show up inside the window we give you. Not a four-hour window. The window.
Houston homeowners call us because we write the price down before any work starts. No technician arrives at your door and suddenly finds a reason to add $200. The written price covers the cleaning, the camera inspection, and the documentation you can hand to your insurer. If something fails within a year, our 365-Day Done Right Promise means we come back and fix it at no charge. That includes a free second visit. We don’t negotiate that. It’s in writing.
We serve every corner of Houston, from Meyerland’s 1960s ranch homes to the newer builds out toward Katy and Cypress. Our crews know which neighborhoods have galvanized vents that rusted through during the 2017 floods and which have flexible duct runs that kink behind the dryer. That matters when we quote your job over the phone.
Styles & brands we work with
Dryer Vent Repair in Houston
Dryer Vent Repair in Houston usually means one of three things: a crushed or torn flexible connector behind the dryer, a rusted-through metal vent run, or a vent cap that no longer opens and closes. The repair we see most often in this city, especially after heavy storms, is a vent run that filled with water and now has a hard-packed mud plug inside it. A brush won’t remove that. The vent has to be opened or replaced. Typical repair work in Houston runs $95 to $240 depending on what’s damaged and whether we’re replacing a connector or a full run.
In Houston’s humid climate, a torn connector doesn’t just leak lint into your laundry room. It pulls humid outside air into the vent run, and that moisture turns lint into sludge. The sludge sticks to the vent walls. The dryer runs longer. The thermal fuse trips. If you’re scrubbing the same lint off your dryer screen twice a load and the load still isn’t dry, the connector behind the dryer is the first thing we check.
When a Houston Dryer Vent Needs Replacing, Not Cleaning
Post-flood vents are the big one here. After Hurricane Harvey, we pulled cameras through vents in Meyerland and Sharpstown that looked perfectly fine from the outside. Inside, the run was blocked with dried silt and mold, sometimes for four or five feet. A vent in that condition cannot be cleaned safely. The metal is often corroded from salt air and humidity anyway. Trying to brush a rusted-out galvanized run will tear it, and a torn run can push carbon monoxide back into the home. We replace it with rigid aluminum and document everything for your records.
What Dryer Vent Repair Costs in Houston
Expect to pay $95 to $140 for a rigid aluminum connector replacement. A full vent run replacement runs $220 to $240 for shorter runs, more if your vent goes up through a second story or across a long attic. Bird guard installation and vent cap replacement sit in the $85 to $150 range depending on the cap. Every quote is written before we touch anything. If the scope grows once we open the wall or reach the attic run, we stop, show you what we found on the camera, and write a new price before moving further.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Houston
As a Dryer Vent Cleaning Company working every week in Houston, we’ve learned to treat every job like it might have hidden water damage. That’s not how most companies operate. They show up with a brush, knock the loose lint out, and leave. We run a camera first, because in this city, a vent that flows fine on the outside can be carrying a mud plug from the last hurricane. Standard cleaning in Houston runs $145 to $180 for a typical single-story vent run under 12 feet. Longer runs, attic runs, and post-storm inspections run $180 to $285.
We use Rotobrush rotary agitation tools paired with negative pressure to pull loosened lint out of the run instead of blowing it into your laundry room. The camera goes back in after the cleaning, same run, same angle, so you see the before and after with your own eyes. That footage is also what your insurance adjuster wants to see if you’re filing a claim.
Post-Storm Dryer Vent Inspections in Houston
After any named storm or major flood event in Houston, a dryer vent needs an inspection, not just a cleaning. Water intrusion creates what we call a fire-blocking mud pack: dried silt and lint compressed into a wall of fuel inside the run. Simple brushing won’t remove it. Our camera shows us whether the vent can be saved or needs replacement. We document both the blockage and the post-cleaning condition with time-stamped images, which makes the conversation with your insurer straightforward.
Camera Documentation for Insurance Claims
Last spring, our crew was called to a 1960s ranch-style home in Meyerland after a dryer started tripping its thermal fuse. Our tech ran a camera down the galvanized dryer vent and found a hard-packed silt plug from the last flood, plus a torn flexible connector behind the dryer that was pulling humid air into the run. We repaired the vent using a rigid aluminum connector, then performed source removal with our Rotobrush agitation tools and negative pressure, clearing the lint pathway and documenting the before/after for the homeowner’s insurer. That’s the same protocol we use on every Houston job, storm damage or not.
Trusted Brands We Service in Houston
We clean and repair dryer vents on all major appliance brands, and we stock the connectors, caps, and bird guards Houston homes need most. Our equipment includes Rotobrush rotary brush systems and Nikro negative-air machines, plus filtration products from Honeywell and Aprilaire for homes where air quality is a concern. We don’t use hardware-store gear. The tools we run are the same ones commercial maintenance crews rely on, because they hold up through a full Houston summer of back-to-back jobs.
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AfterCommon Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Houston Homes
- Post-flood silt and mud plugs. After Harvey and every heavy storm since, we’ve found dryer vents that look clean from the exterior but are packed with dried mud deep in the run. A quick brush cleaning leaves the fire hazard right where it was.
- Rusted galvanized vent runs. Decades of Houston humidity and salt air eat through metal venting in older homes in Meyerland, Sharpstown, and similar neighborhoods. These runs can’t be cleaned safely and usually need replacement.
- Humidity back-drafting into tight homes. Post-2000 homes with high-efficiency dryers and tight building envelopes pull moist outside air through unsealed vent runs, causing mold and longer dry times. Sealing the run properly fixes it.
- Bird and rodent nests at the cap. Houston’s wet springs drive birds to nest in dryer vents on homes near bayous and wooded lots. A cap replacement with a bird guard solves it permanently.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Houston, TX
A full dryer vent cleaning in Houston runs $145 to $285 depending on the length of the run, whether it goes through an attic, and whether storm debris or silt is involved. Standard single-story runs on newer builds in Katy or Cypress with flexible ducting are on the lower end. A 1970s Sharpstown home with a galvanized run up through the attic, a mud pack, or a rusted section runs toward the higher end. Bird guard installation and cap replacement add $85 to $150. You’ll always have a written price before any work starts, and that price does not move. Call (713) 936-5800 for a free estimate over the phone.
We Also Serve Cities Near Houston
Our crews cover Houston and the surrounding metro, including Houston neighborhoods, as well as Humble, Spring, La Porte, and Webster. If you’re in one of these areas and your dryer has been running two cycles per load, call us. We schedule by the day, show up inside the window, and leave the site clean.
Serving Houston, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Houston 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 Houston
It needs a camera inspection first. If water sat in the vent for even a few hours, the lint inside turned to silt and likely dried into a hard pack that brushing cannot remove. In many Meyerland and Sharpstown homes, we find the galvanized metal itself has corroded from the floodwater. If the run is intact and the blockage is accessible, we can clean it. If the metal is rusted through or the mud pack is too dense, we replace the run. Call (713) 936-5800 and we’ll camera the vent before touching anything so you know exactly what you’re dealing with.
Heavy rain in Houston pushes humidity through unsealed or damaged vent runs, and that moisture turns normal lint into a sludge that clings to the vent walls. If your dryer vent runs through an attic, the heat in that space bakes the sludge into a crust. The vent is most likely partially blocked and pulling moist air back into the dryer. We fix this by repairing the run, sealing the connections, and doing a full source-removal cleaning. Call (713) 936-5800 for a diagnosis.
Yes, we clean attic dryer vent runs in Sharpstown and every other older Houston neighborhood. These galvanized runs are often our toughest jobs because they’re long, hot, and sometimes rusted. We run a camera through first to check the metal’s condition, then use our Rotobrush system with negative pressure to pull loose lint and debris out through the exterior instead of into your attic. If the run has rusted through, we’ll quote a replacement before any cleaning starts.
We provide time-stamped before-and-after camera footage of your vent run on every job. Your adjuster gets clear images of the blockage, the condition of the metal, and the finished vent after cleaning or repair. The notes from the technician include what was found, what was done, and what was replaced. This is the same documentation approach we use for post-Harvey claims across Houston. Call (713) 936-5800 and tell us you need documentation for insurance and we’ll add it to your job file at no extra charge.
No. A leaf blower can’t clear a silt plug or a bird nest, and it can’t tell you whether your vent run is rusted through and leaking carbon monoxide into your attic. In Houston’s climate, moisture makes dryer vent blockages harder and more dangerous than in drier cities. If the run is already brittle or torn, leaf blower pressure can make the damage worse. Let a trained tech with a camera and proper extraction equipment handle it. Estimates are free at (713) 936-5800.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Houston, serving Houston since 2004.