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 Mission Bend
Dryer vent cleaning in Mission Bend typically costs $129 – $249 and takes under two hours for most single-family homes. We clear lint from the dryer connection to the roof or wall cap, then show you the before-and-after camera footage. If you live in Mission Bend and your dryer is taking longer than 40 minutes per load, call us at (713) 936-5800. We schedule Mission Bend appointments around your day, arrive inside the quoted window, and the price is written down before any work starts.
What makes Mission Bend different is the housing stock. Most homes here went up between the 1970s and 1990s, slab-on-grade, with dryer vents run through attic spaces. That attic heat plus Gulf Coast humidity creates a specific problem we see nowhere else in the Houston metro at this frequency: lint that clogs faster, sticks harder, and stays damp long enough to mat into a compacted plug. A vent that would need cleaning every two years in a newer neighborhood often needs annual service here. We know those runs because we work them weekly.
Why Hollis Air Duct Houston Is Mission Bend’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We’re the Dryer Vent Cleaning team that Mission Bend homeowners call when the easy fixes have already failed. Roy Castellanos leads our crews, and he’s built the shop around one standard: write the price before we touch the vent, do the work by the book, and stand behind it in writing for a full year. That’s the Garrison Code, and it applies to every job we run in Mission Bend, from a basic lint pull on Bellaire Boulevard to a full attic vent reroute near the elementary school.
Customers in Mission Bend tell us the same thing: they’d been quoted one price on the phone and hit with another at the door. We don’t run that game. The price you get on the phone is the price on the invoice, and every job carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the vent clogs again inside a year because we missed something, we return and fix it at no charge, including free scheduling on a second visit. Calls are answered by a live person around the clock, so when you’re staring at a dryer that won’t dry, you’re not leaving a voicemail and hoping.
Our uniforms are clean, our techs are background-checked, and our equipment comes from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Guardsman. You’ll know who’s walking through your door before they arrive, and they’ll leave the laundry room cleaner than they found it. Mission Bend is our backyard. We don’t send a different crew from across town who’s never seen a 1970s attic flex run. We send people who know what those attics do to a vent.
Styles & brands we work with
Dryer Vent Installation in Mission Bend
Dryer Vent Installation in Mission Bend means replacing an old, sagging, or improperly routed vent with a rigid metal duct system that meets current code for airflow and safety. Homes here from the 1970s and 1980s frequently have original 4-inch flexible foil ducts that sag between trusses, trap lint at every low point, and can’t be properly cleaned. When we install a new vent in a Mission Bend slab-on-grade home, we run smooth metal or rigid flex where code permits, minimize bends, and verify the full run with a camera before we call the job done.
When a Mission Bend Home Needs Replacement
You don’t always need a new vent. But if the existing duct is foil flex, crushed, or runs more than 25 feet with multiple elbows, replacement is usually the right call. In Mission Bend attics we routinely see foil duct with 3 to 4 sag points collecting water weight and lint. Cleaning those runs buys time, but the sag returns. A rigid metal run with proper support doesn’t sag, doesn’t trap moisture the same way, and cleans out completely every time.
What It Costs
A full dryer vent installation in Mission Bend typically runs $275 – $495 depending on run length, attic access, and whether we’re replacing a roof cap or wall termination at the same time. The price is written before we start, and it does not move when the technician gets into the attic and finds surprises. That’s the whole point of the Garrison Standard.
Dryer Vent Repair in Mission Bend
Dryer Vent Repair in Mission Bend covers the middle ground: a vent that’s still functional but failing somewhere along the line. It might be a disconnected joint in the attic, a crushed section behind the dryer, a roof cap that’s missing its damper, or a bird guard that’s come loose after a storm. We diagnose the problem with a camera inspection, then repair only what’s actually broken, usually in a single visit.
Common Repairs We Handle
The two repairs we do most often in Mission Bend are replacing crushed flex behind the dryer and rebuilding the roof cap termination. Behind the dryer, homeowners push the machine back too far and kink the vent. That alone can cut airflow by half. At the roof, hurricane-season winds, birds, and heat cycles take a toll on caps and dampers. A damaged roof cap lets rain in, and rain plus lint makes a paste that no amount of exterior brushing will remove.
Repair Costs and Scope
Most dryer vent repairs in Mission Bend fall between $150 and $325. A simple cap replacement on a single-story home is on the lower end. A repair that involves opening attic access and re-securing a separated joint runs higher. Every repair carries the same 365-Day Done Right Promise: if our fix fails within a year, we’re back at no charge, no negotiation.
Trusted Brands We Service in Mission Bend
The dryer in your Mission Bend laundry room is probably a Whirlpool, Maytag, LG, Samsung, GE, or Kenmore, and our techs work on all of them. The vent is what we’re cleaning, not the dryer, but the connection point matters. We carry standard 4-inch rigid metal and flex components, roof caps, wall caps, bird guards, and foil tape on our trucks, so most repairs don’t need a second visit. If your vent was installed with old foil flex and you’re ready for a proper metal run, we’ve got the material on hand to finish the job same-day. Our cleaning systems come from Rotobrush and Nikro, so the tools doing the work in your attic are the same ones commercial crews use. For homes where lint dust is a concern, we also offer Guardsman filtration products that keep particulate out of the air while we work.
See the difference
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AfterCommon Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Mission Bend Homes
- Attic sag lint traps: Original foil flex from the 1970s and 1980s sags between trusses, and every low point catches lint. In Mission Bend’s humid attics that lint stays damp and compacts into a paste that hardens over time. A camera inspection shows exactly where the blockage starts.
- Roof cap failures after storm season: Hurricane-season winds break dampers and push rain into the vent. Once the roof cap fails, birds and rodents move in, and their nests block airflow faster than lint alone ever would.
- Over-long runs with too many elbows: Many Mission Bend floorplans push the laundry room to the center of the house, which means 25- to 40-foot vent runs with three or more bends. Code-compliant booster fans help, but lint still packs the last bend, and those runs need more frequent attention than short straight shots.
- Hallway-adjacent laundry rooms hiding vent issues: When the dryer sits in a hallway closet near the return air chase, a slow leak in the vent pulls lint into the HVAC return. That’s how a dryer vent problem becomes a whole-house air quality problem, and it’s why we check the connection point on every job.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Mission Bend, TX
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Mission Bend runs $129 – $249 for a single-family home with typical access. The price depends on roof height, run length, and whether we need to open attic access or work around a second floor. If the vent is fully clogged, if we’re removing a bird nest, or if the run is over 25 feet, expect the upper end of that range. We don’t quote per-vent, and we don’t advertise a low teaser number and then bill for “extras” after the fact. The price you get on the phone is the price you pay, written down before work starts. For an exact quote, call (713) 936-5800. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Mission Bend
If you’re outside Mission Bend but nearby, our crews also cover Houston, Spring, Humble, and League City. The same written pricing, background-checked techs, and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply in every one of those communities. If you’re not sure whether we reach your street, call and ask directly. You can learn more about our Dryer Vent Cleaning in Mission Bend service area or just pick up the phone.
Serving Mission Bend, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Mission Bend 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 Mission Bend
Once a year is the right rhythm for most Mission Bend homes, especially those built before 1995 with original flex duct in the attic. In drier climates you can stretch a dryer vent to two or three years. Here, the combination of attic heat and Gulf humidity keeps lint damp enough to compact and stick, which means a once-a-year camera inspection prevents the sort of 6-foot clog that turns into a fire hazard or a 90-minute dry cycle. Call (713) 936-5800 to schedule yours.
Yes, and it’s a common problem with cheap “exterior-only” cleanings. If a crew only brushes from the roof cap or wall cap side, they cannot reach sagging sections in the middle of the attic run. That’s where Mission Bend’s foil flex vents collect the most lint. A proper cleaning uses a rotary brush and negative pressure through the full run, then camera inspection to confirm the pathway is clear from dryer to cap. If you’ve had an exterior-only cleaning in the past, the attic portion likely still needs attention.
No, fogging cannot remove physical lint buildup. A fogging sanitizer can kill some microbial growth, but it does nothing to clear the lint plug that’s actually blocking your airflow. In Mission Bend’s humid climate, fogging alone is money spent on the wrong problem. You need source removal first: physically extracting lint, then determining whether sanitization adds value. If a company pushes fogging as a substitute for cleaning, that’s a red flag, not a solution.
Clothes taking more than one full cycle to dry, a dryer that’s hot to the touch on the outside, a musty smell on dried clothes, or lint accumulating around the dryer base are all signs. In Mission Bend homes with attic runs, you’ll sometimes also notice the laundry room feels humid while the dryer runs, because moist air is backing up through the vent. If you’re seeing any of those signs, call (713) 936-5800 and we’ll camera-inspect the vent before recommending any work.
It depends on the duct’s condition, but original foil flex from the 1970s is almost always better replaced than repaired. Foil flex sags, tears, and traps moisture in ways that cannot be permanently fixed with tape or re-hanging. If your Mission Bend home still has the original foil flex vent, replacement with rigid metal or code-approved rigid flex is usually the only repair that actually holds. We’ll show you camera footage of the existing run and recommend the option that makes sense for your specific attic.
If you live in Mission Bend and your dryer vent has never been cleaned or inspected, start with a camera inspection. It takes minutes, and it tells you exactly what you’re dealing with. Call Roy and the team at (713) 936-5800 for a free estimate, a written price, and scheduling that respects your time.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Houston, serving Mission Bend and the surrounding Houston metro since 2004.