Longer drying times
Two or three cycles for one load? Restricted airflow is forcing your dryer to work overtime — and driving up your utility bill.
Your dryer is
probably fine.
Until it isn't.
Clogged dryer vents cause nearly 16,000 house fires every year in the U.S. alone. We're the trained specialists who prevent them — no handymen, no HVAC generalists, no guesswork. Just vents, done right.
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The problem
A clogged vent is one of the most
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A clogged vent is one of the most
overlooked fire hazards in your home.
And it's been building up inside your dryer vent since the day you moved in. Most homeowners don't think about it. That's exactly why clogged vents are one of the leading causes of residential fires in the United States.
16,000
Dryer fires per year
Fires starting in the laundry
Dryer fires cause an average of $238M in property damage, 13 deaths, and 444 injuries every year — 34% trace back to failure to clean lint.
SOURCE · National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) / U.S. Fire Admin
$152
Wasted per year, avg
Energy bleeding out of your wallet
A clogged vent forces your dryer to run 2–3 cycles instead of one. That's hundreds of wasted kWh — and a dryer that dies 4 years early.
SOURCE · DOE appliance efficiency data
3×
CO exposure risk
Carbon monoxide backdraft
Gas dryers with blocked vents can push carbon monoxide back into your home. Mold and mildew love the trapped moisture too.
SOURCE · EPA indoor air quality
Warning signs
Don't ignore these. Your dryer is trying to tell you something.
A clogged vent rarely fails quietly. Catch these early and you avoid wasted energy, ruined clothes, and a laundry-room fire hazard.
Excessive heat
Dryer top or laundry room running hot to the touch is a safety red flag. Heat has nowhere to go when the vent is blocked.
Damp clothes or a moldy smell
Moisture should exhaust outside. If clothes come out damp or the room smells musty, the vent isn't clearing humidity.
Moisture in the laundry room
Condensation on walls, windows, or floors means moist air is staying inside the house instead of leaving through the vent.
Lint behind the dryer
Lint is supposed to exit outdoors. Finding it behind or under the unit means the system is clogged and looking for another way out.
Excess lint on clothing
Lint stuck to clean laundry is a classic sign of poor airflow — the trap and vent aren't catching what they should.
No lint on the lint screen
An empty screen after a full load isn't a win. Lint may be bypassing the trap and packing into the vent duct instead.
Lint around the door seal
Lint collecting at the door gasket often points to backpressure from a restricted vent pushing debris the wrong direction.
Excessive pet hair on clothing
Pet hair that should leave through the vent sticks to clothes when airflow is choked. Another quiet signal the duct needs cleaning.
Dryer shutting down or throwing errors
Modern dryers cut power or flash error codes when they overheat — built-in safety features reacting to a clog. Older units may just stop mid-cycle with no message. Heating elements can cut off the same way. Either way, the vent is usually the culprit we clear.
Noticing any of these warning signs?
Don't wait for a fire hazard to escalate. Schedule a dryer vent inspection and we'll clear the clog, restore airflow, and keep your home safe.
What we do 10 services.
10 services.
One obsession:
your dryer vent.
We don't clean gutters. We don't "also do" chimneys. 100% of our technicians do one thing — and that's why we're better at it than anyone else in your zip code.
01 / Most requested
Residential Dryer Vent Cleaning
Deep cleaning of the entire exhaust path from the back of the dryer to the exterior using professional grade tools, HEPA vacuums, and brushes to clear combustible lint, clogs, and debris.
Learn more → 02
Commercial & Multi-Unit Cleaning
Dryer Vent Squad services multi-family and housing communities, laundromats, hotels, and property-managed buildings with professional dryer exhaust maintenance.
Learn more → 03
Debris & Clog Removal
Clearing heavy, localized blockages such as packed lint mats, bird nests, or external debris that restrict airflow through the vent line.
Learn more → 04
Basic Repairs & Joint Sealing
Taping, sealing, and securing loose or leaking pipe joints to prevent lint and high-moisture air from escaping into walls, crawlspaces, or attics.
Learn more → 05
Vent Cover & Hood Replacement
Replacing damaged, standard plastic exterior vent flaps with functioning, premium grade wall vents and roof terminations.
Learn more → 06
Bird & Pest Guard Installation
Installing code-compliant cages or specialized pest-proof caps over exterior vents to prevent birds, squirrels, and mice from nesting inside the line.
Learn more → 07
Dryer Vent Rerouting
Altering the physical path of the ductwork to make it shorter or eliminate unnecessary elbows, drastically improving dryer efficiency and reducing future lint buildup and risk of fire.
Learn more → 08
New Vent Installation
Planning and cutting entirely new vent paths through exterior walls or roofs for new laundry room additions or layout modifications.
Learn more → 09
Booster Fan Installation & Maintenance
Installing inline exhaust fans that automatically activate to assist airflow in homes where the vent path is vertically or horizontally too long, exceeding standard building codes.
Learn more → 10
Lint Trap & Internal Dryer Deep Cleaning
Cleaning out the internal housing of the dryer unit itself — beyond just the slide-out screen — where loose lint often bypasses the filter and collects near the heating element.
Learn more → Why Dryer Vent Squad
Not all dryer vent cleaning
Not all dryer vent cleaning
services are created equal.
Dryer vents are a specialty. Full stop. Here's the honest difference between hiring us and hiring "that guy who also cleans chimneys."
The handyman
- Leaf blower at one end — pushes lint deeper
- Not professionally trained
- No liability insurance
- Calls it done in 15 min — only hits the first 6 feet
- Tracks lint through your laundry room
- Disappears if something breaks next week
Dryer Vent Squad
- Rotary brush + negative-air vacuum — zero debris left
- Professionally trained, $2M insured, background-checked W-2 techs
- Full-length cleaning with airflow testing and before/after photos on most jobs
- Shoe covers, drop cloths, we vacuum when we leave
- Yearly inspections to keep air flowing
Specialists, not generalists
100% of our technicians are professionally trained on one system — yours. No HVAC side-hustles, no "we also do…" We've cleaned over 500,000 feet of duct.
Same-day availability*
Book before noon, we're usually at your door by dinner. 4-hour arrival windows — not the "sometime Tuesday" everyone else gives you.
Upfront, honest pricing
Flat rate upfront quotes on full system cleaning service. We don't bait you with a low price "service call only" fee.
Multi-Point Inspection Report
Every job ends with a signed, dated report — keep it for your records, your insurance, or your next home sale.
*Not all locations offer same-day availability.
Proof
132,400 homeowners can't
Before 
After · 45 min
132,400 homeowners can't
all be wrong.
10,000+
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4.9★
Avg rating, all platforms
132k
Homes protected since '09
0
Post-service fires. Ever.
Before Real photo · Inside the duct8 years of no cleaning
After · 45 min Real photo · Same ductSpotless. 2.4 lbs of lint removed.
One actual job · Lakewood, CO · March 2026 · documented with video
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Questions homeowners ask us every day.
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The NFPA and most dryer manufacturers recommend once a year. If you have a long duct run, pets, or a large household doing 5+ loads a week, every 6–9 months is safer.
Yes. Lint is highly flammable. The U.S. Fire Administration reports thousands of dryer fires each year, and clogged vents are a leading cause. Annual cleaning is the single best prevention step.
Clothes taking longer to dry, the laundry room feeling hot or humid, a burning smell, excess lint behind the dryer, or the outside vent flap not opening when the dryer runs.
A typical single-family home takes 45–60 minutes, start to finish. We arrive in a 4-hour window and text you 30 minutes before we pull up.
Someone 18+ should be home to let us in and confirm access to the dryer and exterior vent. We can work around your schedule with morning or afternoon windows.
No. Our negative-air vacuum captures debris at the source. Shoe covers on, drop cloths down. You'll barely know we were there — except your dryer will work better.
Standard residential cleanings start at $179 flat. Longer duct runs, rooftop vents, and condo high-rises are quoted upfront before we start. No surprise fees, ever.
Yes. We service apartments, HOAs, property managers, and commercial laundry facilities. Contact us for a custom quote based on unit count and vent layout.
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