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 Fort Lauderdale
Dryer vent cleaning in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $129 – $249 for a standard single-family home, and most jobs are done in about an hour. But this city is not Phoenix or Dallas. The humidity and salt air here harden lint inside vent runs, turn it into a cement-like mass, and corrode the metal around it. We know because we camera-inspect vents across Fort Lauderdale every week, from Imperial Point to Rio Vista, and we see the same failure pattern over and over. If your dryer takes two cycles to dry a load, or the laundry room smells musty when the dryer runs, call (754) 354-3644. We’ll give you a written price before we touch anything.
Why Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale Is Fort Lauderdale’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We’re part of the Garrison Partners family, in business since 2004, and we run on The Garrison Standard: arrive inside the quoted window, put the price in writing before work starts, do the job by the book, and leave the site clean. Fort Lauderdale homeowners have learned to ask for that in writing, because too many crews in this market quote one number on the phone and a different one at the door. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. You’ll know who’s walking into your home before they arrive.
Dispatch for Fort Lauderdale is coordinated from our South Florida Metro office, and crews serve the city locally. That means we’re not routing someone from another county to your door. We schedule Fort Lauderdale jobs directly, and our team knows the difference between a 1960s ranch in Coral Ridge, a condo stack in Galt Ocean Mile, and a newer build in Victoria Park, because the vent runs are not the same. Every job is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work fails within a year, we return and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. That’s written on every invoice.
Styles & brands we work with
Dryer Vent Repair in Fort Lauderdale
Dryer Vent Repair in Fort Lauderdale usually means dealing with rust, crushed runs, or separation at the joints. Our techs routinely find metal duct walls that are rusted through in two places on a single run. Salt air and humidity are relentless here. The first sentence of the estimate will be a written price, and the repair itself is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. A typical repair runs $150 – $350 depending on the length of the run, access, and materials.
Replacing Corroded Metal Duct
When a metal dryer vent wall rusts through, patching is a temporary fix that fails again. We replace the corroded section with code-compliant rigid duct. Flexible foil or plastic is not allowed behind walls and is a fire hazard. Rigid metal keeps airflow smooth and starves lint of places to catch.
Reconnecting Separated Runs
High humidity causes joints to expand and contract. Over years, sections pull apart at the seams, and moist lint spills into wall cavities or attics. We camera-inspect the run first, then reconnect and seal the joints properly. No tape that dries out and peels in six months.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Fort Lauderdale
As a Dryer Vent Cleaning Company serving Fort Lauderdale, we use negative pressure and rotary agitation, not a shop vac attached to the wall. The salt-laced lint we pull out of Fort Lauderdale vent runs does not respond to a simple brush. It has to be broken loose mechanically, drawn out under suction, and then the run camera-verified afterward. For a typical single-family home, expect $129 – $249. For high-rise condo runs, the price is often $189 – $329 because access and shared-stack inspection take longer.
Camera Inspection Before and After
We camera-inspect the vent run before we start and again when we’re done. You’ll see the before-and-after on our equipment screen. That’s how you know the blockage is actually removed, not just loosened and left behind to re-block in weeks.
Negative-Pressure Source Removal
A Rotobrush rotary brush inside the duct, paired with negative-air extraction from a Nikro machine, pulls out the material rather than pushing it farther down the run. For Fort Lauderdale’s humidified, salt-hardened lint, this combination is the difference between a clean that lasts and one that fails inside a month.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Lauderdale
We stock local parts for Fort Lauderdale vent runs and work with professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush and Nikro, along with filtration products from Honeywell and Aprilaire. That matters more than it sounds. Most residential crews work with hardware-store gear that cannot hold suction over a long run. Ours can. We also keep common replacement parts for the vent caps and bird guards used on coastal homes, so we’re not ordering parts after we diagnose. We fix it on the first visit.
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AfterCommon Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Fort Lauderdale Homes
- Condensation inside uninsulated 1950s – 1970s vent runs. In older homes around Poinsettia Heights and Croissant Park, dryer vent pipes run through unconditioned attics or exterior walls. The temperature difference makes water condense inside the pipe, which turns lint into a hard crust a vacuum won’t pull.
- Shared vertical dryer vent stacks in high-rises. Along Galt Ocean Mile and the Intracoastal, multiple units often share a common vent stack. Salt and lint from every dryer collect in that shared run. Cleaning one unit’s lateral connection without camera-inspecting the shared stack leaves a fire hazard untouched.
- Rusted-through metal duct in beachfront condos. Salt spray infiltrates common-ventilation ductwork and eats the metal from the inside. Residents smell something musty and blame the ocean. It’s actually corroded duct holding wet lint.
- Bird and rodent nests at the exterior cap. Fort Lauderdale’s warm climate means vent caps are prime real estate for birds and lizards. A blocked cap backs up the entire run, and a bird guard installation is the fix if the cap is damaged.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Standard dryer vent cleaning in Fort Lauderdale runs $129 – $249 for a single-family home. High-rise condo runs are typically $189 – $329 because access is tighter and shared stacks require more camera time. Repair work, like replacing a corroded section or installing a new cap, falls between $150 – $350. We write the price down before any work starts, and that number does not move at the door. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every job. If anything fails within a year, we come back at no charge. Call (754) 354-3644 for a written estimate. It’s free, and it takes about ten minutes on the phone.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby South Florida communities.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Lauderdale
If you’re in Plantation, Pompano Beach, Coconut Creek, or Margate, our Dryer Vent Cleaning team covers those areas with the same written pricing and 365-Day Done Right Promise. Schedule from Fort Lauderdale or call us directly. The dispatch for all surrounding cities runs through the same local South Florida office, so there’s no long-distance routing delay.
Serving Fort Lauderdale, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale
Every 12 to 18 months in Fort Lauderdale, compared to every 2 to 3 years in Phoenix. The humidity here condenses inside vent runs and hardens lint into a crust a vacuum won’t pull. Salt air adds corrosion that dry climates never see. If your dryer takes longer than 45 minutes to dry a normal load, you’re due now. Call (754) 354-3644 and we’ll camera-inspect before we quote anything.
Yes. Salt air corrodes metal vent duct from the inside out, and it happens faster in buildings within about two miles of the ocean or Intracoastal. Look for rust staining around the exterior vent cap, a persistent musty or damp smell when the dryer runs, or visible flaking metal at the wall connection. If you see any of those, the duct likely needs replacement, not just cleaning.
Because the lint trap catches about 25% of what your dryer produces. The rest gets pushed into the vent run. In Fort Lauderdale’s humid air, that lint stays damp, grows mold or mildew, and the smell blows back into your laundry room. The fix is source removal of the wet, contaminated lint, not spraying anything into the duct. A real clean removes the material. A fogging product just masks it for a few weeks.
It cannot. Fogging a moldy dryer vent is surface theater. The mold is growing in wet lint packed inside the run. Killing the top layer without physically removing the lint means the odor comes back within weeks, and the fire risk stays. Waste the fog money on a proper negative-pressure clean with camera verification instead. We’ll show you the before and after. Call (754) 354-3644 for a straight answer on what your vent actually needs.
Yes. High-rise condos almost always have a shared vertical vent stack that runs up through multiple floors. Cleaning only your unit’s lateral connection without inspecting the shared run leaves a fire hazard in the common infrastructure. Salt spray infiltration is also worse in beachfront and Intracoastal towers. Condo vent cleaning costs more because the job is more complicated, not because the price is padded. We’ll explain the access situation before we quote.
Call (754) 354-3644 today for a free estimate on dryer vent cleaning in Fort Lauderdale. A live person answers. The price is in writing before any work starts. And the work is covered for a full year.