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 North Lauderdale
Dryer vent cleaning in North Lauderdale typically costs between $129 and $189 for a single-story home with a standard roof or wall termination, and most jobs are finished in 60 to 90 minutes. If your dryer takes two cycles to dry a load in North Lauderdale, the vent is almost certainly restricted, and that restriction is usually lint packed into a sagging flex run or a clogged roof cap. We schedule directly with North Lauderdale homeowners and show up inside a written window, with a written price agreed before any work starts. Call (754) 354-3644 and a live person answers.
Why Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale Is North Lauderdale’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
North Lauderdale’s housing stock is unusual in Broward County, and it rewards crews that know the difference between a 1972 duplex on Kimberly Boulevard and a 1985 ranch near Southwest 10th Street. Our technicians work those streets every week. They know which developments were built with 3-inch vent runs, which flat-roof sections hold water, and which roof caps were undersized from day one.
Every job runs on the same discipline. We arrive in uniform, background-checked, and inside the quoted window. You get the price in writing before the van door opens. The work is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the vent fails within a year, we come back and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. Roy Castellanos runs the crew, and he holds every tech to The Garrison Code: arrive on time, price in writing, work by the book, leave the site clean.
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Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in North Lauderdale
A Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in North Lauderdale is a full removal of the lint, debris, and moisture-damaged buildup from the entire vent run, from the dryer’s exhaust collar to the outside termination point. We do not vacuum a few feet from the wall plate and call it done. On North Lauderdale homes with long attic runs, we use a rotary brush system from Rotobrush coupled with a Nikro negative-air machine, which pulls loosened debris backward into a HEPA-filtered collection unit instead of blowing it into the attic. Most single-story homes here run $129 to $189; two-story homes or runs longer than 25 feet typically run $160 to $230. Disconnected or crushed runs cost more to repair, which we discuss in writing before touching anything.
Camera Inspection When the Run Is Suspect
When a North Lauderdale dryer has been weak for a long time, we push a small inspection camera through the vent first. What it shows on older homes is usually the same three things: a sagging original flex run collecting condensation, a crushed section under soaked insulation, or a joint that has separated entirely. You see the still image before we clean, and we explain what it means.
Lint Removal Through Long Attic Runs
Shallow attics in 1960s and 1970s North Lauderdale builds often route the dryer vent 20 to 30 feet across a low-slope roof deck. Lint packs hardest at every bend and low point. Our process removes the packed lint along the full length of the run, not just the first few feet, which is where most hardware-store kits and quick-service coupons lose their way.
Dryer Vent Installation in North Lauderdale
Dryer Vent Installation in North Lauderdale typically runs $249 to $449 for a straight replacement with rigid smooth-wall duct and a proper termination, rising to $600 to $900 when the run must be rerouted, upsized from 3-inch to 4-inch, or moved because the original path is collapsed or unsafe. North Lauderdale homes from the 1960s through the 1980s often have 3-inch flex runs that were undersized when installed and are now 50 years old. Cleaning those runs helps once. Replacing them with rigid duct is what actually fixes the two-cycle dryer problem.
Vent Rerouting for Flat-Roof Attics
On flat-roof and low-slope sections, rerouting usually means shortening the horizontal run, adding proper slope so condensation drains outward rather than back toward the dryer, and sealing every joint with aluminum tape, not plastic. This matters in North Lauderdale specifically because humidity above 70% means any low spot in a flex run becomes a lint-soaking water trap within a season.
Bird Guard and Cap Replacement
We often find North Lauderdale roof caps that are corroded, missing their flap, or gone entirely. Birds, squirrels, and rain get in exactly as easily as lint gets out. A replacement cap with an integrated bird guard is inexpensive and we stock them, which means the fix happens on the first visit, not a week later.
Trusted Brands We Service in North Lauderdale
We clean and replace vents on every dryer brand common in North Lauderdale, from workhorse Kenmore and Whirlpool units in older duplexes to newer LG, Samsung, and Electrolux stack units. Our equipment includes Rotobrush rotary brush systems, Nikro negative-air machines, and filtration from Honeywell and Guardsman. If your North Lauderdale home needs a new cap, a rigid 4-inch duct kit, or a bird guard, we carry the common parts on the truck.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in North Lauderdale Homes
- Sagging original flex runs. In 1960s-80s attics with minimal pitch, flex duct sags between trusses, and every sag is a lint trap. The run may clean poorly and clog again within a year.
- Undersized 3-inch vents. Many 1970s North Lauderdale homes were built with 3-inch dryer vents. Modern dryers push twice the airflow through a pipe that was too small when new, so clogs form faster than neighbors realize.
- Condensate-backup at roof terminations. Vertical runs to flat-roof caps cool the moist exhaust, condensing water that runs back into the vent, soaks the lint, and creates a paste that hardens and blocks the pipe.
- Disconnected joints blowing into the plenum. A joint that separates in the attic doesn’t just leak air, it injects lint into the same space that holds the AC ductwork, which is how a dryer vent problem becomes an air quality problem for the whole house.
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AfterPricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in North Lauderdale, FL
In North Lauderdale, a standard dryer vent cleaning on a single-story home is $129 to $189. A two-story home or one with a long attic run lands at $160 to $230. If the camera inspection finds a crushed or disconnected run, repair or replacement is quoted separately in writing before any work begins. Vent replacement with rigid duct starts at $249, and a full dry reroute or upsize from 3-inch to 4-inch is typically $450 to $900 depending on attic access and run length. No coupon bait. No per-vent games. You approve one number before we touch anything. Call (754) 354-3644 for a free written estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near North Lauderdale
Our crews live in the same Broward County traffic you do, so we schedule across Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Plantation, and Sunrise without lag. If you own a rental or a family property outside North Lauderdale, ask about Dryer Vent Cleaning for multiple units. We dispatch to all of these cities with the same flat-rate, written-price policy, and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Practical Advice for North Lauderdale Homeowners
North Lauderdale’s homes are older than most of Broward’s western cities, and their dryer vents were built to a looser standard than anything allowed today. The practical consequence: cleaning on a calendar schedule matters less than cleaning when the dryer’s behavior changes. If a load that used to dry in 45 minutes now needs 80, the vent is speaking. Listen to it before the backup becomes a fire-risk lint load or a mold issue in a shared plenum.
Our own Dryer Vent Cleaning in North Lauderdale service area covers the whole city, and we know the difference between a Kimberly Boulevard duplex, a home near Tam Oshanter Boulevard, and a 1980s spread off Rock Island Road. Those local details determine what we find in the attic and how we fix it.
Serving North Lauderdale, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North 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 North Lauderdale
Every 10 to 14 months, and more often if the dryer begins taking noticeably longer to finish a load. North Lauderdale homes from the 1970s commonly have 3-inch flex vents spanning shallow attics, and those runs clog much faster than the 4-inch rigid ducts in newer homes. The high humidity alone adds moisture that makes lint stick where it would otherwise blow through. Call (754) 354-3644 and we’ll inspect before quoting, so you aren’t paying for a cleaning the run doesn’t need yet.
It looks like a folded, flattened section of flex duct, often under soaked insulation, sometimes with a visible tear or a separated joint a few feet beyond the crush point. The camera image shows a near-total blockage that a brush alone can’t restore. On a Kimberly Boulevard duplex, we found a run collapsed under condensate-soaked insulation in a flat-roof attic, the original 4-inch flex separated at a joint and blowing lint into the plenum. We cleaned the blockage, reran rigid smooth-wall duct with proper slope, and sealed the boot; airflow returned to specification.
Yes, and it happens more often in North Lauderdale than in neighboring cities because shallow flat-roof attics put the dryer vent and the AC ductwork in the same hot, humid space. A separated joint blows warm, lint-loaded air into that attic cavity. If the AC return or supply plenum has any leakage, that air gets pulled into the duct system, feeding moisture and nutrients to whatever is already growing there. The fix is to repair the vent first, then clean or seal the affected ducts.
In most cases, yes, if the house was built before 1985 and still has the original 3-inch flex run. Those runs were marginal when installed, and after 40 or 50 years in North Lauderdale’s humidity they are typically sagging, corroded, or partially disconnected. Cleaning may buy a year, but replacement with 4-inch rigid smooth-wall duct is the repair that actually lasts. A typical replacement here is $249 to $449; a reroute with upsizing runs $600 to $900. We quote the exact number in writing before starting.
Because the lint trap catches less than a third of what your dryer produces. The rest travels into the vent run, and in a North Lauderdale home with a long, shallow attic run, that lint packs into sags and bends until airflow drops below a usable level. The trap being clean doesn’t matter if the pipe behind the wall is 80 percent blocked. Call (754) 354-3644 for a camera inspection and a flat, written quote; estimates are free and there is no obligation.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale, serving North Lauderdale and the surrounding Broward County communities.