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 Plantation
Dryer vent cleaning in Plantation typically costs $129 – $249 for a standard single-family home, with most jobs completed in under two hours. If your dryer takes longer than one cycle to dry a load, or the laundry room feels humid while the machine runs, the vent is telling you something. We answer the phone at (754) 354-3644, give you a written price before any work starts, and send a background-checked, uniformed technician to your door.
Plantation is our service area, not a satellite we squeeze in between bigger jobs. We know the ranch homes near Plantation Middle, the acreages out in Plantation Acres, and the condo buildings along Pine Island Road. The subtropical humidity and salt air here do specific things to dryer vents, and we plan for that before we ever ring your doorbell.
Why Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale Is Plantation’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale has been cleaning dryer vents since 2004, and we run every job on The Garrison Standard: arrive inside the quoted window, put the price in writing before we touch anything, do the work by the book, and leave the site clean. No moving targets. No van-side upsells. Roy Castellanos leads our team, and he holds every technician to the same standard on every Plantation job.
What does that look like in practice? A Plantation homeowner gets a text with the technician’s name and photo before arrival. The price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. If something about the vent changes once we open it up, we stop and talk to you first. You decide, not us. That’s a different way of doing business, and it’s why Plantation homeowners keep calling us back when the dryer slows down again.
Our work is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the vent cleaning fails within a full year, we return and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. That promise is in writing on every job. Most local outfits won’t put a warranty like that on paper for a dryer vent. We do, because we hold our work to a trade standard, not a marketing slogan.
Styles & brands we work with
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Plantation
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Plantation means removing the lint, debris, and moisture-trapped buildup from the full dryer vent run, from the appliance connection behind the dryer to the exterior termination cap outside your home. In Plantation’s older ranch homes, that run is often original galvanized pipe from the 1960s or 1970s, sagging under the slab or pulling apart at the joints. We inspect the full run with a camera before and after cleaning, so you see what we found and what we removed.
A standard cleaning in a Plantation home runs $129 – $249 depending on run length and accessibility. Homes in Plantation Acres with long runs or rooftop terminations may run higher. We quote the full price before we start, and it does not move at the door.
Camera Inspection and Full-Run Cleaning
Every dryer vent cleaning starts with a camera inspection. We need to see the inside of the run before we touch it. In Plantation, that inspection frequently reveals rust-pitted joints where humid air has corroded the galvanized metal, or a sagging section under the slab that’s holding water after a summer storm. Without the camera, a cleaning crew is working blind.
Lint Removal From Deep Runs
Long runs, especially the 25-foot-plus runs common in Plantation Acres, need more than a brush on a drill. We use negative-pressure collection with rotary agitation tools so the lint is captured, not blown into your laundry room. The equipment is commercial grade, the same type used on larger buildings, and it pulls the lint out rather than pushing it deeper in.
Dryer Vent Installation in Plantation
Dryer Vent Installation in Plantation covers replacing an old, damaged, or unsafe dryer vent run with new, code-compliant materials sized for the dryer and the home. In Plantation’s housing stock, that often means replacing rust-pitted galvanized pipe or degraded flex duct that’s been hidden behind a wall since the Reagan administration. A vent installation here typically runs $180 – $400, depending on run length, material, and whether wall or slab access is needed.
We install rigid metal duct where the structure allows it. Semi-rigid transition connects the dryer to the wall, and the termination cap gets sealed properly against weather and pests. For long runs, we talk to you about booster fans, because a 30-foot run in a Plantation Acres home without one is a lint fire waiting to happen. NADCA standards say dryer vents should not exceed 25 feet without a booster, and we follow that.
Rerouting Long or Problematic Runs
Many older Plantation ranch homes have runs that wind through the attic, dip under the slab, or turn too many corners for safe airflow. We reroute where it’s practical, shortening the run and straightening the path. In fiberglass duct board utility rooms, where moisture has wicked into the material, we replace the affected section rather than trying to clean something that’s already compromised.
Vent Cap Replacement and Bird Guard Installation
The termination cap on the outside wall takes direct sun, salt air, and afternoon thunderstorms. The flap door fails, birds move in, and the whole system stops breathing. We replace caps with sealed, pest-proof terminations and install bird guards where birds are an issue, which they frequently are in the tree-heavy neighborhoods around Jacaranda and Plantation Acres.
Trusted Brands We Service in Plantation
We work on dryer vents connected to every major dryer brand, and we stock the common parts Plantation homes actually need: rigid metal duct sections, semi-rigid transitions, termination caps, and booster fans. Our filtration and air-cleaning equipment roster includes Honeywell and Nikro systems, and our technician vans carry Abatement Technologies negative-air machines for jobs where containment matters. That’s commercial gear, not hardware-store gear. It means the lint we pull out of your vent goes into our collection system, not back into your laundry room air.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Plantation Homes
- Rust-pitted galvanized joints separating inside slab foundations. The humidity in a slab foundation eats galvanized pipe from the outside. When the joints separate, lint escapes into the wall cavity and the vent stops pulling air. We find this constantly in the ranch homes east of University Drive.
- Fiberglass duct board wicking moisture and bonding lint into a dense plug. Duct board in attached utility rooms soaks up wet-season humidity. Lint sticks to it, layer after layer, until the vent is blocked by something a standard brush can’t touch. We use agitation tools to break that bond, but sometimes the duct board itself has to go.
- Runs exceeding 25 feet with no booster fan. Plantation Acres has large homes with long, winding dryer vent runs. A dryer can only push so far. Without a booster fan, lint drops out of the air stream and settles in the low spots, and every storm that floods those low spots makes it worse.
- Bird and pest nests in exterior terminations. The flap door on a termination cap fails, and a bird moves in. Nests block airflow completely, and in Plantation’s heat, that trapped moisture is a mold invitation. We remove the nest, clean the run, and install a bird guard so it doesn’t happen again.
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AfterPricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Plantation, FL
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Plantation runs $129 – $249 for most single-family homes. Two-story homes or runs over 25 feet may push toward $300. The price includes full camera inspection, source-removal cleaning of the entire run, and a written report with before-and-after photos of your own vent. If you need a cap replacement, bird guard, or a section of duct replaced, we give you that price separately before we do anything, so the number doesn’t move at the door.
Why do some Plantation quotes come in so much lower? Because they’re priced per vent, or they’re a teaser number that balloons once the technician is inside. We price the whole job, one flat figure, before the van is in your driveway. Call (754) 354-3644 for an exact quote, free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Plantation
Our crews cover Plantation and the surrounding communities, including Fort Lauderdale, Margate, Coconut Creek, and Pompano Beach. If you’re just outside Plantation proper, call us at (754) 354-3644 and we’ll confirm coverage and schedule a window that works. You can also read more about our Dryer Vent Cleaning in Plantation service area or visit the main Dryer Vent Cleaning page for details on our process.
Serving Plantation, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Plantation 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 Plantation
Every 6 to 12 months. Rural properties west of Plantation sit closer to unpaved roads, open land, and agricultural dust, all of which load into the dryer vent faster than a typical suburban home. If you run a horse property or live near a dirt road, check the vent every 6 months and clean it at least yearly. Call (754) 354-3644 to schedule a camera inspection and get a clear picture of your vent’s condition.
Yes. The wet season from May through October brings near-daily afternoon storms that drive moisture into dryer vent runs, especially in slab-foundation homes where low-lying flex duct collects water. If your dryer vent has standing water or visible rust at the termination after a storm, schedule a cleaning sooner rather than later. We can work around the weather and check drainage at the termination during the same visit.
The galvanized pipe in a 1960s Plantation ranch has been corroding in humid, salt-tinged air for six decades. Joints separate, sections sag, and lint escapes into wall cavities. We inspect the full run with a camera before cleaning, and we look for exactly those failure points. If we find separated joints or collapsed sections, we’ll show you the camera footage and quote the repair separately. Call us at (754) 354-3644 to book an inspection.
Outbuilding dryer vents on acreage properties need the same standard as the main house: full camera inspection, source-removal cleaning, and a sealed termination. The difference is that outbuildings often have longer runs installed with less care, running through unconditioned space where moisture condenses. We treat every outbuilding vent like a main-house vent, with the same written price and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
The safest method is source-removal cleaning with negative pressure, which captures the lint and moisture-laden debris at the point of agitation rather than blowing it through the run. In Plantation’s high-humidity homes, we also check for standing water and condensation points before we finish, and we recommend sealing the exterior termination if moisture intrusion is recurring. Call (754) 354-3644 for a full assessment and a written quote.
The Plantation Specifics That Change Dryer Vent Cleaning
Here’s what a generic dryer vent company doesn’t know about Plantation, and why it matters. The city’s slab-foundation ranch homes, especially east of University Drive, sit low to the ground and hold moisture under the slab. After a heavy summer thunderstorm, that moisture creeps into low-lying flex duct. When a dryer vent is already clogged with lint, that added humidity doesn’t just slow the dryer down. It creates the exact warm, damp conditions where mold takes hold in the ductwork right next to the vent run.
We pulled a dryer vent in Plantation Acres where the original galvanized run, installed in the 1980s, had sagged below the slab and filled with lint plus standing water after an afternoon storm. Our camera inspection showed the lint pathway was 90% blocked, so we used negative pressure and source removal with agitation tools on our Rotobrush system to clear the run, then sealed the exterior termination to prevent further moisture intrusion. That’s not a hypothetical. That’s a Plantation slab ranch, same as thousands of others in this city.
The salt air makes it worse. Plantation sits close enough to the Atlantic that airborne salt accelerates corrosion on metal duct components and termination caps. Rust-pitted joints separate, lint escapes into wall cavities, and the whole run loses airflow. A cleaning crew that doesn’t check the cap, the joints, and the slab-level drainage is doing half the job. We check all three, on every Plantation job.
This page tells you exactly how Plantation’s slab foundations, salt air, and rural dust load change what your dryer vent cleaning needs, and what our techs check that a generic service would miss. That’s the difference between a vent that works for a season and one that works for years.
Call Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Plantation
If your dryer is running long, the laundry room feels damp, or you haven’t had the vent cleaned in over a year, call us at (754) 354-3644. We serve Plantation with a written price before work starts, background-checked uniformed technicians, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise on every job. Roy Castellanos and the Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale team are ready to schedule your camera inspection and get your dryer vent moving air the way it should.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale, serving Plantation since 2004.