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AfterDryer Vent Inspection in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A dryer vent inspection in Fort Lauderdale typically costs $79 to $189 when booked as a standalone service, and many companies fold the inspection into a full Dryer Vent Cleaning in Fort Lauderdale visit at no added charge. The inspection locates lint blockages, damaged duct runs, improper vent terminations, and code violations before they cause a dryer fire or carbon monoxide backup. Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale performs these inspections with camera equipment and the same written-pricing discipline we bring to every job since 2004.
Call (754) 354-3644 to schedule an inspection. You’ll get a written price before any work starts, and the person who answers the phone is a live human being, not a voicemail queue.
When You Need Dryer Vent Inspection
Most Fort Lauderdale homeowners don’t think about their dryer vent until something goes wrong. By then, the problem has usually been building for months. Here are the specific situations where an inspection pays for itself:
- Dryer takes longer than 45 minutes to dry a normal load. A healthy vent moves moist air out fast. If you’re running a second cycle for towels, the duct is almost certainly restricted somewhere along the run.
- The laundry room gets hot and humid while the dryer runs. That heat belongs outside, not back in your house. In Fort Lauderdale’s climate, trapped dryer exhaust makes an already humid home worse and feeds mold growth on nearby walls and ceilings.
- You smell a burning odor or notice lint accumulating around the dryer cabinet. Lint is fuel. When it builds where it shouldn’t, you’re looking at a fire hazard, not a housekeeping issue.
- The exterior vent flap doesn’t open when the dryer is running. In older Fort Lauderdale homes, we regularly find flaps painted shut, rusted in place, or blocked by bird nests and debris from storms.
- You bought a home and don’t know the vent’s history. Many Fort Lauderdale houses built before 2000 have foil or vinyl dryer ducts that were never meant to be permanent. Those materials trap lint at every seam and fail inspection every time.
- You recently had a new dryer installed. New high-efficiency dryers push air differently than older models. An inspection confirms the existing duct can handle the airflow and the termination meets current code.
If any of these sound familiar, call (754) 354-3644. We’ll tell you over the phone whether an inspection alone makes sense or whether you should bundle it with a full Dryer Vent Cleaning to save yourself a second trip charge.
Our Dryer Vent Inspection Process
An inspection is not a glance at the back of the dryer. We follow a set sequence on every job, and you’ll see the findings for yourself before we recommend anything.
- We start at the dryer connection. Our technician pulls the dryer out carefully, checks the transition duct behind the machine, and inspects the connection point where the duct meets the wall. In Fort Lauderdale homes, this transition is often kinked or crushed after years of the dryer being pushed back too far.
- We inspect the full duct run with a camera. We run a small inspection camera through the entire length of the duct from the dryer to the outside termination. You see exactly what we see: lint accumulation, blockages, crushed sections, disconnected joints, or corrosion. No guessing.
- We check the exterior termination point. The vent cap outside your home matters. We verify the flap opens freely, the screen or louver isn’t blocked by lint or debris, and the termination is located where building code requires it to be, not venting into an attic, soffit, or crawl space.
- We measure airflow. Using an airflow meter, we measure how much air actually moves through the system. A healthy dryer vent should move a specific volume of air based on the duct length and diameter. If the numbers are low, we can pinpoint where the restriction is.
- We document everything. You get a written report showing photos and measurements, along with a clear explanation in plain English. If the vent is clean and functioning, we’ll tell you that too. No invented problems, no scare tactics.
Dryer Vent Inspection Pricing in Fort Lauderdale
Here’s what dryer vent inspection costs look like in the Fort Lauderdale market, based on the work involved:
- Standalone camera inspection: $79 to $189, depending on whether the duct run requires a roof access or is in a tight attic space. Most single-story Fort Lauderdale homes fall near the lower end of that range.
- Inspection added to a dryer vent cleaning: $0 to $49. When we’re already on site with the equipment running, adding the camera inspection costs little or nothing, which is why most homeowners bundle the two.
- Inspection with minor repairs: If the inspection finds a disconnected joint or a damaged vent cap, you’ll get a written price for the repair before any work starts. That price doesn’t move after we open anything up.
Three factors affect the inspection price in this area: the number of stories in your home, the accessibility of the duct run (ground-level vents in homes near Victoria Park and Wilton Manors are easier to access than second-floor runs in Coral Ridge or Rio Vista), and whether you want the full camera documentation or a visual-only walkthrough.
Every inspection from Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale comes with a free estimate for any recommended follow-up work, written down before you decide anything. Call (754) 354-3644 and we’ll quote the inspection over the phone. The number we give you is the number on your bill.
The Garrison Standard Behind Every Inspection
We’re part of the Garrison Partners family, which means every Vent Cleaning and dryer vent inspection in Fort Lauderdale follows The Garrison Code: arrive inside the quoted window, put the price in writing before any work begins, do the job by the book, and leave the site cleaner than we found it. That’s not marketing language. It’s the operating standard every technician works under, and it’s one of the reasons homeowners in neighborhoods from Coconut Creek to Davie call us back.
Roy Castellanos has led Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale with the same approach since the company’s founding in 2004. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, so the person who walks through your door is the person we said we’d send. We use professional-grade inspection cameras and equipment from brands like Rotobrush and Nikro, along with filtration products from Honeywell and Aprilaire when air quality testing is part of the service. These are the tools commercial crews use, not hardware-store gear.
FAQs – Dryer Vent Inspection
How much does a dryer vent inspection cost in Fort Lauderdale?
A standalone dryer vent inspection in Fort Lauderdale generally runs $79 to $189, and adding the inspection to Dryer Vent Cleaning services typically costs $0 to $49. Call (754) 354-3644 for an exact quote based on your home’s layout, and we’ll put the price in writing before we arrive.
How often should I have my dryer vent inspected?
Once a year is right for most Fort Lauderdale homes, especially if you do more than three loads of laundry a week. If you own a multi-unit property in areas like Sunrise or Plantation, or if your vent terminates on a roof that collects debris during storm season, we recommend checking twice a year.
Is a dryer vent inspection worth the money if my dryer seems fine?
Yes, because the problems an inspection catches are invisible from the outside and expensive when they surface. A vent that’s 70% blocked still dries clothes, just slowly and at higher temperatures. We’ve found partially disconnected ducts in Fort Lauderdale homes where the homeowners had no idea they were venting humid air and lint into the wall cavity. The inspection cost is a fraction of what a repair or a fire costs.
Does the 365-Day Done Right Promise apply to dryer vent inspections?
Yes. If we inspect your dryer vent and miss something that was present at the time of the inspection, we come back and make it right at no charge within 365 days, including a free second visit. That’s the Garrison Standard, and it’s in writing on every job. Call (754) 354-3644 to schedule your inspection and get your free estimate.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale.