Dryer vent cleaning
Whole-home duct cleaning
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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.
Trusted Dryer Vent Cleaning for Woodland Hills Homeowners
Dryer vent cleaning in Woodland Hills typically costs $120 to $275 for a standard single-family home, and most jobs are completed in about an hour. That price gets you a full vent sweep from the dryer connection to the exterior termination point, a system check for hidden restrictions, and before-and-after photos so you can see exactly what was removed. Omar Haddad leads Cardinal Air Duct Woodland Hills, and every job is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work isn’t right within a full year, we return and correct it at no charge. Call (559) 295-5878 for a written quote before any work begins.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service is a full removal of lint, debris, and any obstructions from the entire dryer exhaust path, from the back of the appliance to where the vent terminates outside your Woodland Hills home. The lint that collects in a dryer vent is highly flammable and also forces your dryer to work harder, which shortens its lifespan and raises your utility bill. Cardinal Air Duct Woodland Hills uses Rotobrush rotary brush systems paired with Nikro HEPA-rated negative-pressure vacuums, meaning the loosened debris goes straight into the bag, never back into your laundry room. A standard Vent Cleaning runs $120 to $275 depending on vent length, roof access, and how long it’s been since the last cleaning.
What You Get With Every Cleaning
A complete vent sweep from appliance to exterior cap, not just the first few feet. We perform a full Dryer Vent Inspection of every connection, check airflow volume at the termination point, and hand you a written report of what we found.
Before-and-after photos of the actual vent interior are included with every job. You’ll see the lint we removed, not just take our word for it.
When a Standard Cleaning Isn’t Enough
If we find crushed ducting, disconnected joints, or a vent that terminates in an attic or crawlspace instead of outside, we’ll document it and explain what needs to happen. You get that information in writing before any repair or replacement work is quoted.
For vents that haven’t been touched in five or more years, the buildup can be severe enough to require additional passes. We’ll tell you upfront if the quote needs to change, and it never changes without your written approval first.
Styles & brands we work with
Dryer Vent Installation
Dryer Vent Installation is the replacement of your existing dryer exhaust duct or the running of a brand-new vent path when one doesn’t exist or no longer meets current safety code. Many Woodland Hills homes built before the mid-1990s were vented with white vinyl or foil flex hose, both of which are now prohibited by California building codes because they trap lint and can melt during a fire. We install rigid metal ducting that meets or exceeds all current requirements, sized correctly for your dryer’s CFM output and terminated properly at the exterior. Depending on the run length and wall penetrations involved, installation typically runs $180 to $450 including materials.
Why Rigid Metal? Why Not Flex?
Rigid metal has a smooth interior wall, so lint has nothing to snag on as it travels through. That means less buildup between cleanings and better airflow, which translates to shorter drying cycles.
Flexible foil or vinyl is the wrong product for a dryer vent. It sags, collects lint in the ridges, and is the number one cause of dryer fires in the LA basin.
What Proper Termination Looks Like
A correctly installed vent exits through an exterior wall or roof and ends with a backdraft damper and pest screen. The damper keeps outside air and birds out; the screen keeps embers from getting inside the house.
If your current vent dumps into the garage, the attic, or a crawlspace, that’s a code violation and a moisture problem. We’ll rerun it to the outside and close the old pathway so you’re not circulating humid air into your home’s structure.
Dryer Vent Repair
Dryer Vent Repair covers fixing whatever is broken about your existing exhaust system: disconnected joints, crushed sections of duct, damaged termination caps, or loose connections at the dryer itself. In Woodland Hills, we regularly see vents that have been crushed behind the dryer after a remodel or appliance swap, and joints that pulled apart years ago and have been pushing moist lint into the wall cavity ever since. Omar Haddad personally reviews every repair job before our technicians leave, and every repair carries a written guarantee. Simple repairs usually land between $95 and $220; section replacements or re-runs cost more and are quoted in writing before we touch anything.
The Most Common Repair We See
Disconnected or crushed duct right behind the dryer. Somebody shoved the dryer back into place, bent the pipe, and now the airflow is strangled or the connection has pulled loose entirely.
A crushed duct isn’t just inefficient; it’s dangerous. The restriction causes heat to build inside the duct and lint to pack around the crimp, creating exactly the conditions a fire needs to start.
Why All Repairs Are Guaranteed in Writing
Every repair we perform comes with a written guarantee. If the repair fails, you get a free second visit, no questions asked.
That’s not a promotional line. It’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it applies to every single job we book, without exception.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
A Dryer Vent Cleaning Company is only as good as the people who show up at your door and the equipment they bring with them. Cardinal Air Duct Woodland Hills is part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded 2005, and held to The Relay Visibility Guarantee: you get a live trackable arrival time, before-and-after photos, and a digital invoice you can pay from your phone. Our techs are background-checked, uniformed, and arrive with professional-grade equipment from Nikro and Rotobrush, not a homeowner-grade shop vac. Standard dryer vent cleaning runs $120 to $275; see our Dryer Vent Cleaning cost guide for details. You’ll have a written price in hand before the first tool comes off the truck.
What The Relay Visibility Guarantee Means for You
You’ll know your technician’s name before they arrive, you’ll see a live arrival window you can track, and you’ll pay from a link on your phone once the work is done. No paper receipts, no door hangers, no mystery invoices.
This is the standard we’re held to as part of the Relay Home Co. family. Independent ownership, but the same visibility promise on every job.
Why Background Checks and Uniforms Matter
You’re letting a person into your home, often while you’re the only one there. Knowing that person has been background-checked and wears a clearly identified uniform is a basic standard that too many service companies skip.
Every Cardinal technician carries a company ID, arrives in a marked vehicle, and introduces themselves by name before walking in. If something feels off, call and ask; our office line is answered by a live person around the clock.
Dryer Vent Inspection
Dryer Vent Inspection is a systematic check of your entire exhaust path to confirm it is clean, connected, properly terminated, and moving air at the correct volume for your dryer’s specifications. See our Dryer Vent Cleaning Maintenance Checklist for Woodland Hills Homeowners for what to watch for between professional visits. We perform an inspection as part of every cleaning, but a standalone inspection makes sense when you’ve just bought a home in Woodland Hills, when your dryer suddenly starts taking twice as long to dry a load, or when you suspect a previous contractor didn’t vent the dryer correctly. An inspection-only visit runs $75 to $120, and that fee is waived if we find work that needs doing and you book it with us.
What We Check During an Inspection
Connection integrity at the dryer, duct diameter throughout the run, total vent length, termination point condition, backdraft damper operation, and airflow volume at the exit. We also check for signs of moisture damage around the vent path.
Every finding gets documented in a written report with photos. You get a clear picture of what’s safe, what’s marginal, and what needs attention now versus later.
When an Inspection Catches What Cleaning Misses
A vent can be perfectly clean and still be dangerous if it’s made of the wrong material, too long for the dryer’s output, or terminated inside the house. An inspection verifies the system, not just the cleanliness of the pipe.
We’ve found vents in Woodland Hills that were venting into sealed wall cavities, vents that were 45 feet long when the dryer’s max spec was 25, and vents that exited directly under second-story windows. None of those problems show up as lint buildup; all of them matter.
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning is the same core service, scaled for the volume and frequency demands of multifamily properties, laundromats, salons, gyms, and any other business running dryers daily rather than weekly. A commercial dryer moving dozens of loads a day builds lint exponentially faster than a home unit, and the fire risk rises proportionally. We clean commercial systems with our full professional equipment lineup, including Abatement Technologies containment units when the job location requires dust control, and we can work around your business hours to avoid closing you down. Commercial jobs are quoted individually based on the number of dryers, vent run lengths, and access; expect most single-location jobs to fall between $250 and $800.
Multifamily Properties and HOAs
We work with Woodland Hills and San Fernando Valley property managers to clean shared laundry rooms, and we document every job with photos and a written report. That documentation is exactly what HOAs and insurance carriers want to see after a clean.
We’ll work unit by unit on a rotation schedule so you don’t have to shut down an entire laundry room at once. Ask us about annual contracts for reduced per-visit pricing.
Documentation for Insurance and Compliance
Commercial clients receive before-and-after photo documentation and a written service record for every visit. That matters if a claim or inspection ever comes up.
Some commercial policies require regular vent cleaning as a condition of coverage. We’ll provide exactly the paperwork your carrier wants to see, and we’ll remind you when the next cleaning is due.
Brands We Service
Most major dryer brands vent through the same 4-inch exhaust standard, but the connection points, lint screen geometries, and airflow specifications vary. We are familiar with the full range of dryer makes installed in Woodland Hills homes and service dryers from LG and Samsung to Whirlpool, Maytag, GE, Electrolux, and Kenmore. Every brand has a specific CFM output, and we match the vent sizing and run length to your unit’s actual specs rather than guessing.
Our cleaning equipment comes from Rotobrush and Nikro, and we also carry Guardsman filtration products that integrate with your dryer vent system to reduce airborne lint in the laundry area. Whether you have a LG unit recently installed or an older Kenmore that’s been in the home for 20 years, we have the experience and the right tools to do the job properly.
See the difference
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AfterSigns You Need a Pro Right Now
- Clothes aren’t dry after a full cycle. If a normal load now takes two or three cycles to dry, the vent is almost certainly restricted. Every extra cycle dumps more heat into the vent and more lint onto the blockage.
- The dryer or laundry room feels unusually hot. A dryer that’s working correctly exhausts most of its heat outside. If the room heats up or the dryer exterior is hot to the touch, airflow is blocked somewhere.
- You smell something burning during a cycle. Lint is highly flammable, and a burning smell means lint is already charring somewhere in the system. Stop using the dryer and get the vent inspected before running another load.
- The exterior vent flap never opens. If the damper at the termination point isn’t visibly moving during a cycle, airflow isn’t reaching the outside. The flap could be stuck, or the vent could be completely blocked.
- It’s been more than a year since the last cleaning. Woodland Hills has a dry, dusty climate that makes lint accumulate faster than in coastal areas. If you can’t remember when the vent was last cleaned, it’s time.
Our Process, Step by Step
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Presite walkthrough and written quote. We look at the dryer location, the vent run, the termination point, and the access involved. You get a written price before any work starts, and that price does not change unless we find something that genuinely requires a different scope, which you’ll approve first.
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Equipment setup and protection. We lay down protective floor covering from the entry to the dryer, and we set up Nikro negative-pressure extraction at the dryer connection. The vacuum pulls air through the entire vent system while we work, capturing debris as it’s loosened.
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Mechanical agitation and extraction. We run Rotobrush rotary brushes through the complete vent run, from the dryer connection to the exterior cap. The brush knocks loose packed lint and debris; the negative air pressure pulls it straight into the HEPA-filtered vacuum.
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Post-clean verification and cap inspection. We check airflow at the exterior termination point and inspect the damper, screen, and cap condition. If the cap is damaged or missing, we’ll note it in your report and quote a replacement if you want one.
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Photo documentation and payment. You get before-and-after photos of the vent interior, a written summary of the work, and a link to a digital invoice you can pay from your phone. Every job is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
How Much Does Dryer Vent Cleaning Cost in Woodland Hills?
A typical dryer vent cleaning in Woodland Hills runs $120 to $275 for a standard single-family home with a vent run of 25 feet or less. If your vent runs longer than that, terminates on the roof instead of an exterior wall, or hasn’t been cleaned in several years, you may fall closer to the top of that range. Repair work like a disconnected joint or a crushed section typically adds $95 to $220, and a full vent replacement with rigid metal ducting runs $180 to $450 depending on the access and wall penetrations involved.
What affects the price the most is vent length and access. A one-story home in Woodland Hills with a short, straight vent is a simple job. A two-story home with a vent that runs through the attic and exits on the roof takes more time, more equipment, and more care around roof penetrations. The age of the home matters too; older homes sometimes have vents that were built with outdated materials and need full replacement rather than just cleaning.
The most important thing to look for in a quote is whether the price is for the whole system or per vent or per foot. Some companies advertise a low price and then add fees for every vent, every foot of duct, and every floor. We give you one written price before work starts and it covers the entire vent run from dryer to exterior. If you’d like an exact quote for your home, call (559) 295-5878, and we’ll walk you through it over the phone.
Our Service Area Near Woodland Hills
Cardinal Air Duct Woodland Hills serves homeowners across the entire southwest San Fernando Valley. We’re regularly in Sherman Oaks, Tarzana, Encino, West Hills, Winnetka, and Calabasas, and we cover Agoura Hills, Oak Park, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, and Bel Air as well. Calls are answered by a live person around the clock, and we schedule most cleanings within the same week. For more on our company, start at our home page and see how we work across the Valley.
Serving Woodland Hills, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Woodland Hills area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions About Dryer Vent Cleaning in Woodland Hills
Dryer vent cleaning is the removal of accumulated lint, debris, and obstructions from the entire exhaust duct that runs from the back of your dryer to the exterior of your house. It’s done with rotary brushes and HEPA-filtered negative-pressure vacuums that capture the debris before it enters your home. The process takes about an hour for most Woodland Hills homes.
Most residential dryer vent cleanings take 45 to 90 minutes from arrival to completion. The main variables are vent length, access to the roof or exterior cap, and how much lint has accumulated. If repairs or replacements are needed, the job may take longer, and we’ll tell you that in advance.
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Woodland Hills runs $120 to $275, with the exact price depending on vent length, termination point, and how long it’s been since the last cleaning. You’ll receive a written quote before any work begins, and that price won’t change at the door. Call (559) 295-5878 for an exact quote on your home.
Yes, we service all major dryer brands including LG, Samsung, Whirlpool, Maytag, GE, Electrolux, and Kenmore. The vent cleaning process is largely similar across brands because almost all dryers use a standard 4-inch exhaust connection, but we do account for differences in CFM output and venting requirements specific to each manufacturer.
We answer calls around the clock, and if you’re smelling burning or the dryer is overheating, we’ll prioritize your inspection. We can’t promise same-day service in every case, because some jobs require roof access or specialized equipment, but we’ll be straightforward about the earliest available time when you call.
Every dryer vent cleaning we perform is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work isn’t done right within a full year, we come back and correct it at no charge. That’s the longest-standing satisfaction window in the trade, and it applies to every job without exception.
You don’t need to do much. Have the laundry area accessible, and if the dryer is stacked on top of a washer, let us know when you book so we bring the right equipment to safely move it. We bring our own floor protection and all cleaning equipment, and we’ll walk you through what we’re doing at every step.
Schedule Your Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Woodland Hills Today
You’ll get a written price before any work starts, a live arrival window you can track, and before-and-after photos of your vent. Omar Haddad and the Cardinal Air Duct Woodland Hills team are ready when you are. Call (559) 295-5878 for a free, no-obligation estimate.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Woodland Hills, serving Woodland Hills and the San Fernando Valley since 2005.