Whole-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.
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AfterFast, Reliable Dryer Vent Cleaning Across Brooklyn
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Brooklyn runs $149 – $289 for most single-family homes and $289 – $449 for multi-family buildings with longer horizontal runs. That’s the price you’ll see before we touch anything. We’re Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, part of the Relay Home Co. family founded in 2005, and we work across every Brooklyn neighborhood from Greenpoint to Sheepshead Bay. Omar Haddad leads our team, and we answer the phone live when you call (737) 727-2314. Brooklyn’s older housing stock means longer, trickier dryer vent runs than you’d find in newer suburban builds, and we’ve seen just about every configuration this borough throws at us.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Brooklyn’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Brooklyn homeowners have plenty of options when it comes to Dryer Vent Cleaning, but most of those options leave you guessing on price until the van pulls away. We don’t. Every job gets a written price before a single tool comes off the truck, and that price does not change at the door. Our Brooklyn customers consistently tell us the same thing: they knew exactly what they’d pay, exactly who was coming, and exactly what was done, with before-and-after photos to prove it. That’s the Relay Standard, and it’s how every booking runs.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and named before they arrive. They run Rotobrush rotary brush systems and Nikro HEPA vacuums, not a shop-vac with a drill attachment. The tech pulling up to your brownstone in Bed-Stuy or your co-op in Bay Ridge knows the building types, the common vent configurations, and the fire-code realities of Brooklyn specifically. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every job: if the work isn’t right within a full year, we come back and correct it at no charge. No fine print, no exceptions.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Brooklyn
Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning is a Dryer Vent Cleaning Company serving Brooklyn that runs camera inspections as a standard part of every cleaning, because you can’t clean what you can’t see. Brooklyn’s housing stock is the reason that matters here more than anywhere else. A 1920s limestone in Park Slope, a 1960s brick mid-rise in Midwood, a converted warehouse in DUMBO: each has a different vent path, and most involve bends, offsets, or long horizontal runs that a simple brush from the outside will never fully reach. Our process: we pull the dryer out, disconnect the duct, run a camera inspection down the full length to the exterior termination, then clean with a Rotobrush system under negative pressure, so loosened lint goes into the Nikro HEPA vacuum instead of back into your laundry room. You get photos of your own vent at the end.
What Clean Actually Means Here
We remove the built-up lint coating the interior walls of the duct, not just the loose debris. In Brooklyn, lint clings to ridged foil and semi-rigid flex duct far faster than smooth metal, and most older buildings still have the foil stuff in place. If we find crushed, disconnected, or improperly joined sections, we tell you and quote a fix. We don’t clean around a problem and call it done.
One Price for the Whole System
Some companies charge per vent or per foot. We don’t. You get one flat price for the entire dryer vent system, agreed to before we start, and it covers the full run from the dryer connection to the exterior termination, no matter how long or twisty that run is. We quote $149 – $289 for a typical single-family home’s vent and $289 – $449 for longer multi-family runs common in Brooklyn’s older buildings. That is the price. Period.
Dryer Vent Inspection in Brooklyn
A Dryer Vent Inspection in Brooklyn is a camera-based look inside your entire vent run, not a visual glance at the exterior louver. It’s what tells you whether a cleaning is actually needed right now or whether your system is fine for another season. We charge $89 – $149 for a standalone inspection, and it’s credited toward the cleaning if you book one within 30 days. For Brooklyn homeowners who just bought a place, or tenants whose landlord has never had the vent looked at, this is the fastest way to know what you’re dealing with behind the walls. We find the crushed sections, the disconnected joints, the bird nests, and the lint plugs that would otherwise stay invisible until a fire or a drying failure makes them obvious.
When Inspection Should Come First
If your clothes are taking two full cycles to dry and you’ve already checked the lint screen, that’s a sign of restricted airflow, and a camera inspection will find exactly where the restriction is. If you’re in a condo or co-op where the dryer vent shares a wall cavity with plumbing or electrical, or you’re not sure where the vent even terminates, an inspection clears up the map before anyone starts cleaning. In older Brooklyn buildings, especially those converted from single-family to multi-unit, we regularly find runs that were never upgraded to code and have hidden problems no exterior brush will catch.
What You Get with Every Inspection
You receive a written report with still images from the camera, a clear explanation of what we found, and a flat quote for any cleaning or repair work. No vague “it’s dirty” without proof. The photos are yours to keep, which matters if you ever need to show a landlord, a board, or a future buyer what the vent actually looks like.
Trusted Brands We Service in Brooklyn
We service and clean dryer vents connected to all major dryer brands, and we stock common replacement parts for Brooklyn jobs so we’re not running back and forth to a supply house. We carry Guardsman termination caps, semi-rigid and smooth metal duct sections, and bird guards that fit the standard 4-inch terminations most common in Brooklyn’s brownstones and apartment buildings. We also install and service Aprilaire and Honeywell filtration products where indoor air quality is part of the bigger picture. If your dryer is still under manufacturer warranty, we work carefully to preserve that warranty, and we’ll tell you if what we’re seeing suggests a manufacturer defect rather than a maintenance issue.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Brooklyn Homes
- Long horizontal runs packed with lint. So much of Brooklyn’s housing stock, especially pre-war apartment buildings and converted brownstones, routes dryer vents horizontally to an exterior wall or up to the roof. Lint settles in those long flat sections and builds up fast, sometimes cutting airflow by 80% or more.
- Crushed flex duct behind the dryer. When the dryer gets pushed back against the wall, the semi-rigid foil duct accordions and kinks. We see it constantly in Brooklyn laundry closets where space is tight, and that kink becomes the exact spot where lint plugs form and heat builds.
- Missing or damaged exterior caps. Brooklyn’s winters and coastal wind punish exterior terminations. Broken louvers let in rain, birds, and cold air. Birds nesting in a vent is a real problem in neighborhoods with mature tree cover like Ditmas Park and parts of Marine Park.
- Vents that share wall cavities with other mechanicals. In older multi-family buildings, a dryer vent often runs alongside plumbing stacks or electrical conduit inside a shared wall cavity. If the duct comes apart inside that cavity, lint gets into places it should never be, and the only way to know is a camera inspection.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Brooklyn, NY
We charge one flat price per system, not per vent, not per hour. A standard single-family dryer vent cleaning in Brooklyn runs $149 – $289. Multi-family buildings with longer horizontal runs, shared stacks, or rooftop terminations run $289 – $449. A standalone Dryer Vent Inspection is $89 – $149 and is credited toward a cleaning booked within 30 days. If we find a repair need, like a crushed duct section or a failed cap, we quote that separately and in writing before touching it. You’ll never get a surprise line item after the fact. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you a real number based on your address and building type.
We Also Serve Cities Near Brooklyn
While this page focuses on Brooklyn, our teams also handle dryer vent cleaning and inspection work across Manhattan, Staten Island, the Bronx, and Mount Vernon. If you own a building in one borough and live in another, or you manage properties across the city, one call to (737) 727-2314 covers the whole metro area. We’ll tell you straight if your job falls outside our local service coverage and point you in the right direction.
Serving Brooklyn, NY - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn
No. We charge one flat price for the entire dryer vent system, agreed before any work starts. A typical Brooklyn single-family home runs $149 – $289. Multi-family buildings with long horizontal runs run $289 – $449. You won’t see a per-vent line item or a per-foot charge on our invoices. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll quote your specific system flat.
Yes. Our Rotobrush rotary brush system runs on flexible rods that extend well past 50 feet, and we verify with a camera inspection at both ends of the run. We’re not limited to what we can reach from the exterior termination, which is exactly why Brooklyn’s long horizontal runs need the right equipment rather than a shorter brush. If your run includes an offset or a bend, the camera tells us what’s past it.
For most Brooklyn households, every 12 to 18 months is honest. If you have a long horizontal run, a shared building vent, pets, or you do several loads a week, closer to every 12 months. If your run is short and straight and you’re a light user, 24 months is reasonable. We don’t push unneeded cleanings; we’ll tell you if your vent is still clean after an inspection. Call (737) 727-2314 to schedule an inspection and find out where your system stands.
Yes. Every cleaning includes camera stills of your vent before and after, delivered to your phone. You’ll see the lint we removed and the clean duct wall behind it. That’s the Relay Standard, and it’s not optional. If you want, we’ll also show you the photos on site before we pack up.
Because many Brooklyn buildings route dryer exhaust through long horizontal runs to exterior walls or rooftops, sometimes inside shared wall cavities. Each bend or offset is a spot where lint accumulates and where a short brush from the outside won’t reach. Single-family suburban homes usually have short vertical runs through the roof. Brooklyn’s older, denser construction demands camera inspection and equipment that can work the full run. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll tell you what your specific building will involve.
If You Want It Done Once, Done Right
We know the Brooklyn pitch on dryer vent cleaning: a low teaser price, a quick job, maybe a photo of someone else’s vent. That’s not how we work. You get a written flat price before the work begins, a camera inspection of your actual vent run, before-and-after photos from your own system, and a 365-day guarantee. If it’s not right within a year, we return and fix it free. Whether you’re in a Park Slope brownstone, a Windsor Terrace co-op, or a new tower in Downtown Brooklyn, the process is the same: clear price, real proof, done right. Call (737) 727-2314 today for a free estimate, and we’ll give you a number you can plan around.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Brooklyn through the Relay Home Co. family.