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 Kenmore
Dryer vent cleaning in Kenmore typically costs $165 – $285 for a standard single-dryer home, and most jobs take 60 – 90 minutes. That’s the honest range for this market, and it’s what we quote before we touch anything. We’re the Kenmore area’s duct and vent specialists, and we know the homes here – the 1960s ramblers off 68th Avenue NE, the split-levels by the Sammamish River, the newer builds up near the old Inglewood Golf Club site. Call (737) 727-2314 and a live person answers. You’ll get a written flat price per system, not a per-vent guess that shifts once the technician starts poking around.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Kenmore’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Kenmore homeowners see right through vague pricing and four-hour arrival windows. That’s why our booking runs through The Relay Standard: you get a live trackable arrival time, a background-checked uniformed tech whose name you know before the door opens, and before-and-after photo proof of your own vents. Part of the Relay Home Co. family founded in 2005, we’re independently owned and locally accountable, not a call center farming work to whomever’s available. Omar Haddad leads the team, and every booking carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work isn’t right within a full year, we return and correct it at no charge. That’s the longest satisfaction window in the trade, and it applies to every job, not select ones.
We run Rotobrush rotary brush systems and Nikro HEPA-rated vacuums, which matter more in Kenmore than in newer suburbs. Long flex-duct runs through crawlspaces and side-wall terminations hold lint that a shop vac at the wall connection never reaches. Our negative-pressure source removal approach means loosened debris goes straight into the HEPA-filtered vacuum, not back into your laundry room. You get photo evidence of the inside of the duct and the exterior hood before we leave.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Kenmore
A Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Kenmore has to deal with what this city’s housing stock actually throws at it, and that’s older ramblers with long duct runs. The job involves camera inspection first, then rotary-brush agitation with HEPA negative-pressure extraction – trade terms, decoded: the brush breaks up packed lint deep in the run, and the vacuum pulls it all out at the source instead of blowing it into the room. A standard single-dryer cleaning in Kenmore runs $165 – $285. If the run is unusually long, terminates at a second-story roof or through a crawlspace, or hasn’t been touched in years, it lands on the higher end. You’ll know the exact number in writing before a single tool comes off the truck.
Camera Before Cleaning
We don’t guess where the lint is. A small camera goes in at the dryer and at the exterior hood. In Kenmore homes built between 1960 and 1985, we frequently find the blockage is not at the lint trap or the wall connection – it’s deep in a flex section or packed against the hood’s backdraft damper. The camera tells us exactly where to focus.
Source Removal, Not Blow-Through
Our HEPA negative-pressure setup seals the system and pulls debris out through the vacuum, which means no lint cloud in your laundry room. For a run that hasn’t been cleaned in a decade, we may take an extra pass with agitation tools. The flat price doesn’t change if the run is dirtier than expected.
Dryer Vent Inspection in Kenmore
A Dryer Vent Inspection in Kenmore is the right call when you’ve just bought an older rambler off Simonds Road, or your dryer’s been taking two cycles to finish a load, or you’ve never actually seen where the vent exits the house. It costs $95 – $145 as a standalone service and includes a camera walk-through of the full run, airflow measurement at the exterior hood, and a written report with photos. If cleaning is needed, we credit the inspection fee toward the cleaning price. No bait pricing, no surprise line items.
What the Inspection Catches
In Kenmore’s older homes, the camera typically reveals one of three things: lint packed in a sagging flex duct under the crawlspace, a bird or rodent nest at the hood, or a crushed section where the duct was run over during a remodel. None of these show up on a normal day. The inspection gives you a plain-language explanation and photos you can keep.
Worn or Missing Hood Components
Kenmore’s damp winters take a toll on exterior vent hoods. We check the backdraft damper for rusting shut and the louver flap for warping. A hood that doesn’t close properly lets cold air, moisture, and pests into the run – and that’s how a cleaning turns into a recurring problem. If a replacement hood or bird guard is needed, we quote it separately before doing anything.
Trusted Brands We Service in Kenmore
We work on dryer vent runs tied to every major dryer brand – LG, Samsung, Whirlpool, Maytag, GE, Electrolux – and we stock common replacement hoods, bird guards, and backdraft dampers for Kenmore jobs. Where filtration or air-quality add-ons come up, we carry Honeywell and Aprilaire products. The one brand we don’t compromise on is our own equipment: Rotobrush for brush agitation and Nikro for HEPA-rated extraction. If we find a damaged vent cap or a missing bird guard during the visit, we’ll show you the part, quote the replacement, and install it the same visit with your approval. No ordering-then-second-trip runaround.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Kenmore Homes
- Long flex-duct runs through crawlspaces. Homes built in the 1960s and 1970s around Northshore and Arrowhead often route dryer vents through dark crawlspace stretches. The flex duct sags, lint settles at the low points, and the run becomes a partial blockage that no lint-trap cleaning fixes.
- Side-wall terminations clogged by Douglas fir needles and maple debris. Kenmore’s tree canopy is dense, and exterior hoods on side walls collect more yard debris than roof terminations. A hood with a warped or missing flap becomes a lint-and-leaf trap.
- Bird nests in exterior hoods near the Sammamish River corridor. We regularly pull starling and sparrow nesting material from hood covers in lower Kenmore. A bird guard installed at the hood ends the cycle for good.
- Crushed or kinked sections behind recent remodels. Kenmore has a lot of DIY and contractor remodel work in older homes, and dryer ducts get pushed aside or pinched behind new drywall. Restricted airflow makes every cycle take longer and heats the duct more than it should.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Kenmore, WA
Here’s what we actually charge, and it stays like this: a standard single-dryer vent cleaning in Kenmore runs $165 – $285. That’s one flat price per system, written down before any work begins – never per vent, never per run, never a surprise at the door. A standalone camera inspection runs $95 – $145 and is credited toward cleaning if the inspection finds it’s needed. Vent cap replacement runs $40 – $95 depending on the hood type. Bird guard installation runs $60 – $120. What nudges a cleaning toward the upper end? A run longer than 25 feet, multiple elbows, a roof or crawlspace termination that needs extra access, or years of neglect requiring a second extraction pass. You’ll know the exact total before we start. Estimates are always free – call (737) 727-2314.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kenmore
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team covers Kenmore and the surrounding communities, including Bothell, Mountlake Terrace, Lynnwood, and Woodinville. Same flat per-system pricing, same camera-first inspection, and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise wherever your home is. We route local crews across the north end of King and south Snohomish counties daily.
Serving Kenmore, WA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kenmore 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 Kenmore
Once every 12 to 24 months for most Kenmore households, and every 12 months if your home was built before 1990, your dryer is more than 8 years old, or you dry four or more loads per week. The flex-duct runs in older Kenmore ramblers trap lint faster than rigid-metal runs in newer construction, so annual is the safer default. Call (737) 727-2314 for an exact recommendation based on your home’s setup.
Because a wall connection vacuum only cleans the first few feet. In Kenmore’s 1960s – 1980s homes, the lint is often 15 to 30 feet down the run, packed in a sagging flex-duct section or matted against the exterior hood. A camera shows us exactly where it is so we clean the entire run, not just the easy part. You see the before-and-after photos yourself.
No. We charge one flat price per dryer vent system – $165 – $285 in Kenmore for a standard single-dryer home – agreed in writing before work begins. If there’s one run or three, the price doesn’t move. We find hidden sections with the camera first, then quote, then work.
We service vent runs connected to every major dryer brand and stock replacement hoods, bird guards, and dampers for most Kenmore homes. We carry Honeywell and Aprilaire where filtration add-ons apply. If we need a brand-specific component we don’t have on the truck, we tell you the exact part and price before ordering.
Yes, every single job. You get digital photos taken inside the duct with our camera before cleaning, then again after extraction at the same points, plus a photo of the cleared exterior hood. It’s your proof the work was actually done – part of The Relay Standard and the 365-Day Done Right Promise. Call (737) 727-2314 to book.
Book Your Kenmore Dryer Vent Cleaning Today
One flat price per system. Written before we start. Camera inspection included, before-and-after photos of your own ducts, and a full year to tell us if anything isn’t right. That’s the Cardinal way in Kenmore, and it’s backed by Omar Haddad and the entire Relay Home Co. standard. Call (737) 727-2314 now and talk to a live person – no voicemail trees, no callbacks at close of business.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Kenmore with the Relay Home Co. family since 2005.