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 Los Angeles
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Los Angeles runs $149 – $289 for most single-family homes. The job takes about an hour when the vent terminates at a side wall; it runs closer to 90 minutes when the run goes vertical and exits through the roof, which is common across the older bungalow stock from Hollywood to Leimert Park. We price the whole system at one flat rate before we touch anything, so the number you agree to is the number on the invoice. Call (737) 727-2314 and a live person answers, day or night.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Los Angeles’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Los Angeles homeowners call us because we show up when we say we will and we tell you the truth about what your vent actually needs. Omar Haddad runs our Los Angeles operation, and every technician who walks through your door is background-checked, uniformed, and trained on the professional equipment we run: Rotobrush agitation systems, Nikro HEPA-filtered vacuums, and Abatement Technologies containment units. That is not a sales pitch; it is the difference between loosening lint and actually removing it from the run.
We are part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded 2005, and we operate under The Relay Standard. That means you get a live trackable arrival window, before-and-after photo documentation of your own vent, and a digital invoice you can pay from your phone. Every booking is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work is not right within a full year, we come back and correct it at no charge. No fine print, no exclusions.
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team knows the housing stock here. We know that a 1940s bungalow in Mid-City and a 2015 build in Playa Vista have completely different vent runs, and we treat them accordingly. Before any work starts, you get a written price. After the job, you get photographs proving the lint is gone. That is how it should work.
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Los Angeles
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Los Angeles serves apartment buildings, laundromats, hotels, and any property running multiple dryers on shared or dedicated vent runs. These systems move far more lint volume than a single-family home, and the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety expects property owners to maintain them. A commercial dryer vent cleaning in LA typically runs $289 – $649 per stack or shared riser, depending on run length, access, and the number of dryer connections feeding one exhaust path.
Multi-Unit and Property Management
We work with property managers across Los Angeles, from Koreatown apartment buildings to South LA duplex conversions. Multi-dryer riser systems collect lint at transition elbows and fire dampers; a missed cleaning is how a slow-drying tenant complaint becomes a building code issue. We schedule around tenant access, document every run with photos, and provide a written invoice for your records.
Laundromat and Hospitality
Laundromats in Los Angeles run dryers all day, every day. A commercial stack running 10-plus cycles daily can pack a vent run with compacted lint in under six months. We bring Rotobrush and Nikro equipment sized for long commercial runs, and we clean during off-hours when you need us to. Flat pricing per run, agreed in writing before we start.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Los Angeles
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Los Angeles means the full pathway: from the dryer connection, through the wall or floor transition, along the entire run, and out the termination point at the side wall or roof. In Los Angeles, we see a lot of vertical runs exiting through roof caps, especially in the pre-war bungalow belt from Hollywood through West Adams to Leimert Park. Those runs collect lint at the elbow joints, and a roof exit means our techs are on ladders with full safety gear, not poking a shop vac up from the laundry room.
A standard single-family dryer vent cleaning in Los Angeles runs $149 – $289. That is one flat price per system, not a per-vent charge. We do not quote you a teaser number and then add on fees once the tech is standing in your laundry room. The price you agree to is the price you pay; that is the whole point.
What We Actually Do
We run a camera inspection first to see the run condition, locate blockages, and confirm the termination type. Then we agitate the interior with flexible rods or a Rotobrush system and pull everything out under negative pressure using a Nikro HEPA vacuum, so loosened lint goes into the machine, not back into your laundry closet. You get before-and-after photos of your own vent, not a stock image.
How Long It Takes
A side-wall terminated run on a typical Los Angeles home takes around an hour. A roof-terminated run takes longer, usually 90 minutes, because the tech has to work the full vertical path, check the attic transition, and clear the roof cap from above. You will know the time and price before we begin.
Trusted Brands We Service in Los Angeles
We service and clean vent runs connected to every major dryer brand sold in Southern California: LG, Samsung, Whirlpool, Maytag, GE, Electrolux, and Speed Queen. The dryer brand does not change how a vent run collects lint, but the installation style does, and we have seen every configuration Los Angeles builders and remodelers have thrown at a laundry closet. For replacements and upgrades, we stock Guardsman vent caps and bird guards locally, so a cap replacement on a roof termination does not mean waiting on a parts shipment. If your dryer is under warranty, cleaning the vent is exactly the kind of maintenance that keeps that warranty valid.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Los Angeles Homes
- Roof-terminated vertical runs. In Los Angeles, many single-family homes in the older flats, especially 1920s – 1950s bungalows from Hollywood to Leimert Park, have dryer vents that terminate at the roof rather than a side wall. That turns a 20-minute service call into a 45-minute job because the lint has to travel vertically and often collects at a hidden elbow in the attic.
- Long horizontal runs under the house. Crawlspace homes across the San Fernando Valley and West LA often have 15-to-25-foot horizontal vent runs. Lint settles at the transition points, and a simple vacuum pass from one end misses the plug entirely. Camera inspection finds it; agitation removes it.
- Bird and rodent entry at the cap. Los Angeles roof caps attract birds and squirrels. A damaged or missing bird guard lets nesting material into the vent, which compounds lint buildup fast. We install Guardsman bird guards and replace broken caps during the same visit.
- Flexible foil transition hose. A lot of LA laundry closets still have the original foil accordion hose behind the dryer. It is a lint trap by design: every ridge catches debris. We check it during every cleaning and tell you honestly if it needs replacing.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Los Angeles, CA
A standard single-family dryer vent cleaning in Los Angeles runs $149 – $289, one flat price per system agreed before any work starts. Roof-terminated runs fall on the higher end because they take longer and require ladder work, not because we add fees at the door. Commercial and multi-unit jobs run $289 – $649 per stack or shared riser. Bird guard installation and vent cap replacement are quoted separately in writing before the work is done. You will never hear a per-vent price from us, and you will never get a coupon price that balloons once the tech arrives. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate, and you will speak to a live person who can tell you the honest range for your home.
We Also Serve Cities Near Los Angeles
Our crews serve all of Dryer Vent Cleaning in Los Angeles and the surrounding cities, including Huntington Park, South Gate, Bell, and Maywood. If you are just outside the city line, call us; we schedule the same written-price visit and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise, no matter which side of the 110 or 710 you live on.
Serving Los Angeles, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles
Most Los Angeles homes need a dryer vent cleaning every 12 to 24 months. If you run a lot of laundry for a family of four or more, lean toward annual. The honest test is simple: if a full load of towels takes longer than one cycle to dry, or the laundry closet feels muggy after a cycle, the vent is telling you something. Call (737) 727-2314 and we will talk you through what you are seeing before you schedule anything.
This is common in Los Angeles housing built between the 1920s and 1950s, especially the bungalow and Spanish-style homes from Hollywood through Mid-City to Leimert Park. Builders often placed laundry closets in the center of the floor plan, which meant the vent had to go up rather than out. Roof runs are not a defect; they just need more careful cleaning because lint has to travel vertically and gathers at the elbows. Our techs are trained and equipped for roof access, and the flat price covers it.
One flat price per system, never per vent. The price we quote for your Los Angeles home is the price you pay, agreed in writing before any work starts. We do not do the bait-and-switch coupon game that made this industry famous. The number on your estimate is the number on your invoice.
No. Dryer vent cleaning addresses the single dedicated exhaust run from your dryer to the outside. Full air duct cleaning addresses the HVAC supply and return ductwork that moves heated and cooled air through the house. They are separate systems, separate jobs, and separate prices. If you need both, we will tell you, and we will quote each one separately in writing.
The lint trap catches maybe 25 percent of the lint your dryer produces. The rest travels into the vent run, and that is where the fire risk lives: lint is highly combustible, and when it builds up against a dryer’s heating element or exhaust path, it creates a genuine hazard. This is one job where the safety stakes are real. A professional cleaning with camera inspection and negative-pressure extraction removes what the trap never sees. If you are unsure whether your vent needs it, call (737) 727-2314 and describe what you are seeing. We will give you a straight answer, even if that answer is that you can wait.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Los Angeles.