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 Alamo Heights
Dryer vent cleaning in Alamo Heights typically costs $145 – $285 for a standard single-dryer home, and $220 – $390 when the vent run climbs through an attic and exits at a clay-tile roof line. Those longer roof-routed runs are common in this city’s mid-century ranch stock, and they collect lint faster than a short wall-vent setup ever could. Our crews know the difference, because we work on both every week. Call (737) 727-2314 for a written quote before any work starts.
What makes Alamo Heights different from a flat suburban subdivision a few miles south is the housing itself. Homes here were built in the 1940s through the 1960s, when dryer vents were often an afterthought: flex duct snaked through an attic, terminated above a tile roof, and never really designed for cleaning access. We serve the whole city, from the tree-lined streets near Olmos Park up to the residential blocks around Alamo Heights Boulevard, and we schedule every job with a live arrival window you can track from your phone.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Alamo Heights’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Homeowners in Alamo Heights call us because we quote one flat price per system, in writing, before the first tool comes off the truck. That matters here more than most places, because the per-vent or per-foot pricing model some competitors use gets brutal on a 25-foot roof-routed run. We don’t play that game. Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team runs camera inspections on every job, so you see the condition of your vent before we touch it and after we finish.
Every technician who arrives in Alamo Heights is background-checked, uniformed, and carrying professional-grade equipment: Rotobrush rotary brush systems for the mechanical agitation, and Nikro HEPA-rated vacuums for negative-pressure extraction, which means loosened debris goes straight into the vacuum, not back into your laundry room. Omar Haddad, who leads our team in this area, insists on that standard for every single job. We’re part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded in 2005, 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.
You’ll also know exactly who is coming before the doorbell rings. The Relay Standard booking experience gives you a live trackable arrival window, before-and-after photo documentation of your own vent, and a digital invoice you can pay from a link. No four-hour windows. No mystery technician. No price that shifts once the van is parked in your driveway.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Alamo Heights
A Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Alamo Heights on a typical 1950s ranch runs $145 – $285 when the vent is accessible and the run is intact. The job starts with a camera inspection, because on older Alamo Heights homes the original flexible duct is often crushed, disconnected, or packed with years of accumulated lint. From there we set up negative-pressure extraction at the exterior termination and work the run with professional brush systems. Most standard cleanings take 45 to 90 minutes, depending on run length, roof pitch, and how long it has been since the last cleaning.
Camera Inspection Before Anything Else
We don’t clean blind. On Alamo Heights homes built before modern building codes, we run a camera through the full length of the vent first. If the duct is crushed or disconnected in the attic, cleaning it does nothing. You get to see the images, so the recommendation is never a mystery.
Negative-Pressure Extraction, Not a Shop-Vac Shortcut
We use Nikro HEPA-rated vacuums to create negative pressure, which means everything we dislodge gets pulled out of the vent and captured, not blown back into your home. This is the method professional cleaning requires, especially for long roof-routed runs that hold far more lint than a short side-wall vent.
Dryer Vent Installation in Alamo Heights
Dryer Vent Installation in Alamo Heights runs $190 – $430 for a typical replacement or re-route, with larger jobs involving clay-tile roof penetrations landing higher. Many older homes here still have original flexible foil duct that is no longer up to current safety standards. If your vent is crushed, disconnected, or terminated in a way that makes cleaning impossible, replacing it with smooth-wall rigid or semi-rigid duct is the correct fix, and the cost is quoted as one flat price before the work begins.
Re-Routing Long Roof-Vented Runs
Some Alamo Heights ranches have dryer vents that climb 20 to 30 feet through the attic and exit above a tile roof. That is a long, inefficient run with too many places for lint to accumulate and too many bends for easy cleaning. When re-routing is possible, we can shorten the run or move the termination to a cleanable exterior wall, always quoted as a flat price so you can decide with real numbers in hand.
Bird Guards and Vent Cap Replacement
Roof-routed vents in Alamo Heights attract birds, and a missing or damaged cap means nests, blocked airflow, and a dryer that runs hot. We install proper caps and bird guards as part of installation or as a standalone service, so the vent stays clear between cleanings.
Trusted Brands We Service in Alamo Heights
We work on every major dryer brand, and we also carry the professional-grade cleaning and filtration equipment that matters on longer Alamo Heights runs. Our trucks run Rotobrush brush systems and Nikro HEPA vacuums, and for homes adding whole-home filtration we supply Aprilaire products matched to your HVAC setup. That means no waiting on parts from a warehouse across the state. If your Alamo Heights home has a Guardsman filtration unit or you are considering one, we can service it during the same visit. Fast turnaround on parts and equipment means fewer return trips and a dryer vent that is actually clean the day we leave.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Alamo Heights Homes
- Long roof-routed runs with excessive lint buildup. Alamo Heights ranch homes built in the 1950s often have dryer vents that travel 20 feet or more through the attic before exiting above a tile roof. Every extra foot and bend collects more lint, and these runs often go years between cleanings because access is difficult.
- Crushed or disconnected flexible duct in the attic. We regularly find original foil flex duct that has been crushed by stored boxes, stepped on during HVAC work, or disconnected entirely at a joint. A camera inspection shows the problem in seconds, but crews that skip inspection just blow air through a broken run and call it done.
- Bird nests and damaged caps on tile roof terminations. The sheltered spaces under clay tiles are inviting to local birds. A missing or broken vent cap quickly becomes a nest, and a nest is a fire hazard wrapped in twigs and lint.
- Hot laundry rooms and multi-cycle dry times. When a vent is clogged, your dryer works harder and runs longer. Alamo Heights homeowners often notice long dry times or a laundry room that stays hot before they ever notice the vent itself, and by then the run is often severely restricted.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Alamo Heights, TX
A standard Dryer Vent Cleaning in Alamo Heights runs $145 – $285, with longer roof-routed runs landing between $220 and $390 depending on access and condition. Installation and re-routing work runs $190 – $430 for most single-dryer homes. Everything is quoted as one flat price per system, in writing, before any work starts, and there is no per-vent or per-foot upcharge on longer runs. If the quote changes at the door, that is a different company, not us. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate with real numbers.
What affects the price most in Alamo Heights is roof access. A vent that terminates at an exterior wall from a first-floor laundry room is quick. A vent that climbs through the attic and exits above a clay-tile roof requires roof staging, proper fall protection, and a slower, more careful extraction. That is not a markup, it’s the actual cost of doing the job correctly on this housing stock.
We Also Serve Cities Near Alamo Heights
Our crews handle dryer vent work throughout the metro. In addition to Alamo Heights, we serve homeowners in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth. You can learn more at our Dryer Vent Cleaning service page, where pricing and process details are covered for every city in our area.
Serving Alamo Heights, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Alamo Heights 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 Alamo Heights
Every 12 to 18 months for most Alamo Heights homes, and closer to every 12 months if you have a long roof-routed run, a large household doing multiple loads per week, or pets that shed heavily. Homes with a short wall-vent and a lighter laundry load can sometimes go two years, but we see far more clogged vents on older ranch homes with attic runs than on newer builds with short direct vents. Call (737) 727-2314 and we will give you an honest read on whether you actually need a cleaning now or not.
No. We quote one flat price per system, in writing, before work starts, and the number does not change at the door. A 25-foot roof-routed run takes longer and costs more than a 6-foot wall-vent, but the price is agreed up front and there is no per-foot line item. This is exactly the kind of pricing honesty that protects Alamo Heights homeowners on older homes.
Many Alamo Heights appointments can be scheduled for the next available slot, which is often within a few business days depending on current demand. We do not promise same-day service because we schedule real appointments with live arrival windows, a named technician, and the equipment and time to do the job properly. A live person answers calls 24/7, so call (737) 727-2314 and we will give you the honest availability right now.
Yes. Every job includes before-and-after photos of your own vent, not stock images, as part of the Relay Standard booking experience. You will see the camera views from inside the run before we clean and after, plus a photo of what was extracted. On a 1950s ranch off Ogden Lane, we pulled a packed column of lint and a crushed bird-cage section of flex duct from one roof-routed run, and the homeowner got every photo in their digital invoice.
They are separate systems. Your dryer vent is the dedicated exhaust path from the dryer to the outside, while your air ducts circulate heated and cooled air through the home. Cleaning one does not clean the other. We handle both, and if you are scheduling Dryer Vent Cleaning in Alamo Heights, ask our technician whether your HVAC system is also due for service. The answer is often yes when both were last done years ago. Call (737) 727-2314 for a single appointment that covers both.
We ran a camera inspection on a 1950s ranch off Ogden Lane where the dryer vent climbed through the attic and terminated above the clay tile. The homeowner had been getting longer and longer dry times and a hot laundry room. Our tech set up negative pressure at the exterior termination, used agitation tools fed from the roof end, and pulled a packed column of lint and a crushed bird-cage section of flexible duct out of the run before reinstalling a smooth-wall section. Dry time dropped back to a normal single cycle, and the client got before-and-after photos of their own vent, not stock images.
That is the job on Alamo Heights’ older homes: inspect first, quote one flat price, work with the right equipment, and show you proof. If your dryer has been running longer or your laundry room feels hot, call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Alamo Heights and surrounding Texas communities.