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 Dunwoody
Dryer vent cleaning in Dunwoody typically runs $149 – $289 for a standard single-run system, and most jobs wrap up in 60 – 90 minutes. We’re Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, part of the Relay Home Co. family, and we’ve spent enough time in Dunwoody’s laundry closets to know exactly what a 1970s two-story build does to a dryer vent over 30 years. If your dryer is taking two cycles to dry a load, call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Dunwoody’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Dunwoody homeowners call us because we show up when we say we will, and we bring actual commercial equipment, not a shop vac bolted to a van. Our technicians run Rotobrush rotary whip systems and Nikro HEPA vacuums, which matters when you’re pulling 15 feet of packed lint out of a two-story run. You’ll know your tech’s name before they arrive, they’ll be in uniform, and they’re background-checked.
Omar Haddad leads our team, and he holds every job to the 365-Day Done Right Promise. That’s a full year: if the vent isn’t right, we return and correct it at no charge. No fine print, no exclusions. It applies to every dryer vent cleaning we do in Dunwoody.
We coordinate scheduling and dispatch from the brand’s Atlanta office, so Dunwoody homes get fast local coverage without a satellite-office markup. And because we’re held to The Relay Visibility Guarantee, you get a live trackable arrival window, before-and-after photos of your own duct, and a digital invoice you can pay from your phone.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Dunwoody
A Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Dunwoody has to deal with what decades of Georgia humidity and long two-story runs do to dryer exhaust systems. The job itself is straightforward: we camera-inspect the full run, agitate the lint with a rotary whip, extract it under negative pressure with HEPA filtration, and verify airflow at the exterior hood. For a typical Dunwoody single-run home, that’s $149 – $289, flat, agreed before we touch the vent. No per-vent add-ons, no surcharge when we arrive.
Source Removal, Not Just Blowing Air
Negative-pressure extraction means the loosened debris goes straight into a HEPA-filtered vacuum, not back into your laundry room. A lot of Dunwoody homes have dryer runs that end at rooflines or back walls, where simply blowing air through the pipe pushes lint into the hood cavity and leaves the real blockage in place. We pull it out the way it came in, through the appliance side, under vacuum the entire time.
Rigid Duct Replacement for Older Runs
If we find foil flex duct sagging in an older Dunwoody laundry closet, we’ll show you the photo and quote a rigid aluminum replacement as a separate line item. You’ll see the written price before we cut anything. Sagging flex catches lint at every low point and undoes a cleaning within a year.
Dryer Vent Inspection in Dunwoody
A Dryer Vent Inspection in Dunwoody answers one question: is this vent actually moving air, or is it quietly packing itself with lint 14 feet down? We camera the entire run, from the lint trap connection to the exterior hood, measuring airflow and looking for sags, crushed sections, bird nests, and stuck flappers. A standalone inspection runs $89 – $129 in Dunwoody, and if you book a cleaning at the same visit, we credit that inspection fee toward the cleaning price.
Camera Verification of the Full Run
The camera goes down the entire duct. Many Dunwoody homes have two-elbow runs that turn behind a wall and then climb to a back-wall or roofline termination. A shop vac at the trap never reaches the second elbow. The camera shows us exactly where the blockage is, and the before-and-after photos show you exactly what we found and removed.
Exterior Hood and Flapper Check
We pull the exterior cover and check the flapper every single time. In Dunwoody, roofline and back-wall terminations are common, and a stuck flapper kills airflow even on a perfectly clean pipe. Birds love an open flapper. We’ll note it, photograph it, and quote a vent cap replacement or bird guard install if you need it.
Trusted Brands We Service in Dunwoody
We service every major dryer brand you’ll find in Dunwoody laundry rooms: GE, Whirlpool, Maytag, Samsung, LG, Electrolux, and Speed Queen. The cleaning process doesn’t change by brand, but the vent configuration often does, and our techs know what a Samsung compact vent stack looks like versus a GE full-size run. For filtration products, we carry and install Aprilaire and Guardsman components, and our vacuum extraction units are Nikro HEPA-rated. Parts for common Dunwoody vent configurations are on the truck, so a rigid aluminum swap or a hood replacement usually happens the same visit, not a week later.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Dunwoody Homes
- Long runs with a sagging elbow 12 – 18 feet in. Dunwoody’s 1970s – 1990s two-story homes often route dryer exhaust through an interior wall, up inside a chase, and out a back wall or roofline. That second elbow, deep in the run, is where lint compacts and airflow dies. A short shop-vac pass at the trap never gets close.
- Foil flex duct that was a cheap replacement years ago. We see this constantly in older laundry closets off the garage. Foil flex sags at every low point, catches lint relentlessly, and within a year you’re back to two-cycle drying. We recommend rigid aluminum and show you exactly why with your inspection photos.
- Cleaned pipe, dead hood. A vent can be spotless inside and still not move air if the exterior flapper is stuck or a bird has filled the hood with nesting. Dunwoody homes with roofline terminations are especially prone. We check the hood every time, every job, even if you only booked a cleaning.
- The “clean filter” lie. Your dryer’s lint filter can look spotless while the vent run is packed solid. The filter only catches what reaches it. Lint that stays suspended in the airstream travels until the air slows down, which is exactly what happens at a 90-degree elbow 14 feet into a Dunwoody two-story run. That’s what the camera finds.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Dunwoody, GA
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Dunwoody runs $149 – $289 for a single run in a typical home. That’s one flat price per system, not a per-vent rate, and it’s written down before we start. If your run is unusually long, has multiple elbows, or the hood needs repair, we’ll show you a separate line-item quote for that work before touching the vent. A standalone dryer vent inspection is $89 – $129, credited toward a cleaning booked the same visit. Rigid aluminum duct replacement, bird guard installation, and vent cap replacement are quoted individually based on your run length and access. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate over the phone, and we’ll give you the same written price at your door before any work begins.
We Also Serve Cities Near Dunwoody
If you’re in a neighboring community, our Dryer Vent Cleaning team covers the broader metro area. We regularly serve Dunwoody plus Atlanta, South Fulton, Sandy Springs, and Roswell – same flat per-run pricing, same written quote before any work starts, same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Dunwoody, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Dunwoody 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 Dunwoody
Every 12 to 24 months for most Dunwoody homes, with the shorter interval applying to two-story 1970s – 1990s builds with long multi-elbow runs. If your dryer takes two cycles to dry a load, the lint filter light comes on after a clean filter, or the outside of the dryer gets unusually hot, don’t wait a year. The honest answer is that a well-run rigid aluminum vent with a short direct run can go 24 months, but the roofline and back-wall terminations common in Dunwoody collect lint faster than a short side-wall vent. We’ll tell you what your specific run needs after we inspect it. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll tell you straight what your vent needs.
Per dryer run, flat. One dryer vent is one price, $149 – $289 in Dunwoody, no matter how many elbows or what the access looks like. We don’t do per-vent pricing, and we don’t ring up a different number once the tech is in your laundry room. The price you get on the phone is the price on the written quote at your door is the price on your invoice. No exceptions.
A full camera inspection of the entire run from the dryer connection to the exterior hood, airflow measurement at the termination point, exterior hood and flapper check, and before-and-after photo documentation of whatever we find. If we clear a blockage during the inspection, that’s a cleaning and we’ll tell you the flat price before we proceed. Standalone inspections in Dunwoody run $89 – $129.
Sometimes, but we don’t promise it the way appliance-repair ads do. Our Dunwoody schedule fills quickly, and we’d rather give you a real arrival window than a vague “we’ll be there today.” A live person answers (737) 727-2314 24/7, and they’ll give you the next available slot and a trackable arrival time, not an all-day window. If it’s urgent, we’ll tell you honestly whether today is realistic.
Because the lint filter only catches what reaches it. Lint stays airborne until the air slows, which happens at every elbow and long run in a Dunwoody two-story vent system. A clean filter with a hot dryer and long dry times means the blockage is deeper in the run, usually 12 – 18 feet in at a sagging elbow or a packed hood. That’s exactly what our camera inspection finds, and exactly what a shop vac at the trap will never touch. Call (737) 727-2314 and let’s find it.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Dunwoody through the Relay Home Co. family.