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 Fort Worth
Dryer vent cleaning in Fort Worth typically runs $149 – $289 for a standard single-dryer home, and most jobs finish in under 90 minutes. We’re Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, part of the Relay Home Co. family, and we’ve cleaned thousands of dryer vent runs across Tarrant County. Live in Fairmount, Ryan Place, or out toward Saginaw? Our crews know the housing stock, the long vent runs in older bungalows, and the lint patterns Fort Worth’s dry, dusty air creates. Call (737) 727-2314 for a written price before we touch a single vent.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Fort Worth’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Fort Worth homeowners call us because we don’t play the bait-and-switch game that’s become too common in this trade. Every job starts with a camera inspection, and every quote is one flat price per system agreed before work starts. You’ll see the written number before we unload a tool. No per-vent add-ons, no “while we’re here” upcharges. Omar Haddad runs our operations with a simple rule: if the price changes at your door, the job doesn’t start.
We also back every vent cleaning with the 365-Day Done Right Promise. That’s a full year. If the work isn’t right, we return and correct it at no charge. No fine print, no pro-rated coverage. Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and they arrive with a live trackable arrival window you can follow from your phone. You’ll know the tech’s name before they ring the bell. That’s The Relay Standard, and it’s how we’ve earned repeat calls from neighborhoods like Berkeley Place, Mistletoe Heights, and Wedgwood.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Fort Worth
As a Dryer Vent Cleaning Company serving Fort Worth, we handle the full pathway from the dryer’s exhaust port to the exterior vent cap. That means removing the dryer from the wall when needed, running a camera scope through the entire run, agitating the lint with rotary brush tools from Rotobrush and Nikro, and pulling debris out through a HEPA-filtered negative-pressure vacuum. Negative-pressure extraction, to decode the trade term, means the loosened lint goes straight into the vacuum, not back into your laundry room.
Most Fort Worth homes need this every 12 to 24 months, depending on run length, the number of elbows, and how often the dryer runs. A family of four doing eight loads a week will pack lint faster than a single person doing three.
One Flat Price, Agreed Before We Start
You get a written price for the entire dryer vent system before any tool comes off the truck. That covers the camera inspection, the cleaning, and the before-and-after photos of your own vent run. We never charge per vent or per elbow. Fort Worth homes with two dryers or complex runs won’t see the price creep up mid-job.
Camera First, Cleaning Second
We don’t run a vacuum and call it done. The camera scope shows us exactly where the lint is packed, which elbows are clogged, and whether there’s a blockage like a bird nest or a broken flap at the cap. Then we clean what the camera actually revealed, not what we guessed was there.
Dryer Vent Inspection in Fort Worth
A Dryer Vent Inspection in Fort Worth is a standalone service for homeowners who want to know what’s inside their vent run before committing to a full cleaning or repair. We run a high-resolution camera from the dryer connection point all the way to the exterior cap. You see the footage. We point out lint build-up, moisture damage, disconnected joints, and any fire risk. A visual inspection in Fort Worth typically runs $79 – $129 when booked alone, and the fee is credited toward the cleaning if you proceed.
This is the right call when you’ve just bought an older Fort Worth home and don’t know the vent’s history, or when the dryer has been taking longer than a year to dry a load but you’re not sure why.
What the Camera Reveals
In Fort Worth’s pre-1970s bungalows, we often find foil or vinyl ducting that’s crushed at an elbow, disconnected at a joint, or sagging under accumulated lint weight. The camera shows whether the vent path is even intact before we touch it. Some runs are so constricted that cleaning is the only safe fix.
When an Inspection Prevents a Bigger Bill
A $99 inspection caught a disconnected vent joint in a Fairmount bungalow last month before it pumped dryer exhaust into the crawl space for another season. Moisture from that exhaust rots floor joists and breeds mold. The inspection itself takes 30 to 45 minutes and you’ll have a written report with photos.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Worth
Our Fort Worth crews work on every major dryer brand and vent configuration: Whirlpool, LG, Samsung, Maytag, GE, Speed Queen. We stock common replacement caps, bird guards, and foil-to-rigid transition kits from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies on our service vans, so most cap swaps and small repairs happen the same visit without a second trip. If your vent needs rerouting or a new termination point, we quote that as a written line item before any work begins.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Fort Worth Homes
- Long, elbow-heavy runs in pre-war bungalows: Fort Worth’s near-south neighborhoods like Fairmount and Ryan Place are full of 1920s – 1940s homes with detached utility rooms. We regularly see vent runs that snake 15 to 20 feet through crawl spaces with three or four 90-degree elbows, and lint packs hardest at every bend. These runs need cleaning more often than a straight 6-foot run in a new build.
- Foil ducting in 1990s-era subdivisions: Newer Fort Worth homes in areas like Summer Creek and Park Glen often used flexible foil ducting that kinks easily and traps lint in the accordion folds. The exterior cap may look clear, but the inside of the foil pipe is narrowed substantially, sometimes to a 2-inch opening.
- Bird nests and blocked caps: Fort Worth’s warm winters mean birds and squirrels use exterior dryer vents as nesting sites nearly year-round. We’ve pulled wren, starling, and squirrel nests out of vent caps in Haltom City and North Richland Hills in every month of the year. A proper bird guard costs $39 – $69 installed and prevents repeat blockages.
- Dryer taking two cycles per load: This is the most common symptom Fort Worth homeowners report, and it almost always traces to a packed vent run. The dryer’s moisture sensor never gets a dry signal because the hot, wet air can’t escape. Your dryer runs longer, your utility bill climbs, and the heating element wears out years early.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Fort Worth, TX
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Fort Worth runs $149 – $289. That covers one dryer, one vent run from dryer to exterior cap, camera inspection before and after, full cleaning, and before-and-after photos. Homes with two dryers or an exceptionally long run (over 25 feet) may run $289 – $389. A standalone inspection is $79 – $129. A bird guard runs $39 – $69 installed at the same visit. One flat price per system, agreed in writing before we start. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate on your specific set-up. Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team walks you through the exact scope before we book anything.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Worth
Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning serves Fort Worth and the surrounding Tarrant County communities, including Haltom City, North Richland Hills, Hurst, and Kennedale. If you’re just outside the city line, call and ask about scheduling. Our DFW metro dispatch coordinates every local crew, so you’re getting a Fort Worth-area technician, not someone driving in from a different region.
Serving Fort Worth, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth
Most Fort Worth homes need a dryer vent cleaning every 12 to 24 months. If your run is short and straight, like the 6-foot runs common in early-2000s builds out in Summer Creek, you can often go two years. If you own a pre-war bungalow in Fairmount or Ryan Place with a long, elbow-heavy run, 12 months is the safe interval. Homes with large families doing eight or more loads per week should lean toward annual cleanings. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll give you an honest interval based on your actual run, not a blanket recommendation.
No. We charge one flat price per system, agreed in writing before we start. You’ll never see a per-vent line item, a per-elbow surcharge, or a “while we’re here” upsell on a Cardinal invoice. Fort Worth homeowners with two dryers or complex runs get the full written quote before any tool is unloaded. If the price changes at the door, the job doesn’t start. That’s been Omar Haddad’s rule from day one, and every technician on the Fort Worth roster follows it.
We start with a camera inspection of the entire vent run so we can see what’s actually in there. Then we use a Rotobrush rotary brush system with a Nikro HEPA-filtered negative-pressure vacuum to agitate and extract the lint. The term negative-pressure extraction means the debris is pulled out through the vacuum, never blown back into your laundry room. After cleaning, we run the camera again and hand you before-and-after photos of your own vent. A typical Fort Worth single-dryer job takes 60 to 90 minutes.
Yes. An inspection is a camera-only evaluation of the vent run, costs $79 – $129 in Fort Worth, and gives you a written report with photos and a clear picture of what’s inside your vent. A cleaning includes the inspection plus the full rotary brush and vacuum extraction. If you book an inspection first and then proceed with cleaning, we credit the inspection fee toward the cleaning. Inspection is the right call when you’ve just bought a home and don’t know the vent’s history, or when your dryer just started taking longer than a year to dry and you want to see why before paying for a full clean.
It’s real. Lint is highly flammable, and the U.S. Fire Administration identifies dryer vent obstruction as a leading cause of home dryer fires. But the more common problem Fort Worth homeowners face is moisture damage. When a vent is packed tight, the hot, humid exhaust has nowhere to go. That moisture condenses inside the vent, soaks surrounding drywall or crawl space framing, and breeds mold. We pulled a packed wad of lint the size of a football from a 1940s bungalow near the Stockyards last month, and the homeowner’s dryer went from two cycles per load back to one. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate, and we’ll tell you honestly whether your vent needs work today or can wait.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Fort Worth and Tarrant County.