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 Medina
Dryer vent cleaning in Medina, WA typically runs $149 to $289 for a standard single-dryer home, and a full cleaning with camera inspection takes about an hour to ninety minutes. If you live off Evergreen Point Road or near Overlake Golf and Country Club, you’re dealing with some of the longer dryer vent runs in the region, and those runs collect lint other homes never see. We’re the Dryer Vent Cleaning team from Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, and we serve Medina with honest flat pricing, no per-vent charges, and before-and-after photos of your actual ductwork before we leave. Call (737) 727-2314 for a straight answer and a free estimate.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Medina’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We show up when we say we will. Every Medina booking gets a live trackable arrival window through The Relay Standard, so you’re not sitting around a four-hour block wondering if anyone is coming. Our techs are background-checked, uniformed, and they carry Rotobrush agitation tools and Nikro HEPA vacuums – the same negative-pressure setup used in commercial duct work, not a truck-mounted shop vac pointed at your wall.
Omar Haddad leads our team, and the standard he sets is simple: write the price down before a single tool comes out, do the work completely, and photograph the result. Medina homeowners see their own duct lines on camera before and after. No guesswork, no vague assurances, no invoice surprise at the door.
We also back every job with the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the vent cleaning 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 booking without exception.
Dryer Vent Repair in Medina
Dryer Vent Repair in Medina usually means one of three things: a crushed or disconnected duct section behind the wall, a broken exterior vent cap, or a run that’s leaking lint into the crawlspace or attic. In the Medina area, where a lot of 1960s and 1970s homes have original rigid metal ducts that run long distances through finished basements and up through roofs, we see disconnected joints more than anything else. A repair typically runs $180 to $340 depending on what we find, and you get that number in writing before we touch anything.
Vent Cap Replacement and Bird Guard Installation
A damaged or missing exterior cap lets rain, birds, and rodents into the duct, and that debris becomes a secondary blockage over time. We replace caps with proper louvered or hooded units and install bird guards where starlings or sparrows are nesting. A standard cap replacement in Medina runs $85 to $165, including the part and labor.
Vent Rerouting for Long or Complex Runs
Some Medina homes have dryer vents that snake 25 to 40 feet from the laundry room to an exterior wall, with multiple 90-degree elbows. Those runs exceed the CMC (California Mechanical Code) maximum effective length for many dryers, which means the blower can’t push lint out at the required rate. Rerouting is a bigger job, typically $450 to $900, and we’ll always show you why it’s necessary before quoting it. Lint accumulation in these long runs is precisely what a customer with a clean lint trap can’t see.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Medina
As a Dryer Vent Cleaning Company that works across Medina, we see the same pattern over and over: the lint trap looks fine, so the homeowner assumes the duct is fine. It’s not. The trap catches maybe 25% of what your dryer produces, and the rest goes into the vent run. In Medina specifically, where dryers often sit in interior laundry rooms far from exterior walls, those runs are long, hidden, and packed with lint by the time anyone notices. A full cleaning in Medina runs $149 to $289 for a standard single run, with longer or multi-story runs quoted upfront before work begins.
Camera Inspection Before and After
Every one of our Medina cleanings includes a camera pass before and after the work. You see what’s actually in the duct – not a stock photo of someone else’s clog. We push a high-definition inspection camera through the entire run, identify blockages and damaged sections, and then do the source removal right after.
HEPA Filtration and Containment
We use Abatement Technologies containment units and Nikro HEPA vacuums to ensure the lint we loosen goes straight into the vacuum, not back into your laundry room. That’s what negative-pressure extraction means: the air is pulled, not pushed, so debris never re-enters your living space. Medina homes with finished basements and tight mechanical rooms especially benefit from this setup.
Trusted Brands We Service in Medina
Medina’s housing stock runs from mid-century originals to recent custom builds, and the dryer vent configurations vary just as widely. We service and clean all brands, including LG, Samsung, Whirlpool, Maytag, Electrolux, and GE dryers, and we work with the duct materials those homes actually have: 4-inch rigid aluminum, semi-rigid foil, and older galvanized steel. For filtration upgrades on homes near high-pollen zones like the Foster Island wetlands or the Washington Park Arboretum perimeter, we stock and install Guardsman filtration and recommend Aprilaire or Honeywell media where it fits. Local parts are on hand, which means less waiting on a simple vent cap or connector replacement.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Medina Homes
- Long runs with hidden lint pack in finished basements. Medina’s interior laundry rooms and finished lower levels mean dryer ducts travel through finished ceilings and walls. We regularly find 30-foot runs where the middle 15 feet of duct is packed solid while both ends look clear.
- Roof and crawlspace terminations that go unmaintained. Dryer vents that exit through the roof or a tight crawlspace are nearly impossible to clean with homeowner tools. Debris gets stirred up, not removed, without proper agitation and HEPA filtration.
- Damaged duct joints from decades of thermal expansion. Older Medina homes with rigid aluminum ducts see joints separate as the metal expands and contracts. That sends moist lint into wall cavities and attics, where it becomes a fire hazard and a mold invitation.
- Bird or rodent intrusion through old vent caps. Lakeside properties and heavily treed lots near Fairweather Bay see more bird activity, particularly starlings. They will nest in an unguarded vent in a single afternoon, and their nesting material combined with lint becomes a full blockage in weeks.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Medina, WA
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Medina runs $149 to $289. That’s the whole price for a single-dryer home with an accessible vent, and it includes camera inspection, HEPA-filtered source removal, and before-and-after photos. If your run is longer than about 25 feet, exits through the roof, or has multiple hidden elbows, the quote goes up based on the time and access involved – and you get that number in writing before we start. No per-vent pricing. No coupon that becomes a different invoice when the van arrives. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll walk through your home’s layout over the phone, give you a firm range, and schedule a time that works for you. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Medina
Our crews cover Medina and the surrounding Eastside communities. If you’re across Evergreen Point in Bellevue, up the hill in Kirkland, over on Mercer Island, or across the bridge in Seattle, we handle dryer vent cleaning in those neighborhoods too. Same flat pricing, same camera proof, same 365-Day Done Right Promise on every job.
Serving Medina, WA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Medina 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 Medina
For most Medina homes, once every 12 to 18 months is right. If your dryer runs daily for a family of four or more, or if your vent run is long with multiple elbows, clean it annually. Homes with short, straight runs and light laundry loads can stretch to 24 months, but no longer. If your clothes are taking two cycles to dry or the dryer is hot to the touch, the duct is already telling you it’s time. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll help you figure out your actual interval based on your home.
Flat price, always. For a standard single-dryer home in Medina, you pay $149 to $289 for the entire job – no per-vent add-ons, no per-foot charges, no surprise fees once the tech is inside. The only reason a quote changes is if your vent run is unusually long, roof-terminated, or damaged, and we show you exactly why before you agree to anything. The written price is in your hand before the first tool comes out, and it does not change at the door.
We start with a camera inspection of the full duct run so both you and we can see what’s inside. Then we connect a Nikro HEPA vacuum to create negative pressure at the vent, and run a Rotobrush rotary brush through the duct from the dryer side, agitating lint off the walls as the vacuum pulls it out. We finish by checking the exterior cap, verifying airflow with a blower motor check, and photographing the cleared duct on the same camera. You get the before-and-after photos before we leave.
Yes. If our camera inspection finds a disconnected joint, crushed duct section, damaged cap, or a run that’s leaking lint into a finished wall or crawlspace, we quote the repair as a separate written line item. Typical repairs in Medina run $180 to $340 for common issues like vent cap replacement, joint reconnection, or small section replacement. Larger reroutes run $450 to $900. None of it gets done without your written approval.
Because Medina’s housing stock, with its long interior dryer runs and finished lower levels, is exactly the type that hides lint until it becomes a real problem. That moist lint is combustible, it restricts airflow which shortens your dryer’s life, and it drives up drying times and energy use. Clean the vent and you reduce the fire risk, cut drying time, and lower your gas or electric bill. The fix is inexpensive relative to the cost of a dryer fire or a failed dryer, and we’ll show you the proof on camera. Call (737) 727-2314 for an exact quote.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Medina, WA and the surrounding Eastside communities.