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 San Bernardino
Dryer vent cleaning in San Bernardino usually costs $139 – $289 for a standard single-family home, and the appointment typically takes 60 – 90 minutes from setup to final photos. The job involves running rotary agitation tools through the entire vent run, then extracting the loosened lint with a HEPA-filtered negative-pressure vacuum so nothing blows back into your laundry room. If you live in a 1950s – 1970s tract home off Del Rosa or near Blair Park, your vent run probably deserves more attention than the builder ever gave it. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll give you a written flat price before any work begins.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is San Bernardino’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We’re part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded in 2005, and we operate on a standard most San Bernardino homeowners have never seen from a duct cleaner: the Relay Visibility Guarantee. That means every booking includes a live trackable arrival time, before-and-after photos of your duct interior, and a written price handed to you before a single tool comes off the truck.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and run professional-grade equipment, including Rotobrush rotary brush systems and Nikro HEPA vacuums. We don’t show up with a shop vac and a drill attachment. When you schedule, you’ll know the tech’s name before they ring the bell. San Bernardino homeowners in the north end near Cal State, down by the 215 corridor, and out toward Del Rosa consistently tell us two things: the price we quoted was the price they paid, and the photos proved the work actually happened.
Led by Omar Haddad, our crews coordinate from the Inland Empire office and serve San Bernardino locally, which means we know the housing stock here. Long attic runs, foil duct that should have been replaced twenty years ago, termination caps jammed with rooftop debris. We’ve seen it all, cleaned it all, and photographed every inch.
Every job is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work isn’t right within 365 days, we return and correct it at no charge. No fine print. No “select services only.” It applies to every booking without exception.
Dryer Vent Inspection in San Bernardino
A Dryer Vent Inspection in San Bernardino is a camera-based walkthrough of your entire vent pathway, from the dryer connection behind the unit to the exterior termination cap outside your home. We push a small video camera through the run and watch for sagging, crushed sections, excessive lint accumulation, bird nests, and improper material, especially flexible foil or vinyl duct, which is still common in San Bernardino’s pre-1980 housing. For homeowners buying a home in north San Bernardino or renting out a property near the 210, an inspection answers the question every buyer should ask: is this vent actually safe to use?
A standalone inspection runs $89 – $139. If we find a clog during the inspection and you want us to clean it on the spot, we’ll apply the inspection fee toward the cleaning. You won’t pay twice.
How the Camera Inspection Works
The camera shows you exactly what we’re seeing. We’ll point out where the duct sags, where lint has accumulated along the bottom, and whether the run exceeds the manufacturer’s recommended 25-foot maximum. In San Bernardino’s single-story tract homes from the 1950s through the 1970s, it’s common to find runs of 30, 35, even 40 feet snaking through hot attics or garages. That’s not a code violation on its own, but it means lint has more surface area to cling to and the dryer has to work harder. It also means cleaning is genuinely more involved than a ten-minute blow-out.
When to Book One
If your clothes are taking two cycles to dry, if the outside vent flap isn’t opening when the dryer runs, or if you’ve just bought a home and don’t know the last time the vent was cleaned, book an inspection. It’s the cheapest way to know whether your dryer vent is merely dirty or actually dangerous.
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Bernardino
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Bernardino serves apartment complexes, laundromats, gyms, salons, and any business with one or more dryers running multiple loads a day. Volume changes the math: a dryer at a San Bernardino apartment building near Hospitality Lane may run 15 or 20 cycles daily, which means lint builds in weeks, not months. For commercial properties, we schedule recurring cleanings quarterly, semi-annually, or annually depending on usage, and we document every visit with photos so property managers have a record for insurance and fire-safety compliance.
Commercial pricing in San Bernardino starts at $199 per dryer for accessible single-story runs and goes up based on run length, roof access, and the number of units. A 12-unit apartment building with a shared laundry room typically runs $350 – $600 when we’re cleaning the common exhaust run. We hand you a written price before work starts and we don’t change it at the door.
Property Manager Documentation
After every commercial cleaning, we deliver a digital invoice plus before-and-after photo documentation. If your insurance carrier or fire marshal asks when the dryer vents were last cleaned, you’ll have a dated record with photographic proof. That alone is worth the cost for many San Bernardino property owners.
Multi-Unit and Laundromat Scheduling
We can schedule recurring visits on a cadence that matches your occupancy. Our office answers phones 24/7 with a live person, so if a tenant reports a dryer that won’t dry, you’re not leaving voicemails and hoping for a callback. You’ll get a name, a time, and a written quote.
Trusted Brands We Service in San Bernardino
We clean and service dryer vents connected to every major dryer brand you’ll find in San Bernardino homes: Whirlpool, Maytag, LG, Samsung, GE, Electrolux, Speed Queen, and Kenmore. For filtration and air-quality products, we offer our HVAC Cleaning in San Bernardino with Honeywell and Aprilaire components. Our trucks carry termination caps, bird guards, rigid metal duct sections, and the connector hardware needed for most replacements, so we’re not making a second trip to a supply house across San Bernardino when your vent cap is cracked or your foil duct needs upgrading to rigid metal. The result is a single appointment that actually finishes.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in San Bernardino Homes
- Long runs through hot attics. San Bernardino’s 1950s – 1970s tract homes often route dryer exhaust through uninsulated attic spaces, which means the warm, humid air passing through the duct cools quickly and drops lint along the run. A short vent in a modern build can go two years between cleanings; a 35-foot attic run in a San Bernardino home needs attention every 12 months or less.
- Flexible foil or vinyl duct that should have been replaced decades ago. Pre-1980 housing codes allowed materials that sag, crimp, and crush. Once a foil duct sags in a hot San Bernardino attic, lint collects in the low spot until the passage narrows to a few inches. A dryer that once dried in 45 minutes suddenly needs two cycles. The fix is replacing the sagging section with rigid metal, not just vacuuming around the problem.
- Per-vent pricing games. Some San Bernardino contractors quote a low per-vent price, then “discover” extra registers, a blower motor check, and a clogged termination once they’re inside. The final invoice is double or triple the quote. We quote one flat price per system before any work starts. If the scope changes, the price doesn’t.
- The lint trap blind spot. The trap catches maybe 25 – 30% of what your dryer produces. The rest travels through the vent run. In San Bernardino’s older homes, where runs are long and often hidden behind drywall or above garage ceilings, that means years of accumulation nobody ever sees until a camera goes in. We show you the before-and-after photos so there’s no guesswork.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Bernardino, CA
For most single-family homes in San Bernardino, a standard dryer vent cleaning runs $139 – $289. That price covers the full vent run from the dryer connection to the exterior termination cap, and it includes one flat price per system, not per vent. You’ll get a written quote before we start, and the quote does not change at the door.
What affects the price in San Bernardino is what we find: a crushed section of foil duct that needs replacement, a termination cap that’s stuck shut, a bird guard that needs installing, or a run so long it requires extended agitation. If we identify additional work during the cleaning, we’ll show you the issue on camera, explain what it costs to fix, and let you decide. No surprises on the invoice. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate and a written price before any work starts.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Bernardino
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team regularly serves homeowners across the Inland Empire. Beyond San Bernardino, we cover Loma Linda, Highland, Rialto, and Colton. If you’re in one of those cities, the same flat pricing, the same 365-Day Done Right Promise, and the same before-and-after photo proof apply.
Serving San Bernardino, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino
For most single-family homes in San Bernardino, once every 12 months is the right cadence. If your home was built before 1980 and has a long attic or garage run, check it every 6 to 9 months. If you have a large family doing daily laundry or a dryer that’s already taking longer than one cycle, book sooner. A camera inspection settles the question. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll tell you honestly whether you need a cleaning right now or can wait.
One flat price per system, agreed in writing before we start. We don’t charge per vent and we don’t “discover” extra charges after the van is parked. The price for a standard single-family dryer vent in San Bernardino runs $139 – $289, and if we find something that needs repair, we’ll show it to you on camera and give you a separate written quote before doing any additional work.
Yes. Lint is highly combustible, and a clogged vent traps heat and restricts airflow, which causes the dryer’s thermal components to overheat. In San Bernardino’s older tract homes, where vent runs go through hot attics and often exceed 25 feet, the risk is higher than in newer builds. The National Fire Protection Association identifies dryers as a leading cause of home fires tied to mechanical systems. Cleaning removes the fuel load. It’s that simple.
We run a camera through the full vent run and show you the footage as we go. You’ll see the condition of the duct material, any sags or crushed sections, lint accumulation, and whether the termination cap opens freely. We’ll also check the dryer connection behind the unit. A standalone inspection costs $89 – $139, and if you book a cleaning after the inspection, that fee is applied to the cleaning total. Call (737) 727-2314 to schedule one.
We don’t promise same-day service, because a proper Dryer Vent Cleaning is a scheduled appointment, not an emergency dispatch. What you do get is a live trackable arrival window through the Relay Standard, so you’re never sitting around waiting through a four-hour window. Most appointments are scheduled within a few days. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll find the next available slot that fits your schedule.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, part of the Relay Home Co. family, serving San Bernardino and the Inland Empire.