Dryer vent cleaning
Whole-home duct cleaning
Camera inspection
Sanitizing & deodorizingWhole-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.
Fast, Reliable Dryer Vent Cleaning Across Santa Clarita
Dryer vent cleaning in Santa Clarita typically costs $129 – $249 for a standard single-family home and takes 60 – 90 minutes. That price should be written down before any work starts. If you’re dealing with a two-story Valencia home with a long vertical run, or a Canyon Country house built in the 1980s with original foil ducting, expect the job to run toward the higher end due to the extra footage and the likely need for a camera inspection. Call (661) 523-0295 for a free estimate from Hollis Air Duct Santa Clarita.
We work across Santa Clarita every week, from the master-planned streets of Stevenson Ranch to the older ranch-style neighborhoods of Newhall. Our crews know what these homes hide inside their walls because we see it constantly. Roy Castellanos leads the team with a simple standard: show up inside the window, put the price in writing, do the job by the book, and leave the site clean. No bait-and-switch pricing at the door. No vague “satisfaction guaranteed” language. Just a written price and a 365-Day Done Right Promise that covers the work for a full year.
Why Hollis Air Duct Santa Clarita Is Santa Clarita’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Santa Clarita homeowners call us because we answer with a live person, every time, day or night. Someone picks up the phone at (661) 523-0295, takes your address, and schedules a technician. Not a callback queue. Not a voicemail loop. That matters when you’ve got a dryer that won’t dry and a laundry pile backing up.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. When they arrive, they introduce themselves, walk the vent run with you, and put the total price in writing before touching a single tool. That price doesn’t move. The work is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the vent clogs again within a year due to something we missed, we return at no charge. That includes a free second visit. We don’t negotiate that. It’s written on every job.
The crews rotate through Santa Clarita neighborhoods like Valencia, Canyon Country, Saugus, and Castaic on a regular schedule, which means we’re often able to get to your home within a few days, not a few weeks. We carry the equipment that commercial crews use: Rotobrush rotary brush systems, Nikro negative-air machines, and camera inspection gear. The same tools a building engineer would spec for a commercial laundry room, run by a technician who explains what he’s doing in plain English.
Styles & brands we work with
Dryer Vent Inspection in Santa Clarita
Dryer Vent Inspection in Santa Clarita runs $49 – $99 as a standalone service, and it’s the right first move when you don’t know the age or condition of your vent run. A camera inspection is the only way to see what’s actually inside the wall: crushed foil, disconnected joints, or a lint blockage sitting 15 feet in. For homes built between 1980 and 2000 in Valencia and Canyon Country, we recommend an inspection before any cleaning, because original duct runs often hide damage that a brush alone won’t fix.
Camera Inspection, Not Guesswork
We run a camera from the dryer connection to the exterior vent hood. The footage shows you the actual condition of the duct. You see the lint pack, the sags, the tears. We review it together so you’re making a repair decision based on what’s in your wall, not what a technician claims he saw.
When Inspection Reveals Damage
If the camera finds crushed flexible foil or a disconnected section, we give you a written price to fix it before we clean. That might mean replacing a short run with rigid aluminum duct or sealing separated joints with mastic. The inspection fee is waived when you book the cleaning on the same visit.
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Santa Clarita
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Santa Clarita typically costs $300 – $750 depending on the number of dryers, the length of the run, and whether roof access is required. We clean vents for apartment complexes, senior living facilities, gyms, salons, and small commercial laundries throughout Santa Clarita. Long commercial runs through multi-story buildings collect lint faster than residential systems, and the fire code here is clear: commercial dryer vents must be cleaned on a set schedule and documented.
Multi-Unit Building Service
Apartment buildings in Valencia and Canyon Country usually have shared vertical vent stacks or long horizontal runs that exit through the roof. We map each run, clean from the dryer side with rotary brushes, and maintain negative pressure so lint never pushes back into the living unit. Property managers get a written record of what was cleaned and the condition of each vent.
Documentation for Code Compliance
We provide a service report with before-and-after images, duct length, and any repairs made. That record matters for property inspections and insurance documentation. We schedule recurring commercial cleans so the next due date never sneaks up on your maintenance calendar.
Trusted Brands We Service in Santa Clarita
We service every major dryer brand, including Whirlpool, Maytag, LG, Samsung, Kenmore, and Speed Queen commercial units. The vent itself doesn’t care who made the dryer. What matters is the duct material and the run length, and we stock the replacement parts Santa Clarita homes actually need: rigid aluminum duct, foil mastic sealant, bird guards, and vent caps. We use Nikro negative-air machines on every cleaning to capture lint and fine dust before it can spread through your laundry room. For homes with persistent dryer exhaust backpressure, we often recommend filtration products from Honeywell or Aprilaire for the indoor air side, but the vent work itself comes first.
See the difference
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AfterCommon Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Santa Clarita Homes
- Crushed original foil ducts in two-story homes. Builders in the 1980s and 1990s ran cheap flexible foil through Valencia and Canyon Country walls. Over time, that foil sags, kinks, and collapses. The dryer keeps overheating because the high-limit switch trips and shuts down the heat cycle.
- Santa Ana wind debris clogging exterior vent hoods. Gusts out of the northeast blow fine desert dust, dry leaves, and even small twigs into exterior dryer vent hoods. The damper jams open, lint piles up against it, and the exhaust backs up into the house. Coastal cities don’t deal with this the same way.
- Construction debris left from the original build. In Stevenson Ranch and other fast-built master-planned communities, we regularly vacuum out drywall dust, sawdust, and even fast-food wrappers left inside dryer vent runs during construction. The builder didn’t care. You inherited it.
- Torn taped seams in Canyon Country’s original foil ducts. The foil tape used in the 1980s dries out and fails. Humid exhaust air leaks into wall cavities, which attracts pests and can promote mold. We seal separated joints with mastic, not tape, so the seal actually holds.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Santa Clarita, CA
A standard single-story dryer vent cleaning in Santa Clarita runs $129 – $179. A two-story home with a longer vertical run, which describes most of Valencia and Stevenson Ranch, runs $179 – $249. If we need to replace a crushed section of duct, add $150 – $300 depending on access and length. Installing a bird guard or new vent cap runs $40 – $90. All pricing is written down before any tool comes off the truck. Call (661) 523-0295 and we’ll give you a straight number over the phone once we understand your setup. Estimates are free.
For homes in Canyon Country and Newhall where original foil duct is still in place, we’ll usually recommend a camera inspection first. If the camera shows a collapsed run, no amount of brushing fixes that. You need replacement, and we’ll tell you that plainly, with a written price, before doing anything.
We Also Serve Cities Near Santa Clarita
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team covers Santa Clarita and the surrounding communities, including Stevenson Ranch, Castaic, Sylmar, and San Fernando. If you’re just over the city line, call us and we’ll confirm our schedule for your street. Same written pricing, same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Santa Clarita, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita’s semi-arid climate and Santa Ana winds push fine desert dust into exterior vent hoods, and that dust mixes with lint to form a dense, packed blockage faster than you’d see in a humid coastal city. The valley’s hot, dry air also bakes lint into a crust that grips the duct walls. Homes here typically need vent cleaning every 12 – 18 months, compared to every 2 – 3 years in soggy coastal climates. Call (661) 523-0295 to schedule an inspection and see what’s actually in your vent.
If the camera inspection shows original flexible foil duct, yes, you should budget for replacement. Foil ducts from that era sag and crush over time, especially in two-story Canyon Country homes where the vent runs through the wall cavity. We replace the crushed sections with rigid aluminum duct and seal each joint with mastic. The cost depends on access and run length, but you’ll get a written price before any work starts.
Yes, and we see it every fall and winter in Santa Clarita. Strong gusts blow desert dust, dry leaves, and small twigs directly into exterior vent hoods, especially if the damper flap is already stiff. The debris blocks the flap from closing, lint piles up, and exhaust backs up into your laundry room. A bird guard with a proper damper assembly solves this, and we can install one for $40 – $90.
We don’t guess at it. We run a camera scope from the dryer connection up to the roof or wall cap, identify the blockage and the duct condition, then use a Nikro negative-air machine to keep the workspace clean while we work rotary brushes through the full run. If the original foil is crushed behind the wall, we replace that section with rigid aluminum. The whole job on a Valencia two-story usually runs $179 – $249 for cleaning, plus any duct replacement if needed. Estimates are free at (661) 523-0295.
Unfortunately, yes. We routinely vacuum drywall dust, sawdust, and even fast-food wrappers out of dryer vent runs in Stevenson Ranch and other master-planned communities built during the boom years. Builders didn’t cap the vents during construction, and debris ended up inside. A camera inspection confirms it, and a full cleaning removes it. If the debris damaged the duct, we’ll show you the footage and give you a written replacement price.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Santa Clarita, serving Santa Clarita and the surrounding valley.