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 Sylmar
Dryer vent cleaning in Sylmar typically runs $149 – $289 for a standard single-story home with an accessible roof or wall vent, and most jobs are finished in 60 to 90 minutes. If your vent runs through an attic or across a second story, expect the higher end of that range. You can reach us at (661) 523-0295 for a written quote before any work starts.
Sylmar sits at the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley, pressed against the San Gabriel Mountains. That position matters more than most homeowners realize. When Santa Ana winds kick up, they push fine mountain dust and wildfire ash against exterior vent hoods on homes from Lakeview Terrace to the foothill developments off San Fernando Road. Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team works this terrain year-round, so we know what a Sylmar vent hood looks like after a wind event and what it takes to clear it properly.
Why Hollis Air Duct Santa Clarita Is Sylmar’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Sylmar homeowners call us because they want the job done once, with a written price before the work begins. We don’t do bait pricing. The number we quote by phone or on site is the number on the invoice, and it does not move once the technician is inside. That matters in a trade where too many companies hand over a coupon price and then inflate it with add-ons.
Roy Castellanos leads our team, and every technician who arrives in Sylmar is background-checked and uniformed. You know who is walking up the driveway before they ring the bell. Our crews carry Rotobrush rotary systems and Nikro negative-air machines, not hardware-store attachments. And every job is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the vent clogs again or the work fails within a year, we return and fix it at no charge.
We answer the phone around the clock with a live person. No voicemail queues. If you call at 6 a.m. before work or 9 p.m. after a long day, someone picks up and schedules your visit.
Styles & brands we work with
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Sylmar
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Sylmar covers laundromats, apartment complexes, senior living facilities, and any multi-unit property where dryers run continuously. These systems accumulate lint at a much faster rate than residential units, and a blocked commercial run is a genuine fire hazard. A commercial dryer vent clean in Sylmar typically runs $300 – $750 depending on vent length, access, and how many dryer drops tie into the main run. Multi-story buildings and rooftop terminations fall at the higher end.
Multi-Unit and Property Management Work
Sylmar apartment buildings off Hubbard Street and Glenoaks Boulevard often share vertical vent stacks. One tenant’s restricted lint trap does not stay that tenant’s problem. The buildup travels. We schedule recurring commercial cleans and document each visit with before-and-after photos so property managers have a paper trail for insurance and fire inspection compliance.
Laundromat and High-Cycle Facilities
Laundromat vents in Sylmar see more cycles in one week than a residential dryer sees in six months. We clean these systems with a source-removal approach: rotary brush agitation paired with continuous negative pressure, so debris gets pulled out rather than pushed back into the machine or the room. No fogging, no odor masking. The vent is clear and the airflow is measured.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Sylmar
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Sylmar means a full source-removal clean of the 4-inch metal duct that runs from your dryer to the exterior vent hood. We do not vacuum from outside only. A technician disconnects the dryer, runs a rotating brush through the entire length of the vent with a negative-air machine pulling debris out the other end, then reassembles everything and tests the airflow. A standard job in Sylmar runs $149 – $289 for most single-family homes.
Camera Inspection After Every Clean
We run a camera through the vent after every cleaning. You see the inside of your own vent, top to bottom, on the technician’s screen. If there is damage inside, a disconnected joint, or an obstruction we could not fully remove, you see it for yourself. This is not an upsell. It is the standard. You cannot verify what you cannot see, and we think you should see exactly what your money paid for.
Flap, Hood, and Cap Work
On most Sylmar calls, the vent itself clears fine, but the exterior flap is the real problem. Wind-blown grit jams it open. We replace damaged hoods, install new caps where the old one is missing or crushed, and secure the flapper so it seals tight when the dryer is off. A replacement cap or hood runs $45 – $95 in Sylmar depending on the style and whether we are replacing a wall hood or a roof cap.
Trusted Brands We Service in Sylmar
We clean dryer vents connected to every major dryer brand, but the equipment we use for the cleaning itself is Rotobrush and Nikro. Those are commercial-grade rotary brush and negative-air systems. Where filtration matters on HVAC crossover jobs, we use Honeywell and Aprilaire products. None of this is hardware-store gear. We carry common vent caps, flappers, and connector parts on the truck so a Sylmar call usually wraps up in one visit, not two. If you need a vent rerouted or a bird guard installed, we handle that too.
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AfterCommon Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Sylmar Homes
- Santa Ana wind-blown grit jamming the exterior flap. The flapper gets crusted with fine silt and stops closing. Hot air from outside then draws back into the vent, bakes the remaining lint brittle, and chunks break loose and lodge mid-run.
- Poorly sealed original metal ductwork in 1950s – 1970s single-family homes. Sylmar has a large stock of mid-century ranch homes, many with original seams that leak air and collect lint at every joint and elbow. This is common along Bledsoe Street, Dronfield Avenue, and the neighborhoods around Veterans Memorial Park.
- South- and east-facing vent hoods in the foothill developments that build up a salt-and-dust crust. Occasional marine-layer mist mixes with mountain dust and reduces the effective vent diameter long before any visible lint builds at the trap. The dryer runs hotter and longer, and the homeowner starts noticing damp heat near the dryer wall.
- First-cycle dust blast after a windy period, mistaken for a dirty vent. After a Santa Ana event, the slug of fine dust sucked into the home on startup often gets blamed on the dryer vent. Camera work after cleaning usually shows the vent flowing, but the interior blower and cabinet still need a blowout. It is two separate problems.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Sylmar, CA
A standard residential Dryer Vent Cleaning in Sylmar runs $149 – $289. That covers the full source-removal clean, camera inspection, and reassembly. Longer runs, roof vents, and second-story access push the price higher, usually $289 – $349. Rerouting a vent or adding a bird guard is quoted separately. Commercial work runs $300 – $750 depending on the size of the system. Every quote is written before we begin, and it is the price you pay. No per-vent math, no surprises at the door. Call (661) 523-0295 and we will give you an exact number for your home.
We Also Serve Cities Near Sylmar
Hollis Air Duct Santa Clarita handles dryer vent cleaning throughout the northeastern San Fernando Valley. If you are in San Fernando, Mission Hills, Granada Hills, or Panorama City, the same crews and the same written pricing apply. We coordinate dispatch from our Los Angeles office, and Sylmar is a regular route for us every week.
Serving Sylmar, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sylmar 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 Sylmar
Fine mountain dust and wildfire ash get driven into the flapper hinge and the edges of the vent hood, forming a hard crust that prevents the flap from closing. Once it stays open, hot dry outside air pulls back into the vent, bakes the lint brittle, and makes the next clog worse. The fix is a full source-removal clean plus re-securing or replacing the flapper so it seats tightly. Call (661) 523-0295 and we can check it with a camera before recommending anything.
Once a year is the floor for most Sylmar homes, and homes with south- or east-facing vent hoods in the foothills often need it twice a year. The original metal ductwork in 1950s – 1970s-era homes has more seams and elbows where lint catches, and the Santa Ana wind activity pushes significantly more particulate into the vent than coastal neighborhoods see. A coastal LA home might go 18 to 24 months between cleans. Sylmar homes should not.
Yes, but only under specific conditions. When the exterior flap is jammed open, gusting wind pushes dust, silt, and sometimes ash back through the run and into the dryer cabinet. That dust then deposits on the drum and gets onto clothes on the next cycle. The vent clean itself fixes the flap and clears the run, but the dryer’s interior blower wheel and cabinet also need a blowout to remove what already migrated into the machine. We do both on the same visit when the camera shows this problem.
Source removal means we disconnect the dryer, run a rotary brush through the entire vent from one end to the other, and keep a negative-air machine pulling debris out continuously while the brush agitates the walls. Vacuuming from outside only removes loose, easy-to-reach lint from the last few feet. It leaves the compacted crust that Santa Ana dust creates in Sylmar vents. That crust is exactly what restricts airflow and backs up moist heat, so leaving it means the problem returns quickly.
It is not an upsell, and we do not charge extra for it. The camera goes in after every clean so you can confirm the interior walls are clear and the joints are connected. Without camera verification, you are trusting that the brush actually reached the far end of an old, multi-elbow metal run. In Sylmar homes with 1960s ductwork, that trust has often been misplaced. We show you the before and after on the technician’s screen. Call (661) 523-0295 to schedule.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Santa Clarita, serving Sylmar and the surrounding San Fernando Valley.