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.
Fast, Reliable Dryer Vent Cleaning Across Brooklyn
Dryer vent cleaning in Brooklyn typically runs $180 – $340 for a residential single-family system, with most jobs completed in under two hours. If your dryer needs two cycles to finish a load or your laundry room feels unusually humid, the problem is usually deeper than the lint trap. We’re Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, part of the Garrison Partners family since 2004, and our Dryer Vent Cleaning crews serve Brooklyn from our Cleveland-area dispatch office. We know the pre-war walk-ups around Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope, the post-war brick buildings near Flatbush, and the particular headaches that come with decades-old galvanized runs hidden behind plaster. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate with a written price before any work starts.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Brooklyn’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We’ve built our reputation in Brooklyn on showing up inside the quoted window, pricing every job in writing before we touch anything, and standing behind the work for a full year. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise means if the vent fails, clogs again, or leaks lint into the wall within twelve months, we come back and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. That’s not a verbal assurance; it’s printed on every job sheet.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and trained to The Garrison Standard, which means they arrive squared away, explain what they find in plain terms, and leave the site clean. Phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, seven days a week. No callback queues, no voicemail loops, no waiting until Monday morning to schedule.
We carry professional-grade equipment from Nikro, Honeywell, and Aprilaire, the same tools used in Air Duct Cleaning in Brooklyn, because Brooklyn’s older housing stock demands more than hardware-store attachments. When you’re dealing with original galvanized steel runs or asbestos-wrapped joints in a 1920s brownstone, you need negative-air containment and rotary agitation systems that won’t damage fragile components or spread contaminants through the home.
Dryer Vent Inspection in Brooklyn
Dryer Vent Inspection in Brooklyn is where we almost always start, because the visible lint trap tells almost none of the story in a pre-war building. A proper inspection here means running a camera through the full lint pathway from the dryer connection to the exterior termination, checking for disconnected runs buried behind plaster, crushed sections from past remodels, and moisture damage in basement-level ducts. In Brooklyn’s housing stock, we regularly find galvanized runs that were wrapped in asbestos tape during a mid-century conversion and then painted over, or flex sections that have been crushed against joists during a basement renovation. A standard inspection runs $120 – $180 in Brooklyn, and we apply that fee toward the cleaning if you proceed with the work.
Camera Inspection of Hidden Runs
We feed a borescope through the duct to document what we can’t see from the laundry room. In Park Slope brownstones, we’ve found original gravity-furnace octopus ductwork in basements that was never designed for forced-air dryers, with lint accumulating in low-velocity pockets where the old coal-ash residue already reduced airflow. The camera shows us exactly where the blockage starts and whether the run is intact.
Airflow and Back-Pressure Testing
After visual inspection, we measure static pressure and airflow velocity at the exterior hood. A healthy residential dryer vent should move roughly 1,500 feet per minute at the termination. In Brooklyn’s older buildings, we commonly see readings below 500 FPM, which explains why your dryer runs twice as long as your neighbor’s in a newer building. The test takes five minutes and gives us a baseline for whether cleaning alone will solve the problem or if the run needs repair or rerouting.
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Brooklyn
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Brooklyn covers multi-family laundry rooms, laundromats, and building-wide shared vent systems in pre-war apartment buildings where a single clogged run can affect multiple units. These systems differ from residential jobs in scale and in risk: a commercial dryer generating heat for eight to twelve hours a day produces far more lint volume, and shared trunk lines in older buildings often have no access panels, meaning the only entry points are at individual unit connections or the roof termination. Commercial dryer vent cleaning in Brooklyn typically ranges from $350 – $650 per system depending on the number of drops, the length of the horizontal run, and whether we need to set up containment for occupied units.
Multi-Unit Shared Line Maintenance
Many Brooklyn walk-ups built in the 1920s and 30s have a single vertical trunk serving four to six units per floor, with individual flex connections that have been replaced haphazardly over decades. We map the system, clean each drop from the roof down using Nikro negative-air machines to prevent lint from entering occupied apartments, and document the condition of each connection for the building manager. This prevents the recurring complaints where one tenant’s clogged vent backs up humidity into neighboring units.
Laundromat and High-Volume Systems
Commercial dryers in Brooklyn laundromats often run near-continuous cycles, producing lint that cakes onto duct walls in thick, fire-resistant layers. We use rotary brush systems with variable-speed drives to match the duct material, whether it’s original galvanized steel or a more recent aluminum replacement. The job includes a written airflow report for insurance or fire-marshal documentation, which many Brooklyn commercial policies now require annually.
Trusted Brands We Service in Brooklyn
We maintain local parts inventory for Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Nikro equipment, which means most Brooklyn jobs don’t wait on shipping. Honeywell dryer vent sensors and controls are common in the multi-family buildings around Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn, and we stock replacement pressure switches and termination hoods for Carrier repair in Brooklyn and other systems. Aprilaire filtration components help when we’re adding secondary lint capture to basement runs that can’t be fully sealed against moisture intrusion. Nikro negative-air and rotary equipment is what we run on every job, commercial or residential, because it’s built for the kind of accumulated debris we find in pre-war construction. If your system uses a less common brand, we’ll tell you before we order anything, and we’ll show you the replacement part number so you can verify it yourself.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Brooklyn Homes
- The trap is clear but the wall is full. Homeowners in Brooklyn’s pre-war buildings routinely clean the lint screen religiously, never realizing that decades of compacted lint have filled the original galvanized supply and return runs hidden behind plaster walls. The dryer works harder, the element overheats, and the “check vent” light comes on with no obvious cause.
- A past remodel buried the problem. During a kitchen or basement renovation, a contractor may have pinched the dryer run against a joist or disconnected it entirely, so lint vents into the wall cavity or basement instead of outside. You smell mustiness in the laundry area that no surface cleaning fixes, and sometimes you find lint collecting on the basement floor near the foundation.
- Damp basement runs turn lint to felt. After heavy rainstorms, ground-level ductwork in Brooklyn basements often holds moisture that turns lint into a hard, felt-like plug rather than the dry fluff found in newer suburban builds. A standard shop vac won’t touch it; you need rotary agitation and negative-air extraction to break it loose and remove it completely.
- Asbestos-wrapped joints complicate every move. In neighborhoods like Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights, original duct joints were sealed with asbestos tape that is now friable. Disturbing it without HEPA containment and proper sealing spreads fibers through the home. We identify these conditions during inspection and handle them with Abatement Technologies filtration equipment, documenting every step.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Brooklyn, OH
In Brooklyn’s market, a standard residential dryer vent cleaning runs $180 – $280 for a single-family home with accessible ductwork. If we need to open a wall section to reach a disconnected or crushed run behind plaster, repair work adds $150 – $340 depending on the access required and whether we’re working around asbestos-wrapped joints. Commercial systems in multi-family buildings range $350 – $650 per shared trunk line, with per-unit drops priced at $85 – $140 each when cleaned as part of the building-wide service.
What moves the price: the length and material of the run, whether we need camera inspection to locate a hidden disconnection, the presence of moisture-damaged lint that requires extended agitation time, and any repair or sealing work once the duct is clear. We give you one flat price per system, agreed in writing, before we start. No per-vent add-ons, no trip charges, no invoice that balloons once the van is in your driveway. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Brooklyn
Our crews cover the full Cleveland metro area, including Brooklyn and surrounding cities. We regularly schedule Dryer Vent Cleaning in Columbus, Cleveland, Parma, and Lorain, with routing that keeps appointment windows tight and arrival times predictable. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Cleveland office; crews serve Brooklyn locally and carry the full equipment roster for residential and commercial jobs across northeast Ohio.
Serving Brooklyn, OH - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn
Your pre-war building likely has original galvanized ductwork with decades of compacted lint, possibly combined with a crushed or disconnected run behind plaster that reduces airflow to a fraction of what the dryer was designed for. Newer buildings use smooth-wall aluminum or rigid duct with straighter runs and better termination design. We measure airflow at your exterior hood to confirm the restriction, then clear or repair the run. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free inspection.
It often is, or it’s mold-friendly conditions: damp lint that has matted into a plug holds moisture for days after a basement flood, and the organic material in lint supports fungal growth. We see this routinely in Brooklyn after heavy storms. A camera inspection shows whether the duct is holding water, and our cleaning includes drying the run and sealing joints to prevent recurrence. If mold is present, we document it and can recommend remediation specialists who work with our containment setup.
We work from both ends: negative-air extraction at the exterior hood, rotary agitation from the dryer connection, and borescope verification at every stage. If the run is disconnected, we locate the break with the camera and open the smallest possible wall section to reconnect and seal it. We don’t tear out plaster unnecessarily, and we show you the camera footage so you understand why access is needed. The Garrison Standard requires explaining every step before we cut or drill.
Yes. Commercial dryers produce more lint volume, run hotter cycles, and often share trunk lines with multiple units, so a single blockage affects several tenants or machines. We use larger-diameter rotary brushes and higher-capacity Nikro negative-air machines, and we provide written airflow documentation that many Brooklyn building insurers and fire inspectors now require annually. The scheduling is also different: we coordinate with building management to minimize disruption to laundry operations.
Our standard residential service includes camera inspection of the full lint pathway, rotary brush cleaning with HEPA-contained debris removal, airflow testing before and after, reconnection of any accessible disconnections, sealing of joints with appropriate mastic or tape, and exterior hood verification with the borescope. We also check for proper termination clearance and correct any bird-guard or backdraft-damper issues. You get before-and-after photos, a written airflow report, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Brooklyn since 2004.




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