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 Edmonds
Dryer vent cleaning in Edmonds typically runs $180 – $340 for a standard residential system, with most jobs completed in under two hours. If your dryer takes two cycles to finish a load, or your laundry room carries a musty, salt-tinged odor, the problem is almost never the lint trap – it’s the hidden pathway behind your wall or under your floor.
We’ve worked on Edmonds homes from the Bowl to Perrinville to the bluff properties overlooking Puget Sound. Our dispatch is coordinated from the brand’s Seattle office, but our crews live and work this corridor daily. We know the 1960s ramblers with crawlspace flex runs, the bluff homes whose exterior hoods face straight into salt air off the ferry run, and the Perrinville splits with detached garages that force a 25-foot lint path through an unheated attic. That local familiarity means we show up with the right equipment and the right expectations – not a generic checklist. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Edmonds’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We’ve been part of the Garrison Partners family since 2004, and our Edmonds customers recognize the difference that track record makes. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed; you know who is walking into your home before they arrive. Phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – no voicemail loops, no callback queues, no waiting until Monday for a scheduling answer.
Every job gets a written price before any work starts, and that price does not move at the door. We’re not angling for an upsell once we’re inside. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every repair in writing: if the work fails within a year, we return and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. That’s the standard we hold ourselves to on every Dryer Vent Cleaning job, whether it’s a simple lint pull or a full pathway rebuild.
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Edmonds
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Edmonds covers multi-unit laundry rooms, apartment complexes, and waterfront businesses where dryers run near-continuous loads and lint accumulates fast enough to trigger fire-code inspections. We use Nikro negative-air machines and rotary brush systems to pull lint and debris from long commercial runs without disassembling walls, then verify airflow at the termination with a calibrated anemometer. A typical commercial cleaning in Edmonds runs $350 – $650 depending on run length, access difficulty, and whether the system needs a full inspection report for property management or insurance documentation.
Multi-Unit Properties
Edmonds apartment buildings near Highway 99 and the downtown core often have stacked laundry closets with shared vent shafts that sag between floors. We clean each branch line independently, then pressure-test the main trunk to confirm no cross-contamination between units.
Waterfront Business Laundry Rooms
Restaurants, inns, and marina facilities near the Edmonds waterfront face the same salt-air corrosion as residential bluff homes, but with higher lint volume and more frequent fire-department inspections. We schedule these cleanings during off-hours and provide written completion documentation for your records.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Edmonds
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Edmonds means more than vacuuming the lint trap and calling it done. We camera-inspect the full run from the dryer connection to the exterior hood, remove accumulated lint with a rotary brush system and negative-air extraction, and measure airflow before and after to confirm the system is moving air the way the manufacturer intended. A standard residential cleaning in Edmonds runs $180 – $280; if we find a crushed or corroded run that needs rebuilding in rigid galvanized pipe, that typically adds $120 – $180 to the total. Every price is written down before we touch a tool.
What We Find in Older Edmonds Homes
The 1950s – ’70s ramblers in the Bowl and Perrinville were often built with floor furnaces and later retrofitted with flex duct for both HVAC and dryer vents. That flex sags in crawlspaces, collects damp lint, and corrodes from salt air – a triple failure mode we see weekly.
Rebuilding Corroded Runs
When foil flex has deteriorated past cleaning, we replace it with rigid galvanized pipe sealed with high-temperature mastic, installed to NADCA standards. The new run won’t sag, won’t corrode from the inside, and won’t crush behind your water heater.
Trusted Brands We Service in Edmonds
Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush rotary brush systems, Nikro negative-air machines, and filtration products from Honeywell and Aprilaire – the same tools commercial crews use, maintained to manufacturer spec and explained in plain terms on every job. We stock common vent caps, hood assemblies, and rigid pipe fittings locally, so most Edmonds repairs don’t wait on parts. If your system uses an Aprilaire fresh-air intake tied to the dryer closet, we inspect that integration too; pollen from the surrounding Douglas fir and cedar canopy loads up these intakes every spring, and a blocked intake can starve your dryer of makeup air even when the vent itself is clear.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Edmonds Homes
- Salt-corroded flex runs on bluff homes. Near the Edmonds ferry terminal and along the waterfront, marine air pulls through the lint pathway year-round. The vent looks fine from the laundry room, but the foil flex has corroded to tissue paper behind the crawlspace access. We find this block after block on bluff properties.
- Crushed runs in retrofitted crawlspaces. Bowl and Perrinville ramblers with floor-furnace origins often have dryer vents routed through tight crawlspaces where the flex gets kinked behind water heaters or HVAC plenums. Lint dams up at the pinch point and moisture condenses behind it.
- Hidden terminations under decks and siding. On hillside homes, the exterior hood is sometimes buried under a deck or behind siding for aesthetics. No one opens it, the flap corrodes shut, and lint packs against a dead exit the homeowner never inspects.
- Long unsealed runs to detached garages. Perrinville and Bowl homes with garage conversions or detached shops sometimes have 20- to 30-foot dryer runs through unconditioned space. Unsealed joints bleed velocity, lint drops out mid-path, and the garage end never gets warm enough to self-clear.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Edmonds, WA
Most standard residential dryer vent cleanings in Edmonds fall between $180 and $280. That covers camera inspection, rotary brush cleaning of the full run, negative-air lint extraction, airflow testing, and exterior hood service. If we find a crushed or corroded run that needs replacement, rebuilding in rigid galvanized pipe typically adds $120 – $180. Commercial systems, multi-unit properties, and runs exceeding 25 feet may run $350 – $650 depending on access and documentation requirements.
What moves the price: run length, number of bends, whether the termination is accessible without ladder work, and whether the existing material can be cleaned or needs replacement. We do not quote per-vent teaser prices that balloon at the door. The price is written down before any work starts, and it does not move. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate – we’ll ask about your home’s age, layout, and any symptoms you’re seeing, then give you a firm range you can plan around.
We Also Serve Cities Near Edmonds
Our crews cover Edmonds daily and also serve Mountlake Terrace, Lynnwood, Kenmore, and Kingston. Each community has its own housing stock and failure patterns – Lynnwood’s newer construction faces different issues than Edmonds’s older ramblers – but the standard stays the same: written price, background-checked uniformed technician, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise on every job.
Serving Edmonds, WA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Edmonds 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 Edmonds
The odor is coming from damp lint and salt-corroded metal in the hidden pathway, not the trap. In waterfront Edmonds homes, especially along the bluff near the ferry terminal, marine air pulls through the vent continuously and condenses inside the flex run. That moisture mixes with lint and pollen to create a musty, brackish smell that only clears when the full run is cleaned and any corroded sections are replaced. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll camera-inspect the pathway to find the source.
Yes, typically every 12 – 18 months rather than the 2 – 3 year interval that works for slab-on-grade homes. Edmonds’s damp crawlspaces keep lint moist and sticky, so it accumulates faster and corrodes the flex from the inside out. The salt air off Puget Sound accelerates metal fatigue. If your home is a 1950s – ’70s rambler in the Bowl or Perrinville with a crawlspace-fed dryer vent, annual inspection is the safer rhythm. Call (361) 326-5060 to set up a recurring schedule.
Source removal means we physically extract lint and debris from the full length of the vent rather than pushing it deeper or masking the problem with deodorizers. In an older Edmonds rambler, that often requires pulling the flex run entirely to clear sag-point blockages and inspect for corrosion. We then rebuild in rigid pipe so the new pathway won’t re-sag or re-corrode the same way. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers that rebuild: if airflow drops or odors return within a year, we come back at no charge. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
Yes, but it requires different equipment and often reveals unsealed joints that are bleeding velocity. We use a rotary brush system with sectional rods that can navigate 25 – 30 foot runs, coupled with a Nikro negative-air machine to capture dislodged lint before it escapes into the garage or attic. If the run has unsealed mid-joints, we’ll flag them – lint dropping out in an unconditioned space is a fire load you don’t want. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll assess the full pathway.
Yes, primarily in scheduling and documentation. Waterfront businesses near the Edmonds marina and ferry terminal face higher corrosion rates and more frequent fire-department inspections, so we clean during off-hours and provide written completion reports for your records. The equipment is the same commercial-grade Rotobrush and Nikro systems we use on multi-unit properties, but the service window and paperwork are tailored to your operational needs. Call (361) 326-5060 to discuss scheduling and pricing for your facility.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Edmonds and the greater Seattle area since 2004.