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 Everett
Dryer vent cleaning in Everett typically runs $180 – $340 for a standard single-family home, with shared multi-family risers and older riveted-seam systems landing higher due to access complexity. Our crews serve Everett from our Boston scheduling office, and we’re familiar with the dense housing stock along Broadway, the multi-family buildings near Everett Square, and the older homes tucked into the Glendale neighborhood. If your dryer is taking two cycles to finish a load or you’re noticing a burnt-lint smell, that’s not a dryer problem, it’s a vent restriction problem. Call us at (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Everett’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We’ve been part of the Garrison Partners family since 2004, and our Dryer Vent Cleaning team has built a reputation in Everett by treating every job the same way: show up inside the window, price it in writing, do it by the book. Everett homeowners know the bait-and-switch routine, the coupon that balloons once the truck is in the driveway. We don’t do that. The price we write down is the price you pay.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they arrive with professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies, not hardware-store brushes. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every job in writing: if the work fails within a year, we come back and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. Phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops. No callback queues.
We know Everett’s housing. The 1920s fourplexes with shared vertical risers. The original sheet-metal duct systems in homes built between 1900 and 1950. The restricted parking along narrow streets where we need to stage equipment without blocking traffic. That local knowledge means we diagnose faster and quote accurately the first time.
Dryer Vent Repair in Everett
Dryer Vent Repair in Everett is often the next step when cleaning alone won’t restore safe airflow, especially in the city’s older housing stock where decades of moss-felted lint have damaged the vent run itself. We see this most often in homes and small multi-family buildings where the original riveted-seam sheet metal has corroded at the seams, where exterior wall caps have deteriorated from salt air and persistent moisture, or where a shared vertical riser has separated inside the wall cavity.
Our repair work in Everett includes replacing damaged sections of vent run, installing proper cleanout access where none existed, upgrading to code-compliant materials, and rerouting vents that terminate in unsafe locations. A typical Dryer Vent Repair in Everett runs $240 – $520 depending on access, materials, and whether we’re working in a single wall or a shared multi-family stack.
When Repair Beats Replacement
Not every damaged vent needs full replacement. If the run is intact but the exterior cap is corroded or the transition hose behind the dryer has cracked, targeted repair restores safe operation for a fraction of the cost. We inspect with a camera first, show you what we see, and write down the repair price before we touch anything.
Shared Riser Repairs in Multi-Family Buildings
Repairing a shared vertical dryer riser in an Everett fourplex or six-unit building requires coordination with tenants, identification of each branch line, and often temporary venting so no one loses dryer access. We handle the logistics and the repair in one visit when possible, and we always test every unit’s airflow before we leave.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Everett
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Everett means something specific at Hollis: we’re not vacuuming out the lint trap and calling it done. In this city, a legitimate dryer vent cleaning is a moss-and-lint decontamination job on vent runs that may not have been internally inspected since the Hoover administration. Our process starts with a camera inspection to see what we’re dealing with, then we agitate the packed debris with rotary tools and extract it under negative pressure using Nikro equipment.
A standard single-family Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Everett service runs $180 – $340. Shared multi-family risers, stacked dryer systems, or runs with no cleanout access start around $320 and can reach $580 depending on floors, length, and fouling severity. We write the price down before we start. It does not move at the door.
What “Negative Pressure Extraction” Means for Your Home
We connect a Nikro negative-air machine to your vent run and pull debris out under controlled suction while agitation tools break it loose. This isn’t a shop vac pushed into the wall. The machine captures fine particles down to HEPA standards so your laundry room doesn’t end up coated in decades of lint dust.
The Camera Inspection We Perform First
Before we quote cleaning, we run a camera through the vent run. In Everett, we regularly find moss-felted lint plugs, separated seams, and bird nests behind deteriorated caps. You see the footage. We explain what it means for airflow and fire risk. Then we write down what it’ll take to fix it.
Trusted Brands We Service in Everett
We stock parts and service components from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies for Everett customers, which means faster turnaround on repairs that require replacement caps, dampers, or filtration upgrades. Our rotary brush systems come from Rotobrush, and our negative-air extraction fleet runs on Nikro. These are the same tools commercial crews use in hospitals and schools, not the consumer-grade kits sold online. When we show up to your home near Everett Square or up in Glendale, we bring equipment that can handle original riveted-seam ductwork and shared multi-family risers without damaging fragile older materials.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Everett Homes
- Shared vertical risers in older multi-family buildings. One roof or wall termination serves four to six units, so lint from the top-floor tenant re-contaminates every run below. No single tenant can solve this alone, and most cleaning companies only address the individual branch line, leaving the shared restriction intact.
- Moss-felted lint blockages from Pacific Northwest dampness. Wet coastal moss and evergreen pollen enter the exterior termination and pack lint into a dense, felted wad that standard brushes pass right over. We’ve pulled plugs from Everett vents that weighed several pounds and reduced airflow by eighty percent.
- Original riveted-seam sheet metal with no cleanout access. Homes built between 1900 and 1950 have vent runs that were never designed for maintenance access. A company that only cleans at the trap and the transition misses the majority of the lint pathway, leaving decades of accumulation inside the wall.
- Corroded exterior caps and deteriorated transition hoses. Salt air from the coast, combined with Everett’s 160-plus rainy days per year, rusts metal caps and cracks flexible transition hoses behind the dryer. These are entry points for moisture, moss, and pests, and they’re failure points for the vent system’s integrity.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Everett, MA
Here’s what dryer vent cleaning costs in Everett’s market, based on the housing types we actually work on:
- Standard single-family home, accessible vent run: $180 – $340
- Older home with original riveted-seam ductwork, no cleanout: $280 – $420
- Shared multi-family riser (per unit, coordinated building service): $320 – $580
- Stacked dryer system in duplex or fourplex: $340 – $620
- Dryer Vent Repair (section replacement, cap upgrade, rerouting): $240 – $520
- Bird guard installation or exterior cap replacement: $120 – $280
What moves the price: length of run, number of turns, access difficulty, whether we need to create a cleanout port, and the density of the fouling. Moss-felted plugs take longer to break up and extract than standard lint accumulation. We inspect first, show you the camera footage, and write down the exact price before any work begins. No per-vent pricing. No teaser coupons. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Everett
Our crews cover the full metro corridor, including Everett and neighboring Malden, Chelsea, Revere, and Medford. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Boston office, with local technicians serving each community. If you manage properties across multiple cities, we can coordinate multi-building service under a single account.
Serving Everett, MA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Everett 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 Everett
Yes. We clean shared vertical risers and stacked dryer systems in Everett’s older multi-family buildings, and we coordinate with property managers to minimize tenant disruption. A property manager on Rucker Avenue called us about two stacked dryers in a 1920s fourplex where both units were tripping thermal fuses within minutes. Our tech ran a camera inspection through the shared vertical run after tagging the exterior wall cap for identification, then broke up the felted lint-and-moss plug with agitation tools and pulled it out under negative pressure. Both runs pass air now and the stacked dryers cycle normally. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule a building assessment.
The restriction is almost certainly in the vent run beyond the trap, not in the dryer itself. In Everett, we regularly find that the lint trap is spotless while the vent run is packed with a moss-felted plug that a standard brush can’t touch. The Pacific Northwest’s damp, mild climate allows evergreen pollen and moss spores to enter the exterior termination and bind lint into a dense mass. Your dryer works harder, runs longer, and trips thermal safeties. A camera inspection confirms the location and density of the blockage. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
Yes, significantly. Everett sits in the heart of the Pacific Northwest’s moss belt, where persistently damp, mild air and dense evergreen canopy cause algae, lichen, and moss to grow inside vent runs far more aggressively than in drier cities. Dryer vent cleaning here is as much about decontaminating biological growth as it is about lint removal. The moss binds with lint to form felted plugs that standard cleaning methods miss entirely. This is a fouling pattern almost never seen in drier, less forested cities, and it’s why we use professional-grade agitation and negative-air extraction instead of basic brushing. Call (361) 326-5060 to discuss your vent’s condition.
In nearly every case, yes. We use extension poles, roof-safe access equipment, and in some cases camera-guided tools to reach terminations on Everett’s multi-family buildings without major equipment. For the rare building where roof access is unsafe or impossible, we can often reroute the termination to a more accessible wall location as part of the repair scope. We assess access during our initial inspection and include any special requirements in the written price. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule a site visit.
For a typical Everett single-family home with a standard vent run, every 12 to 18 months is the right interval. For older homes with original 1900 – 1950 riveted-seam ductwork, or for multi-family buildings with shared risers, we recommend annual inspection and cleaning every 12 months because the accumulated decades of debris and the moss-felted fouling pattern create higher fire risk and faster re-restriction. If your dryer is taking longer to dry, that’s your vent telling you it’s time regardless of the calendar. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate and we’ll give you a maintenance schedule based on your specific system.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Everett and the greater Boston metro since 2004.