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 Murrieta
Dryer vent cleaning in Murrieta typically runs $180 – $340 for a standard single-family home, with most jobs completed in under two hours. If your dryer takes longer than one cycle to dry towels or the laundry room feels humid, the vent run is likely blocked with lint, and that’s a fire hazard our crew sees weekly in Murrieta subdivisions.
We’re Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, part of the Garrison Partners family, and our Murrieta calls come through our Inland Empire dispatch office in Riverside-San Bernardino. Crews are local to the area, not driving down from LA or up from San Diego. We serve the full spread of Murrieta neighborhoods, from the older homes clustered around Old Town to the master-planned communities off Clinton Keith and the newer builds near the French Valley border. Our phone is answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Murrieta’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Murrieta is a master-planned, family-heavy city where nearly every home was built between the 1980s and the 2000s. That matters because the dryer vent runs in these houses were almost all installed with foil-flex duct, often buried in attic insulation and stretched across twenty feet or more to reach the roof or far wall cap. We’ve cleaned enough of them to know the failure patterns by neighborhood.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they arrive inside the quoted window. The price is written down before any work starts. Every job carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work fails within a year, we return and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit. That’s backed in writing, not spoken and forgotten.
We don’t compete on the lowest teaser price. We compete on showing up, pricing it honestly, and doing the work by the book under The Garrison Standard. Calls are answered by a live person, not a voicemail loop. For Murrieta homeowners who’ve been burned by no-shows or prices that jumped once the van was in the driveway, that’s the difference.
Dryer Vent Inspection in Murrieta
Dryer Vent Inspection in Murrieta is where we start every job, because the real problem in this city’s housing stock is almost never visible from the laundry room or the exterior wall cap. Murrieta’s 1980s – 2000s subdivisions were built with long foil-flex runs through attics, and those runs sag between joists, get crushed behind drywall, or separate at hidden elbows. A camera inspection lets us see what we’re dealing with before we quote a dollar figure.
A typical dryer vent inspection in Murrieta runs $120 – $180 if done as a standalone service, or it’s bundled into the cleaning price when you move forward with the work. The inspection covers the full run from dryer connection to exterior termination, including attic segments that outside-only cleaners never reach.
Camera Inspection of Hidden Runs
We feed a scope through the duct to locate low spots, separations, and lint accumulation. In Murrieta’s attic-flex systems, the camera often reveals lint pooling at the 12- to 20-foot mark where the duct sags between trusses, completely inaccessible from either end without proper equipment.
Written Findings Before Any Work
After the inspection, you get a written report with photos and a fixed price for cleaning, repair, or replacement. No estimate that balloons once we’re inside. The price we write down is the price you pay.
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Murrieta
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Murrieta covers multi-unit laundry facilities, property management portfolios, and commercial laundromats in retail centers along Jefferson Avenue and the corridor near the 215. These systems run harder and longer than residential units, with lint volumes that can block a main trunk line in months, not years.
Commercial dryer vent cleaning in Murrieta typically runs $350 – $800 depending on the number of units, duct material, and access complexity. We schedule these during off-hours to avoid disrupting tenants or customers, and we provide written documentation for property managers who need records for insurance or fire inspections.
Multi-Unit and HOA Properties
Condo complexes and apartment buildings in Murrieta often share a common exhaust plenum that individual unit cleaners never touch. We clean the full system, from each dryer connection through the main trunk to the roof termination, using Nikro negative-air machines to contain lint and maintain indoor air quality during the job.
Fire Code Compliance Documentation
Murrieta Fire Department inspections require clear exhaust flow and intact ductwork. We test airflow before and after cleaning, measure static pressure, and provide a written report with those numbers for your records.
Trusted Brands We Service in Murrieta
Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush rotary brush systems for mechanical agitation of lint deposits, Nikro negative-air machines for contained extraction, and HEPA filtration from Honeywell and Abatement Technologies to prevent lint and particulate from re-entering your home during cleaning. We carry common replacement fittings, rigid 4-inch pipe, and proper vent caps on our Murrieta trucks, so most repairs don’t require a return trip. If your system needs a component we don’t stock, our supplier relationships with Aprilaire and Guardsman mean fast turnaround, not a two-week wait.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Murrieta Homes
- Attic foil-flex runs sagging between joists. In 1990s Murrieta subdivisions like those off Murrieta Hot Springs Road, the flexible duct was strung across attic trusses without adequate support. Over decades, it sags into U-shaped low spots where lint accumulates. An outside-only cleaning can’t reach these deposits, and they remain as a fire load.
- Crushed elbows behind laundry room drywall. Builders in the 1980s and 1990s often made tight turns with foil-flex instead of rigid elbows. We find these crushed flat, reducing airflow by half or more. The dryer runs longer, utility bills climb, and the overheated element becomes a ignition source.
- Separated joints dumping lint into wall cavities. Original builder-grade vinyl or foil-flex duct from Murrieta’s first waves of development has often separated at a hidden coupling. Moist, lint-laden air pumps into the wall space instead of outside, creating hidden mold risk and structural moisture damage.
- Post-wildfire HVAC cleanings that skip the dryer vent entirely. After Santa Ana wind events blow smoke and ash through Murrieta, homeowners rightly focus on their HVAC ducts. But the dryer vent is a separate lint pathway with its own fire risk, and it’s routinely overlooked even when the rest of the system is fully cleaned.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Murrieta, CA
Here’s what dryer vent cleaning costs in Murrieta’s market:
- Standard residential dryer vent cleaning (single-family home, one run): $180 – $260
- Long-run or roof-termination cleaning (attic access required): $240 – $340
- Dryer vent inspection with camera scope: $120 – $180 (credited toward cleaning if you proceed)
- Crushed elbow replacement or rigid pipe retrofit: $150 – $280 additional
- Commercial multi-unit cleaning: $350 – $800
- Bird guard or vent cap replacement: $85 – $140
What moves the price: length of the run, whether it’s accessible from the laundry room or requires attic entry, the condition of the duct material (foil-flex vs. rigid metal), and whether we find separations or damage that needs repair. We inspect first, write the price down, and you approve it before we touch anything. No per-vent pricing, no add-ons at the door. One flat price per system, agreed in writing. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Murrieta
Our crews cover the full Inland Empire service radius from the Riverside-San Bernardino dispatch office, including Dryer Vent Cleaning in Murrieta and surrounding communities: Wildomar to the northwest, Lake Elsinore to the west, Temecula to the south, and Menifee to the north. Same equipment, same written pricing, same 365-Day Done Right Promise at every stop.
Serving Murrieta, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Murrieta 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 Murrieta
Your dryer vent handles concentrated lint with every load, while HVAC ducts move filtered air. In Murrieta’s climate, the long, hot summers mean heavy dryer use year-round, and the Santa Ana winds pull additional dust through any gaps in the exterior cap. Most Murrieta homeowners need dryer vent cleaning every 12 – 18 months, while HVAC duct cleaning can stretch to 3 – 5 years depending on wildfire exposure. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
No. In Murrieta’s 1980s – 2000s subdivisions, the critical lint accumulation is almost always in the mid-span of the attic foil-flex run, not at the wall cap. An outside-only cleaning leaves the actual fire load in place. We use camera inspection and rotary brush systems to clean the full run from both ends. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
A full inspection covers the connection at the dryer, the complete duct run including any attic segment, and the exterior termination. We use a camera scope to document condition, measure airflow before and after any cleaning, and provide written findings with photos. The inspection in Murrieta typically costs $120 – $180 and is credited toward cleaning if you proceed. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
Yes. Commercial systems in Murrieta’s multi-unit properties and retail laundromats handle higher lint volumes and often share common exhaust plenums. We use Nikro negative-air machines for contained extraction, schedule during off-hours to minimize disruption, and provide written airflow documentation for fire code compliance. Commercial dryer vent cleaning in Murrieta runs $350 – $800. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
We use Rotobrush rotary brush systems for mechanical lint removal, Nikro negative-air machines for contained extraction, and HEPA filtration from Honeywell and Abatement Technologies to protect indoor air quality during the job. For repairs and retrofits, we stock rigid 4-inch pipe, proper elbows, and vent caps from Guardsman and Aprilaire suppliers. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
Ready to get your dryer vent checked? Call Hollis Air Duct Cleaning at (361) 326-5060. We’ll answer live, schedule a time that works, and show up when we said we would. Roy Castellanos and our team will inspect your system, write the price down before any work starts, and back it with our 365-Day Done Right Promise. No voicemail loops. No price jumps at the door. Just the work, done by the book.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Murrieta since 2004.




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