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 Fort Myers
Dryer vent cleaning in Fort Myers typically costs $150 – $275 for a standard single-story home with accessible roof or wall termination, and most jobs are completed in under two hours. If your dryer takes two cycles to finish a load or the laundry room feels hotter than it should, you’re not alone. Call us at (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
We’ve worked the full stretch of Fort Myers, from the historic ranch homes along McGregor Boulevard to the newer builds in Gateway and Fort Myers Shores. Our crews dispatch from our South Florida scheduling office and carry the same Rotobrush and Nikro equipment we use on commercial jobs across the region. Roy Castellanos built Hollis Air Duct Cleaning on the principle that a homeowner should know who’s arriving, what it’ll cost, and that the work is covered for a full year. That’s The Garrison Standard, and it applies to every Dryer Vent Cleaning job we run in Lee County.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Fort Myers’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
In Fort Myers, word travels fast in neighborhoods where people have lived for decades. We’ve earned our reputation by showing up inside the quoted window, pricing in writing before touching anything, and leaving the site clean. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and our phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops. No callback queues.
The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs every job 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 not a slogan. It’s printed on every Hollis invoice in Fort Myers.
Our crews know the local housing stock. We’ve cleaned vents in 1950s ranch homes with original rigid metal runs, Florida-style homes with laundry closets too tight for proper airflow, and newer construction where builder-grade flex was never secured properly in the attic. That local knowledge means we diagnose faster and fix it right the first time.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Fort Myers
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Fort Myers is not a luxury. It’s maintenance that prevents house fires and restores drying efficiency in a climate where your machine already works harder than it would up north. The job involves inspecting the full lint pathway from the back of the dryer to the exterior termination, agitation-tooling the run to dislodge packed debris, extracting it under negative pressure through HEPA filtration, and verifying airflow at the exterior cap. In Fort Myers, we also inspect for storm damage, corrosion, and the crushed transitions common in tight Florida laundry closets. A typical cleaning runs $150 – $275 depending on run length, accessibility, and whether we find damage that needs repair.
Camera Inspection and Lint Pathway Mapping
We run a borescope through the full vent run before we clean. In older Fort Myers homes, this often reveals the real problem: a rusted-shut exterior flap, a sagging low spot in the attic flex, or a transition crushed behind the dryer. Knowing what we’re dealing with lets us quote accurately and clean thoroughly.
Negative-Pressure Extraction with HEPA Filtration
We connect a Nikro negative-air machine to the vent line and pull dislodged lint through HEPA filtration. Nothing recirculates into your home. The same humidity that keeps Fort Myers ducts damp also makes lint clump and adhere to metal walls; negative pressure is the only way to remove it completely once it’s packed hard.
Dryer Vent Installation in Fort Myers
Dryer Vent Installation in Fort Myers becomes necessary when the existing run is damaged, improperly routed, or built from materials no longer considered safe. We replace rigid metal or damaged flex with code-compliant smooth-wall metal, proper slope for drainage, and secure strapping that won’t sag in attic heat. We also reroute runs that terminate in dangerous locations, like inside garages or crawl spaces, and install bird guards and proper exterior caps. A new installation or full reroute in Fort Myers typically runs $300 – $650 depending on length, materials, and whether we need to penetrate a new wall or roof surface.
Vent Rerouting for Safer Termination
Many Fort Myers homes, especially the 1970s and 1980s builds off Winkler Avenue and in Fort Myers Shores, have dryer vents that terminate too close to AC condensers or under covered patios. We reroute to proper exterior locations with adequate clearance, using Guardsman-rated caps that resist corrosion.
Bird Guard and Cap Replacement
Our Aprilaire and Guardsman vent caps include mesh bird guards and hinged flaps that open under dryer pressure and seal when idle. After Hurricane Ian, we replaced dozens of caps in Fort Myers that had been damaged by wind-driven debris or corroded by salt exposure. The right cap prevents re-entry of water, pests, and humid outside air.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Myers
We stock parts and equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, Aprilaire, Abatement Technologies, and Guardsman. That means when we find a failed component in your Fort Myers home, we’re not ordering parts and making you wait. We carry the replacement caps, transitions, and bird guards that match our climate: corrosion-resistant, hinged, and built to handle the salt-laden air that comes with every storm season. Our technicians explain what they’re installing and why, in plain terms. No jargon. No upsell.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Fort Myers Homes
- Original rigid metal runs from the 1950s – 1980s sag in attic heat. Fort Myers attics hit 140°F in summer. That heat warps strap-supported metal over decades, creating low spots where lint and humidity form a hard, glue-like clog that standard brushing won’t touch.
- Exterior vent flaps corrode and seize after salt-laden storm seasons. We find this constantly in the McGregor Boulevard corridor and older ranch neighborhoods. The flap rusts shut. Lint backs up into the wall cavity. The homeowner cleans the lint trap religiously and still gets poor drying.
- Crushed foil transitions behind the dryer. Florida-style laundry closets are tight. The flex gets pushed against the wall when the dryer is shoved back. The crushed section becomes the primary restriction point, not the vertical run, and it’s invisible unless you pull the machine out.
- Storm water and silt infiltration. After named storms, we find vents packed with fine silt that entered through damaged caps or wall penetrations. This material hardens when it dries and requires agitation tooling plus negative-pressure extraction to remove.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Fort Myers, FL
Honest pricing means numbers before you call, not a teaser that doubles at the door.
| Service | Typical Range in Fort Myers |
|---|---|
| Standard dryer vent cleaning (single-story, accessible termination) | $150 – $225 |
| Two-story or extended run (25+ feet, roof access required) | $200 – $275 |
| Vent repair: cap replacement, flap repair, minor reroute | $75 – $150 add-on |
| Full vent replacement / new installation | $300 – $650 |
| Bird guard installation | $45 – $85 |
What moves the price: run length, number of turns, accessibility (wall vs. roof termination), and whether we find damage requiring repair or replacement. We inspect first, write the price down, and get your approval before any work starts. The price does not move once agreed. Estimates are free. Call (361) 326-5060.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Myers
Our crews work Fort Myers and the surrounding communities: North Fort Myers across the Caloosahatchee, Cape Coral to the west, Lehigh Acres to the east, and Estero to the south. Same equipment, same written pricing, same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Fort Myers, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Myers 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 Fort Myers
Year-round humidity makes lint clump and stick to duct walls instead of flowing freely, and your dryer runs more cycles because nothing dries quickly in saturated air. Add salt-laden storm seasons that corrode exterior flaps, and you’ve got a system that backs up faster than a dry-climate installation. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll inspect the full pathway to see where your restriction is forming.
Original rigid metal can often be cleaned if it’s intact, properly sloped, and the exterior flap still operates. We camera-inspect first. If we find rust-through, separation at joints, or a sagging low spot that won’t drain, we’ll quote replacement versus cleaning and let you decide. Many McGregor corridor homes need at minimum a new cap and re-securing in the attic.
Storm water in a dryer vent leaves specific evidence: silt residue in the lower sections of the run, corrosion on the metal that differs from normal humidity staining, and a vent cap that’s damaged or missing entirely. We camera the line and show you. If the silt has hardened into the duct, cleaning may not be enough, and we’ll tell you straight if replacement is the safer choice.
Probably. Tight closets force the transition hose into a crush or sharp bend behind the machine. That restricted point becomes the bottleneck. We pull the dryer, inspect the transition, and replace crushed foil with proper semi-rigid metal. Often that’s the whole fix. If the vertical run is clear and the transition was crushed, you’ll see single-cycle drying immediately.
We apply the same discipline to dryer vents that NADCA outlines for duct cleaning: inspection before intervention, mechanical agitation, negative-pressure containment, and post-cleaning verification. The Garrison Standard requires it. We don’t blow and go. Every Fort Myers job gets documented airflow confirmation before we leave.
Ready to stop running your dryer twice? Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate. We’ll give you a written price before any work starts, and every job is backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Fort Myers and surrounding communities.