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 Inglewood
Dryer vent cleaning in Inglewood typically runs $150 – $280 for a standard single-family home, and most jobs are completed in under two hours. Our crews serve Inglewood from our Los Angeles dispatch office, with scheduling coordinated so you get a firm arrival window, not a vague “sometime Tuesday” promise.
We’ve worked the full cross-section of Inglewood housing, from the 1920s bungalows near Manchester Square to the 1950s stucco tracts off La Brea and the newer builds around SoFi Stadium. That range matters because dryer vents in these homes were rarely part of the original construction plan. They were retrofitted decades later, often through wall cavities or attic spaces never designed for ductwork. A generic cleaning shop treats every vent like a straight run through an exterior wall. In Inglewood, that’s a mistake. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate and we’ll show you what we actually find.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is Inglewood’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Inglewood homeowners call us back because we treat the job like diagnostics, not a quick vacuum-and-go. Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team arrives in uniform, background-checked, and on time, with the same Rotobrush and Nikro equipment commercial crews use on larger buildings.
We’ve built our reputation on The Garrison Standard: written price before any work starts, a 365-Day Done Right Promise on every job, and a free second visit if anything fails within that year. No estimate balloons at the door. No per-vent add-ons. One flat price per system, agreed in writing, and it doesn’t move.
Dispatch and scheduling run from our Los Angeles office, but the crews serving Inglewood live and work locally. They know the difference between a Century Boulevard apartment stack and a bungalow off Hyde Park. That local knowledge means faster diagnosis and fewer return trips.
Phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops, no callback queues.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Inglewood
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company work in Inglewood means more than pulling lint from a trap. Most homes here were built between the 1920s and 1960s, before dryer vents were standard. The vent run you see today was likely added by a previous owner or contractor, snaked through a wall cavity or attic space that was never engineered for airflow. We start with airflow measurement and camera inspection, then source-remove lint and debris with rotary agitation tools, not just a shop vacuum. A typical cleaning in Inglewood runs $150 – $220 for a standard single-family vent run, $220 – $280 if we find crushed flex, disconnected joints, or a termination that needs rerouting to an exterior hood.
What We Find Behind the Dryer
On a 1940s bungalow off Manchester Square near the La Cienega corridor, our tech pulled the dryer and found a decades-old foil flex run crushed behind the wall and terminating under the house, disconnected from the exterior hood. We ran a camera inspection, source-removed the packed lint with agitation tools, resealed the joint, and re-ran the vent with rigid pipe to a proper exterior termination. The homeowner had no idea lint had been dumping into the crawlspace for years.
When Cleaning Becomes Repair
About forty percent of Inglewood jobs we quote as “cleaning” turn out to need resealing, partial rerouting, or cap replacement once we see inside the run. We flag this during inspection, show you the camera footage, and give you a written revised price before we proceed. No surprises.
Dryer Vent Inspection in Inglewood
Dryer Vent Inspection in Inglewood is where we earn our fee. Because so many Inglewood homes are 1920s-1940s bungalows or 1950s-60s stucco tracts whose dryer vents were added decades after construction, the vent run is frequently a retrofit snaked through a wall cavity or attic rather than a straight purpose-built duct – so a camera inspection often reveals crushed flex, disconnected joints, or an unsealed lint pathway the homeowner never knew existed. A standalone inspection runs $89 – $129 in Inglewood, and we apply that full amount toward cleaning or repair if you proceed same visit.
Camera Findings We Document
We record what we see and explain it in plain terms. Crushed flex. Disconnected joints dumping lint into wall cavities. Terminations in attics or crawlspaces instead of exterior hoods. Ad-hoc duct systems patched in by earlier contractors that share chases with supply and return ducts. You get the footage, not a verbal summary.
Inspection as Preventive Measure
If your dryer takes two cycles to dry a load, smells hot, or the laundry room humidity spikes, the vent is telling you something. In Inglewood’s older housing stock, the problem is rarely the lint trap. It’s the run you can’t see without a camera.
Trusted Brands We Service in Inglewood
We stock parts and materials from Rotobrush, Aprilaire, and Guardsman for Inglewood jobs, which means most repairs don’t wait on a parts run. Rotobrush rotary brush systems handle the agitation cleaning inside retrofitted duct runs. Aprilaire and Guardsman filtration products seal and protect where older joints have degraded. If your vent cap is damaged or your bird guard is missing, we replace it from stock and finish the job same day rather than scheduling a return trip.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Inglewood Homes
- Crushed flex in bungalow wall cavities. Original 1920s-1940s Inglewood bungalows never had dryer vents. The retrofit flex run gets compressed behind plaster or lath, reducing airflow to a trickle and forcing lint into the wall.
- Disconnected joints near the 405/La Cienega corridor. Freeway-adjacent homes accumulate heavy black particulate in return ducts, and that same soot-and-lint mix builds in old dryer runs faster than the manufacturer’s recommended cleaning cycle assumes.
- Attic or crawlspace terminations in 1950s-60s stucco tracts. These homes often have dryer vents terminating into the attic or crawlspace instead of an exterior hood, so a surface-level cleaning leaves the lint pathway intact and the fire risk unchanged.
- Shared chases with HVAC ducts. Ad-hoc duct systems patched in by earlier contractors mean the dryer vent and the supply and return ducts share chases, and without camera inspection a disconnected run goes undetected until it fails.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Inglewood, CA
Honest pricing means ranges you can use, not a low teaser that triples at the door.
| Service | Typical Range in Inglewood |
|---|---|
| Standard dryer vent cleaning (single run, accessible termination) | $150 – $220 |
| Cleaning with crushed flex repair or joint resealing | $220 – $280 |
| Vent rerouting to proper exterior termination | $280 – $450 |
| Dryer vent inspection with camera | $89 – $129 (applied to work if done same visit) |
| Bird guard or vent cap replacement | $45 – $85 |
What moves the number: length of run, accessibility (attic or crawlspace work costs more), whether we find code-violating terminations that need rerouting, and if the vent shares a chase with HVAC ductwork that complicates sealing. We inspect first, price in writing, and you approve before we touch tools. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Inglewood
Our crews cover Inglewood and the surrounding communities: Hawthorne to the south, Culver City and El Segundo to the west, and Lawndale to the southwest. Same equipment, same written pricing, same 365-Day Done Right Promise at every stop.
Serving Inglewood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Inglewood 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 Inglewood
Your bungalow’s vent was likely retrofitted through a wall cavity never designed for ductwork, with flex pipe that crushes, sags, or disconnects. Newer homes have straight, rigid runs engineered from the start. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll show you exactly what your run looks like inside.
Homes within a mile of the 405 or I-110 corridors should plan on annual inspection, with cleaning every 12 – 18 months rather than the standard 2-year cycle. Freeway soot mixes with lint and builds faster than dryer manuals assume. We can put you on a reminder schedule.
Yes, and we expect to find ad-hoc work. These homes often have vents terminating in attics or crawlspaces, or flex runs that failed years ago. Camera inspection reveals what previous contractors patched in, and we document it so you understand what you’re living with.
We measure airflow at the dryer and exterior hood, run a camera the full length of the vent, check for proper termination to the outside, test for disconnected joints or back-pressure, and inspect the condition of flex, rigid pipe, and seals. You get footage and a written report.
Yes. Lint is lint regardless of outside temperature. The leading cause of home dryer fires is failure to clean the vent, and Inglewood’s older retrofit runs create hidden blockages that trap heat. Mild weather doesn’t change the physics of restricted airflow and ignitable debris. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving Inglewood and surrounding communities since 2004.