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 New Braunfels
Dryer vent cleaning in New Braunfels typically runs $150 – $275 for a standard residential single-run system, and most jobs are completed in under two hours with the dryer back in service the same day. If your dryer takes two cycles to dry a load, or the laundry room feels noticeably hotter than the rest of the house, the vent run is likely restricted and needs professional cleaning before the thermal fuse trips or worse.
We’re Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, part of the Garrison Partners family, and we’ve been working in New Braunfels homes since 2004. Our crews dispatch from the San Antonio office and carry rotary brush systems, negative-air machines, and camera inspection gear from Rotobrush and Nikro right to your door in neighborhoods from Veramendi to Vintage Oaks to Creekside. We know the difference between a lint-packed vent and a crushed flex duct behind a new dryer because we’ve pulled both out of homes along FM 306 and Loop 337. Call us at (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate, or keep reading to understand why your brand-new New Braunfels home might already need this service.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is New Braunfels’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We’ve built our reputation in New Braunfels on showing up inside the window, pricing in writing before we touch anything, and leaving the site clean. The Garrison Standard requires it, and our 365-Day Done Right Promise backs it in writing: if the work fails within a year, we return and make it right at no charge, including a free second visit.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. You know who’s walking into your home before they arrive. And when you call (361) 326-5060, a live person answers the phone, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops, no callback queues, no waiting until Monday morning for someone to tell you they’ll “try to fit you in next week.”
We understand New Braunfels housing stock. The historic German-era homes near downtown and the Comal River often have original sheet-metal ductwork with decades of modification. The new-construction subdivisions along Loop 337 and FM 306, places like Veramendi and Vintage Oaks, frequently have builder-grade flex duct that was never properly sealed at handover. We’ve cleaned both. We don’t treat a 1920s Craftsman like a 2023 spec home, and we don’t treat a spec home like it’s been maintained for a century.
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in New Braunfels
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in New Braunfels covers multi-unit laundry facilities, short-term rental properties near the Guadalupe River, and any business where dryers run back-to-back loads and vent restrictions create fire risk and utility cost spikes. A commercial system in New Braunfels typically costs $300 – $600 depending on run length, roof or wall termination height, and whether the duct is rigid metal or flex. We schedule these during off-peak hours to minimize disruption, and we provide written documentation for property managers and insurance underwriters.
Multi-Unit and Property Management Accounts
Apartment complexes in New Braunfels along Seguin Avenue and near the I-35 corridor often have shared vent runs that snake through attics or soffits. We clean the full run from each unit’s transition duct to the exterior cap, camera-inspect for separations, and flag any code violations for your maintenance team. One property manager in the Creekside area brought us in after a dryer fire in an adjacent unit; we found three disconnected joints in the attic that had been dumping lint for years.
Short-Term Rental and Hospitality Turnover
Rental properties near the Guadalupe River and downtown New Braunfels see heavy linen turnover, and guests don’t report slow dry times, they just leave bad reviews. We clean between peak seasons, replace damaged bird guards and vent caps, and give you before-and-after photos for your maintenance log. The work is priced by the system, not by the hour, so your invoice matches your quote.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in New Braunfels
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in New Braunfels means pulling lint, construction debris, and biological buildup from the full vent run, from the dryer’s transition duct to the exterior termination, using rotary brush agitation and negative-air extraction. For a typical New Braunfels home, this service runs $150 – $275. We also inspect the transition hose, the wall elbow, and the exterior cap for damage or improper installation. If we find crushed flex duct, a disconnected joint, or a missing bird guard, we’ll show you on camera and quote the repair before we proceed.
What We Find in New Braunfels New Construction
In New Braunfels’ new-construction belt along FM 306 and Loop 337, builder-grade MERV 8 filters and flex duct packed with drywall dust force the blower motor to run hot and short-cycle, which quietly overheats dryer vent runs in tight utility rooms and makes lint bake onto duct walls. A family in Veramendi called us after noticing their three-year-old dryer taking two cycles to dry towels, and our camera inspection found the flex lint pathway behind the dryer crushed against the wall and packed solid with construction drywall dust and lint. We pulled the run under negative pressure, ran agitation tools through the transition, and replaced the builder-grade foil elbow with a rigid section. Their dry time dropped back to one cycle and the blower motor stopped cycling on the high-limit switch.
Inspection and Repair Add-Ons
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning Service includes a basic visual inspection, but we recommend a camera inspection for any home where the vent run exceeds 15 feet, makes more than two turns, or passes through an attic or crawlspace. Camera inspection adds $75 – $125. Common repairs we quote in New Braunfels include replacing crushed flex with rigid metal duct ($85 – $150), installing a proper bird guard ($45 – $75), and rerouting a vent that terminates too close to an AC condenser or under a deck ($200 – $400).
Trusted Brands We Service in New Braunfels
We carry professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies, and we stock filtration products from Honeywell and Aprilaire for homeowners who want to upgrade their HVAC filtration while we’re on site. For dryer vent work specifically, our rotary brush systems and negative-air machines are the same tools commercial crews use in hospitals and schools, not hardware-store attachments that snap off in a long run. We keep common vent caps, bird guards, and rigid duct fittings on the truck so most repairs are completed same-day without a return trip. If your New Braunfels home has a specialized setup, a high-efficiency heat pump dryer, or a booster fan in a long run, we have the parts catalog and the technical background to handle it without guessing.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in New Braunfels Homes
- Builder-grade flex dryer duct crushed behind the dryer in new Veramendi and Vintage Oaks homes, blocking the lint pathway from day one. The thin foil flex the builder stuffed between the dryer and wall gets compressed every time the appliance is pushed back, creating a choke point where lint accumulates in months, not years. We replace it with rigid metal and a proper elbow.
- Cedar pollen and spring oak pollen settling into return ducts and registering as a “cedar chest” smell that homeowners misdiagnose as a dryer vent problem. The real issue is usually your HVAC return, but a restricted dryer vent makes the laundry room feel stale and compounds the perception. We can diagnose which system is actually at fault.
- Drywall dust from new-construction handover coating the air handler and blower motor, causing short cycling that pushes dryer vent heat into an already starved run. Your dryer works harder because your HVAC is working harder. Cleaning both systems together often solves what either alone cannot.
- Missing or damaged bird guards on vents terminating near the Guadalupe River corridor, where humidity stays higher and nesting activity is constant. We find bird nests, wasp mud tubes, and even the occasional snake skin in exterior terminations. A proper guard with the right mesh size prevents it without blocking airflow.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in New Braunfels, TX
Here’s what dryer vent cleaning costs in the New Braunfels market, based on the jobs we’ve completed from Creekside to the historic district:
| Service | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Standard residential dryer vent cleaning (single run, ground-floor termination) | $150 – $225 |
| Long-run or second-story termination (requires ladder work or roof access) | $200 – $275 |
| Camera inspection of full vent run | $75 – $125 |
| Flex-to-rigid duct replacement (transition section) | $85 – $150 |
| Bird guard or vent cap replacement | $45 – $75 |
| Commercial multi-unit or shared vent system | $300 – $600 |
We give one flat price per system, agreed in writing before work starts. No per-vent pricing, no add-ons at the door, no “we found something unexpected” invoices. The price you approve is the price you pay. If your situation is unusual, we’ll tell you on the phone or during the free estimate visit. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule.
We Also Serve Cities Near New Braunfels
Our crews regularly work in Seguin, San Marcos, Cibolo, and Schertz, and we coordinate scheduling from our San Antonio office to reach New Braunfels-area customers without the delays that come from out-of-town dispatch. If you’re searching for Dryer Vent Cleaning in New Braunfels and live just outside city limits in one of these communities, we cover you under the same pricing and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving New Braunfels, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels
Construction drywall dust, sawdust, and debris from the build process often remain in the vent run at handover, and builder-grade flex duct behind the dryer compresses and traps lint from the first load. In Veramendi, Vintage Oaks, and Creekside, we’ve found three-month-old vents packed solid enough to trip the high-limit switch. Call (361) 326-5060 for a free inspection if your new dryer’s performance seems off.
Warning signs include loads taking more than one cycle to dry, the laundry room feeling unusually hot or humid during operation, a burning smell, or visible lint accumulation around the exterior vent cap. If you notice any of these in your New Braunfels home, the restriction is already significant. We camera-inspect to show you exactly what’s in the run, then quote cleaning before we proceed.
Cedar pollen season, roughly December through February, primarily impacts your HVAC return ducts and registers, not the dryer vent itself. However, homeowners often mistake the “cedar chest” smell for a dryer issue because the laundry room feels stale when the vent is also restricted. We can inspect both systems and tell you which actually needs attention. Call (361) 326-5060 and we’ll sort it out.
Yes. We clean commercial dryer vent systems in New Braunfels laundromats, multi-unit properties, and short-term rentals near the Guadalupe River corridor. Commercial pricing starts at $300 for a standard setup, and we schedule during off-peak hours to minimize disruption. We provide written documentation for insurance and property management requirements.
The builder should have used rigid metal duct from the transition to the exterior termination, not thin foil flex; sealed all joints with proper foil tape or mastic, not screws that catch lint; installed a proper bird guard with appropriate mesh size; and verified the run was clear of construction debris before certificate of occupancy. Most didn’t. We fix what they skipped and document it for your warranty file if needed.
Ready to get your dryer vent cleaned right in New Braunfels? Call Hollis Air Duct Cleaning at (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate. We’ll give you a written price before any work starts, show up uniformed and on time, and back the work with our 365-Day Done Right Promise. No voicemail loops. No price changes at the door. Just the job done by the book.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving New Braunfels since 2004.