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 San Fernando
Dryer vent cleaning in San Fernando typically runs $150 – $350 for a standard single-family home, with most jobs completed in under two hours. If your dryer takes two cycles to dry a load, or if the laundry room feels noticeably humid, you’re likely pushing hot, lint-choked air back into your home instead of out through the wall cap.
We serve San Fernando from our Los Angeles dispatch office, with crews routing daily to the northeast Valley. That means San Fernando appointments book inside normal scheduling windows, not the multi-day waits common with outfits running trucks out of Santa Clarita or the Westside. We know the local housing stock: the 1940s – 60s tract homes near the San Fernando Mission, the small apartment courts along San Fernando Road, the post-war bungalows tucked behind Maclay Street. These aren’t generic houses with generic vents. They’re older systems with decades of accumulation, original galvanized runs, and attic conditions that turn a simple lint clog into a broader duct problem. Call us at (361) 326-5060 for a free estimate.
Why Hollis Air Duct Cleaning Is San Fernando’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We’ve been in business since 2004 as part of the Garrison Partners family, and our Dryer Vent Cleaning team has worked enough San Fernando homes to know what the inspection camera will find before we climb into the attic. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers 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. No negotiation, no runaround.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they work under The Garrison Standard: arrive inside the quoted window, price the job in writing before touching anything, complete the work by the book, and leave the site clean. Phones are answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail loops. No callback queues.
San Fernando customers aren’t looking for the cheapest bid. They’re looking for the bid they can trust, from a crew that shows up when promised and doesn’t renegotiate at the door. That’s the discipline we bring to every job.
Dryer Vent Inspection in San Fernando
Dryer Vent Inspection in San Fernando is where we always start, because in this city’s housing stock, the visible problem is rarely the whole problem. Our inspection runs a camera through the full vent run from the dryer connection to the exterior termination, checks airflow with a digital manometer, and maps the actual path through attic or crawlspace. A typical dryer vent inspection in San Fernando runs $89 – $149, and we apply that fee toward the cleaning if you proceed.
What the Camera Reveals in Older Homes
In San Fernando’s 1940s – 50s tract homes, the camera often finds original galvanized runs that were never sized for modern dryers. These 3-inch or 4-inch steel pipes accumulate lint in ridges and seams that a simple brush can’t reach. We document everything on screen so you see what we see.
Airflow Testing and Code Compliance
We measure static pressure and cubic feet per minute at the termination. A modern dryer needs roughly 150 CFM to exhaust properly. Readings below 100 CFM mean the run is compromised, whether by lint, crushing, or an undersized original installation.
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Fernando
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Fernando covers the small multi-unit buildings and apartment courts that dominate the rental stock here, particularly along San Fernando Road and the corridors near the 118 freeway. These systems see concentrated use: six, eight, twelve units feeding into shared trunk lines or individual runs stacked through common walls. A typical commercial dryer vent cleaning in San Fernando runs $200 – $500 per run for individual units, or $800 – $1,800 for building-wide shared systems depending on access and complexity.
Multi-Unit Access and Scheduling
We coordinate with property managers to minimize tenant disruption. Our Nikro negative-air machines contain lint and debris during cleaning, so common hallways stay clean. We work with your maintenance windows, not against them.
Shared Trunk Maintenance
Many San Fernando apartment buildings from the 1960s – 70s use shared vertical trunks that individual unit runs tie into. These trunks need periodic agitation cleaning and inspection for separation at coupling points, where lint leaks into wall cavities.
Trusted Brands We Service in San Fernando
We carry parts and fittings from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies, and our cleaning equipment includes Nikro negative-air machines and Rotobrush rotary systems. For San Fernando customers, that means we don’t order parts from a warehouse two counties away. We stock the transition ducts, wall caps, bird guards, and sealants that these older homes need, so most repairs finish same-day without a return trip.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in San Fernando Homes
- Original galvanized runs choked with decades of lint. The 1940s – 50s homes near the San Fernando Mission very often still route the dryer exhaust through undersized original galvanized runs buried inside the same hot attic duct chase as the octopus gravity furnace. That single-chase arrangement is why a camera inspection here routinely turns a dryer vent cleaning into a sealing and re-route conversation.
- Crushed runs hidden under later AC flex. When central air was retrofitted into these gravity-furnace homes, installers often laid flex duct across the original dryer vent run in the attic. The weight compresses the vent flat, creating a lint trap that no amount of trap-cleaning will fix.
- Leaked joints pulling lint into attic insulation. San Fernando’s attic temperatures routinely exceed 100°F all summer. That heat dries out foil tape and degrades flexible duct connectors, opening gaps where lint exhausts into the attic instead of through the wall cap.
- Disconnected terminations venting into crawlspaces. In the small multi-unit buildings around San Fernando Road, we’ve found dryer runs that terminate under the structure or into shared plenums, creating moisture and fire hazards that residents don’t discover until we run the camera.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Fernando, CA
A standard residential dryer vent cleaning in San Fernando runs $150 – $250 for a straightforward single-run system with accessible termination. Jobs requiring camera inspection, re-routing, or sealing work range from $250 – $450 depending on attic access and materials. Commercial multi-unit systems start at $200 per run and scale with building complexity.
What moves the price: length of the run, number of turns or elbows, whether the vent exits through the roof or wall, and whether we find damaged or disconnected duct that needs repair. We write the price down before any work starts. It does not move at the door. Every estimate is free. Call (361) 326-5060 to schedule.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Fernando
Our crews route regularly to San Fernando and surrounding communities including Burbank, Santa Clarita, Glendale, and Stevenson Ranch. Scheduling is coordinated from our Los Angeles office, with local dispatch that keeps drive times reasonable and appointment windows reliable across the northeast Valley.
Serving San Fernando, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Fernando 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 San Fernando
Your original galvanized run was likely sized for a 1950s dryer with half the airflow of a modern unit, and the seams and ridges inside that steel pipe trap lint that the trap can’t catch. On a 1951 house off Maclay Street near the San Fernando Mission, our tech ran a camera inspection down the dryer vent and found the original galvanized run crushed flat where a much later central AC flex had been laid across it in the attic. We set up negative pressure at the exterior termination, worked the run with agitation tools, pulled a fist-sized lint plug out of the elbow, then re-routed and sealed the vent to a smooth, code-clear path so the dryer’s blower motor wasn’t fighting the blockage. Call (361) 326-5060 if your dryer’s struggling – we’ll camera the run and show you exactly what’s inside.
Yes. We clean individual unit runs and shared trunk systems in the apartment courts and small multi-unit buildings common along San Fernando Road and near the 118 corridor. We coordinate with property managers, contain debris with Nikro negative-air machines, and document before-and-after conditions for maintenance records. Call (361) 326-5060 to discuss building access and scheduling.
The inspection includes a camera run of the full vent path, digital airflow measurement at the termination, and a written report with photo documentation. We check for proper termination type, clearance to combustibles, and code compliance with current California building standards. The inspection fee applies toward cleaning if you proceed. Call (361) 326-5060 to book.
San Fernando’s combination of intense summer heat and some of the worst air quality in the LA basin means your attic already bakes at 150°F, and your dryer is working harder against that thermal load. A clogged vent forces the dryer to run longer, hotter, and more often, increasing fire risk and pulling more polluted outdoor air through leaky return ducts. The local climate turns a maintenance delay into an accelerated failure. Call (361) 326-5060 before the peak summer months.
We do both. Cleaning removes accumulated lint; sealing repairs the disconnected, crushed, or leaking runs that caused the accumulation. We use mastic sealant and mechanical fasteners, not foil tape that will fail in the attic heat. The repair scope and price are written down before work starts, and everything is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. Call (361) 326-5060 for an exact quote.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Cleaning, serving San Fernando and the northeast San Fernando Valley.




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