Dryer vent cleaning
Whole-home duct cleaning
Camera inspection
Sanitizing & deodorizingWhole-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 Alamo Heights
Dryer vent cleaning in Alamo Heights typically costs between $120 and $225 for a standard single-story home, and most jobs are completed in about an hour once our tech is on site. The real variable in this city is access: homes built on pier-and-beam foundations with the vent routed through a crawl space take longer and often need more than a basic pull-through clean. If you live off Broadway, along Cambridge Oval, or in the older stretch near Argyle, your dryer vent may run 20 feet or more under the house, and that changes the job. Call (430) 233-7681 and we’ll give you a written price before any work begins.
Why Linden Air Duct San Antonio Is Alamo Heights’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Homeowners in Alamo Heights tell us the same thing over and over: they want to know exactly who is coming to the door. That’s why, before your appointment, we send the technician’s name and photo, and the tech shows a photo ID badge at the door before stepping inside. Every Linden technician is background-checked and identity-verified under the Threshold Standard, which has been our operating discipline since 2004 as part of the Threshold Group family.
We’ve worked in the 1920s Craftsman bungalows near Olmos Park, the 1950s ranch homes off Evans, and the Spanish Eclectic cottages throughout central Alamo Heights. That local knowledge matters because vent routing in these homes is rarely straightforward. The dispatch and scheduling team coordinates from the San Antonio office, but the crews who serve Alamo Heights are familiar with the narrow mechanical closets, the pier-and-beam foundations, and the original galvanized runs that make this city’s dryer vents different from slab-built subdivisions.
Marcus Veale, who leads Linden Air Duct San Antonio, puts it plainly: we don’t rush a crawl space inspection, and we don’t quote a price until we understand what the vent actually does under your house. Every job gets a written price before work starts, and every repair is covered by a written guarantee. If a covered repair fails within 365 days, we come back at no charge. That’s the Done Right Promise, and it’s in writing on every job.
Styles & brands we work with
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Alamo Heights
Linden Air Duct San Antonio is a dryer vent cleaning company that treats Alamo Heights homes differently because your vent system is different. In this city, many vents are original galvanized steel or early flexible duct that has been patched with mixed materials over the decades. A proper clean here means clearing the full length of the run, not just the first few feet, and that almost always means going into the crawl space.
What the work actually involves
We run a Rotobrush agitation tool with negative-pressure extraction through the entire vent run, from the dryer connection to the exterior termination. Negative-pressure extraction means the system pulls debris backward toward a HEPA-filtered vacuum rather than blowing it around, which matters in Alamo Heights because loose lint dumped into a humid crawl space becomes a mold host within weeks.
When Alamo Heights homeowners call us
Most calls come after a dryer starts taking 70 or 80 minutes per load, or when the laundry room feels humid and smells musty. In pier-and-beam homes, that musty smell often means a disconnected joint under the house. A standard full-length clean and inspection runs $120 to $225, and if the run needs sealing or a crushed section replaced, that repair is quoted separately and in writing before we touch it.
Dryer Vent Inspection in Alamo Heights
A dryer vent inspection in Alamo Heights is for homeowners who want to know what’s actually inside the run before committing to a clean, or who are buying a home and don’t want to inherit a fire risk. We camera-inspect the full duct length, from the dryer to the exterior hood, and we show you the footage.
What the inspection covers
The camera finds disconnected joints, crushed sections, corroded thin galvanized metal, and hidden accumulations that a visual check of the outside hood cannot reveal. In Alamo Heights homes with pier-and-beam foundations, we also check where the run passes through the crawl space, because that’s where the most serious problems hide. An inspection runs $85 to $140 on its own and is free when bundled with a cleaning.
When a pre-purchase inspection makes sense
If you’re under contract on a 1950s ranch off Broadway or a Spanish Eclectic cottage near the Alamo Heights border, a vent inspection before closing is cheap insurance. A disconnected joint or a packed vent is a fixable problem, but discovering it after you move in means living with the musty smell and the extended dry times until you find it.
Trusted Brands We Service in Alamo Heights
We service dryer vents connected to Whirlpool, LG, Samsung, Maytag, GE, and Electrolux machines, and our crews work with Rotobrush and Nikro equipment for agitation and extraction. For vent cap replacement and rerouting, we stock common replacement parts for the galvanized and aluminum runs found in older Alamo Heights homes, which means we’re usually able to complete a repair in one visit without a second trip for parts.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Alamo Heights Homes
- Disconnected joints in the crawl space. The clay-heavy soil under Alamo Heights homes holds moisture after rain, and that humidity works through unsealed duct joints over many seasons. The joint lets go, lint starts dumping into the crawl space, and the dryer loses airflow gradually until cycle times spike.
- Lint clumping instead of blowing through. When a vent runs through a humid crawl space, lint absorbs moisture and sticks to the duct walls instead of moving freely. A standard pull-through brush can miss this residue, but the Rotobrush agitation heads break it loose before extraction pulls it out.
- Crushed or sagging flexible runs. Early flexible duct in older Alamo Heights homes was never designed to hang for 30 or 40 years. It sags under its own weight, collects water when humidity condenses, and eventually kinks, which creates a dead zone where lint compacts into a plug.
- Leaf-blower “cleans” that make things worse. We regularly see vents that a handyman tried to clear by pushing a leaf blower through the exterior hood. That compresses loose lint into the first elbow, where it hardens into a flammable blockage that takes real equipment to remove.
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We Also Serve Cities Near Alamo Heights
Linden Air Duct San Antonio serves Alamo Heights and the surrounding communities, including San Antonio, Selma, Fair Oaks Ranch, and Windcrest. If you’re searching for Dryer Vent Cleaning service beyond Alamo Heights, our team covers the broader metro area with the same written-price commitment and Threshold Standard vetting. For details on our service area, see Dryer Vent Cleaning in Alamo Heights.
Serving Alamo Heights, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Alamo Heights 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 Alamo Heights
Why does my dryer vent keep clogging so fast in Alamo Heights even after I clean the lint trap every load?
The most common reason is a vent run that passes through a humid crawl space, where moisture makes lint sticky and causes it to adhere to the duct walls instead of blowing through. Add a sag in an aging flexible run or a joint that has partially separated, and you get a low-airflow condition that traps lint regardless of how often you clean the trap. A camera inspection will show you whether the problem is in the vent itself. Call (430) 233-7681 for an exact quote, and we’ll check the full run, not just the first few feet.
Can a disconnected dryer vent joint in my crawl space make my whole house smell musty?
Yes. When a dryer vent joint separates under a pier-and-beam home, warm, humid dryer exhaust dumps directly into the crawl space instead of outside. That exhaust carries lint and moisture, which feed the musty odor that rises through floor gaps and into the living space. We’ve found this exact problem on more than one Craftsman bungalow in Alamo Heights, and the fix is straightforward: clear the run, reseal the joint with foil tape, and verify the termination is venting properly. Call (430) 233-7681 if your laundry room or hallway has a persistent musty smell.
Is it worth inspecting a dryer vent in a 1950s ranch before buying the house in Alamo Heights?
Yes, and it’s one of the least expensive pre-purchase inspections you can do. A 1950s ranch in Alamo Heights likely has original galvanized duct that has been patched with whatever was on hand over the years, and the vent may run under the house where no one has looked since the last dryer was installed. A camera inspection identifies disconnected joints, crushed sections, and packed lint before they become your problem. If you’re under contract, call (430) 233-7681 and let us know you need a pre-purchase vent inspection.
What’s different about cleaning a dryer vent in an Alamo Heights Spanish Eclectic home versus a newer house?
The difference is almost always the foundation and the vent routing. Spanish Eclectic homes in Alamo Heights were typically built before modern code, which means the dryer vent often runs through a crawl space with tight mechanical access, uses original or early flexible duct, and may have multiple elbows that collect lint at each turn. A newer slab-built house in a subdivision usually has a short, fairly straight vent through an exterior wall. The older routing takes longer to clean properly and requires a tech who will actually go under the house. Call (430) 233-7681 for a free estimate that accounts for how your home is actually built.
How do I know if my Alamo Heights dryer vent is leaking into the crawl space rather than blowing outside?
The telltale signs are a musty smell in the laundry room, a sudden increase in indoor dust, and dry times that creep up even when the lint trap is clean. You may also notice the exterior vent hood has weak airflow when the dryer runs, or you may see lint around the crawl space access door. The only way to confirm the location and extent of the leak is a camera inspection of the entire run, which we perform as part of every cleaning and as a standalone inspection. Call (430) 233-7681 and we’ll find exactly where the run has failed.
Local Knowledge That Changes the Job
In Alamo Heights, many 1920s through 1950s homes route their dryer exhaust through original galvanized metal or early flexible ducts inside unsealed crawl spaces. The clay-heavy soil and standing water after storms push humidity into those runs, causing lint to clump and adhere rather than blow through, a condition almost never seen in newer San Antonio subdivisions with slab foundations. That’s why we don’t treat Alamo Heights dryer vents like standard wall-exit installs. The vent run is often part of a bigger airflow problem, and the real fix may involve sealing crawl-space joints, replacing a crushed section, or rerouting the termination, not just pulling a brush through.
On a pier-and-beam Craftsman off Broadway, our tech found a 4-inch galvanized dryer vent run that had separated at a joint in the crawl space, leaving the last six feet sagging and packed with damp, matted lint. We used a Rotobrush with agitation tools and negative pressure to clear the lint pathway, then camera-inspected the run, resealed the joint with foil tape, and replaced the crushed section. The homeowner’s dryer cycle time dropped from 70 minutes to 45, and the musty smell in the laundry room disappeared within a day. That’s the difference between a surface clean and understanding what the vent is actually doing under the house.
Call Linden Air Duct San Antonio for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Alamo Heights
If your dryer is taking too long, your laundry room smells musty, or you’ve never had the vent inspected in an older Alamo Heights home, call (430) 233-7681. You’ll speak to a live person, get a written price before any work begins, and know exactly who is coming to your door, by name and photo, before the visit. We serve all of Alamo Heights with the Threshold Standard: background-checked, identity-verified technicians and a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job.
Written by Marcus Veale, Owner at Linden Air Duct San Antonio, serving Alamo Heights and the surrounding communities.