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 West University Place
A dryer vent cleaning in West University Place typically costs $149 to $289 for a single-family home, depending on run length and how many turns are involved. Most jobs take 60 to 90 minutes. The best part: you get a written price before we touch anything, so you know the number on the invoice matches the number you approved.
West University Place has a particular kind of old-home problem that newer suburbs don’t. The original bungalows from the 1920s through the 1950s were built on pier-and-beam foundations, which means dryer vents often snake through low, humid crawlspaces where lint clings faster and flex duct gets crushed by rodents or simply sags into kinks. We know those crawlspaces. We’ve been in them. That local familiarity is why homeowners in West University Place call us instead of a generic cleaning company that shows up with a coupon and a checklist. If you need us, call (940) 314-5008 and ask for Paul.
Why Mortons Air Duct Houston Is West University Place’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Paul Adeyemi leads our crews, and he’s been doing this since Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning started in 2005. When you call our Dryer Vent Cleaning team, you’re talking to people who understand what a 1940s West U bungalow actually looks like underneath. We’re not reading from a script about “typical homes” in some other city. We know the tight mechanical closets, the undersized returns, the ducts running through unconditioned space under the floorboards.
West University Place homeowners don’t usually need convincing about the importance of clean dryer vents. What they want is a crew that respects original hardwood floors, doesn’t track dirt through a living room with a sleeping baby, and writes down the price before the work begins. That’s exactly what we do. Shoe covers go on at the door. Drop cloths go under every work area. Equipment from Rotobrush and Nikro does the cleaning, not some entry-level rental rig. And when we’re done, we show you a photo of the clean-up before we leave.
Styles & brands we work with
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in West University Place
Commercial dryer vent cleaning for West University Place businesses runs $249 to $499 per dryer, depending on stack height, vent run length, and access. Our West University Place business clients include laundry rooms in apartment buildings, small clinics, and property management companies that need to document compliance with fire safety standards. We show up in uniform, we’re background-checked, and we work around your operating hours rather than shutting you down for a full morning.
What the Job Involves
We run rotary brushes and high-pressure air from the dryer connection through the full run to the termination hood. Then we camera-inspect the line to confirm nothing was missed. If we find crushed flex duct or a disconnected joint at the wall penetration, we’ll show you the footage and tell you what it costs to fix before doing anything.
When a Business Needs It
Any commercial dryer pushing serious volume should be cleaned at least twice a year. In West University Place, the long cooling season doesn’t affect commercial dryers as much as the constant humidity does. Lint absorbs moisture from the air, gets sticky, and clings to duct walls. A vent that’s fine in January can be 40 percent blocked by August.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in West University Place
A dryer vent cleaning service in West University Place costs $149 to $289 for a standard single-family home. You’ll want this done once a year, or twice if you run the dryer daily for a household with kids and pets. The service begins with a camera inspection of the full run, then brush cleaning from both ends, then a final airflow verification at the exterior hood.
Camera First, Clean Second
Every dryer vent cleaning starts with a camera push through the line. We want to see the condition before we clean. In West U’s older homes, that camera frequently finds flex duct that has collapsed under its own weight in the humid crawlspace, or been chewed through by rodents. If the run is structurally bad, brushing alone won’t fix it. We’ll tell you, show you, and quote the replacement before doing any additional work.
Sealing the Whole Run
The real fix in many West University Place homes is not just removing lint. It’s sealing the joints so lint and humid air don’t leak into the crawlspace or wall cavities. After we clean, we seal accessible seams with foil tape and confirm the wall penetration is snug. A sealed vent moves air better, dries clothes faster, and doesn’t quietly blow damp lint into your floor structure.
Trusted Brands We Service in West University Place
We maintain and work on dryer vents connected to all major brands: Whirlpool, Maytag, LG, Samsung, GE, Electrolux, Speed Queen, and Kenmore. If your West University Place home has a specific dryer model or a vent run that’s been piped through an awkward route, we’ve likely seen it before. Our equipment comes from Rotobrush and Nikro, and when a job calls for replacement parts, we arrive with rigid metal pipe, fittings, and hoods already on the truck. That means one visit, not three. No waiting on a parts shipment across town.
See the difference
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AfterCommon Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in West University Place Homes
- Crushed flex duct under pier-and-beam houses. The high humidity in West U’s crawlspaces softens plastic flex duct over decades, and rodent activity flattens it further. We’ve found original runs reduced to a slit. Airflow drops, lint piles up, and the risk climbs.
- Disconnected joints at wall penetrations. Many of these original bungalows had vents retrofitted from gas space heaters. The connections at the crawlspace wall or attic boundary are often loose or taped poorly. We camera-inspect every job and routinely find gaps that let lint and moisture escape into the structure.
- Bird screens clogged with lint and oak debris. Mature live oaks across West University Place drop an enormous amount of organic material every spring. Bird screens on termination hoods catch both pollen and lint, and homeowners don’t notice until the dryer starts taking two cycles to finish a load.
- Long runs with too many elbows. Some West U rebuilds push the laundry room to the center of the first floor, which means the vent makes several turns before reaching an exterior wall. Every elbow is a lint collection point. These runs need annual cleaning, no exceptions.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in West University Place, TX
We Also Serve Cities Near West University Place
We work throughout the neighborhoods around West University Place daily. Homeowners in Houston, The Woodlands, Sugar Land, and Richmond call us for the same written-price, camera-first approach. If you’re in a newer slab-on-grade home in Sugar Land or a tall-ceilinged custom build in The Woodlands, the job looks a bit different, but the standard is the same. We serve all these areas from our Houston dispatch office, with crews running routes through West University Place every week. Take a look at our Dryer Vent Cleaning page for a broader service overview or just call us directly.
Serving West University Place, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the West University Place 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 West University Place
A crawlspace vent takes longer to clean properly because we have to work from both ends and often enter the crawlspace to access the line. The cost stays within our standard $149 to $289 range unless we find structural problems. In West University Place specifically, we see more crushed flex duct and rodent damage in crawlspaces than in attic runs, which is why we insist on a camera inspection before brushing. Call (940) 314-5008 and we’ll walk you through what your specific run looks like after the camera goes in.
Yes. Sealing is included when the joints are accessible, which is most of the time in West U’s pier-and-beam homes. We seal seams with foil tape and confirm the wall penetration is snug so humid air and lint don’t leak into the crawlspace. If the existing run is too damaged to seal, we’ll quote a replacement before doing anything.
Yes, we clean second-story terminations from the exterior using a ladder and from the interior where access allows. The cost stays within the standard range in most cases. If the run requires special equipment or extra time because the termination hood is difficult to reach, we’ll tell you that before starting, not after the invoice prints.
Once a year is right for most West University Place homes. The combination of mature live oaks dropping organic debris and high humidity that makes lint sticky means buildup happens faster here than in drier parts of Texas. Households with large dogs, multiple kids, or daily dryer use should lean toward twice a year.
Vacuuming the lint trap catches only what the trap itself stops. The vent run from the dryer to the exterior wall is a separate pathway that accumulates lint, dust, and in West U’s humid climate, a caked-on residue that doesn’t come out with a shop vac. Cleaning the vent requires rotary brushes and airflow verification. That’s the part that prevents fires and keeps your dryer working. Call us at (940) 314-5008 and we’ll explain exactly what we do, step by step, before you commit.
In a 1940s bungalow near West University Elementary School, our tech pulled a crushed 4-inch flex run from the pier-and-beam crawlspace. The original vent had been flattened by humidity and rodent activity, with the lint pathway reduced to a slit. After a camera inspection confirmed the collapse and a disconnected joint at the crawlspace wall, we replaced the run with rigid metal pipe, sealed all seams with foil tape, and verified full airflow at the termination hood. That’s the difference between a company that notices and one that just brushes and leaves.
If your dryer is taking longer to finish a load, the vent hood outside isn’t flapping open when the dryer runs, or you can’t remember the last time anyone looked at the line, call Paul and the team at (940) 314-5008. We’ll schedule a time, show up with shoe covers and a written quote, and put it on paper before we start.
Written by Paul Adeyemi, Owner at Mortons Air Duct Houston, serving West University Place and the surrounding Houston area since 2005.