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 Orlando
Dryer vent cleaning in Orlando typically costs $129 to $249 for a standard single-family home with an accessible vent run, and most jobs wrap up in under two hours. If your dryer has started taking two cycles to finish a load or the laundry room feels warm and humid while the machine runs, the vent is usually the problem. We cover every Orlando neighborhood, from College Park to Lake Nona, and our local crews carry professional-grade Rotobrush and Nikro equipment that gets built-up lint out the first time. Call us at (850) 750-6095 and we’ll quote a flat price before any work starts.
Omar Haddad, owner at Cardinal Air Duct Orlando, has seen what happens when Orlando homeowners skip vent cleaning: crushed attic runs, cracked clay boots, and lint so baked-on it resists basic brushing. This page explains what we find, what it costs to fix, and why our Dryer Vent Cleaning approach works better for Orlando’s older homes than a generic national franchise ever could.
Key Takeaways
- A standard dryer vent cleaning in Orlando runs $129 to $249, depending on vent length and access.
- Orlando’s live oak pollen and humid summers make vent cleaning a year-round issue, not an annual formality.
- Pre-1980 homes often have clay or cast-iron vent boots that crack and draw moisture into the laundry room.
- Crushed flex duct in attics is the single most common cause of “dryer takes forever” calls we handle.
- Every job includes a written price before work starts and the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Styles & brands we work with
Why Cardinal Air Duct Orlando Is Orlando’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We’re part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded in 2005, and our Orlando location is independently owned and operated under The Relay Visibility Guarantee. That means when you book with us, you get a live trackable arrival time, before-and-after photo documentation of your vent, and a digital invoice payable from your phone. No other Orlando HVAC Cleaning company gives you that level of transparency.
Our techs are background-checked, uniformed, and you know their name before they knock on your door. They run Rotobrush rotary brush systems and Nikro HEPA vacuums, not a truck-mounted shop vac with a brush taped to a drill. When we finish a vent cleaning in Orlando, the photos prove the lint is gone, not just that we showed up.
Every repair carries a written guarantee, and if a repair fails within 365 days, we come back and make it right at no charge. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it covers every job, every time, no exceptions. “You’ll get an honest quote from a local tech who treats your home like his own,” Omar says. “We live and work in this heat and humidity too.”
Dryer Vent Installation in Orlando
Dryer Vent Installation in Orlando usually means replacing original flexible vinyl or sagging rigid runs in homes built before updated building codes required solid aluminum ductwork. Orlando homes from the 1970s through the early 2000s frequently have flex duct that was never properly secured, and after decades of attic heat and humidity, that duct sags, traps condensation, and eventually tears. A full replacement with rigid aluminum runs $260 to $480, including sealing every joint with foil tape and securing the run so it won’t sag again.
When Replacement Beats Cleaning
If we pull a camera inspection and find a crushed run, a cracked boot, or vinyl duct that’s been baked brittle by 130°F attic temperatures, cleaning won’t fix the problem. You need new venting. We’ll show you the photos before you spend a dime.
Code-Compliant Materials Only
Florida building code requires rigid metal or UL-listed aluminum flex for dryer exhaust. We won’t install plastic or foil. Not ever. Orlando’s building inspectors are specific about this, and so are we.
Dryer Vent Repair in Orlando
Dryer Vent Repair in Orlando most often means replacing cracked clay boots, re-securing disconnected runs, or installing bird guards on terminations that local wildlife has turned into nesting sites. A cracked clay or cast-iron boot where the vent exits the wall draws soil gas and humid air into your laundry room every time the dryer runs, and that’s a fix our techs specifically check for on every Orlando home built before 1980. Repairs typically run $95 to $220 depending on what we find.
Bird Guards and Cap Replacement
An open vent termination under the eaves is an invitation for birds and squirrels. We install galvanized bird guards that block nesting without restricting airflow, and we’ll replace rusted or missing vent caps while we’re there. This is a $60 to $120 addition most Orlando homeowners add when we’re already on the roof or ladder.
Crushed Run Repair
In attics where storage boxes and luggage end up on top of flex duct, we find runs compressed to a fraction of their original diameter. We replace the crushed section with rigid aluminum and secure it properly. The drying time improvement is usually immediate.
Trusted Brands We Service in Orlando
Our Orlando techs install and service dryer vents carrying Aprilaire, Guardsman, and Trane in Orlando components, and we keep common replacement parts stocked locally so we’re not waiting on a warehouse shipment. If your existing vent uses a Honeywell cap or a Samurai bird guard, we’ll match the fitting and keep the system consistent. Fast turnaround matters in this heat, and having genuine replacement parts on the truck means most Orlando repairs finish same-day without a second trip.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Orlando Homes
- Live oak pollen coating the vent interior. Orlando’s dense live oak canopy drops a sticky pollen film for months each spring, and that film glues lint to the vent walls. Cleaning the lint trap alone won’t touch it; the blockage is 15 feet down the run.
- Attic-installed flex duct sagging between trusses. Summer condensation pools in the low spots, trapping lint, and eventually the weight tears the duct open. Humid attic air then feeds mold growth inside the run.
- Crushed runs under stored boxes. In split-levels and ranches across Conway and Azalea Park, attic storage ends up on top of flex duct. We’ve found vents crushed to under two inches, which forces your dryer’s blower motor to overheat.
- Cracked clay or cast-iron boots. Older homes in College Park and Winter Park have original clay vent boots that rust and crack after decades. Those hairline cracks pull moisture and soil gas into the laundry room.
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AfterPricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Orlando, FL
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Orlando runs $129 to $249 for most single-family homes. Longer runs, roof terminations, or severely blocked vents can push that to $349, but you’ll always see a written price before any work begins. Dryer Vent Repair in Orlando starts at $95 for simple cap or bird guard replacement and runs to $220 for boot replacement. A full Dryer Vent Installation in Orlando with new rigid aluminum runs $260 to $480. We’ll quote the exact number once we camera-inspect your vent, and that number will not change at the door. Call (850) 750-6095 for a free estimate now.
We Also Serve Cities Near Orlando
Our Orlando-based crews cover all of Orlando plus Winter Park, Altamonte Springs, Apopka, and Winter Springs. If you’re in any of those nearby cities and your dryer’s running slow, call us and we’ll route a local tech your way. Dryer Vent Cleaning in Orlando is our home base, and we treat the surrounding towns with the same care.
Serving Orlando, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Orlando 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 Orlando
Because the lint trap catches only a small fraction of what your dryer produces. The rest travels through the vent, and in Orlando’s humid climate it sticks to the interior walls quickly, especially when live oak pollen makes the surface sticky. If your vent hasn’t been cleaned in two years or more, the blockage is likely 15 to 25 feet down the run, well past anything you can reach from the laundry room. Call us for a camera inspection before you replace a dryer that’s probably fine.
At least once a year for most Orlando homes, and twice a year if your dryer vent terminates near a live oak or you have a multi-story roof termination. The spring pollen season is the worst, but summer thunderstorms add condensation that keeps lint damp and sticky inside the vent. A single annual cleaning in March or April after pollen peaks will keep most systems flowing properly all year.
Yes. Our techs use camera inspection and Rotobrush agitation tools to work from the vent exterior, minimizing any disruption to your attic insulation. The baking heat in an Orlando attic actually makes the lint harder, not easier, to remove; standard brushes sometimes can’t break it loose. We use professional-grade rotary agitation that dislodges even baked-on lint without tearing flex duct or pulling insulation into the run.
NADCA is the National Air Duct Cleaners Association, and its standards require that the entire vent run be inspected, not just the first few feet you can see from the laundry room. In Orlando’s older homes, that means camera inspection of the full run including any clay or cast-iron boots, because those boots are where cracks develop and moisture enters. Our techs follow NADCA protocols on every job and document what they find.
Yes. Eave terminations under live oaks collect pollen, leaves, and moisture far faster than vertical roof vents that drain downward. We recommend an annual cleaning for eave vents near oaks, plus a bird guard to keep nesting material out. Call us and we’ll camera-inspect the termination to see how much build-up you’re dealing with.
Information Gain: What Orlando’s Older Homes Do to Dryer Vents
One thing generic national duct cleaning companies never see: a split-level in College Park off Edgewater Drive where the homeowner reported a burning smell during dryer cycles. Our crew traced it to a length of original 4-inch flex duct in the attic that had been crushed by a stored luggage rack, reducing the lint pathway to less than two inches. Camera inspection confirmed a near-total blockage and heat stress on the dryer’s blower motor. We replaced the crushed run with rigid aluminum, sealed every joint with foil tape, restored full negative pressure, and cut cycle times by a third. That’s the kind of failure Orlando’s pre-1980 homes throw at you, and it’s why we don’t do drive-by cleanings.
Unlike newer subdivisions with code-compliant aluminum venting, many Orlando homes built before 1980 route dryer exhaust through original rigid metal or flexible vinyl duct through an uninsulated attic. Summer attic temperatures above 130°F bake lint into a concrete-like coating that standard brushing cannot dislodge without specialized agitation tools and camera inspection. Live oaks compound the problem: months of pollen film turn the vent interior into flypaper. Homeowners who only clean the lint trap see no reduction in drying times because the real blockage is deep in the run. That’s what we specialize in finding and fixing.
Contact Cardinal Air Duct Orlando
If your dryer is taking twice as long to dry a towel, or you can smell lint burning, call us now at (850) 750-6095. The Relay Standard means you’ll get a live trackable arrival time, before-and-after photos proving the work was done right, and a digital invoice you can pay from your phone. A written price comes before we touch anything, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every job.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Orlando, serving Orlando, FL.