Dryer vent cleaning in Annandale.
Dryer vent cleaning in Annandale, 22003: camera photos of what’s in the line, then a clean from the dryer to the hood, however close to the ground it sits.
Dryer vent cleaning is $298 on its own, or $199 added to an air duct cleaning.
- The whole dryer vent line, end to end
- Camera photos of what we find
- Airflow checked at the hood
Book your dryer vent cleaning
In a 1960s Annandale house the dryer is usually downstairs, and the hood sits low.
Most of Annandale predates 1980, about 8 in 10 homes, and the laundry in a rambler or split-level from those years is usually downstairs, in the basement or on the lowest level. The dryer vent from there is often short: a few feet along the ceiling joists and out through the wall just above the foundation. Short is good news for a dryer vent cleaning.
The catch is the outside end. A dryer vent leaving a basement usually comes out a foot or two off the ground, behind the shrubs or level with the mulch, and leaves, grass clippings and the odd bird nest pile up against the flap. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue asks that the outdoor vent flap open whenever the dryer runs, and a hood buried in a flower bed often can’t.
Sixty years of remodeling shows up behind the dryer too. When a laundry moves up to the main floor or into an addition, the dryer vent that follows it has to cross a ceiling or a floor to get out, and a long run with a few turns fills faster than the short one it replaced. If your laundry has moved, mention it when you book.
The garden-style condo buildings around Annandale’s business district, near Little River Turnpike and Columbia Pike, are a different job. There the dryer vent can run through the building and belong to the association, so check your documents first. And Station 8, the Annandale fire station on Columbia Pike, is part of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, so the county’s once-a-year advice is the local advice.
Where the dryer vents run across Annandale.
Census figures for each place, and what that usually means for the dryer vent. Median year built and heat count owner-occupied homes only.
| Place | Median home built | Most homes are | Heated with | What the dryer vent usually does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annandale | 1967 | single-family houses, about 5 in 10 | gas, about 7 in 10 | Older houses: shorter dryer vent runs, and foil or plastic hose behind the dryer that should be metal. |
| Wakefield | 1968 | single-family houses, nearly all | gas, about 8 in 10 | Older houses: shorter dryer vent runs, and foil or plastic hose behind the dryer that should be metal. |
| Woodburn | 1968 | single-family houses, about 4 in 10 | gas, about 6 in 10 | Older houses: shorter dryer vent runs, and foil or plastic hose behind the dryer that should be metal. |
Annandale homes, by the numbers
From the Census Bureau’s 2020 to 2024 survey. Median year built and heat count owner-occupied homes only.
Annandale
- Built before 1980about 8 in 10 Census
- Built since 2000about 1 in 10 Census
- Most homes aresingle-family houses, about 5 in 10 Census
- Heated withgas, about 7 in 10 Census
- Rentedabout 3 in 10 Census
- Houses this age often still have a foil or plastic hose behind the dryer, and metal is what fire departments recommend.
What dryer vent cleaning costs in Annandale.
The same prices as everywhere we work: $298 for dryer vent cleaning on its own, $199 when it’s added to an air duct cleaning, and included every year with Comfort+ membership at $199 a year.
- Dryer vent cleaning, on its own$298
- Dryer vent cleaning, added to an air duct cleaning$199
- Comfort+ membership, dryer vent cleaning every year included$199 a year
The price covers the whole dryer vent line, from the back of the dryer to the hood outside, with camera photos of what we find, a dated invoice, and before and after photos of your line when we can get a clear shot. Anything past the cleaning, like a new hose or a guard on the hood, you get the price first.
With Comfort+ membership, $199 a year covers the dryer vent cleaning every year, plus a water heater flush with a sewer camera inspection, a heating maintenance visit and a cooling maintenance visit, and we tell you when each one is due.
When a dryer vent needs cleaning in Annandale.
The flap outside barely moves
Run the dryer and walk around to the hood. On a lot of Annandale houses it sits low, next to the beds and the leaves, and a flap that hardly lifts means lint, a nest or a crushed run is in the way.
The hose behind the dryer is old
Older houses often still have a foil or plastic accordion hose behind the dryer. It crushes, it sags where lint collects, and fire departments tell people to use metal instead.
Towels take two cycles
The first thing most people notice. When the dryer vent is packed, the damp air has nowhere to go, so the clothes stay wet and the dryer runs hot.
What the fire department says about dryer vents.
Fairfax County
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue tells every household to clean the lint out of the dryer vent pipe once a year, sooner if clothes are taking longer to dry, and to have a gas dryer checked by a professional. Source.
How to pick a dryer vent cleaning company in Annandale.
Questions to ask anybody who quotes you, us included.
Will they clear the hood outside, not just the laundry room end?
A hood near the ground is easy to skip and it’s the end most likely to be blocked from outside. Ask whether they clear it and check that the flap swings freely.
Do they clean the whole line, end to end?
Brushing the first few feet from the laundry room isn’t a dryer vent cleaning. Ask whether they clean from the back of the dryer to the hood outside, and how they get the lint out of the house instead of pushing it further down.
Do they show you what’s inside the line?
Camera photos of the inside of your dryer vent line are how you know it needed cleaning, and before and after photos are how you know the job was done. Ask to see them, and for a dated invoice if your HOA wants proof.
What our customers say.
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Dryer vent cleaning questions from Annandale.
My Annandale dryer is in the basement. Is the dryer vent cleaning simpler?
Usually. A basement dryer vent is often short and we can reach both ends, so it’s one of the quicker jobs. The hose behind the dryer and the hood outside are where the lint and the leaves collect.
Do you do dryer vent cleaning in Annandale condos and garden apartments?
We do, as long as the line is yours to keep up rather than the building’s. Your condo documents or the management office will say which. Whoever owns it, you see the camera photos of what we find.
I rent out an Annandale house. When’s the best time for the dryer vent cleaning?
Once a year, and a tenant changeover makes it easy: the laundry room is clear and nobody is halfway through a load. You get a dated invoice to keep with the lease paperwork.
How much does dryer vent cleaning cost in Annandale?
$298 booked on its own, $199 added to an air duct cleaning, and included every year with Comfort+ membership at $199 a year.
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Get the dryer vent cleaning on the calendar.
Call, or book online and pick a window. Under an hour in most homes. If you’d rather have your dryer vent cleaning done every year without keeping track, ask about Comfort+ membership on the same call.
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