Dryer vent cleaning in Fairfax.
Dryer vent cleaning in the City of Fairfax and the county side, about nine miles from our shop in Chantilly. Before and after photos of every dryer vent line.
- The whole dryer vent line, end to end
- Before and after photos
- Airflow checked at the hood
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One Fairfax address, three routes for the dryer vent.
The City of Fairfax and Mantua are mostly single-family houses from the 1960s; the City’s median house went up in 1966. In a house that age the dryer vent is often a short run out the nearest wall, and the hose behind the dryer is usually where the trouble is: foil or plastic accordion hose that should be metal.
Fair Lakes and Fair Oaks went up in the 1990s. About half the homes in Fair Oaks are in condo and apartment buildings, and a third of Fair Lakes is townhouses. A townhouse dryer vent often runs up to the roof or across a ceiling to the back wall, and a long run fills faster than a short one.
Kings Park West sits in between: mostly 1970s single-family houses, with about three in ten homes townhouses. Same dryer vent cleaning, a different route to the outside, and it’s the route that decides how long the visit takes.
Whether your ZIP is 22030, 22031, 22032 or 22033, it’s the same crew from our Chantilly shop, about nine miles up Route 50, and the same price.
Where the dryer vents run across Fairfax.
Census figures for the owner-occupied homes in each place, and what that usually means for the dryer vent.
| Place | Median home built | Most homes are | Heated with | What the dryer vent usually does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Oaks | 1995 | condo and apartment buildings, about 5 in 10 | gas, about 6 in 10 | Condo and apartment buildings: the dryer vent may run through the building and belong to the association. |
| City of Fairfax | 1966 | 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. |
| Kings Park West | 1976 | single-family houses, about 7 in 10 | gas, about 5 in 10 | Older houses: shorter dryer vent runs, and foil or plastic hose behind the dryer that should be metal. |
| Merrifield | 1990 | condo and apartment buildings, about 6 in 10 | gas, about 6 in 10 | Condo and apartment buildings: the dryer vent may run through the building and belong to the association. |
| Fair Lakes | 1998 | townhouses, about 3 in 10 | gas, about 7 in 10 | 1980s and 90s houses: dryer vents through a wall or a ceiling, often never cleaned end to end. |
| Mantua | 1968 | single-family houses, about 7 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. |
Fairfax homes, by the numbers
From the Census Bureau’s 2020 to 2024 survey, owner-occupied homes unless it says otherwise.
The City of Fairfax
- Median home built1966 Census
- Built before 1980about 7 in 10 Census
- Built since 2000about 2 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.
The Fairfax County side
- Built before 1980about 3 in 10 Census
- Built since 2000about 4 in 10 Census
- Most homes arecondo and apartment buildings, about 4 in 10 Census
- Heated withgas, about 6 in 10 Census
- Rentedabout 5 in 10 Census
- Townhouse dryer vents run long, often to the roof or across a ceiling to the back wall, and a long run fills faster than a short one.
- In condo buildings the dryer vent often runs through the walls and belongs to the association, so check before you book.
What dryer vent cleaning costs in Fairfax.
The same prices as everywhere we work: $299 for dryer vent cleaning on its own, $199 when it’s added to an air duct cleaning, and included every year on the Family Care Plan at $199 a year.
- Dryer vent cleaning, on its own$299
- Dryer vent cleaning, added to an air duct cleaning$199
- Family Care Plan, 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 before and after photos and a dated invoice. Anything past the cleaning, like a new hose or a guard on the hood, you get the price first.
On the Family Care Plan, $199 a year covers the dryer vent cleaning every year, plus a heating inspection, an AC inspection and a whole-home plumbing inspection, and we tell you when each one is due.
When a dryer vent needs cleaning in Fairfax.
The hose is older than the dryer
In a lot of 1960s Fairfax houses the dryer has been replaced more than once and the foil hose behind it came with an earlier one. If yours is foil or plastic, that’s the part to change.
It’s a condo
In a lot of condo buildings the dryer vent runs through the walls and belongs to the association. Check your documents first; if it’s yours to keep up, we clean it end to end.
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.
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 Fairfax.
Questions to ask anybody who quotes you, us included.
Do they check the hose behind the dryer, not just the line?
In a 1960s Fairfax house the hose behind the dryer is where a lot of the trouble is: crushed, kinked, or foil that should be metal. A dryer vent cleaning that skips it has missed the part you can see.
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 the before and after?
Photos of the inside of your dryer vent line, before and after, are how you know the job was done. Ask for them, and for a dated invoice if your HOA wants proof.
What our customers say.
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Dryer vent cleaning questions from Fairfax.
Do you clean dryer vents in Fair Lakes and Fair Oaks townhouses?
Yes, including the long runs to the roof or the back wall. Tell us where your dryer vent hood comes out and how high it is when you book, so the tech brings the right ladder.
Is the City of Fairfax any different from the county side for dryer vent cleaning?
Not for the cleaning. Same crew, same prices, same visit. The City has its own government and its own fire department; the dryer vent is the same job on either side of the line.
My 1960s house has a foil hose behind the dryer. Is that a problem?
It’s worth replacing. Foil and plastic accordion hose crushes easily behind the dryer and sags where lint collects, which is why fire departments tell people to use metal. We check the hose on every dryer vent cleaning and price a metal one before we touch it.
How much does dryer vent cleaning cost in Fairfax?
$299 booked on its own, $199 added to an air duct cleaning, and included every year on the Family Care Plan at $199 a year.
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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 the Family Care Plan on the same call.
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