Straight answers about dryer vents
What we get asked on the phone, written down. No sales pitch and no scare tactics — the aim is that you can decide for yourself whether you need us.
Signs your dryer vent needs cleaning
How do I know if my dryer vent needs cleaning?
Damp clothes after a full cycle, a hot laundry room, a burning smell, a hood flap that no longer moves. What each sign means and how urgent it is.
How often should a dryer vent be cleaned?
How often should a dryer vent be cleaned?
Once a year for most homes, twice for a busy household — and why Cape Cod houses tend to need it more often than the general advice suggests.
Why a dryer vent must not have a screen on it
Can a dryer vent have a screen or cage on the outside?
Screens and cages over a dryer vent termination are prohibited under IMC 504, and they are one of the most common causes of a blocked run on Cape Cod.
Flex hose or rigid duct: what should be behind your dryer
Is flex hose bad for a dryer vent?
Why corrugated flex hose collects lint that rigid metal duct does not, where it turns up in Cape houses, and when it is worth replacing.
Birds nesting in a dryer vent
What do I do about a bird nesting in my dryer vent?
An unscreened hood with a failed flap is shelter. Nesting material blocks a duct faster than lint does — how to tell, and what has to happen.
Book a dryer vent cleaning
Real availability, flat pricing, and nothing charged until the work is finished.