Whole-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.
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AfterFast, Reliable Dryer Vent Cleaning Across Irving
Dryer vent cleaning in Irving typically runs $149-$289 for a standard single-family home, with most jobs completed in 60-90 minutes and a written price delivered before any work starts. We’re the Dryer Vent Cleaning crew homeowners in Valley Ranch, Las Colinas, and the older neighborhoods west of SH-183 call when their dryer’s thermal cutoff keeps tripping or cycles run longer than they should. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, but our crews serve Irving directly - we know the difference between a 1980s Valley Ranch original build and a new handoff off MacArthur Boulevard, and we price accordingly. Call (469) 452-7766 for a free written estimate.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Plano Is Irving’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We’ve been serving Irving since we opened in 2013, and we’ve documented the inside of over 52,000 home duct and vent systems - every one with a photo record, every one with a written price agreed before the first panel came off. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise is backed in writing on every job, not just stated in marketing copy.
Irving homeowners don’t buy from coupons. They buy from documentation. That’s why we deliver a photo record of every vent run, before and after, as a standard deliverable - Haven Standard Clause 4. You see what we found, what we removed, and what the airflow reads at the exterior cap. No guesswork.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival - Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. They carry professional-grade equipment from Nikro, Honeywell, and Abatement Technologies, brands you can look up independently before you agree to any price.
We also offer a Free Second Opinion on any written estimate. Bring us a competitor’s quote; we’ll put our number next to it in writing, no charge.
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning Services in Irving
Dryer Vent Inspection
Every job starts here. We run a camera inspection down the full lint pathway - from the dryer connection through the wall cavity to the exterior vent cap - so we can show you what we’re looking at before we quote a dollar. In Irving’s new-construction belt along Valley Ranch and the Las Colinas edges, we regularly find drywall dust, joint compound, and construction debris packed into vent runs before owners ever do a first load of laundry. Builder handoff never includes a NADCA standards post-construction duct or lint pathway clean, so a brand-new Irving home often needs service in month one, not year five. The camera doesn’t lie, and neither does our written scope.
Vent Cleaning & Lint Removal
Lint removal is the core of the service, but “lint” in Irving often means more than fabric fibers. Our techs use source removal with agitation tools and negative-pressure extraction - mechanical brushing that knocks debris free, coupled with suction that carries it out of your home rather than redistributing it. In Irving’s seven-month cooling season, heavy attic heat and humidity bakes construction dust into vent walls, turning a simple lint pathway into a hardened, restricted run. The lint trap catches surface fibers. It doesn’t catch the drywall dust, framing sawdust, or discarded duct tape installers leave behind. We do.
Vent Rerouting
Valley Ranch’s 1980s-era dryer vent runs are reaching end-of-life in unison. Original flexible duct has often collapsed or kinked inside the wall cavity, so lint removal alone won’t restore airflow without a camera inspection and rerouting. We replace failed flex runs with rigid metal duct where code allows, shorten excessive runs that exceed the 25-foot equivalent length in IRC guidelines, and relocate terminations to exterior walls when interior routing creates too many elbows. Every rerouting job gets a written price before we cut drywall, and a photo record of the new installation.
Bird Guard Installation & Vent Cap Replacement
Irving’s mature tree canopy in neighborhoods like Cottonwood Valley and the Hackberry Creek area invites nesting birds and squirrels into unprotected vent terminations. We install Guardsman bird guards and replace cracked or missing vent caps that let rain and pests into the run. A proper cap with a functioning flapper also prevents backdraft on windy days - common in open corridors near DFW approach paths.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
BeforeAfterTrusted Brands We Service in Irving
Our equipment roster includes Nikro, Honeywell, and Abatement Technologies - professional-grade tools built for commercial and residential duct cleaning, not shop-vac adaptations. We stock common vent cap sizes, bird guard fittings, and rigid duct components locally, so most Irving jobs finish in a single visit without waiting on parts. You can verify every brand we name; we don’t expect trust without evidence.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Irving Homes
- New-construction debris in handoff homes. A family in Valley Ranch called us three weeks after closing on a new build: their dryer was tripping the thermal cutoff on every cycle. Our tech pulled the bird guard, ran a camera inspection down the lint pathway, and found the flex run packed with drywall dust, framing sawdust, and a discarded strip of duct tape the installer left behind - a classic handoff-lot failure in Irving’s newer subdivisions. We ran source removal with agitation tools and negative pressure, verified the airflow at the outside vent cap, and the dryer has run normal cycles since.
- Collapsed 1980s flex duct in Valley Ranch. Original flexible duct runs installed 35-40 years ago have degraded past the point of cleaning. The internal wire spiral corrodes, the plastic film delaminates, and the duct collapses inside the wall cavity where a homeowner can’t see it. Camera inspection reveals the failure; rerouting fixes it permanently.
- Hardened particulate from attic heat baking. Irving’s seven-month cooling load drives attic temperatures above 140°F in summer. Construction dust and lint that would brush free in a temperate climate fuses to duct walls. Agitation tools and negative-pressure extraction are required - a vacuum hose alone won’t touch it.
- Aviation-related particulate in flight-path corridors. Technicians servicing older homes near the Conflans and Story Road corridors - directly beneath DFW arrival paths - regularly find a distinctive dark gray particulate layer on supply plenum interiors that stands apart from typical household dust. Homeowners in those flight corridors rarely connect it to aviation activity until a tech points it out. The same particulate pattern shows up in dryer vent runs fed by attic air intakes.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Irving, TX
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Irving runs $149-$289 for a single-family home with one dryer and a vent run of 15 feet or less. Vent rerouting adds $200-$450 depending on wall cavity access and duct length. Bird guard installation or vent cap replacement runs $75-$150 per termination.
| Service | Typical Range in Irving |
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| Standard dryer vent cleaning (single run, ≤15 ft) | $149-$289 |
| Extended run or second-story termination | $220-$340 |
| Vent rerouting (rigid duct replacement) | $200-$450 |
| Bird guard / vent cap installation | $75-$150 each |
| Camera inspection only (no cleaning) | $89-$129 |
What moves the price: run length, number of elbows, wall cavity access, whether the duct is rigid or flex, and what the camera finds. We deliver a written price before any work starts - Haven Standard Clause 1 - so the number you agree to is the number on the invoice. No per-vent pricing. No coupon that balloons once the truck is in your driveway. Call (469) 452-7766 for a free written estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
Our crews work throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, including Dryer Vent Cleaning in Irving and surrounding cities: Dallas, Mesquite, Richardson, and Garland. Each area gets the same written-price-first protocol and documented photo record.
Serving Irving, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Irving 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 - Dryer Vent Cleaning in Irving
Because builder handoff almost never includes a NADCA standards post-construction duct or lint pathway clean. In Irving’s new-construction belt along Valley Ranch and Las Colinas, we regularly find drywall dust, joint compound, framing sawdust, and discarded tape packed into vent runs before the first load of laundry. The lint trap catches fabric fibers, not construction debris. Call (469) 452-7766 for a camera inspection and written estimate.
Builder “duct cleaning” is typically a blower-door flush or shop-vac at the registers, not source removal from the full system. Dryer vent cleaning specifically addresses the lint pathway - the duct run from your dryer to the exterior cap - using agitation tools and negative-pressure extraction to remove combustible debris. In Irving, we find that builder crews often skip the dryer vent entirely. We don’t. Call (469) 452-7766 for a written scope.
We find construction debris in Irving dryer vents on the majority of new-home inspections we perform. The lint trap catches surface fibers from clothing. It does not catch drywall dust, joint compound, framing sawdust, or tape strips left by installers. Camera inspection reveals the difference immediately. Call (469) 452-7766 to schedule.
For typical household use - two to four loads per week - every 12 to 18 months. In Irving’s new-construction homes, we recommend an initial cleaning at 30-90 days post-move-in to clear builder debris, then moving to the standard interval. Homes with heavy use, long vent runs, or multiple elbows may need more frequent service. Call (469) 452-7766 and we’ll set a schedule based on your specific run.
Vent rerouting replaces failed or improperly installed flexible duct with rigid metal duct, shortens runs that exceed IRC length limits, and relocates terminations to exterior walls when interior routing creates too many elbows. An Irving home needs it when camera inspection shows collapsed flex duct (common in 1980s Valley Ranch builds), kinked runs behind finished walls, or terminations that trap moisture and lint. Every rerouting job gets a written price before we cut drywall and a photo record of the completed installation. Call (469) 452-7766 for an evaluation.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, serving Irving since 2013.