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 San Antonio
Dryer vent cleaning in San Antonio typically runs $180-$340 for a standard single-family home, with most jobs completed in 90 minutes to two hours. We’re CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, and our Dryer Vent Cleaning crews dispatch from our San Antonio office to homes across the metro, from the historic neighborhoods near Fort Sam Houston to the newer developments in Stone Oak and Alamo Ranch. Call (830) 549-6847 and you’ll reach a live person who can schedule your visit and deliver a written price before any work starts.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning New Braunfels Is San Antonio’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We’ve served San Antonio homeowners since 2013 with a documented photo record on every visit and a written price before any panel comes off. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise is backed in writing on every job, not buried in a policy manual. Haven Standard Clause 1 means the price you agree to is the price you pay, period.
Technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival under Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. Our equipment roster includes Nikro negative-pressure extractors and Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration systems, brands you can verify independently. Tomas Reyes, who leads CleanRun, has built the company’s reputation on one principle: show the customer what was in their ducts before discussing what needs to happen next.
We answer calls with live people, 24/7. No phone trees, no “call for a quote” runaround. The written estimate arrives before work begins, every time.
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning Services in San Antonio
Dryer Vent Inspection
Every San Antonio job starts with a camera inspection of the full lint pathway, not just the trap-adjacent section. In homes off Loop 410 and on the South Side, we’re looking specifically for caliche-lint crust, the rock-hard buildup of Edwards limestone dust bonded with lint that standard brush kits skip right over. The camera shows us whether the vent run is partially blocked, fully obstructed, or compromised by detached connections in the attic. You’ll see the footage. We document it before and after, included as standard.
Vent Cleaning
Our vent cleaning uses agitation tools under negative pressure with HEPA filtration, not a shop vacuum pushed into the wall cavity. In San Antonio’s nine-month cooling season, attic-mounted flex duct bakes at 140-160°F, making lint more brittle and prone to breaking into fragments that standard methods simply redistribute. We source-remove the debris, photograph every run, and re-secure any detached boot connections we find. The photo record is yours as a concrete deliverable.
Lint Removal
Lint removal in San Antonio means more than pulling the trap screen. The real hazard is the lint pathway through the attic run, where Gulf moisture surges push humidity into the 80-90% range and create condensation that mats lint against duct walls. In 1970s-1990s slab-on-grade homes throughout the city, we regularly find original galvanized runs packed with decades of buildup. Our process removes it completely, verified by camera, not estimated by guesswork.
Vent Rerouting
Some San Antonio homes, particularly in Stone Oak and northwest developments, were built with roof-discharge dryer vents or overly long horizontal runs through hot attics. These configurations accelerate lint accumulation and create back-pressure that strains the dryer motor. We reroute to shorter, more direct pathways where structurally feasible, using professional-grade materials and documenting the new run with before-and-after photography.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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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.
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CleanRun technicians arrive with professional-grade equipment from Nikro, Honeywell, and Aprilaire, brands recognized across the HVAC trade for negative-pressure extraction and filtration performance. We stock replacement vent caps, bird guards, and collar connections for San Antonio’s dominant housing stock, meaning most repairs don’t require a return visit. Our San Antonio office coordinates parts and scheduling locally, so turnaround stays tight.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in San Antonio Homes
- Caliche-lint crust in South Side and Fort Sam Houston runs. The fine Edwards limestone powder from generations of local construction bonds with lint into a moisture-trapping rock that agitation tools under negative pressure must break apart. Standard brush kits glaze right over it.
- Detached flex-duct boots in northwest side attics. Twenty to thirty years of 140-160°F heat cycling in Stone Oak, Alamo Ranch, and Helotes has made inner liners and collar connections brittle. We find boots completely detached, pulling raw attic air and fiberglass particles into supply runs.
- Roof-discharge vents with no safe access. Several San Antonio master-planned communities routed dryer vents through roof jacks to preserve exterior aesthetics. These require specialized equipment and safety protocols; we photograph the full run from interior access points without putting crews on steep pitches unnecessarily.
- Fogging upsells that ignore the actual blockage. Some competitors offer to “sanitize” the laundry closet with antimicrobial mist. This does nothing for the caliche-lint crust or Gulf-moisture condensation in the attic run. Source removal is what matters. Fogging is margin, not methodology.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Antonio, TX
| Service | Typical Range in San Antonio |
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| Standard dryer vent cleaning (single-family, ground-floor laundry) | $180-$240 |
| Dryer vent cleaning with camera inspection and photo record | $220-$290 |
| Vent rerouting or roof-discharge access (materials included) | $280-$340 |
| Bird guard installation or vent cap replacement | $75-$150 (add-on) |
What moves the price: length of the vent run, whether it discharges through wall or roof, condition of boot connections in the attic, and whether caliche-lint crust requires extended agitation time. Every San Antonio job gets a written price before work starts under Haven Standard Clause 1. No per-vent pricing, no teaser coupons that balloon once the truck arrives. Bring a competitor’s written estimate and we’ll deliver a free second opinion, our number next to theirs.
Call (830) 549-6847 for your exact quote. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Antonio
Our crews work throughout the San Antonio metro, including Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Antonio proper plus Converse, Universal City, Schertz, and Cibolo. Scheduling and dispatch run from our San Antonio office, so response times stay consistent across the corridor.
Serving San Antonio, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Antonio 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 San Antonio
Yes. San Antonio’s periodic Gulf moisture surges push relative humidity into the 80-90% range, creating condensation on cold duct surfaces in hot attics that mats lint into dense, moisture-trapping layers. In drier West Texas cities, lint stays fluffy and easier to extract. Here, it bonds with caliche dust into crust that requires agitation tools under negative pressure, not standard brushing. Call (830) 549-6847 and we’ll show you what your specific run looks like on camera.
Every 12-18 months for most San Antonio homes, and every 9-12 months if you dry more than five loads weekly or have pets that shed. The near-continuous cooling season means dryers run year-round, and the extreme attic heat cycling degrades flex-duct connections faster than in climates with shorter seasons. Homes with roof-discharge vents or long horizontal runs should lean toward the shorter interval. We’ll document your run’s condition and recommend a specific timeline based on what the camera shows, not a generic schedule.
Yes, and we often recommend it. In 1970s-1980s slab-on-grade homes near Fort Sam Houston or along Loop 410, the same attic conditions that contaminate supply and return ducts, brittle flex-duct, detached boots, caliche dust infiltration, typically affect the dryer vent run too. Combining the services means one visit, one written price, one documented photo record covering every run. The crew coordinates the work sequence to avoid cross-contamination between systems.
Roof-discharge vents require specialized access equipment and add 30-60 minutes to the job, but we clean them routinely in Stone Oak, Alamo Ranch, and similar northwest-side communities where this was standard builder practice. We work from interior access points and attic entry where possible, minimizing the need for roof work. The camera inspection is especially critical here because roof vents are out of sight and often out of mind until dry times spike or the thermal cutoff trips. Written price before work starts, as always.
No. Dryer vent cleaning addresses the dedicated exhaust pathway from the back of your dryer to the exterior discharge point. The air handler and blower motor are part of your HVAC system, serviced separately under air duct cleaning or HVAC maintenance. That said, in San Antonio homes where the laundry room sits adjacent to the mechanical closet, we often find the two systems share attic space and similar contamination patterns. If our camera inspection reveals HVAC duct issues near the dryer run, we’ll document them and provide a separate written scope for that work. No bundled mystery charges.
Ready to see what’s actually inside your dryer vent? Call (830) 549-6847 for a free written estimate. Our San Antonio office answers live, 24/7, and every job starts with a price in writing before a single panel comes off.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, serving San Antonio since 2013.