Dryer vent cleaning
Whole-home duct cleaning
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Sanitizing & deodorizingWhole-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.
Fast, Reliable Dryer Vent Cleaning Across Kirby
Dryer vent cleaning in Kirby typically costs $110 – $180 for a single-family ranch home, depending on vent length and how packed the line is. Most Kirby jobs include removing caliche dust, lint, and debris from the full run, plus a check of the exterior cap. We’re familiar with the older brick-veneer and slab homes south of the tracks and the rural lots off Ackerman Road, and we schedule carefully so a crew can be at your door without making you wait around. Call (903) 354-8393 for a written quote before we even step inside.
Why Mortons Air Duct San Antonio Is Kirby’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Kirby homeowners call us because we treat their house the way we’d want someone to treat ours. Shoes stay covered. Drop cloths go down before equipment comes in. And the price is written down before the first tool is picked up, so you’re not watching the clock with one eye on your wallet.
Paul Adeyemi leads our crews, and he’s the one who checks off the Done Right Promise on every single Kirby job. That promise is simple: if the vent isn’t clean or the cap isn’t sealed, we come back and make it right within 365 days. No forms, no arguing. It’s stamped on the work order.
Response time to Kirby is straightforward. Since we dispatch from the San Antonio office and crews serve Kirby locally, most appointments are scheduled within a few days, not weeks. If you’re off Boenig Drive and need a vent checked before a family visit, we’ll work with your calendar.
Kirby’s older homes need a technician who understands galvanized pipe that’s been in a hot attic for sixty years. We don’t rush a vent that might crack. We inspect, show you what we found, and give you the written price for the clean before any agitation starts.
Styles & brands we work with
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Kirby
Dryer vent cleaning service in Kirby means removing the hard-packed lint, caliche dust, and debris that accumulates inside the pipe from your dryer all the way to the exterior outlet. In our experience, Kirby’s unpaved roads and open fields push far more fine dust into laundry rooms than you’d see in a paved San Antonio neighborhood. That dust mixes with lint from every load and hardens like plaster.
A full clean in Kirby runs $110 – $180 for a typical ranch home. We use a Rotobrush agitation tool with negative pressure to break up the crust inside the pipe, then vacuum it out. After the line is clear, we check the outside cap, clean the screen or louver, and take a photo of the area before we leave, floors included.
Attic-Run Vent Lines
Older Kirby ranch homes often route the dryer vent through the attic and out under the eave. These long runs sag between trusses, and the low spots collect a dense mix of lint and caliche dust that a standard brush alone won’t remove. We inspect the full run for disconnections and pulled joints, especially where past DIY repairs left gaps.
Slab-On-Grade Vent Inspection
If your home was built in the 1950s or 60s with a slab foundation, the original vent path may be short but packed tight. We inspect the connection at the dryer, the pipe path, and the exit to make sure nothing is venting into the wall cavity or under the floor.
Dryer Vent Installation in Kirby
Dryer vent installation in Kirby often means replacing an original 4-inch galvanized run that has corroded from decades of heat and humidity. Some of the pipe we see in attics off Willowdale Drive is thin enough to crush with one hand. When a vent can’t be cleaned safely, we write up a replacement quote before any work begins, and the price includes the pipe, the connection, the exterior cap, and the clean-up.
Replacement vent installation in Kirby typically runs $220 – $420 depending on the length of the run and whether it goes through an attic, a wall, or a crawlspace. You’ll know the exact number before we start. No added ‘parts fee’ after the fact, no surprise line item.
Vent Rerouting
Some Kirby homes vent into a crawlspace, which is a code problem and a moisture problem. We can reroute the line to the nearest exterior wall and install a proper termination cap. We also address sagged attic runs by adding support straps and, where needed, a section of smooth rigid pipe.
Bird Guard and Cap Replacement
Starlings and sparrows are persistent around Kirby’s open fields, and a missing or chewed exterior cap invites them in. We install Guardsman backdraft dampers and bird guards at the eave or wall outlet to keep out pests, field mice, and blown dust between cleanings.
Trusted Brands We Service in Kirby
We run professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush and Nikro, not entry-level rental gear. That matters in Kirby because the blockages we break up are harder and denser than lint alone. We also keep caps, dampers, and rigid pipe sections stocked for Kirby jobs, which means we can often complete an install the same day instead of ordering parts and coming back. Whether you have a Whirlpool, Maytag, LG, Samsung, or an older Kenmore from the 90s, the vent side of the job is the same: clean line, solid connection, proper outdoor termination.
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AfterCommon Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Kirby Homes
Our teams keep seeing the same issues across Kirby, and they’re tied to the land and the age of the housing stock.
- Caliche dust packed into lint – Kirby’s unpaved roads and open fields put a fine, mineral-heavy dust in the air. It settles in the laundry room, gets drawn into the dryer, and mixes with lint to form a hard plug that a standard brush alone can’t budge.
- Sagging attic runs – Long vent paths through hot attics sag at the low points, trapping lint and moisture. We’ve found vents off Ackerman Road that held standing water and hardened debris.
- Wood ash from fireplaces and stoves – Several of Kirby’s rural lots heat with wood in winter. Fine ash in the laundry room air coats the inside of the vent pipe, creating a sticky layer that lint clings to long after a basic cleaning.
- Original 1950s vent pipe still in use – Many brick-veneer ranch homes still have their first galvanized run. Corrosion on the inside wall catches lint like sandpaper, and the pipe itself may be too fragile to clean without replacement.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Kirby, TX
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Kirby costs $110 – $180. Homes with long attic runs, second-story laundry rooms, or a badly packed line may land at the upper end, while shorter wall-vented systems sit closer to $110. Vent installation or replacement runs $220 – $420, and a vent reroute from a crawlspace to an exterior wall typically falls between $280 – $400. You’ll get a written, line-itemed price before any work begins, and the estimate is free. No per-vent pricing games, and no coupon that turns into a bigger bill once the van is on your street.
Call (903) 354-8393 and we’ll talk through your home’s layout, the vent path, and the exact cost for your situation.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kirby
While this page covers Dryer Vent Cleaning in Kirby, our crews also work in San Antonio, Schertz, Boerne, and Helotes. If you have family in a neighboring town who’s dealing with a slow dryer, pass along our number. We’re glad to help.
Serving Kirby, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kirby 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 About Dryer Vent Cleaning in Kirby
Every 12 months, and sometimes every 9 if you live directly off a caliche road or unpaved lane. The fine dust from Kirby’s farmland and unpaved streets packs into lint faster than in a paved San Antonio neighborhood, so the cleaning interval shortens.
Yes, and that’s a common job for us. We use a Rotobrush with agitation tools and negative pressure to break up hardened lint and caliche dust, then inspect the full attic run for sagging and disconnections. If the pipe is too corroded to clean safely, we’ll write you a replacement quote before doing anything you didn’t approve.
If you’re cleaning the lint trap every load but the dryer still runs two cycles, the blockage is inside the vent pipe, not the trap. In Kirby, the usual culprit is a hard plug of lint and caliche dust, often at a sag point in an attic run. Once that’s cleared, a single low-heat cycle should dry a full load, like the homeowner off Ackerman Road we helped earlier this spring.
Yes. Many 1950s Kirby homes vent into the crawlspace or terminate under the eave, which is a moisture and fire hazard. We can reroute the line to an exterior wall, install a proper termination cap and backdraft damper, and give you the written price before any pipe is cut.
It does. Wood heat puts fine ash into the air, especially near the laundry room if the stove is in a central living space. That ash is drawn into the dryer and coats the inside of the vent pipe, creating a sticky surface that lint clings to even after brushing. Homes with wood stoves should have the dryer vent inspected every 9 months.
Got a dryer that’s working harder than it should? Call (903) 354-8393 for a free estimate and a written price before any work begins. We’ll talk through your vent’s path, the condition of the pipe, and what we’ll do while we’re inside your home to keep it clean. Floors covered, dog in the hallway, toddler napping down the hall – we work around all of it.
Written by Paul Adeyemi, Owner at Mortons Air Duct San Antonio, serving Kirby since 2005.