Dryer vent 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.
Dryer Vent Cleaning in Marietta, GA: Fast, Local, and Straightforward
Dryer vent cleaning in Marietta typically costs $149 – $279 for a standard single-family home, depending on the length of the run and how many years of lint have packed in. Most jobs take 60 – 90 minutes, and we show you before-and-after photos of the vent so you can see exactly what got removed. If you live in an older east Marietta neighborhood near the Square or Cherokee Street, your original ductwork may need more than a basic clean – and that’s what this page is about.
Cardinal Air Duct Marietta is part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded in 2005, and led locally by Omar Haddad. We serve all of Marietta, from the 1960s ranches off Roswell Road to the newer flex-duct homes near Barrett Parkway. If your dryer is taking two cycles to dry a load, the fix usually starts with a clear vent. Call (762) 216-4075 for a free estimate – a live person answers.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Marietta Is Marietta’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We work in Marietta every week, so we know the housing inside and out. When a homeowner near the Marietta Square calls about dryer lint, our technicians already know what they’re likely to find: original vinyl flex, crushed attic runs, or a vent that’s been venting into a crawlspace for twenty years. Omar Haddad and our local crews have built a reputation for showing up on time, handing over a written price before touching anything, and documenting the whole job with photos.
Every booking runs through The Relay Standard – that means you get a live trackable arrival time on your phone, background-checked uniformed techs whose names you know before they ring the bell, and a digital invoice you can pay from a link. No four-hour arrival windows. No voicemail loops. If it’s not done right within 365 days under our Done Right Promise, we return and make it right at no charge. That applies to every job, no exceptions.
Styles & brands we work with
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Marietta
A dryer vent cleaning company in Marietta does more than push a brush through a pipe. When we arrive at a home off Whitlock Avenue or a cul-de-sac near East Piedmont Road, the first thing we do is inspect the full run from the dryer’s back to the exterior termination point. Some jobs are straightforward: a 15-foot vent with moderate lint buildup, cleared in under an hour. Other jobs in east Marietta involve vinyl ductwork from the Nixon or Carter era that has collapsed inside the wall cavity – and that changes the scope entirely.
We use professional-grade Nikro HEPA vacuums and rotary brush systems to loosen and pull lint out under negative pressure, meaning the debris goes straight into the vacuum and never back into your laundry room. For older Marietta homes with attic-mounted vents, we run a camera inspection after cleaning to confirm there’s no sag, separation, or remaining blockage. A standard Dryer Vent Cleaning here runs $149 – $229 for most single-vent homes; if the duct is crushed or disconnected, repair work is quoted before we lift a tool.
Lint Removal in Converted Garages and Basements
Several Marietta neighborhoods have seen a wave of converted garage and basement additions over the last two decades, and we see a repeat pattern in those homes. The dryer gets relocated into a space that was never designed for it, and the vent gets routed down into a crawlspace or out through a rim joist. We’ve pulled hardened, greasy lint plugs from these runs that a leaf blower would never touch. The fix often involves rerouting the vent toward an exterior wall, not just cleaning what’s there.
Vent Rerouting and Cap Replacement
Sometimes the cleaning is the easy part, and the real fix is structural. If your Marietta dryer vent exits through the roof (common in 1970s split-levels), it’s collecting condensation that mixes with lint and turns into a paste-like plug. We reroute those runs through a side wall where possible and install a proper louvered cap with a bird guard. Cap replacement alone runs $45 – $95 including parts and labor in Marietta, and it’s worth doing while we’re already on the ladder.
Dryer Vent Inspection in Marietta
A dryer vent inspection in Marietta costs $75 – $125 as a standalone service, and it’s the smart move before you buy an older home in areas like Indian Hills or Sherwood Forest. We scope the entire run with a camera and tell you exactly what’s inside: material type, disconnections, sags, animal intrusion, and lint depth. That report takes about 45 minutes and gives you a plain-language summary with photos.
For homeowners who can’t remember the last time the vent was cleaned, an inspection is the honest starting point. We’ll tell you if a clean is enough or if the duct material itself needs to go. In east Marietta’s older neighborhoods, we regularly recommend replacing original vinyl or foil flex with rigid aluminum pipe – it’s a code requirement now, and it’s why so many of those homes have ongoing lint problems.
Camera Inspection of Attic and Wall Runs
Any vent that disappears into an attic or wall cavity gets the camera treatment. We’re looking for crushed sections, disconnected joints, sagging downward runs that pool moisture, and scorch marks on the duct surface. Those scorch marks are the earliest warning sign that lint is sitting next to the dryer’s exhaust heat, and we treat them as an urgent item.
Bird Guard Installation and Vent Cap Replacement
Birds love a warm dryer vent in a Marietta winter. We find nests in exterior terminations all over town, especially in Powder Springs Road and Dallas Highway corridor homes with wide-open louver caps. A bird guard adds $35 – $65 to an inspection or cleaning visit, and it stops both nest-building and the fire risk that dried nesting material creates. We stock the guards on the truck, so it’s one trip and done.
Trusted Brands We Service in Marietta
We work on all makes and models, including the brands installed most often in Cobb County homes: Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies ventilation components, along with the Whirlpool, LG, Samsung, and Maytag dryers that connect to them. We carry common cap sizes, aluminum tape, and duct transitions on the truck, so if we find a cracked cap or an undersized transition at the dryer during a cleaning, we can fix it that same visit. No one in Marietta stocks local parts for older 1970s vent setups the way we do – we know what’s in these homes and we bring the right fittings the first time.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Marietta Homes
- Original vinyl or foil flex duct in pre-1980 east Marietta homes. These materials crush, separate, and trap lint far more aggressively than the smooth rigid aluminum used in newer construction. We see crushed runs in attics near the Square and Canton Road regularly, and the fix is replacement, not cleaning.
- Attic-mounted vents that sag and fill with moisture-laden lint. Ranch and split-level homes built in the 1960s and 1970s often vent dryers up through the attic to a roof cap. Gravity works against those runs – condensation drips back, mixes with lint, and forms a plug no spinning brush can clear on its own.
- Converted garages venting into crawlspaces. When a Marietta homeowner converts a garage and moves the laundry, the path of least resistance often points downward. We pull black, humid lint mats off wooden joists under these homes, and the mold risk is real.
- Crumbling fiberboard duct in east Marietta’s original HVAC returns. While the dryer vent is the primary focus, we regularly find disintegrating fiberboard returns in the same older homes – that material sheds particles into the air and compounds the lint problem. It’s a local signature of homes near Roosevelt Circle and Whitlock Avenue.
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AfterPricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Marietta, GA
Dryer vent cleaning in Marietta runs $149 – $229 for most single-vent homes with accessible roof or exterior wall terminations. Homes with long runs (30+ feet), attic-mounted vents, or deep lint compaction may run up to $279. If we find a crushed duct, animal nesting, or disconnected segments, we quote those repairs separately before doing any work – so there’s never a surprise on the invoice. Standalone inspections cost $75 – $125, and if you proceed with a cleaning, the inspection fee rolls into that price. Call (762) 216-4075 for a free estimate on your specific home.
We Also Serve Cities Near Marietta
Our crews work throughout Cobb County. Alongside Marietta, we regularly clean dryer vents in Smyrna, Kennesaw, Powder Springs, and Mableton. If you’re just outside the city line off South Cobb Drive or Dallas Highway, we can usually route a van to you within the same week.
Serving Marietta, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Marietta 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 Marietta
Older Marietta homes, especially the 1960s – 70s ranches and split-levels east of I-75, were built with vinyl or thin foil flex ducts that are no longer code-compliant. Those materials crush, separate, and trap lint deep inside the run, where it sits against the dryer’s exhaust heat. New construction uses smooth rigid aluminum that resists lint buildup, so the fire risk drops dramatically. The fix in older Marietta homes is usually duct replacement rather than repeated cleanings – call (762) 216-4075 and we’ll scope the vent and show you what’s inside.
In roughly 80 percent of the Marietta homes we visit, it’s the vent. If the lint trap is clean and the machine still runs long, the restriction is almost always in the duct – a crushed attic run, a packed wall cavity, or a failed exterior cap. An inspection with our camera confirms the cause in about 45 minutes. If we find the dryer itself is the issue, we’ll say so plainly rather than selling you a clean you don’t need.
Yes. In older east Marietta homes with original vinyl or foil venting, a standard brush cleaning can tear through the material if it’s already brittle from thirty years of heat cycling. Our crews use camera-guided rotary brushes with variable speed and soft nylon heads on these runs, plus aluminum tape for resealing joints. In newer west Cobb homes with smooth metal ducts, a standard HEPA vacuum extraction with a steel brush does the job. Our experience with both types saves older Marietta homes from avoidable damage.
Yes. When a dryer vent separates in an attic (which happens regularly in Marietta’s split-levels) the warm, humid exhaust dumps directly into the attic space instead of outside. That moisture feeds mold on the underside of the roof deck and soaks insulation, and the lint builds up against framing. The mold risk is real, and it’s invisible until someone opens the attic hatch and looks. A camera inspection finds these disconnections fast.
For a 1980s Marietta home with an original metal vent and a dryer that runs four to six loads a week, an annual cleaning is the right cadence. If you have a long attic run, a vinyl duct, or a roof cap, we recommend every six to nine months. Homes with several long-haired residents or pets also lean toward twice-yearly service, because organic fibers bond with the lint and pack the duct faster. Your first cleaning gives us the data: we’ll tell you exactly how long that run stays clear after we’re done.
Call Cardinal Air Duct Marietta for Dryer Vent Cleaning
If your dryer vent hasn’t been inspected in this decade, the fix is one call away. We serve all of Marietta with The Relay Standard: a live arrival you can track on your phone, a written price before we start, before-and-after photos of the actual vent, and a digital invoice you pay from a link. Omar Haddad and the Cardinal Air Duct Marietta crew stand behind every job with the 365-Day Done Right Promise – if it’s not right, we come back and make it right. Call (762) 216-4075 for a free estimate today.
Written by Omar Haddad, owner of Cardinal Air Duct Marietta, serving the Marietta community with professional dryer vent cleaning, inspection, and repair.