Dryer Vent Cleaning in Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers has 1950s and 1960s block houses along McGregor Boulevard and in Dean Park, 1970s neighbourhoods like Whiskey Creek, and big newer communities such as Gateway and Pelican Preserve. After Hurricane Ian, a great many laundry rooms in the older parts of town were stripped and rebuilt, and the dryer vent went back together in a hurry. Cleaning runs $100 to $200, and we measure airflow at the outside hood before and after.
What we find most often in Fort Myers: A vent reconnected during storm repairs with screws through the duct joints, or a short piece of foil hose closed up inside new drywall.
What happens to a vent during a rebuild
When a laundry room is opened down to the block and finished again, the dryer duct is usually disconnected and put back by whoever is hanging drywall that day. That is how screws end up through the joints, each one a small spike that snags lint, and how a length of foil hose ends up sealed inside a wall because it was the piece on the truck.
Both are against code. Duct joints may not be fastened with screws or anything else that sticks into the duct, and the flexible transition hose may not be concealed in a wall or ceiling. If your laundry room was rebuilt, have the vent checked within the first year rather than waiting for a symptom.
We read airflow at the hood, clean from both ends, and read it again. A run that is still low right after a rebuild almost always has one of those two faults, and we can usually tell you which before anything is opened.
Utility rooms off the carport
Many of the older houses put the laundry in a utility room off the carport or in the garage, venting through a block wall. The run is short, and the hood often sits under the carport roof, where lint drifts onto the ceiling and soffit instead of blowing clear.
Grey fuzz on a carport ceiling means the hood or damper is restricted, and it is fuel sitting next to a car. We clear the hood, free the damper, and if the hood is in a dead air corner we can move it somewhere the exhaust can escape.
Gateway, Pelican Preserve and the newer builds
The newer communities are slab homes with the laundry indoors, venting through the roof or a side wall. Construction is tidy, but the caps are often basic plastic ones whose damper hinges crack in the sun.
Cleaning costs $100 to $200 per run. Rebuilding a storm repaired section in rigid metal duct, or replacing a cap, costs $200 to $600, quoted before we start.
What it costs in Fort Myers
| Job | Price |
|---|---|
| Dryer vent cleaning, wall or short run | $100 to $200 |
| Dryer vent cleaning, long attic or roof run | $100 to $200 |
| Repair: separated joint, crushed or foil duct | $200 to $600 |
| New dryer duct installation or replacement | $200 to $600 |
| Condo buildings and associations | Quoted per unit |
You get the figure for your vent before we book. If what we find changes it, you hear that before any extra work starts.
Where in Fort Myers we work
All of Fort Myers and the surrounding Lee County area, including McGregor, Dean Park, Whiskey Creek, Fort Myers Villas, Gateway and Pelican Preserve. Call (813) 300-1379 for the price on your run.
Dryer vent services in Fort Myers
- Dryer Vent CleaningDryer vent cleaning removes the lint packed along the duct between your dryer and the outside hood.
- Dryer Vent RepairDryer vent repair fixes a duct that cleaning cannot: a joint that has separated, a section crushed flat, foil hose hidden in a wall, or a run dumping lint into the attic.
- Dryer Vent & Dryer Duct InstallationDryer vent installation puts in a new exhaust duct, for a new laundry location or to replace a run that is past saving.
- Roof & Wall Dryer Vent CapsThe hood or roof cap at the end of the run is where many Florida dryer vents actually block: a bird nest, a damper rusted shut, a screen someone added that traps lint.
- Condo & Apartment Dryer VentsCondo and apartment dryer vents are short runs in the unit that often join a shared duct or riser serving other units.
Dryer Vents in Fort Myers: FAQs
Our laundry room was redone after Ian. Should the vent be checked?
Yes. Rebuilds are where we most often find screws through the joints and foil hose hidden in walls. A before reading and a look at the transition and the hood will show whether it went back together properly.
There is lint stuck to the ceiling of my carport. Is that from the dryer?
Almost certainly. It means exhaust is not leaving the hood cleanly, usually because the damper is stuck partly closed or the hood is in a sheltered corner. It should be cleared, both for the dryer's sake and because lint near a parked car is a fire load.
Can you tell whether there are screws in the duct without opening the wall?
Often. Screws catch the brush in a way we can feel, and the lint pattern at the joints gives them away. If we suspect a concealed problem, we explain what we found and quote any opening up before doing it.
How much does dryer vent cleaning cost in Fort Myers?
$100 to $200 for most Fort Myers homes. Repair, replacement or a new run is $200 to $600. You get the figure for your vent before we book.
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Dryer vent cleaning in Fort Myers
Call or send the form. You get the price for your vent before we book, and the airflow numbers before and after the work.
