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 Alamo Heights
Dryer vent cleaning in Alamo Heights typically runs $180-$340 for a standard single-family home, with most jobs completed in 90 minutes to two hours. We’re CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Schertz, and our crews serve Alamo Heights from our San Antonio dispatch office. Call (830) 402-5110 and we’ll answer with a live person, 24/7.
Alamo Heights is different from the suburbs built in the 1980s and 1990s. The homes here, the vast majority constructed between the 1920s and 1950s, weren’t designed for the appliances they now hold. Dryers were added to laundry nooks carved from original floor plans, and their vent runs were threaded through wall chases and attic cavities never intended for the purpose. That means a dryer vent cleaning in Alamo Heights is often half detective work: mapping where the run actually goes, what it passes through, and where the lint has been collecting for years. We’ve been at this since 2013, and we’ve learned that the prettiest street in Alamo Heights can hide the ugliest vent configurations.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Schertz Is Alamo Heights’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We’ve built our reputation in Alamo Heights on showing, not telling. Every job starts with a written price delivered before any work begins - Haven Standard Clause 1 - and ends with a Documented Photo Record of every duct run, before and after. Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival, operating under Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. The 365-Day Done Right Promise is backed in writing on every job, not just stated in marketing copy.
Our crews know the local housing stock. We’ve worked on Craftsman bungalows near Alamo Heights Avenue, Tudor Revivals off Broadway, and Mediterranean-style homes south of Austin Highway. We understand how thick plaster walls, retrofitted wall chases, and brutally hot unconditioned attics - where summer temperatures routinely exceed 140°F - affect vent runs and lint accumulation. When you call (830) 402-5110, you’re talking to someone who knows that a vent termination on a 1930s Alamo Heights home isn’t going to look like one on a 2015 Cibolo build.
We also offer a Free Second Opinion on any written estimate. Bring us a competitor’s quote and we’ll put our number next to it in writing, no charge.
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning Services in Alamo Heights
Dryer Vent Inspection
In Alamo Heights, we don’t start brushing until we know what we’re brushing through. Our inspection uses camera-equipped tools to trace the full vent run, which in these older homes often disappears into original wall chases or joist bays that were repurposed as return-air plenums during a mid-century HVAC retrofit. The camera shows us what a standard visual check cannot: crushed sections in hot attics, lint packed into structural voids, and terminations that may have been damaged or blocked for years. The inspection is documented with photos and included in your job record.
Vent Cleaning
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team uses professional-grade equipment from Nikro and Abatement Technologies to agitate and extract lint under negative pressure with HEPA filtration at the exhaust. In Alamo Heights, this matters more than in newer construction. The original plaster walls and tight framing mean we can’t simply cut new access holes wherever convenient. We work with the house’s existing structure, using tools sized for the narrow chases and angled runs common in pre-1950s homes. Every run is photographed before and after, and those photos are delivered to you as part of the standard job record.
Lint Removal
Lint in Alamo Heights vents is rarely a simple surface coating. Because many vent runs here share space with return-air paths or pass through unconditioned attics, lint often accumulates in dense, matted layers mixed with dust, pollen, and debris from decades of San Antonio’s 8-9 month cooling season. We break this material loose with mechanical agitation, then extract it under controlled negative pressure so nothing disperses into your home. The quantity removed is photographed and documented.
Vent Rerouting
Some Alamo Heights vent runs are beyond cleaning. A run crushed in a hot attic, a termination that exits into an enclosed porch, or a path that routes through a joist bay now compromised by moisture or rodent activity - these situations require rerouting. We design a new path using smooth rigid pipe where possible, minimizing elbows and keeping the run as short and straight as the structure allows. Every reroute is quoted in writing before work starts, with the full scope documented.
Vent Cap Replacement
Original plaster-wall terminations in Alamo Heights often lack proper caps or bird guards. Some are simply louvers that have corroded or broken; others were never more than a flap of aluminum. We replace these with code-compliant caps that include backdraft dampers and, where appropriate, bird guards. The new cap is matched to your vent diameter and exterior finish, and the installation is photographed for your record.
Bird Guard Installation
Alamo Heights’s mature tree canopy and established neighborhoods mean birds, squirrels, and other pests are constant factors. A vent termination without a guard is an invitation. We install guards that maintain proper airflow while blocking entry, sized to your specific vent type and local conditions.
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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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Our equipment roster includes professional-grade tools from Nikro, Honeywell, and Aprilaire - brands you can look up independently before agreeing to any price. We stock replacement caps, guards, and transition fittings sized for the vent configurations common in Alamo Heights’s older homes, which means most repairs don’t require a second visit. When a part is needed, we document exactly what was installed and when, as part of your written job record.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Alamo Heights Homes
- Lint packed into joist bays used as return-air plenums. In 1930s-1950s Alamo Heights homes, framed wall cavities or joist bays often serve double duty as return-air paths. When a dryer vent shares that space, lint accumulates in structural voids that a standard vent-only scope never opens. The camera finds it; agitation and negative pressure remove it.
- Crushed or disconnected runs in 140°F attics. Original flex duct or semi-rigid pipe installed in unconditioned attic space degrades faster than expected under Alamo Heights’s brutal summer heat. Sections collapse, separate at joints, or sag into insulation, trapping lint before it reaches the exterior.
- Terminations through thick plaster with no cap or guard. Many Alamo Heights vents exit through original 1.5-inch plaster walls with nothing more than a flimsy louver. Debris, pollen, and pests enter freely, and the outlet can become completely blocked without the homeowner noticing until dry times spike.
- Transition hoses crushed against original walls. Modern dryers pushed into 1940s laundry nooks often pinch the flexible transition hose flat against plaster, creating an immediate lint trap at the appliance connection. The fix is usually a smooth rigid transition and a repositioned dryer, documented with before-and-after photos.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Alamo Heights, TX
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Alamo Heights runs $180-$240 for a single-story home with accessible exterior termination and no structural complications. Homes with vent runs through multiple joist bays, requiring camera inspection of wall cavities, or needing bird guard or cap replacement typically fall in the $260-$340 range. Vent rerouting, when the existing path is unsalvageable, is quoted individually based on the new run length and access requirements - most reroutes in Alamo Heights homes land between $400 and $650.
What moves the number: the length and complexity of the run, whether it passes through conditioned or unconditioned space, the condition of the termination, and whether we find lint in shared plenum spaces that requires additional access and extraction time. Every price is delivered in writing before any work starts - Haven Standard Clause 1. No exceptions. No per-vent pricing tricks. One flat price per system, agreed to upfront.
Estimates are free. Call (830) 402-5110.
We Also Serve Cities Near Alamo Heights
Our crews work throughout the San Antonio metro area, including Dryer Vent Cleaning in Alamo Heights and surrounding communities: Schertz, Cibolo, Universal City, and Selma. Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our San Antonio office, with local crews assigned by area to minimize response time.
Serving Alamo Heights, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Alamo Heights 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 Alamo Heights
Yes. The thick plaster and tight framing mean we can’t cut access holes freely, so we rely on camera inspection and tools sized for narrow chases. We also check whether the transition hose has been crushed against the wall, which we find in roughly half the 1940s homes we service in Alamo Heights. The written price covers the full scope, including any access challenges specific to your home’s construction. Call (830) 402-5110 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
Every 12-18 months for most Alamo Heights homes, and every 12 months if your vent run passes through an unconditioned attic or shares space with a return-air plenum. San Antonio’s near-constant cooling season means your dryer and HVAC system are both working hard, and any leak in the duct network pulls in dust and pollen that can accelerate lint accumulation. Homes with multiple loads per week or pets should lean toward the shorter interval. We document the condition we find so you can make an informed decision about timing your next service.
It can matter significantly. When a dryer vent run shares a joist bay or wall cavity with a return-air path, lint that escapes the vent - through a crushed section, loose joint, or missing seal - gets pulled into the HVAC system and distributed throughout the home. We’ve found this exact situation in Alamo Heights homes where the camera showed lint packed into plenum spaces that the homeowner had no idea were connected to the dryer. Our inspection protocol specifically checks for this crossover, and if we find it, we document it and include remediation in the written scope.
Yes. We replace corroded louvers and missing caps with proper terminations that include backdraft dampers and bird guards, matched to your vent diameter and exterior finish. The installation is photographed and included in your job record. On original plaster walls, we use mounting methods that don’t compromise the historic exterior - no oversized holes, no visible fasteners that weren’t there before. The written price covers cap, guard, and installation before any work begins.
Dryer vent cleaning follows a distinct protocol from HVAC duct cleaning, though both use similar principles of mechanical agitation and controlled extraction. For dryer vents, we adhere to the applicable fire safety and mechanical codes, using camera inspection, negative-pressure HEPA extraction, and documented before-and-after photography on every job. The H.A.V.E.N. Standard requires this documentation as a standard deliverable, not an add-on. If you’re also having your HVAC ducts cleaned, we can coordinate both services with a single written scope and price. Call (830) 402-5110 to discuss.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, serving Alamo Heights since 2013.