Dryer vent cleaning
Whole-home duct cleaning
Camera inspection
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 South Miami
Dryer vent cleaning in South Miami typically costs between $135 and $285 for a single-family home, and most jobs are completed in under two hours. That’s the straight answer, and it’s what you should expect to pay before anyone steps through the door. We’re Hollis Air Duct Miami, part of the Garrison Partners family, and we’ve been doing this work since 2004. Our crews know South Miami’s older homes, its humidity, and the way lint behaves in a 60 year old attic vent run. Call (850) 660-3272 for a written quote before any work starts.
Why Hollis Air Duct Miami Is South Miami’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
South Miami homeowners call us because we put the price in writing before the job begins, and that price does not move. No bait-and-switch van pricing, no “we found something else while we were up there” phone call. Roy Castellanos leads our crew, and he runs every job under The Garrison Standard: arrive inside the quoted window, complete the work by the book, and leave the site cleaner than we found it. That standard applies to every Dryer Vent Cleaning job, every repair, every installation.
The homes around Sunset Drive, Ludlam Road, and SW 72nd Street are not new construction. Many still have original flexible duct connectors, undersized exhaust runs, and attic spaces that hold 130 degrees of heat in August. Our technicians live and work in South Florida, so they walk into these attics already knowing what they’ll find. That local knowledge means we scope the job correctly the first time, not after a camera inspection reveals a problem we should have anticipated.
Every Hollis technician is background-checked and uniformed. You’ll know who’s arriving before they knock. And if something isn’t done right, the 365-Day Done Right Promise covers it in writing for a full year. We come back at no charge. That’s not a marketing line. It’s on every invoice.
Styles & brands we work with
Dryer Vent Installation in South Miami
Dryer Vent Installation in South Miami usually involves replacing an old, deteriorated flex connector with rigid 4-inch galvanized pipe and ensuring the termination cap vents properly to the exterior. This is common in the mid-century homes east of US-1, where original builders often ran flexible duct through unconditioned attic space and called it done. South Miami’s humidity corrodes those connectors faster than a dry-climate duct, and a cracked or sagging run is a fire hazard and a mold invitation.
Rigid Pipe Replacement
We replace corroded or crushed flexible duct with rigid galvanized pipe that meets current code for dryer exhaust. The old material often collapses under its own weight in a hot attic, especially after years of heat cycling. Rigid pipe moves air efficiently and won’t trap lint the way sagging flex does. Expect a full replacement on a typical South Miami ranch to run $190 to $340 including materials and labor.
Rooftop Cap and Termination Work
When a dryer vent terminates through a rooftop cap, as many South Miami originals do, the cap itself needs to seal tightly against wind-driven rain. We install proper flashing and a backdraft damper where needed, so afternoon thunderstorms don’t dump water down the vertical run into the lint bed. That water intrusion is what turns a simple clog into a replacement job.
Dryer Vent Repair in South Miami
Dryer Vent Repair in South Miami usually means reconnecting a separated joint, replacing a damaged section, or sealing a leak where hot humid air is escaping into the attic. We see this constantly in the neighborhoods around Dante Fascell Park, where the original duct runs were taped at the seams and that tape has long since failed. A disconnected joint dumps lint and moisture into your insulation, and that’s exactly the kind of problem that shows up as a musty smell before it shows up as a fire risk.
Leak Sealing and Joint Repair
Foil tape is not a fix. We use aluminum tape rated for high-temperature dryer exhaust, applied to clean, dry metal. Every joint gets checked with a manometer to confirm negative pressure at the dryer connection and proper airflow at the termination. A typical joint repair in South Miami runs $95 to $160, depending on accessibility in the attic.
Bird Guard and Cap Replacement
South Miami’s bird population finds dryer vent caps irresistible. Starlings and sparrows build nests inside the flap, and that nest becomes a lint trap. We install galvanized bird guards over termination caps, which keeps nesting material out while maintaining full airflow. Cap replacement with a bird guard runs $75 to $140 per termination.
Trusted Brands We Service in South Miami
Our equipment and the parts we install come from manufacturers who build for commercial crews, not for a weekend trip to the hardware store. We use Rotobrush rotary brush systems and Nikro negative-air machines for cleaning, and we install filtration components from Honeywell and Guardsman. When your South Miami home needs a replacement cap, connector, or damper, we stock those parts locally and can usually complete the repair in a single visit. No “we’ll order it and come back next week” unless it’s genuinely a specialty item. And if it is, we’ll tell you before we schedule the work, not after we’ve opened the wall.
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AfterCommon Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in South Miami Homes
- Humidity-compacted lint in vertical runs. South Miami’s rainy season means roof-penetrating vents get hit with wind-driven rain repeatedly. Wet lint dries into a dense, hard mass that a standard brush can’t break through, requiring negative pressure and HEPA filtration to remove safely.
- Asbestos tape on original metal duct joints. Homes built before the late 1980s in South Miami frequently have asbestos-containing tape sealing the seams of metal ductwork. We identify it before cleaning and adjust our containment protocol so we don’t disturb it. A generic crew with a rotary brush will scrape right through it.
- Rooftop terminations with failed caps. Even outside storm season, South Miami’s heat cycles crack plastic caps and warp metal ones. A failed cap lets rain, humidity, and birds into the vent run continuously, turning a routine cleaning into a repair job.
- Undersized 3-inch runs in older condos. The low-rise condo stock in South Miami often has original 3-inch dryer ducts that can’t handle modern dryer airflow. These clog faster, run hotter, and frequently need a cleaning schedule of 12 months or less rather than the conventional 18 to 24.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in South Miami, FL
For a single dryer vent cleaning in South Miami, expect $135 to $185. If the run is vertical, through a rooftop cap, or particularly long, that moves to $185 to $285 due to the extra equipment and time required. If you combine dryer vent cleaning with air duct cleaning in the same visit, you’re looking at $400 to $650 for the full system in a mid-size South Miami home. We write the price before we start, and we don’t add line items at the door. A camera inspection is included with every cleaning, so you’ll see what was in the vent and what it looks like after. Call (850) 660-3272 for an exact quote on your home. Estimates are free, and there’s no obligation.
We Also Serve Cities Near South Miami
Our crews serve South Miami and the surrounding communities, and we schedule jobs throughout Miami-Dade County every week. If you’re in Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, or Doral, call (850) 660-3272 and we’ll get you on the schedule. The same written pricing, the same 365-Day Done Right Promise, the same crew standard applies in every city we serve.
Serving South Miami, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the South Miami 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 South Miami
We can usually clean ductwork that got wet from a one-time storm event, but we have to see inside it first. Our camera inspection tells us whether the water saturated the duct interior, whether the flex connectors are still intact, and whether there’s mold growth on the surface. If the ducts are fiberglass ductboard that’s been wet, replacement is likely needed because fiberglass absorbs water and won’t dry cleanly inside an attic. We document everything with timestamps so you can show your insurer what was done and why. Call (850) 660-3272 to schedule an inspection before you file a claim.
Yes. Many homes east of US-1 near Dante Fascell Park still have original metal ductwork with asbestos tape at the joints, and disturbing that tape releases fibers that require abatement. We identify the tape before we clean, encapsulate it rather than scrape it, and adjust our containment protocol so the dryer vent cleaning doesn’t become an environmental problem. A crew that doesn’t know South Miami’s housing stock won’t look for it until it’s too late.
Most South Miami homes should have dryer vents cleaned every 12 months. That’s shorter than the national average of 18 to 24 months because the combination of year-round AC use, high humidity, and storm season moisture causes lint to compact faster and mold to grow more readily. If your vent terminates on a roof in a home with original ductwork, an annual cleaning is the right schedule. Call (850) 660-3272 and we’ll work it into the calendar.
Yes. We provide timestamped before-and-after photos from the camera inspection, a written scope of work that describes what was found, and a clear description of what was cleaned versus what was replaced and why. That distinction matters to an insurer: storm-related water intrusion that requires replacement is a covered loss in many policies, while deferred maintenance is not. Our documentation shows the cause, not just the result. It’s the same approach we use on every post-storm job we’ve done in South Miami.
We can, and we do it regularly. The concern is that agitation tools can push against attic insulation and tear it or displace it around the vent run. We use negative pressure with a HEPA-filtered system, which pulls the lint out rather than pushing it around, and our techs work carefully around insulation without compacting it. On the field side, we run the rotary brush from the exterior termination inward in most cases, so we’re not dragging debris through living space. If insulation is already deteriorated, we’ll tell you what we saw and what it means.
If you’ve got a dryer vent in South Miami that hasn’t been cleaned in longer than you can remember, or you suspect water got into it during the last storm, call (850) 660-3272. We’ll give you a written price, show up on time, and document every step of the work. That’s the standard. That’s the job.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Miami, serving South Miami and the surrounding area since 2004.