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 Murphy
Dryer vent cleaning in Murphy typically runs $120 – $220 for a single-family home with a standard roof or wall termination, and a camera-inspected whole-system cleaning usually takes 60 – 90 minutes. We schedule crews out to Murphy every week, so you’re not waiting on a far-out call window. We know the streets, the subdivisions, and the specific ductwork problems these newer two-story homes create. Call (361) 309-6223 and Sandra will get you on the schedule with a written price before we roll the van.
Why Hollis Air Duct Dallas Is Murphy’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Murphy homeowners keep our number because we show up in a marked van, in a uniform, and we write the price down before any work starts. That’s it. No ladder-side upcharges, no “while we’re here” add-ons. Roy Castellanos, who runs our operations, drills one rule into every tech: price it before you touch it. Our Dryer Vent Cleaning crews in Murphy follow The Garrison Code, which means arriving inside the quoted window, wearing boot covers, laying drop cloths, and leaving the laundry room cleaner than we found it.
Every job we do in Murphy carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If a vent we cleaned re-clogs or a cap we installed fails within a year, we come back at no charge. That includes the second visit. No negotiation, no fine print. It’s the same standard that has kept the Garrison Partners family in business since 2004.
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Why Murphy’s Clay Dust and Cottonwood Make Dryer Vent Cleaning Different Here
Murphy sits on what used to be Blackland Prairie, and that clay soil has a way of ending up indoors. Between the hot, humid summers that push your AC to run nonstop from May through October and the spring cottonwood bloom that coats patio screens and window sills, your dryer pulls in air loaded with fine particulates. That air moves past the lint trap, through the flex run, and out the terminator, but not all of it makes it that far. The lint it carries settles in the duct itself, and here’s the problem: Murphy’s dryer vents often run longer distances than in older, single-story towns. Two-story construction means the dryer sits on the ground floor while the vent climbs, bends, and snakes to a roof or wall cap. More length plus more bends equals more places for lint mixed with clay dust to compact and stick.
In neighborhoods east of Murphy Road, technicians often find heavier buildup in the lower reaches of these long runs. Fine gray silt from the decades when this land was cotton fields works its way through the system and packs into the duct, especially at the 90-degree elbows. A vent that might breathe fine in a 1,200-square-foot ranch in Garland can be half choked in a 3,600-square-foot two-story off Betsy Lane. That’s why we inspect with a camera before cleaning here. It tells us exactly where the blockage is and whether the flex run has sagged or kinked, which matters more in Murphy than in almost any neighboring city.
Dryer Vent Inspection in Murphy
Dryer Vent Inspection in Murphy is something we recommend once a year for two-story homes and every 18 months for single-story homes, and it typically runs $85 – $130 as a standalone service. We run a camera down the full vent path and record what it shows. You see the footage. If the run is clear, we tell you it’s clear and leave it alone. We don’t invent work.
Camera inspection before any cleaning
We won’t clean a dryer vent in Murphy without looking first. The camera shows us the duct material, the bends, the termination point, and exactly how much lint has accumulated. In the Woodridge subdivision just east of Murphy Road, our techs used a Rotobrush with agitation tools and negative pressure to clear a second-floor dryer vent that was over 80% blocked with cottonwood pollen and clay dust. The lint pathway video showed a kink behind the wall that had been trapping lint for years, and after we straightened the flex run, airflow returned to normal.
When to call for a visual check
Call for an inspection if your dryer takes more than one cycle to dry a normal load, if the laundry room gets unusually hot or humid when the dryer runs, or if you can smell lint or laundry detergent outside near the vent cap. Don’t wait for the “check vent” light. By the time that trips, the restriction is already serious in most Murphy homes.
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Murphy
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Murphy covers apartment properties, laundromats, salons, fitness centers, and any building with shared laundry facilities, and pricing starts around $180 – $350 for a single commercial dryer run depending on length, access, and how many bends the duct makes. These systems carry far more lint volume than a home dryer, and the failure cost is higher too. A blocked commercial vent shuts down laundry service, can trip breakers, and becomes a fire concern in a structure with paying tenants.
Multi-unit and amenity center work
We clean vent systems at Murphy apartment properties and HOA amenity centers on a scheduled basis. The Garrison Standard applies the same way: written price per system, arrival inside the window, and a full camera record before and after. Property managers get the video files and a plain-English write-up of what we found.
Dryer Vent Rerouting and Vent Cap Replacement
In Murphy’s newer construction, we often find flex runs that were installed with unnecessary bends or with the flimsy white vinyl flex that tears easily. We can reroute a short run, replace damaged sections with rigid aluminum duct, and swap out a cracked or clogged vent cap. Prices for rerouting and cap replacement run $150 – $280 depending on access, and we write that number down before we cut anything.
Trusted Brands We Service in Murphy
We service and clean vents on all major dryer brands: Whirlpool, Maytag, LG, Samsung, GE, Electrolux, and Speed Queen commercial units. We don’t recommend one brand over another, but we do know the differences in how their lint pathways behave. Speed Queen, for example, runs hotter and moves more air than most home units, which means more lint in the duct over the same number of cycles. We maintain and install Guardsman filtration products alongside our cleaning work, and our trucks carry the professional-grade Rotobrush rotary brush system and Nikro negative-air machines that match what commercial crews use on big buildings. No hardware-store brushes; the agitation heads and negative pressure make the difference between loosening lint and actually removing it.
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AfterCommon Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Murphy Homes
- Long flex runs with multiple bends. Murphy’s two-story homes often route dryer vents up through a first-floor wall, across a chase, and out the second-story roof. Each bend gives lint a place to stall. Our camera shows the clogs where they form, not where they happen to be visible.
- Cottonwood and clay dust compaction. Early spring cottonwood pollen settles into lint and forms a paste when mixed with clay dust. It dries hard inside the duct and resists a plain brush. Our Rotobrush agitation tools break it loose and the negative-air machine pulls it out instead of pushing it further in.
- Flapper valve and cap failures. The thin plastic dampers on many builder-grade vent caps crack under Texas sun in two or three summers. Once the flap fails, birds and wasps find their way in, and we are often installing a Bird Guard with a louvered cap during what started as a cleaning call.
- Skipped slab returns. Some Murphy homes have return-air ducts in the slab or chase. Fine gray silt from the old cotton fields collects there. Many cleaners never touch them. We do, because if the return path is restricted, the dryer can’t pull air efficiently, and you get long dry times even with a clean vent.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Murphy, TX
A straightforward single-family dryer vent cleaning in Murphy runs $120 – $220. Longer second-floor runs, roof terminations, or severely compacted lint may push toward the top of that range. Commercial jobs start around $180. A dryer vent inspection alone is $85 – $130. Rerouting or cap replacement runs $150 – $280. We price per system, not per vent. You get one written flat price before we start, and it doesn’t move at the door. Call (361) 309-6223 for a free estimate on your exact vent.
We Also Serve Cities Near Murphy
Based out of the Dallas-Fort Worth office, our crews serve Murphy and the surrounding metro regularly. We also run calls in Dallas, Garland, Richardson, and Rowlett on the same weekly schedule. If you live in one of those cities and need dryer vent work, you’ll get the same written pricing and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Murphy, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Murphy 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 Murphy
Once a year for a two-story Murphy home, and every 18 months for a single-story. Between the Blackland Prairie clay dust that works into the ducts and the spring cottonwood load, a two-story vent can accumulate enough fine-particulate lint to restrict airflow within 12 months of a full cleaning. If your dryer runs daily, stay on the annual schedule. If it’s just one or two people with modest laundry loads, 18 months may be fine, and a camera inspection will tell you with certainty. Call (361) 309-6223 and we’ll get you on the calendar.
Yes. Every dryer vent cleaning in Murphy starts with a camera run through the full duct path. We record what we see and show it to you before any cleaning starts. That way you know whether the vent is actually blocked, where the blockage sits, and whether the flex run has kinked or sagged. It also means you’re not paying for a cleaning you don’t need. The inspection is free when it’s part of a cleaning job. For a quote, call (361) 309-6223.
The vent runs longer and with more bends. A dryer on the ground floor in a two-story home has to push moist, lint-laden air up through the house to a roof or side-wall cap, and every elbow in that path gives lint a ledge to catch on. Add flexible ductwork, add the clay dust Murphy’s soil is known for, and you get blockages that form faster and tighter than in a short straight run. That’s why we recommend annual cleaning for these homes. Reach us at (361) 309-6223 for an exact quote.
Yes. We clean commercial dryer vent systems at Murphy laundromats, apartment complexes, salons, and fitness centers. Commercial systems run more cycles per day, accumulate more lint, and need more frequent cleaning than residential systems. We price per system, provide a written quote, and document everything with before-and-after camera footage. Property managers in Murphy can call (361) 309-6223 to schedule a walkthrough.
It’s true. Your lint trap catches maybe 25% of the lint your dryer produces. The rest moves through the duct with the exhaust air, and much of it settles inside the duct, especially at bends and where the flex run sags. The trap gives you a false sense of security. A camera inspection shows you the actual buildup inside the duct, and then the cleaning removes it. If you want to see what’s actually in your vent, call (361) 309-6223 and ask about a camera inspection in Murphy.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Dallas, serving Murphy and the surrounding metro with written prices and the 365-Day Done Right Promise.