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 Sandy Springs
Dryer vent cleaning in Sandy Springs typically costs between $145 and $290 for a standard single-family home, and most jobs are finished in under two hours. That price covers a full source-removal cleaning with HEPA filtration, a camera inspection of the entire vent run, and a written report with before-and-after photos. If you live in a 1960s brick ranch near Hammond Park or a 1990s two-story off Mount Vernon Highway, the job usually comes down to how long your vent run is and what we find once we start looking.
We know Sandy Springs homes. We know the original flexible ductwork that builders put in during the 1980s, the crawlspace terminations that pull humid air back into the laundry room, and the way mild winters keep dryers running hard all year. Call (229) 495-2691 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts.
Why Mortons Air Duct Sandy Springs Is Sandy Springs’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Sandy Springs homeowners call us because we treat their house the way we’d treat our own. Our techs wear shoe covers from the moment they step inside, lay drop cloths along the path from the door to the laundry room, and work around nap schedules when there’s a toddler asleep down the hall. That’s the Cedarwell Care Promise, and it’s on every job we do, not just the ones where someone asks.
Paul Adeyemi leads our team, and he’s built the business around a simple idea: tell the customer exactly what we’ll do, exactly what it will cost, and then do it right. Every tech is background-checked and uniformed. Every job ends with a photo of the clean-up before the crew leaves, so you can see the space was left better than we found it. And when we finish, the 365-Day Done Right Promise means if something isn’t right, we come back and make it right. Full stop.
We answer the phone with a live person, not a voicemail tree, and our scheduling is coordinated from our Atlanta office with crews serving Sandy Springs locally. That means when you call (229) 495-2691, you’re talking to someone who can get a tech to your door without routing you through three departments.
Styles & brands we work with
Dryer Vent Installation in Sandy Springs
Dryer Vent Installation in Sandy Springs often means replacing the original flexible foil duct that builders installed in hundreds of 1980s and 1990s homes throughout the city. We pull the dryer out, inspect the full run with a camera, and then replace that crushed or kinked section with rigid metal duct, properly sealed at every joint. A standard replacement run costs between $180 and $420 depending on the length and accessibility.
Rigid Metal Duct Replacement
When we find flexible duct that has collapsed behind drywall or under a floor, rigid metal is the fix. Metal doesn’t sag, doesn’t crush, and doesn’t trap lint the way foil flex does. In Sandy Springs homes with crawlspace-vented runs, we also check the exterior termination and reseal it so humid Georgia air isn’t pulling back into the laundry room.
Vent Rerouting for Crawlspace Runs
Some older Sandy Springs houses vent their dryers into the crawlspace, which dumps moist lint under the house and invites mold and pest problems. We reroute those runs to a proper exterior wall termination with a louvered cap. The work usually runs $350 to $600, and it fixes a problem that regular cleaning alone can’t touch.
Dryer Vent Repair in Sandy Springs
Dryer Vent Repair in Sandy Springs is what we end up doing on a lot of jobs that start as a simple cleaning. A tech pulls the dryer away from the wall, runs a camera down the vent, and finds a disconnected joint or a crushed section that’s been trapping lint for years. Repair on a disconnected or damaged run typically costs between $120 and $320 depending on where the failure is.
Crushed Duct Section Replacement
In a 1987 two-story off Riverside Drive, our tech found the original foil flex run had collapsed behind the laundry room drywall, trapping a dense wall of lint just past the trap. We ran a camera inspection to confirm the break, then replaced the crushed section with rigid metal duct and sealed the joints before doing a full source-removal cleaning with HEPA filtration. Airflow went from weak to full, and the client’s dryer cycle time dropped by nearly half.
Disconnected Crawlspace Termination
Crawlspace-vented dryer runs in older Sandy Springs homes are often disconnected at the exterior, dumping moist lint under the house and pulling humid outdoor air back into the laundry room. We find the break with a camera, reconnect the run, and seal the termination properly. It’s a straightforward repair, but it only lasts if the joints are sealed, not just taped.
Trusted Brands We Service in Sandy Springs
We work on dryers and vent systems from every major manufacturer you’ll find in Sandy Springs: GE, Whirlpool, Maytag, Samsung, LG, and Kenmore. We also stock common replacement parts locally so we don’t have to order a vent cap or a termination hood and make you wait a second visit. When we clean your vent, we’re using professional equipment from Rotobrush and Nikro, not entry-level rental gear. That means a HEPA-filtered source-removal clean that captures lint at the source instead of blowing it back into your laundry room.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Sandy Springs Homes
- Crushed original flexible ducts in 1980s-1990s homes: Builders used foil flex to save time, and after decades of heat and humidity in Sandy Springs, those runs kink or crush behind walls. Regular brushing can’t reach a lint dam like that, and the dryer eventually overheats or trips its high-limit switch.
- Disconnected crawlspace terminations: Many older houses in the Riverside Drive area and nearby neighborhoods vent downward, and those exterior connections pull apart over time. Moist lint ends up in the crawlspace, and the laundry room pulls in humid Georgia air.
- Year-round lint accumulation: Sandy Springs winters are mild, so dryers run all twelve months without a seasonal break. A vent that hasn’t been cleaned in three or four years can lose enough airflow to trigger the high-limit switch and shut the dryer down mid-cycle.
- Lint buildup behind the wall at the trap: The first bend after the dryer is where lint collects most aggressively, especially in long runs that snake through finished basements. We see this constantly in the larger 1980s colonials around Dunwoody Club Drive and Spalding Drive.
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We Also Serve Cities Near Sandy Springs
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team covers Sandy Springs and the surrounding north metro area, including Kennesaw, Duluth, Tucker, and Candler-McAfee. If you’re just outside the city limits, call us and we’ll let you know if we can get to you this week. For more about our work across the metro, see our Dryer Vent Cleaning in Sandy Springs page.
Serving Sandy Springs, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sandy Springs 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 Sandy Springs
If your house was built between the 1960s and 1990s, there’s a strong chance the original dryer vent is foil flex, not rigid metal. You can sometimes tell by pulling the dryer out a few inches and looking at the connection, but the real answer comes from a camera inspection. We run a camera down the vent on every cleaning in Sandy Springs, and if we find flex duct, we’ll show you the footage. Call (229) 495-2691 and we’ll schedule a look.
Fast lint buildup usually means there’s a restriction somewhere in the run, often a partially crushed section or a disconnected joint that’s catching lint instead of letting it pass. Mild Sandy Springs winters mean your dryer runs year-round, so that restriction compounds quickly. The fix is finding the restriction with a camera, not just cleaning the run again. A free estimate is a phone call away at (229) 495-2691.
Yes, and it’s more common in Sandy Springs than people realize. When a crawlspace-vented run pulls apart at the exterior termination, moist lint dumps under the house and humid outdoor air gets drawn back through the vent into the laundry room. That moisture gets pulled into the HVAC system, especially in older homes where ducts run through the crawlspace. We find this often in homes near the Chattahoochee River, where crawlspace humidity is naturally higher. A camera inspection will show you exactly what’s happening. Call (229) 495-2691 for an estimate.
Replacing a crushed section of dryer duct in a 1980s Sandy Springs home runs $120 to $320 for the repair, or $180 to $420 for a full rigid metal replacement run. The price depends on how long the run is and whether it goes through finished walls or a crawlspace. We give you a written price before any work starts, so you know the number before we cut anything. Call (229) 495-2691 and we’ll send someone out to look.
If your vent run is rigid metal and properly connected, cleaning is usually enough. But in older Sandy Springs homes with flex duct or crawlspace terminations, cleaning alone doesn’t fix the underlying problem, and sealing is what prevents the lint from coming back. Duct sealing on a dryer run typically adds $60 to $140 to a cleaning, and it’s the difference between a vent that stays clear for years and one that clogs again in six months. Call (229) 495-2691 for a written quote on your specific setup.
Contact Mortons Air Duct Sandy Springs
If your dryer is taking longer than it used to, or you can’t remember the last time anyone looked at your vent, call us. A real person answers, day or night, at (229) 495-2691. We’ll ask about your house, your dryer, and how long the run is, then give you a written estimate before any work begins. Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team serves Sandy Springs with the Cedarwell Care Promise on every job: shoe covers and drop cloths, a written price upfront, and a photo of the clean-up before we leave.
Written by Paul Adeyemi, Owner at Mortons Air Duct Sandy Springs, serving Sandy Springs since 2005.