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 San Antonio
Dryer vent cleaning in San Antonio typically runs $150-$280 for a standard single-family home, and most jobs are scheduled within a few business days with a written price locked in before we start. We’re Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning, and our Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Antonio crews dispatch from our local metro office to handle everything from Alamo Heights bungalows to the stacked-vent condo clusters near the Medical Center. Call (323) 918-4345 for a free estimate.
San Antonio’s housing landscape is unlike Dallas or Houston. The apartment and condo density around UTSA, the Medical Center, and the near West Side means a lot of dryers exhale into shared vertical chases. One clogged riser backs heat and lint into a neighbor’s unit two floors down. That’s not a hypothetical. It’s a pattern we see regularly in our Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Antonio, and it changes how we scope every job.
Our technicians work to the Cedarwell C.A.R.E. values: shoe covers and drop cloths before we step inside, quiet tools when there’s a napping toddler down the hall, and a photo of the clean-up before we leave. Every visit comes with a written price upfront and our 365-Day Done Right Promise. No surprises on the invoice. No pressure to add services you didn’t ask for.
Why Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning Is San Antonio’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We’ve been part of the Cedarwell family since 2005, and our San Antonio office coordinates scheduling and dispatch for the entire metro. That local coordination matters when you’re dealing with gated apartment complexes, restricted parking near the Pearl, or third-floor mechanical closets with no service elevator.
San Antonio customers tell us the same thing repeatedly: previous crews cleaned the lint trap and called it done, or quoted one price and invoiced another. We don’t do either. Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team provides a written price before any work starts, every time, with no exceptions. Background-checked, uniformed technicians. Professional-grade Rotobrush and Nikro equipment, not rental shop vacs. And a live person answers the phone 24/7, not a voicemail tree.
We know the local conditions that shape the work. Attic temperatures in San Antonio hit 140-155°F in summer, shredding flex duct inner liners that then dump fibrous debris into the airstream. Gulf moisture surges create condensation in poorly sealed joints. And the December-February mountain cedar season loads exterior vent terminations with Ashe juniper pollen that traps lint and restricts airflow in ways you don’t see in drier Texas cities. This isn’t generic knowledge. It’s specific to San Antonio, and it changes what we look for on every inspection.
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Antonio
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Antonio covers the shared exhaust systems in apartment complexes, condo associations, and multifamily buildings where multiple units feed into a common riser or roof termination. These jobs run $350-$650 depending on the number of units served, the height of the stack, and whether we need ladder or roof access to clear the termination. We scope the full run with camera inspection, agitate and extract under HEPA filtration, and provide documentation for property management.
Stack-Chase Source Removal
Most San Antonio apartment buildings built between 1970 and 2000 route dryer exhaust through vertical chases shared by four to eight units. Cleaning only the individual tail line leaves compressed lint in the riser, so heat and moisture back up into adjacent units. We run the full chase from termination to the lowest connection point, with negative pressure containment at each wall register to prevent cross-contamination.
Property Management Coordination
We schedule around tenant hours, provide written scope and pricing to the management office before work starts, and deliver before-and-after photo documentation for each unit and the common riser. Our crews carry the insurance documentation most San Antonio property managers require, and we work with your maintenance staff to identify which units have reported extended dry times or warm wall surfaces.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in San Antonio
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in San Antonio for single-family homes, townhomes, and duplexes addresses the complete exhaust pathway from the dryer connection to the exterior termination. A standard residential job runs $150-$280, with attic-routed flex duct or second-story terminations at the higher end. We inspect with a borescope, agitate lodged debris with Rotobrush tools, extract under negative pressure, and verify airflow improvement with a digital anemometer reading.
Attic Flex Duct Assessment
Because San Antonio’s limestone and caliche substrate makes basements impractical, virtually all ductwork runs through unconditioned attics. Summer heat degrades flex duct liners, causing them to shed particulate into the airstream. We inspect for liner breakdown before any agitation, and we’ll show you what the camera sees. If the duct needs replacement rather than cleaning, we tell you outright and provide a separate written quote.
Exterior Termination Clearing
Mountain cedar pollen season in San Antonio coats exterior vent caps with a sticky, fibrous deposit that traps lint and reduces airflow by 30-50% even when the interior line is clear. We remove and clean the termination cap, clear the bird guard or flapper mechanism, and verify that the damper opens fully under dryer pressure. This step is often skipped by crews who only clean from the inside.
Trusted Brands We Service in San Antonio
Our crews work with professional equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Guardsman, and we stock common termination caps, bird guards, and transition fittings for fast turnaround on replacement jobs as part of our San Antonio Carrier service. If your vent cap is cracked or the flapper is stuck open, we can usually swap it same visit rather than scheduling a return trip. We also carry Abatement Technologies HEPA containment gear for jobs in occupied units where dust control matters. For older San Antonio homes with sheet-metal trunk lines wrapped in original duct tape, we scope first with Honeywell inspection cameras to identify asbestos-containing materials before any disturbance. Having the right equipment on the van means we don’t improvise with hardware-store parts that fail in six months.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in San Antonio Homes
- Shared stack chases in Medical Center and UTSA-area condos. A single lint-choked riser backs heat and moisture into neighboring units, and most crews only clean the short tail line from the dryer to the wall. We scope the full vertical run and clear it under contained negative pressure.
- Cedar pollen debris clogging exterior terminations. San Antonio’s December-February Ashe juniper season deposits sticky pollen on vent caps that traps lint and restricts airflow. A surface-level lint pull at the trap misses this entirely; the termination needs physical removal and cleaning.
- Attic flex duct degraded by 140-155°F summer temperatures. The inner liner breaks down and sheds fibrous material into the exhaust stream, creating a fire hazard and reducing airflow. We camera-inspect attic runs before agitation to avoid making the problem worse.
- Restricted equipment access in dense complexes. No alley parking, gated lots, and third-floor mechanical closets mean some San Antonio jobs get scoped from a ladder with inadequate tools instead of a proper camera inspection and source removal. Our crews carry portable inspection systems for tight-access situations.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Antonio, TX
Here’s what dryer vent cleaning actually costs in San Antonio:
| Service | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Standard single-family dryer vent cleaning | $150 - $280 |
| Second-story or attic-routed vent | $220 - $340 |
| Commercial stack-chase cleaning (per riser) | $350 - $650 |
| Vent cap or bird guard replacement | $45 - $120 |
| Flex duct replacement (attic run) | $180 - $400 |
What moves you within these ranges: the length of the run, whether it’s rigid metal or flex duct, how many turns or elbows are involved, and whether we need ladder or roof access to reach the termination. Condo and apartment jobs in stacked-vent buildings take longer because we scope and clear the common riser, not just your unit’s tail line. We give you a written price before any work starts, every time, with no exceptions. Call (323) 918-4345 for an exact quote for your San Antonio home or building.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Antonio
Our San Antonio metro office dispatches crews to San Antonio and the surrounding communities including Converse, Universal City, Schertz, and Helotes. Same scheduling process, same written upfront pricing, same 365-Day Done Right Promise. If you’re in Bexar County or the near Hill Country, we can get to you.
Serving San Antonio, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Antonio 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 San Antonio
Yes, and we clean the full shared riser, not just your unit’s tail line. We were called to a third-floor condo off Babcock Road near the Medical Center because the resident’s dryer was tripping its thermal fuse every cycle, and the wall behind the unit was warm to the touch. Using a camera inspection and Rotobrush agitation tools, our tech found the shared lint pathway in the stack chase packed with compressed lint and cedar pollen debris from the December-February Ashe juniper season, so airflow was dumping back into the unit below. We ran everything under HEPA filtration with negative pressure at the wall register, cleared the run, and the dryer pulled a normal load of lint on the first cycle. Call (323) 918-4345 to schedule a scope of your building’s stack system.
Yes, the sticky Ashe juniper pollen that blankets San Antonio from December through February coats exterior vent terminations and traps lint in a way that doesn’t happen in drier Texas cities. The pollen combines with lint to form a dense mat that restricts airflow by 30-50% even when your interior line looks clear. A surface-level lint pull at the trap misses this entirely. We remove and clean the termination cap as part of every full service. Call (323) 918-4345 to check your exterior vent before the next cedar season peaks.
Attic temperatures in San Antonio routinely exceed 140-155°F during summer, which accelerates the breakdown of flex duct inner liners and causes them to shed fibrous particulate directly into the exhaust stream. Because the rocky caliche and limestone substrate makes basements nearly impossible, virtually all San Antonio ductwork routes through unconditioned attics, concentrating this heat damage. Gulf moisture surges also create condensation inside poorly sealed joints, making mold a recurring co-finding. We camera-inspect attic runs before any agitation to assess liner condition. Call (323) 918-4345 for an attic flex duct assessment.
Older homes in Monte Vista, Mahncke Park, and the near West Side built or re-ducted in the 1960s-70s often have sheet-metal trunk lines wrapped with asbestos-containing duct tape. We scope first with inspection cameras to identify this material before any agitation or compressed air is used. If we find asbestos tape, we explain the situation and recommend a qualified abatement contractor for that portion of the work. We don’t disturb asbestos-containing materials. Call (323) 918-4345 to schedule a camera inspection of your older home’s vent system.
We coordinate with property management to schedule around tenant hours, provide written scope and pricing before work starts, and deliver photo documentation of each unit and the common riser. Our crews carry the insurance documentation most San Antonio property managers require, and we use contained negative pressure at each wall register to prevent lint and debris from migrating into adjacent units during cleaning. Commercial stack-chase jobs run $350-$650 per riser depending on height and unit count. Call (323) 918-4345 to discuss your building’s specific configuration.
Written by Paul Adeyemi, Owner at Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning, serving San Antonio since 2005.