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 Burlingame
Dryer vent cleaning in Burlingame typically runs $120 – $220 for a standard single-family home with an accessible roof or wall cap, and most jobs are done in under two hours. We also provide Lennox service in Burlingame. We work throughout 94010 and 94011 regularly, from the flats near Broadway down to the hills above Hillsborough. If your dryer is taking longer than one full cycle to dry a normal load, that’s your vent telling you something. Call (833) 620-5944 and we’ll inspect it.
Why Everclear Air Duct Cleaning Is Burlingame’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Burlingame homeowners call us after they’ve been let down once. They had a guy with a shop vac and a drill attachment who charged ninety bucks and called it done. Then the dryer still takes eighty minutes, or the laundry room smells warm and musty. That’s why we run a camera down the run before we clean, and we run it again after. You see what we saw. You see what changed.
Bruce Lowry started this company with a simple rule: bring equipment that would pass a commercial job inspection to every residential call. Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team uses Rotobrush rotary brush systems paired with Nikro HEPA filtration, which matters in Burlingame because we’re often cleaning vents that haven’t been touched since the Reagan administration. Not a brush on a drill. A sealed, negative-pressure system that keeps what we dislodge from getting into your laundry room air.
We also know Burlingame’s housing stock. A 1930s home near Burlingame Park doesn’t have the same vent run as a 1960s ranch in the Burlingame Hills. The older galvie pipe is often undersized, sagging, or disconnected in a wall cavity somewhere. We don’t just clean around the problem. We find it and show you on camera.
Styles & brands we work with
- Whole-home duct cleaning
- Dryer vent cleaning
- Camera inspection
- Sanitizing & deodorizing
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Burlingame
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Burlingame is a different job than residential work, and we treat it that way. Multi-unit buildings on El Camino Real, laundromats, apartment properties in the east flats, and small hotels near the bay all run multiple dryers through shared or stacked vent runs. Lint volume is higher. Access is tighter. And the fire code compliance angle is real: a blocked common vent in a fourplex doesn’t just slow down one tenant’s laundry, it creates a building-wide hazard.
A commercial dryer vent cleaning in Burlingame typically costs $300 – $800 per stack or common run, depending on access, roof vs. wall termination, and how many dryer drops feed into the system. We quote one flat number per system before work starts. No per-vent pricing games.
Multi-Housing and Property Management
Property managers in Burlingame call us because they need documentation. We provide before-and-after camera footage of every commercial run we clean. That’s not an upsell. That’s the record that protects you when a tenant claims the dryer never worked right or an insurer asks for maintenance logs.
Laundromats and Shared Laundry Facilities
A Burlingame laundromat pushes more lint through its vents in a week than a single-family home does in a year. The runs are longer, often run overhead, and collect compacted lint at elbows and transitions. We clean those with the same Rotobrush and Nikro setup we use everywhere else, sized up for the longer runs and higher heat load.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Burlingame
A Dryer Vent Cleaning Service in Burlingame should do more than run a brush through a pipe. Our standard service covers the full run: the connection behind the dryer, the entire duct length through the wall or attic, and the termination cap at the roof or exterior wall. We dislodge the compacted lint, remove it under vacuum, then camera-verify the run is clear from end to end.
Residential dryer vent cleaning in Burlingame ranges from $120 – $220 for a standard single-story home. Longer runs, second-story roof terminations, or runs that haven’t been serviced in years may run toward the higher end. We show you what we pulled out. More importantly, we show you the run itself before and after.
Hidden Runs in Oiled and Plaster Wall Cavities
Older Burlingame homes frequently have dryer vents routed through wall cavities and attics rather than a straight shot through an exterior wall. These hidden runs are where crushed galvanized pipe and disconnected joints live. Cleaning helps. Reconnecting and sealing fixes the actual problem.
From a Clean Lint Trap to a Slow Dryer
If the lint trap is clean and the dryer still takes two cycles, the restriction is downstream. We see this constantly in Burlingame, especially in pre-war homes where the original vent run was never designed for a modern high-volume dryer. We find the restriction, show it to you on camera, and clear it.
Trusted Brands We Service in Burlingame
We service and clean dryer vents regardless of the dryer brand you own: Whirlpool, Maytag, LG, Samsung, GE, Speed Queen, Bosch, and everything in between. What matters more than the dryer is the vent run behind it. Since Burlingame’s housing stock leans old, we keep a range of vent cap replacements, bird guards, and rigid duct sections on the truck so we can fix what we find the same day rather than scheduling a follow-up. If we spot a vent cap that’s rusted through or a bird guard that’s missing, we can replace it. That’s not a separate project. That’s the job.
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AfterCommon Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Burlingame Homes
- Crushed or disconnected galvanized runs in pre-war homes: 1920s-40s Spanish Revival and bungalow builds near downtown and Burlingame Park often have original galvie pipe that’s been crushed by settling or someone stepping on it in an attic. We find the flat spot with a camera and fix it, not just clean around it.
- Fog-season lint compaction in east-side flats: Homes near the bay and the 101 corridor deal with damp marine air for long stretches. Lint absorbs that moisture and compacts into a hard, papery layer that a standard brush won’t dislodge. Our rotary bristles are designed for exactly that.
- Failed taped joints on 1950s-70s metal ductwork: Ranch and Eichler-adjacent homes in the Burlingame Hills often have metal vent runs with original foil or duct tape joints that have dried out and separated. Warm lint-laden air leaks into the attic instead of exiting the roof. We reseal those joints and verify the run end to end.
- Missing or damaged vent caps: A surprising number of Burlingame homes have no bird guard, a rusted-out louver, or a cap that’s been painted shut by a contractor. If the termination end doesn’t open and close properly, the entire run stops working. We replace caps and add guards where needed.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Burlingame, CA
Residential dryer vent cleaning in Burlingame runs $120 – $220 depending on home size, run length, and access. Second-story or roof terminations add labor. Commercial cleaning for multi-unit properties and laundromats is $300 – $800 per common run or stack. If we find a damaged section during the cleaning, Burlingame homeowners typically pay $60 – $150 for a cap replacement or a short duct section repair, and we show you the old part before we install the new one. We quote one flat price per system before work starts. No per-vent pricing. No sudden add-ons. Call (833) 620-5944 for a free estimate on your home’s specific setup.
We Also Serve Cities Near Burlingame
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning in Burlingame team works up and down the Peninsula. We serve Burlingame residents every week, and we’re a short drive from San Mateo, San Bruno, Foster City, and South San Francisco. If you’re just over the northern border or down in the flats, same crew, same camera, same flat-rate pricing.
Serving Burlingame, CA – Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Burlingame 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 Burlingame
Because the clog isn’t in the trap. In older Burlingame homes the vent run itself is usually the problem: undersized galvanized pipe, a crushed section behind a wall, or a disconnected joint in the attic that lets warm lint-laden air leak into the structure. The lint you see around the dryer is often what never made it out the roof. We camera-inspect the run, find the actual restriction, and fix it so the vent carries air like it was meant to. Call (833) 620-5944 if you’ve already cleaned the trap and nothing changed.
Burlingame’s marine layer keeps the air damp for months, especially in east-side flats near the bay. Lint absorbs that moisture and compacts into a dense, bonded layer inside the vent instead of staying loose and fluffy. That compaction is harder to remove and sticks to duct walls. Older homes with long intermittent fog-season stretches often need more thorough mechanical cleaning than a house in a drier climate. We see this pattern over and over in 94010 and 94011.
Yes. Commercial clothes dryer runs in Burlingame handle far more lint volume, run longer, and are often shared across multiple dryer drops. The job requires larger equipment and documentation, which most residential cleaners don’t carry. We run commercial-grade Rotobrush and Nikro systems, provide before-and-after camera footage for every run, and quote a flat system price without per-vent games. If you manage a Burlingame property, call (833) 620-5944 for a walkthrough and quote.
It can. Homes in east Burlingame near the 101 corridor and the airport perimeter carry a heavier particulate load in general, and that includes the dryer vent intake path. The cap and the exterior termination pick up more road dust and fine soot. That’s the Burlingame-specific pattern we see: east-side flats and bay-side homes accumulate more debris at the termination end than hillside homes do. It’s not your imagination. It’s geography. We check the full run, not just the trap.
On an older Burlingame home, skipping vent cleaning means a disconnected or crushed run can go unnoticed for years. That warm, lint-laden air leaks into the wall or attic, and the first sign might be moisture damage, a musty smell, or a dryer that finally gives out. On pre-war homes with original galvanized runs, the safety risk lives in the hidden section, not the trap. If you haven’t had the vent opened up, now’s the time. We’ll show you the footage either way.
If your dryer is slow, your laundry room smells warm, or you’ve lived in your Burlingame home for years and never had the vent inspected, call us at (833) 620-5944. We’ll give you a straight answer and a flat quote. No obligation, no pressure, no mystery pricing.
Written by Bruce Lowry, Owner at Everclear Air Duct Cleaning, serving Burlingame and the Peninsula with professional-grade dryer vent and air duct cleaning backed by Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies equipment.