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 Longwood
Dryer vent cleaning in Longwood typically costs $145 – $265 for a standard single-story home, and most jobs are completed in 60 – 90 minutes. That price covers a full cleaning of the vent run, not a surface brush that leaves lint behind. If you live in the Historic District or an older neighborhood off CR 427, plan for a bit more time because those homes have vent runs that were never built to modern code. Call (321) 204-8194 and we’ll give you a written price before anyone touches your dryer.
Longwood is our backyard. We’re in and out of neighborhoods like Alaqua, Shadow Bay, and the streets around Longwood Hills on a regular basis, and we know what to expect before we pull into the driveway. Older homes need different handling than the newer subdivisions near Sabal Point. That’s the advantage of a local team, not a call center dispatching someone from across the county.
Why Mortons Air Duct Orlando Is Longwood’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning crews know Longwood’s housing stock intimately. The 1920s bungalows near the SunRail station, the 1960s ranchers across from Candyland Park, the 1990s builds in Wingfield Reserve. Each era came with different vent materials, different routing, different failure points. Homeowners tell us again and again that previous companies showed up, ran a brush for twenty minutes, and left without addressing the actual problem. That’s not how we work.
Paul Adeyemi has built our Longwood reputation by solving the messy jobs other companies walk away from. When a dryer vent terminates in an attic over a 1940s bedroom, that’s not a simple brush job. It’s an inspection, a plan, and a fix. Paul’s standard is simple: the dryer must finish a load in one cycle when we leave. If it doesn’t, we’re not done.
Every tech who handles Longwood jobs is background-checked and in uniform. Floors get protected with shoe covers and drop cloths before any equipment comes inside. If we’re working near a napping toddler, we use quieter tools and work around your schedule. Every job finishes with a photo of the clean-up before the crew leaves, so there’s no question about what was left behind.
Styles & brands we work with
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Longwood
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning Company handles the older housing stock in Longwood that national franchises don’t understand. Homes built before 1960 frequently have original thin-foil flex duct that collapses behind the dryer, and a visual check from the outside vent won’t catch it. Longwood’s combination of aging vent runs and near-constant AC use because of the humid subtropical climate means lint accumulates faster and hardens more than elsewhere in Central Florida. The afternoon thunderstorms that roll through from May through October push extra moisture into vent lines, packing lint into dense, stubborn plugs.
Full Vent Cleaning, Not Just the First Few Feet
Our process uses Rotobrush agitation tools under negative pressure to pull compacted lint from the entire vent run, from the dryer connection all the way to the exterior termination point. We don’t just push debris toward the outside and call it done. We verify airflow on both ends with a digital anemometer and a camera where the situation calls for it.
Vent Cap Replacement and Rerouting
Many Longwood homes still have the original plastic or galvanized vent caps installed decades ago, often dented, painted over, or missing their backdraft damper. We replace caps with weather-resistant models that keep out rain, birds, and the humidity that’s constant near the Wekiva River basin. When a vent terminates in an attic or crawlspace, we reroute it to an exterior wall with rigid 4-inch aluminum duct, the proper material for Florida’s climate.
Dryer Vent Inspection in Longwood
A Dryer Vent Inspection in Longwood means opening the dryer vent path and studying it, not just glancing at it from the outside. Older homes in the Historic District and neighborhoods like Sanlando Springs have vent runs with splices, mismatched diameters, and sections that have been crushed by decades of renovation work. An inspection finds those issues before they become a lint fire or a dryer that takes three cycles to dry a towel. Inspection-only visits in Longwood run $89 – $145, and we deduct that amount from the cleaning if you book both at the same visit.
Camera Inspection for Hidden Blockages
When a vent run disappears into a wall cavity or under a pier-and-beam foundation, we send a small camera through to see what’s actually there. That’s how we found the crushed transition duct in a 1940s home in the Longwood Historic District, along with 22 feet of packed lint that had hardened into a solid plug. After the camera confirmed the blockage, we replaced the transition with rigid 4-inch aluminum and restored full airflow. The dryer finally finished a load in a single cycle.
Airflow Testing Before and After
We measure static pressure and airflow at the dryer connection before we start and after we finish. That gives us a baseline and proof the vent run is actually moving air. A homeowner in Shadow Bay called us after another company cleaned her vent twice and her dryer still overheated. Our inspection found a disconnected joint inside a wall cavity, four feet from the dryer, where lint had been venting into the house for months. That’s the difference between cleaning and inspecting.
Trusted Brands We Service in Longwood
We service dryers from every major brand and work with industry-standard equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Guardsman. For Longwood customers, we stock common vent caps, rigid aluminum duct sections, and bird guards locally so we’re not running to a supply house in Sanford mid-job. Whether your dryer is a Maytag from the 1990s or a brand-new LG, the vent behind it needs the same careful handling. Our techs know how to reach the connection without scratching your laundry room floor or denting the dryer cabinet.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Longwood Homes
- Crushed thin-foil transition ducts in pre-1960 homes. The original foil-backed flex material kinks when the dryer gets pushed back against the wall. That kink can block 80% of the airflow even when the visible vent looks clean.
- Vent runs terminating in attics or under pier-and-beam foundations. Homes in the Longwood Historic District frequently vent moist lint into unconditioned spaces, where it accumulates unnoticed and becomes a mold and fire risk. This condition is rare in newer cities like Lake Mary but common here.
- Spliced vent runs from piecemeal renovations. Homes built in the 1920s through 1960s have often been remodeled in sections, leaving vent runs with mismatched diameters at each joint. Lint catches at every transition and hardens into a blockage that standard brushes skip over.
- Constant humidity from the Wekiva River basin. Homes near the river and its tributaries have measurably higher moisture in vent lines, which turns loose lint into a dense, matted mass that resists standard cleaning. These homes benefit from sanitization treatments and more frequent service.
See the difference
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterPricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Longwood, FL
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Longwood runs $145 – $265, depending on the length of the run, how many bends there are, and where it terminates. Rooftop terminations on two-story homes add time and access challenges, usually pushing the price to the $200 – $300 range. Historic District homes with long runs, multiple splices, or attic terminations often land between $195 – $320 once we account for the extra labor to properly clean and verify the full path. Here’s a breakdown of common line items you’ll see on a written quote:
| Service Item | Typical Longwood Range |
|---|---|
| Standard dryer vent cleaning (single story, exterior wall termination) | $145 – $195 |
| Standard dryer vent cleaning (rooftop or two-story access) | $200 – $265 |
| Dryer vent inspection only (deducted if cleaning is booked same visit) | $89 – $145 |
| Vent cap replacement (rigid aluminum cap, backdraft damper) | $55 – $110 |
| Transition duct replacement (rigid 4-inch aluminum) | $75 – $130 |
| Vent rerouting (attic or crawlspace termination to exterior wall) | $250 – $450 |
| Bird guard installation (over existing cap) | $65 – $95 |
You get a written price before any work starts. That’s not a verbal range, not a guess. It’s the number on the invoice when we leave. If the job reveals something unexpected, we stop, explain what we found, and give you a new written number before proceeding. Call (321) 204-8194 for a free estimate, and we’ll tell you exactly what the plan looks like for your home.
We Also Serve Cities Near Longwood
Our crews serve Longwood and the surrounding communities, including Casselberry, Maitland, Sanford, and Oviedo. If your home is in a neighborhood that sits close to the city line, give us a call and we’ll confirm the address is in our service area. We schedule Longwood jobs with local technicians, not someone driving up from Orlando with no idea where the Wekiva River basin starts.
Serving Longwood, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Longwood 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 Longwood
Homes built before 1950 typically have the original thin-foil flex duct behind the dryer, which kinks and collapses every time the appliance gets pushed back against the wall. That crushed section blocks airflow even when the rest of the vent is clean. Cleaning those homes means replacing the transition duct with rigid 4-inch aluminum before running our agitation and negative-pressure tools, because no brush can fix a permanently collapsed foil tube. Call (321) 204-8194 and we’ll assess your setup with a camera inspection.
No, not in the long run. Cleaning a vent that dumps moist lint into an attic removes the blockage but leaves the humidity and fire hazard in place. Many Longwood historic homes were built before code required exterior terminations, so the original vent still releases lint into unconditioned space. We recommend rerouting to an exterior wall, and we can do that work in the same visit as the cleaning. The price depends on the run length and access, typically $250 – $450 in Longwood.
Homes along the Wekiva River and its connected preserves experience consistently damp air, especially from June through September. That moisture mixes with lint and turns it into a dense mat that tends to harden and cling to vent walls rather than blow through. The result is clogs that form faster and resist basic brushing. Homes in this part of Longwood often benefit from annual cleanings and from vent caps with working dampers that keep ambient humidity out between dryer cycles. We can tell you, based on your precise location, whether your vent needs sanitization or just more frequent service.
Yes, but it requires patience and the right access. Older Longwood homes with raised foundations often have long vent runs under the floor with multiple bends and splices. We use camera inspection to map the path and then run our Rotobrush tools under negative pressure to pull debris out without scattering lint under the house. The access means this work takes longer, which is why these jobs typically land in the $195 – $320 range. A free estimate gives you the exact number before we touch anything.
An inspection maps the entire vent run and tests airflow at both ends, documenting blockages, crushed sections, disconnections, and improper terminations with a camera. A typical cleaning, especially from a franchise or handyman service, runs a brush through the accessible portion and leaves. Our inspection in Longwood costs $89 – $145, and if you book a cleaning at the same visit, we deduct that amount from the cleaning total. It’s the most thorough way to know what’s really happening inside your vent walls.
Ready to Breathe Easier in Your Longwood Home?
If your dryer is taking longer than it used to, if the laundry room smells musty when the machine runs, or if you’ve never had the vent cleaned in a home built before 1975, call us today. You’ll speak to a live person, not a voicemail, 24/7. We’ll schedule a time that works for your family, arrive in uniform with shoe covers and drop cloths, and hand you a written price before any tool comes out of the truck. That’s the Cedarwell Care Promise, and it’s how every job in Longwood gets done. Call (321) 204-8194 for your free estimate.
Written by Paul Adeyemi, Owner at Mortons Air Duct Orlando, serving Longwood and nearby communities since 2005.