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Maple Leaf, King County

Dryer Vent Cleaning in Maple Leaf, Seattle

Dryer vent cleaning in Maple Leaf is priced at $105 to $295. The length of the duct and where it ends decide the figure. A vent that leaves through a ground-floor wall a few feet from the machine is at the bottom. One that runs across a basement ceiling, or rises through the house to a roof jack, is nearer the top, as is any vent blocked by a nest.

Typical investment

$105–$295

  • Serving Maple Leaf and the rest of our King County territory
  • $99 plus tax on-site inspection, credited toward an approved quote
  • Usually on the same route as Ballard, Fremont, Green Lake
  • Local crews
  • Licensed & insured
  • Documented work
  • Written quote first

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Dryer Vent Cleaning in Maple Leaf

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Pick what you're seeing at your Maple Leaf home — we'll point you to the right fix.

What we do

Other chimney services in Maple Leaf

The same crew, the same written quote — for Maple Leaf homes.

Ranges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.

Why Maple Leaf homes need dryer vent cleaning

Maple Leaf has a record of looking after itself. Residents formed the Maple Leaf Community Council in 1983, and three years later the neighborhood was honored in the national Neighborhood of the Year competition. Household upkeep is a private version of that habit, and the dryer vent is the item most often left off the list, because it is behind an appliance, inside a wall and out of sight for its entire length.

Your dryer vent cleaning in Maple Leaf: what's included

Every dryer vent cleaning we do in Maple Leaf includes:

  • Airflow and back-pressure measured at the start
  • Transition duct behind the dryer checked or replaced
  • Rotary brushing of the whole duct, both directions if needed
  • Lint trap housing vacuumed below the screen
  • Outside termination cleared and its damper freed
  • Final airflow reading for comparison

Signs you need dryer vent cleaning in Maple Leaf

  • Towels still damp after a full cycle
  • The laundry room turning humid while the dryer runs
  • Lint on the ground under the outside vent
  • A vent flap that stays shut during a load
  • Two years or more since the duct was cleaned

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Why Maple Leaf homes need it

Looking at 2008 through 2010, the U.S. Fire Administration put the national toll of dryer fires in homes at roughly 2,900 a year, with around five people killed and a hundred hurt each year, and January was the peak month. January is also when a Seattle household runs the dryer most, since nothing dries on a line outdoors. A vent narrowed by lint makes the machine run hotter and longer in exactly that month.

Your dryer vent cleaning in Maple Leaf, step by step

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    Take a baseline

    Before anything is touched, we measure the air arriving at the exterior hood.

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    Open both ends

    The dryer is moved, the connector removed, and the exterior hood opened so the duct can be worked from either side.

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    Brush and extract

    Spinning brushes loosen the lint while suction pulls it out, section by section.

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    Reassemble and compare

    Everything is reconnected with metal clamps and tape rated for the purpose, and the new airflow figure is written beside the old.

Dryer Vent Cleaning prices in Maple Leaf

What this work is quoted at for Maple Leaf homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.

Dryer Vent Cleaning prices in Maple Leaf — published rates, 2026
ServicePrice in Maple LeafWhat that covers
Dryer Vent Cleaning$105–$295Full run cleaned; roof or upper-floor terminations at the top
Chimney Sweep$209–$459Full flue swept, Level 1 inspection included
Chimney Inspection$99 plus taxLevel 1 visual; Level 2 adds a full camera scan
Chimney ReliningFrom $1,900Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance
Chimney RepairFrom $425Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis

Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Maple Leaf. The exact figure is set on site after a $99 inspection (credited toward the job if you go ahead), and you approve it before any work starts.

Around Maple Leaf

Maple Leaf is a hilltop neighborhood that reaches 466 feet at 92nd Street and Roosevelt Way, with houses from before 1940 through the 1950s, on both sides of the old city limit at 85th Street.

Maple LeafKing County, WA · 47.696, -122.317

Before and after

What the work changes

Illustrations of what each repair changes on a typical chimney — not photos of a specific job.

A North Seattle Chimney Pros technician pointing toward the four steps of a visit

From booking to done

Four steps, each one on paper — so you always know what happens next.

  1. 1

    Book online

    Choose a genuine opening on the crew's calendar. Confirmation is immediate.

  2. 2

    On-site inspection

    Liner, crown, cap, flashing and masonry examined in order — each finding photographed.

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    Written quote

    One document, plain numbers, covering only the work your chimney genuinely needs.

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    Work done & documented

    The repair is completed, then handed over with before-and-after photos of every item.

Dryer Vent Cleaning in Maple Leaf — common questions

Is the flexible foil hose behind our dryer a problem?

It can be. Thin foil and plastic connectors crush easily and catch lint in their ridges. We point it out and can replace it with semi-rigid metal during the visit.

Can we clean the vent ourselves?

A short, straight run can be brushed with a kit from a hardware store. Long runs, roof exits and ducts with several bends are where a kit's rods come apart inside the pipe, and those are jobs for powered equipment.

Do you service condos and townhouses on Maple Leaf?

Yes, where the vent serves a single unit and we can reach both ends. Shared building exhaust systems need the association's agreement first.

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Need your chimney checked in Maple Leaf?

A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.

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