Dryer Vent Inspection in Houston, TX

What a dryer vent inspection actually involves

We start behind the dryer. The machine gets pulled forward. The transition hose comes off. Crushed flexible foil shows up here often, folded flat against a laundry closet wall. Then a camera goes up the duct. We follow the run to its end. Last stop is outside, at the hood or roof cap, with the dryer running on a timed cycle so airflow can be felt and read at the termination.

The route decides what the camera finds. A short sidewall run in a postwar ranch is usually one straight shot. Attic runs in two-story subdivision homes are the problem children. Hot moist air hits cool metal overnight. Lint turns to paste and glues itself inside the pipe. Elbows that dodge a truss pack solid first. Roof caps collect screens and nests.

An inspection should produce findings, not an opinion. Duct material and length. Number of turns. Where the blockage sits. Whether the termination damper swings freely.

Sometimes the answer is that brushing won't fix it. Foil behind the dryer needs rigid metal. A sagging attic run holds water no matter how clean it is. We'd rather tell you that than clean the same duct twice a year.