Sweep & inspection
Caps & crowns
Flue relining
Masonry repair
Gas fireplace serviceLevel 1 sweep and inspection to the NFPA 211 annual standard - flue, crown, cap, and flashing checked and photographed
Chimney sweep logs do not sweep chimneys. They loosen some creosote - which then falls where a brush and vacuum still have to collect it.
Fast, Reliable Dryer Vent Cleaning Across Leander
Dryer vent cleaning in Leander typically runs $129 – $189 for a standard single-story home, and most jobs are finished in under an hour. We work throughout 78641, 78645, and 78646, from the Bryson and Travisso subdivisions to older properties off Round Mountain Road and the lake fringe near Jonestown. Boardwalk Chimney Sweep has spent enough time in Leander attics and laundry rooms to know exactly what a 2015 tract home’s foil duct does after eight years of neglect, and what a cedar-burning rural place off 1431 needs instead. Call Brent and the team at (877) 274-1247 and we’ll get you on the schedule.
Why Boardwalk Chimney Sweep Is Leander’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Leander homeowners call us because we handle the two combustion hazards most houses here share in one visit: we clean the dryer vent and inspect the factory-built fireplace in the same appointment. That pairing matters in this city more than in older towns, because many 2000s-era Leander tract homes have the dryer vent running through a chase that sits close to the fireplace flue. When lint migrates, you get a problem no standalone dryer vent brush catches. Our Dryer Vent Cleaning crew checks both, every time.
Brent Holloway runs every job with a simple rule: we don’t recommend work we can’t show you. After a Leander vent cleaning, we’ll walk you through what came out of the duct, and if we see lint staining near the firebox, we’ll tell you. That’s the repair-to-maintenance cycle this business is built on.
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Our Dryer Vent Cleaning Services in Leander
Dryer Vent Cleaning
A standard Leander dryer vent cleaning costs $129 – $189 and includes the full duct run from the dryer connection to the exterior termination point. We use a rotary brush and HEPA vacuum on rigid ducts, and we pull the exterior cover to confirm airflow. In 78641 we see a lot of 4-inch rigid duct that was installed correctly but simply never cleaned. The first cleaning on a 2018 or 2020 Leander build often takes a bit longer because the lint pack has hardened. That’s normal for this housing stock.
Chimney Inspection
When the dryer vent shares wall space or a chase with a factory-built fireplace, we recommend pairing the vent cleaning with a Level 1 inspection. This is a visual check of the firebox, damper, and accessible flue interior. In a Leander home built since 2010, the chimney is likely a prefab unit with a metal flue. Those don’t crumble like old masonry, but they do collect lint dust, and their chase tops are a common entry point for construction debris. We’ll document what we find, and if nothing’s wrong, you’ll know that too. Inspections in Leander run $99 – $149 when bundled with a vent cleaning.
Fireplace Cleaning
Leander’s newer homes have factory-built fireplaces that sit idle most of the year, then get worked on the few genuinely cold Hill Country nights. The creosote that forms in those short, hot burns tends to be flaky rather than glazed, but it still accumulates. We sweep prefab fireplaces and their metal flues, removing ash, soot, and any lint that drifted over from the laundry chase. If we find creosote-heavy deposits in a Leander insert that burns local cedar, we’ll tell you what that means for your next sweep interval.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees — you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Leander
We stock and service components from the brands chimney professionals actually specify: DuraFlex for semi-rigid connectors and liner systems, Copperfield for caps and terminations, and HeatShield resurfacing material for flue repair when a Leander home’s flue shows wear but doesn’t need full replacement. We don’t use off-the-shelf substitutes, because the difference shows up in how long the repair holds and how clean the next inspection comes back. That’s the same material quality large commercial operations rely on, applied to your Leander laundry room and firebox.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Leander Homes
- Long foil flex duct in 2000s tract homes: The original builder install often uses flexible foil with several elbows. Lint snags at every bend, airflow drops, and the dryer runs hotter. We’ve pulled matted lint three feet long from a single 2015-era Leander duct run.
- Shared chases between laundry and fireplace: In 2000s – 2020s Leander homes, the dryer vent sometimes runs through the same chase as the factory-built fireplace flue. Lint dust drifts into the firebox area, and a normal vent brush never sees it. We do.
- New-build fireboxes that have never been swept since construction: A 78641 homeowner will run the fireplace for three winters and never think to have it looked at because “it’s new.” We routinely pull construction dust, drywall particles, and even plastic sheeting fragments out of first-inspection fireboxes that are eight years old.
- Rural 78645 and 78646 vent terminations near chimney caps: On lake-area and acreage properties, we sometimes see dryer vents terminating close to the chimney cap on a true masonry flue. Cedar-heavy creosote fumes can backdraft into the laundry room, and the lint load doubles fast when the vent outlet is partially obstructed by cap screens.
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AfterPricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Leander, TX
A typical dryer vent cleaning in Leander runs $129 – $189 for a single-story home with a straight or moderately-angled duct run. Two-story homes, runs longer than 15 feet, or ducts with multiple elbows may land in the $189 – $249 range. If your Leander home has a second dryer vent or a rooftop termination, add $40 – $60. Rooftop terminations are less common in the 78641 tract-home corridors but show up on some custom builds off Crystal Falls Parkway and in the 78646 hill country fringes.
Bundling the vent cleaning with a fireplace cleaning or Level 1 inspection brings the combined price to roughly $220 – $320, which is the most cost-effective way for a Leander homeowner with a factory-built fireplace to address both hazards in one visit. Estimates are free. Call (877) 274-1247 and we’ll give you an exact number before we schedule anything.
We Also Serve Cities Near Leander
Besides our work in Leander, our crews cover Cedar Park, Hudson Bend, Jonestown, and Lago Vista. If your house sits in the 78613/78645 overlap or off Bullick Hollow Road toward Travisso, we’re close by. The terrain and housing mix shift as you head toward the lake, but the vent problems stay consistent: lint, creosote, and shared chases.
Serving Leander, TX — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Leander 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 – Dryer Vent Cleaning in Leander
Every one to two years, and since yours has been running since 2019 without a cleaning, it’s due now. A 2019 Leander build has had time to accumulate a dense lint mat even with normal use, especially if the original foil flex duct is still in place. Call (877) 274-1247 for a free estimate, and we’ll get it cleared before your dryer cycles get any longer.
Yes, because the vent often runs through the same chase or shared wall cavity as the fireplace flue. We don’t just brush the duct; we inspect the adjacent firebox and damper area for lint migration, which standard dryer vent-only companies miss. That shared-chase issue is the main reason we bundle dryer vent cleaning with fireplace inspection in Leander’s newer subdivisions.
Yes, on rural and lake-area properties where the dryer vent terminates near the chimney. Hill Country cedar produces a sticky, fast-glazing creosote, and when the vent outlet sits close to the cap, those fumes can backdraft toward the laundry room. It’s a slow contamination problem, but it shows up in Leander’s 78645 and 78646 fringe much more than in the city’s core.
We install and maintain DuraFlex semi-rigid connectors, Copperfield terminations, and other manufacturer-recognized components. If your Leander dryer vent has a broken damper, a crushed foil section, or a plastic transition hose that should never have been there, we’ll replace it with the right part, not whatever is cheapest at the hardware store.
A Level 1 inspection is a visual check of the firebox, damper, and accessible flue done at the same visit as the dryer vent cleaning. In a newer Leander home with a factory-built fireplace, that inspection catches construction debris, lint intrusion, and chase-top issues that have nothing to do with creosote but still affect fire safety. It runs $99 – $149 when bundled, and it’s the fastest way to know your new house actually has a clean fire system. Call (877) 274-1247 to schedule both in one trip.
Contact Boardwalk Chimney Sweep for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Leander
If your Leander home’s dryer vent hasn’t been touched since the builder left, or if you smell cedar smoke in the laundry room, it’s time. We’ll send a crew that knows 78641 tract homes, 78645 lake houses, and everything in between. Same crew, no subcontracting, and an honest read on what your vents actually need. Call Brent Holloway at (877) 274-1247 for a free estimate and let’s get your Leander home breathing clean.
Written by Brent Holloway, Owner at Boardwalk Chimney Sweep, serving Leander and surrounding Central Texas communities.