Carnation, King County
Cleaning a dryer vent in Carnation costs $105 to $265. The low figure is a short duct leaving by a first-floor wall. The high one covers roof terminations, upstairs laundry rooms, or a nest packed into the pipe. Cleaning runs the whole way, dryer outlet to exterior hood.
Typical investment
$105–$265
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Carnation homes.
A Level 1 check, or a Level 2 with a camera run through the flue when the visible parts are not enough
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Brushing of the whole flue, top to firebox, with brush heads sized to the liner
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A photographed assessment that separates cosmetic wear from structural damage
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A camera run and full measurements before any liner is ordered
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Measurement of each flue, or of the full crown for a multi-flue cap
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Cleaning and testing of the burner, the pilot assembly and the ignition
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Carnation's 768 Census-counted housing units are overwhelmingly houses rather than apartments, and four in five occupied homes are lived in by their owners. That means individual dryers on individual ducts, each one the owner's job to maintain. It also means long wet months when a clothesline is no use and the dryer runs daily. Lint builds fastest when the machine works hardest.
Carnation publishes flood guidance for residents, follows gauges on both the Tolt and the Snoqualmie River, and has held a Class 6 Community Rating System rating since 2024. The town occupies the ground where those two rivers come together.
Most dryer ducts leave a house a foot or two above grade. A hood that low can take in splashing water, mud or debris during a high-water week, and a flap stuck with silt stays either shut or open. If water has stood against the wall where your dryer vents, have the run checked before the next load: wet lint inside a duct sets like felt and does not blow out.
Every dryer vent cleaning we do in Carnation includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowNationwide, USFA puts residential clothes-dryer fires at an estimated 2,900 per year. Its leading contributing factor, at 34 percent, is simply not cleaning, and January is the peak month. Duct layout matters as much as lint. Section M1502 of the 2021 Washington residential code allows a 4-inch metal exhaust duct 35 feet of length, and each 90-degree elbow costs 5 of those feet. The code also requires a backdraft damper, bars screens at the outlet, and wants that outlet outdoors, three feet or more from any opening into the building. Many of the problems we find are a screen someone added to keep birds out.
Clear skies are scarce in a Carnation winter. WeatherSpark's cloud figures peak in December, and WRCC's summary for the west side of the state allows only four to eight days a month of clear or partly cloudy weather at that time of year. Laundry does not dry on a line in those conditions.
A dryer pushing moist air through a cold duct also makes condensation. Water collects in low spots of a sagging run and glues lint to the wall. On long runs through an unheated crawl space or attic, we check slope and support as well as cleanliness, since a duct that drains toward the hood stays clear far longer than one that pools.
An airflow reading at the outside hood gives the starting point and tells us how blocked the run is.
Flexible rods carry a spinning brush through every elbow while a vacuum pulls lint back toward the machine.
The hood flap is cleaned so it closes again, and the cavity behind the dryer is vacuumed. A crushed or foil transition hose is swapped for semi-rigid metal.
The second reading goes on your invoice next to the first. If the duct is too long or has too many bends to meet code, we tell you what rerouting would involve.
What this work is quoted at for Carnation homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Carnation | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Dryer Vent Cleaning | $105–$265 | Full run cleaned; roof or upper-floor terminations at the top |
| Chimney Sweep | $189–$449 | Full flue swept, Level 1 inspection included |
| Chimney Inspection | $99 plus tax | Level 1 visual; Level 2 adds a full camera scan |
| Chimney Relining | From $1,900 | Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance |
| Chimney Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Carnation. 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.
Carnation is a small town platted as Tolt in 1902, where the Tolt River meets the Snoqualmie River, with homes with a median build year of 1993, though about one in seven dates from before 1960.
CarnationKing County, WA · 47.648, -121.914
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Illustrations of what each repair changes on a typical chimney — not photos of a specific job.
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Four steps, each one on paper — so you always know what happens next.
Choose a genuine opening on the crew's calendar. Confirmation is immediate.
Liner, crown, cap, flashing and masonry examined in order — each finding photographed.
One document, plain numbers, covering only the work your chimney genuinely needs.
The repair is completed, then handed over with before-and-after photos of every item.
$105 to $265. Roof exits, second-floor laundry rooms and nests are what push a job upward.
Yearly for a household that runs the dryer most days. Sooner if drying times start to stretch.
Not a screen: the state code forbids one because lint mats over it within weeks. A hood with a working damper flap or louvers keeps birds out and lets lint through.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
