Columbia City, King County
In Columbia City we clean a dryer vent for $105 to $259. Our lowest figure fits a few feet of straight pipe going out the wall right behind the machine. Elbows, a run that snakes up to a roof jack, or nesting material jammed in the exterior hood is what moves a job toward $259. The visit ends with an airflow reading at the outlet, so you can see the difference rather than take our word for it.
Typical investment
$105–$259
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$99 plus tax, deducted when you approve the repair
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Columbia City homes.
Level 1: every reachable component checked, with a Level 2 camera run added if something stays unclear
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Full-height brushing with a head chosen for clay tile or metal liner
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Photo assessment sorting surface wear from structural failure
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Video survey and flue measurements taken before ordering anything
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Flue-by-flue measurements, or the whole crown for a multi-flue hood
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Cleaning and testing of the burner, pilot assembly and igniter
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Columbia City's side streets keep the houses the National Register file calls vernacular, built for the shopkeepers and workers of a streetcar town whose historic period ran from 1891 to 1937. A clothes dryer was not part of that plan. In a house that predates home dryers by decades, the laundry corner and its duct were added later wherever space allowed, in a basement, a back porch or a closet, and the route the duct takes to the outside is the first thing we trace. Detached houses also make up about 59 percent of homes in the 98118 ZIP area, against about 37 percent across Seattle, by the census count, so a single-family dryer with its own long run is the usual job here.
Every dryer vent cleaning we do in Columbia City includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowLint is fuel. Nationwide, by the U.S. Fire Administration's count, clothes dryers start roughly 2,900 residential fires each year, and more than a third of them, 34 percent, trace back first to a duct or trap nobody had cleaned. The count climbs through the colder half of the year; January alone holds 11 percent of it. That is also when wet Seattle weather keeps laundry off the line and every load goes through the dryer, and when a soaked outside hood can stick shut and hold lint inside the duct.
Seattle's 2021 residential code spells out the dryer duct in Section M1502. Metal with a smooth inner wall, at least No. 28 gage (0.0157 inch), 4 inches nominal. Hangers or straps no farther apart than 12 feet. A maximum developed length of 35 feet, counted from the transition connection to the termination, with a deduction for each fitting. Discharge outside the house, and, if the appliance maker names no spot, 3 feet or more clear of openings into the building. When we clean a vent we compare it with those points and note any section that falls short.
Cleaning changes none of that. Rerouting the duct to a shorter path can: a new hood through an outside wall is a visible change. The Columbia City Landmark District reviews outside alterations through its Certificate of Approval, and the city's examples of covered work say nothing about vents one way or the other. For a house in the district, a new wall outlet is a question we raise with the Department of Neighborhoods before cutting.
We pull the dryer forward, disconnect it and follow the duct to where it leaves the house.
A rotary brush on flexible rods works through the duct, and a vacuum at the other end draws out what it loosens.
The outside hood is opened, cleaned and checked so its flap closes against rain and opens freely.
The dryer goes back with a sound connector, and airflow at the hood is read and noted for you.
What this work is quoted at for Columbia City homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Columbia City | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Dryer Vent Cleaning | $105–$259 | 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 Columbia City. 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.
Columbia City is a former streetcar town in Seattle's Rainier Valley, founded in 1891 and annexed in 1907, with vernacular houses on the side streets of a brick commercial core, in a district whose buildings mostly date from 1891 to 1937.
Columbia CityKing County, WA · 47.560, -122.287
Before and after
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.
For an ordinary household, yes. Big families, ducts that climb to the roof and very long runs fill faster, and the amount of lint we pull out tells us whether yours does.
We recommend it. Seattle's residential code calls for smooth metal ducting, and plastic or foil hose traps lint in its folds. We can fit a metal connector on the same visit, priced before we start.
Yes, and one visit beats two. For the chimney side, the inspection fee of $99 plus tax is credited to any chimney job you then approve.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
