Dryer Vent Repair and Installation
Disconnected vents, crushed transition hoses, broken outside caps, and non-compliant installations are common in Cape Fear region homes — especially in older builds and rental properties that have changed hands many times. We diagnose and fix all of it.
Repairs we handle
- Disconnected vent lines behind the dryer, in walls, or in attic spaces
- Crushed or kinked transition hoses — especially the foil and plastic kinds that we replace with code-compliant rigid metal
- Broken or missing outside vent caps, including bird-screen replacement
- Vent re-routing for laundry rooms relocated during a remodel
- Long-run vent installation with booster fans where the line exceeds manufacturer specs
- Code-compliant new installations for new construction and major renovations
- Rodent and bird nest removal from outside caps and the inside of vent lines
What "code-compliant" actually means
North Carolina residential code requires dryer vents to use rigid or semi-rigid metal duct (no flex foil), no longer than 35 feet of total length minus deductions for elbows, with a backdraft damper at the outside termination and no screws penetrating into the duct line. Most DIY installations and a surprising number of contractor jobs miss at least one of these requirements.
We bring every install we touch up to current code, document it with photos, and leave you with a written description of what we changed.