Question 1

My laundry is upstairs and the vent goes up to the roof — can you even clean that?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and it's the most common setup we see in the rebuilt and hillside houses here. Those runs go vertical through a wall or chase and terminate at a roof jack, often on a steep pitch. We clean from the dryer end with rotating brush rods and work the lint upward, then confirm the termination from the roof when the pitch and footing allow it safely. If the roof is too steep to walk, we still check airflow at the hood from a ladder at the eave and document what we find instead of guessing. Long vertical runs hold lint differently than a short wall run, so they usually need more rod length and more time at the dryer connection.

Question 2

We've had birds in the vent before. Can you clear a nest and keep them out?

Accepted Answer

This comes up constantly on canyon-adjacent lots. Birds and rodents treat a dryer hood as a sheltered cavity, and once a nest goes in, the damper stops closing and the blockage builds fast. We remove the nest material from the termination and clear the duct back through, then check whether the existing hood still has a working damper. A lot of the older hoods on service-porch walls are flat louvered covers that no longer seal, which is exactly what invites nesting. We'll tell you if the hood should be swapped for a damper-type termination. We don't recommend screens or mesh over the opening; they catch lint and become their own blockage.

Question 3

Why do our clothes take so long to dry here when the vent seems fine?

Accepted Answer

Coastal humidity is part of it. On marine layer mornings the air the dryer pulls in is already damp, so cycles run longer than they would inland, and that longer run time pushes more lint through the duct over a year. The other half is the duct itself. A long run to a roof jack has more resistance than a short wall run, so even a moderate lint layer shows up as a noticeable drying slowdown. The way to separate the two is airflow measurement at the hood before and after cleaning. If the number comes up right after service and drying is still slow, the problem is the dryer or the humidity, not the duct, and we'll say so.

Question 4

What affects the price for a house in the Palisades?

Accepted Answer

Duct length and termination access drive it more than anything. A 1920s-40s Village-area cottage or Spanish home venting off a service porch or detached garage through a short wall run is straightforward work. A post-2000 rebuild with second-floor laundry, a long vertical run, and a roof jack above a steep pitch takes longer, needs more equipment, and sometimes a second tech for safe roof work. Nesting debris or a crushed section adds time. We look at the run and the termination before quoting so the figure reflects your actual house, not an average of the neighborhood.

Question 5

Can you come out same day, especially after a Santa Ana?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes, and we do hold capacity for homes where the dryer has quit venting entirely or is shutting off mid-cycle. Call early in the day for the best chance. Santa Ana events reliably generate a cluster of calls here, because wind pushes dust and canyon vegetation debris straight into exterior hoods and partially packs them, so the days right after a wind event book up quickest. If same day isn't possible we'll usually get you within a couple of days, and we'll tell you over the phone whether it's safe to keep using the dryer in the meantime.

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