Dryer vent cleaning cost in Nashville

Most Nashville-area dryer vent cleanings run $150 to $300 as a standalone visit, and considerably less when bundled with a duct cleaning.

Last updated: September 2026

Standalone vs. bundled pricing

As a standalone appointment, budget $150 to $300. Added to a whole-home duct cleaning already on the schedule, the same work is commonly $75 to $150, because the truck and the trip are already paid for. If you are booking both, book them together.

What makes a run expensive

Length. A laundry room on an exterior wall vents in three feet. A laundry room on an interior wall — common in Hendersonville, Mount Juliet and most subdivisions built after 2000 — can run twenty-five feet through an attic before it reaches daylight.

Elbows. Every ninety-degree turn is a place lint catches. Four or more elbows moves a job from routine to slow.

Roof terminations. If the vent exits through the roof rather than a wall, the technician needs ladder work and the price reflects it.

Bad installations. Flexible foil duct, crushed sections behind the dryer, or a vent that was never connected to the exterior at all. Re-terminating or rerouting is extra, and worth paying for.

Signs you need it now, not next year

  • Loads take two cycles to dry
  • The laundry room is noticeably hot or humid while the dryer runs
  • A burning or hot-lint smell
  • The dryer shuts off partway through a cycle on thermal overload
  • Little or no airflow at the exterior vent hood while the dryer is running
  • The exterior flap never opens

Clogged dryer vents are a documented residential fire cause, which is why this is the one piece of duct work we would not defer on a wait-and-see basis.

How often

Once a year for a typical household. Every six months if you dry several loads a day, have long-haired pets, or the vent run is over fifteen feet.

What a proper job includes

Brushing and vacuuming the full run from both ends, clearing the lint trap housing, inspecting the exterior termination, and measuring airflow at the hood afterwards. A technician who only vacuums from behind the dryer has cleaned the easy three feet.

Who to call

Every provider in our Nashville rankings offers dryer vent cleaning, and Cedar Ridge Air Care specialises in it. For whole-home duct pricing see our Nashville duct cleaning cost guide.

Prices above are general Middle Tennessee ranges compiled for comparison, not quotes.