Sweep & inspection
Caps & crowns
Flue relining
Masonry repair
Gas fireplace serviceLevel 1 sweep and inspection to the NFPA 211 annual standard - flue, crown, cap, and flashing checked and photographed
Chimney sweep logs do not sweep chimneys. They loosen some creosote - which then falls where a brush and vacuum still have to collect it.
Fast, Reliable Dryer Vent Cleaning Across Manor
Dryer vent cleaning in Manor, TX typically runs $149 – $289 for a standard single-family home, and the work takes 60 – 90 minutes from arrival to final test. We respond to Manor from our Cedar Park base within 1 – 2 business days, which works well for most homeowners along 290 and in the 78653 subdivisions. If your laundry room smells musty, clothes take two cycles to dry, or the vent hood flap barely opens when the dryer’s running, call (855) 507-9184 for a free estimate and we’ll help you sort out whether cleaning is enough or if the vent run itself needs attention.
Why Ashton Chimney Is Manor’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Manor’s home stock is younger than most of the Austin metro. A lot of what we do here is less about rescuing a 30-year-old vent that’s been ignored and more about catching a builder-grade flaw that was there the day you moved in. Homeowners tell us the same thing: “but the house is only six years old.” Here’s the thing we’ve learned from working in Manor’s newer subdivisions off 973 and up toward ShadowGlen and Presidential Meadows: age has nothing to do with it when the original transition duct was crushed behind the dryer or the vent run takes a long horizontal path to an exterior wall where lint settles at the low points.
Ashton Chimney fields three service lines from one crew: Dryer Vent Cleaning, chimney sweeping, and chimney repair. That matters in Manor because it means one visit can handle both the vent that’s been choking your dryer and the factory-built fireplace flue that’s sat unused and damp through a long Central Texas spring. We name the products we install: DuraFlex, Famco, Copperfield, HeatShield. You’ll know exactly what we’re putting in and why.
Styles & brands we work with
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning Services in Manor
Dryer Vent Cleaning
A standard Manor dryer vent cleaning removes the built-up lint mat from the interior duct run, opens the exterior hood, and verifies airflow at the termination point. In Manor’s newer tract homes, we routinely find the culprit is a sagging length of builder-grade flexible duct, not a fully blocked vent. We’ll tell you what we found and whether the duct run itself should be corrected so the cleaning actually lasts.
Chimney Cap Installation
Manor sits on the Blackland Prairie with open sky and plenty of songbird and starling activity. A missing or undersized chimney cap on a factory-built fireplace flue is an open invitation. We install Famco and Copperfield caps sized correctly for your chase, so birds stay out and the flue breathes properly when you burn on a cold January night.
Level 1 Chimney Inspection
A Level 1 inspection documents the visible condition of your flue, firebox, damper, and exterior termination. For a Manor homeowner who burns maybe eight fires a season, this is the inspection that answers the question you actually have: is there anything in here I should know about before the next hard freeze? We photograph what we find and walk you through it, no guesswork and no pressure.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees — you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Manor
When repair is called for, we don’t reach for whatever’s on a hardware-store shelf. We stock and install DuraFlex stainless liner components, Famco caps and dampers, and HeatShield resurfacing material for flues that need more than a sweep. For Manor customers that means a repair done once, with the manufacturer’s rating and warranty documentation attached, rather than a mystery part that fails in three seasons. We keep inventory in our Cedar Park operation and bring what your specific system needs to the 78653 area when we’re on the way out.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Manor Homes
- Builder-grade flexible duct that’s crushed or sagging. The corrugated ribbed duct behind many Manor laundry rooms is cheap to install and quietly terrible at moving lint. On a long horizontal run to an exterior wall, lint collects at the low points until airflow drops enough that a modern dryer’s moisture sensor starts lying to you and clothes take two cycles.
- Bird and insect nesting in unused or uncapped vents and flues. Manor’s mild winters mean vents and flues sit unused for months. Birds find a 4-inch exterior hood or an uncapped factory-built chimney chase fast, and by the time you run the dryer or light a fire, the obstruction’s been there for a while.
- Vents that terminate in the wrong place. Some Manor tract builds terminate dryer vents under a porch, into a garage, or at a roofline where a piece of screen or a tight shroud restricts outflow. We identify termination problems on nearly every new-build call and explain what fixing them involves.
- Hidden transition-duct disconnections. The short run between the dryer and the wall is where we find disconnected or partially collapsed joints, especially in laundry closets that see a lot of movement. A disconnected transition duct dumps warm, lint-laden air into your wall cavity, which is exactly the kind of fire risk a cleaning and inspection is meant to head off.
See the difference
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AfterThe Two Systems Most Manor Homeowners Treat Separately
In Manor’s master-planned subdivisions, the factory-built fireplace is installed alongside the laundry. The vent run and the flue share a wall, share the same drying Central Texas air, and share the same builder-grade shortcuts. On a newer build off a tract-home street in the 78653 zip, our crew pulled a bird nest and a mat of lint from the same house in one visit: the factory-built firebox’s flue was packed with debris from two winters of nesting, while the dryer vent’s long horizontal run held a clogged lint blanket that had the homeowner re-drying loads twice. We cleared the vent run, reseated the transition duct, and capped the flue. Clothes dried in one cycle again and the fireplace was safe for the next hard freeze.
Because most of these homes are less than a decade old, homeowners assume both systems are fine. That assumption is exactly what fails first. A factory-built fireplace still needs its flue inspected and capped. A dryer vent, even a short one, still needs the duct run checked for sag and the hood checked for obstruction. One visit can do both, and we’re set up to do exactly that.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Manor, TX
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Manor runs $149 – $289 depending on the vent run’s length, the number of bends, and whether the termination point requires roof or ladder access. If we find the flexible duct needs replacement with rigid or semi-rigid components, that’s quoted separately and we’ll show you the bad section in photos before any work proceeds. Chimney cap installation in Manor typically runs $95 – $250 for the cap itself plus installation, depending on whether you need a standard Famco cap or a larger multi-flue cap. A Level 1 chimney inspection is included with most sweeps; as a standalone service it runs about $129 – $199. Call (855) 507-9184 for an exact quote, free of charge and with no obligation. We’ll tell you what we found, what it means, and what your options are, in plain language.
We Also Serve Cities Near Manor
We run routes from Cedar Park to Manor and cover the surrounding area regularly. If you’re in Hornsby Bend, Pflugerville, Elgin, or Windemere, the same crew and the same pricing apply. Our Dryer Vent Cleaning in Manor team serves the whole 290 corridor, and we’re glad to look at a vent or flue in any of these nearby communities while we’re out that way.
Serving Manor, TX — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Manor area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – Dryer Vent Cleaning in Manor
Because new construction often means builder-grade flexible duct, a long horizontal vent run, and a laundry installed by a subcontractor who wasn’t thinking about lint airflow five years later. A house less than a decade old can absolutely have a partially blocked vent. Call (855) 507-9184 and we’ll inspect yours without guessing.
Every 12 months, even if you only burn a few fires a winter. The flue on a factory-built fireplace is metal and sealed, but the chase above it can fill with birds, leaves, and insect nests during Manor’s long warm season. A Level 1 inspection catches that before your next fire does.
Bird nests, leaves, and debris, particularly in homes where nobody’s looked at the flue in a couple of years. Manor’s not a heavy creosote market. The issue here is nesting and damp, not soot. We clear it, show you photos, and recommend a cap if the flue’s been left open.
Yes, and that’s exactly how we schedule most Manor calls. The two systems share a wall in most tract builds here, so it’s efficient and it’s the reason we offer both services under one roof. You’ll get one arrival, one crew, and a clear explanation of both systems.
Because the open chase or uncapped flue on a factory-built fireplace is a birdhouse by spring. Manor’s starlings and sparrows are quick to claim an open flue, and their nesting material can fill the space before you burn your first fire of winter. A correctly sized Famco or Copperfield cap keeps them out without restricting draft.
Call Ashton Chimney at (855) 507-9184 for a free estimate on dryer vent cleaning, a chimney inspection, or both in Manor. We’ll be straight with you about what’s actually wrong and what can safely wait.
Written by Nolan Pruett, Owner at Ashton Chimney, serving Manor and the greater Austin metro.