New vents done right from day one
Adding a laundry room, remodeling, or moving the dryer? The vent route you choose now shapes your fire risk and dry times for years. We design and install new vent runs the way safety guidance calls for: rigid metal duct, shortest practical path, minimal bends, proper supports, and a correct outside cap — no shortcuts buried in the wall for someone else to find later.
When you need a new vent
New construction laundry rooms, garage-to-laundry conversions, moving the dryer to a new spot in the house, replacing a vent that was never installed correctly, and ADUs or additions with their own laundry. We also install vents for second dryers in large households.
How we plan the route
We walk the space with you, find the shortest safe path to the outside, and show you the plan before any work starts. We avoid the classic mistakes: runs that are too long, too many elbows, foil or plastic duct, and vents that terminate into attics or crawl spaces instead of outside. You approve the route, then we install it — usually in a single day.
What you get
Rigid metal duct, sealed joints, supported runs, a proper louvered or hood cap outside, and an airflow test proving the system moves air the way it should. Plus a cleaning schedule recommendation so the new vent stays safe. Call (301) 679-9193 or send the form for a free estimate — no pressure, no obligation.
Our Process: How It Works
Step 1 — Free estimate and route design. We walk the space, find the shortest safe path to the outside, and show you the plan.
Step 2 — Your approval. You approve the route, materials, and written price before any work begins.
Step 3 — Installation. We run rigid metal duct, seal joints with metal tape, support the run, and install the outside cap.
Step 4 — Testing and handoff. We airflow-test the new vent, walk you through the system, and recommend a cleaning schedule.
Planning the route: the decisions that matter
Route planning is where a good vent is won or lost. Exit choice: a wall exit beats a roof exit whenever the laundry room allows it — shorter, easier to clean, fewer bird issues. Bend budget: every elbow adds restriction, so we design with the fewest bends possible, using gradual turns where turns are unavoidable. Length: we keep the run as short as the house allows; if it must be long, we plan for a booster fan from the start. Material: rigid metal duct throughout, no exceptions, no "just this one flexible section." Future access: we route so the vent can actually be cleaned later — because a vent nobody can reach is a vent nobody maintains. Get these five decisions right on day one and the vent serves safely for decades.
Code, permits, and inspections
Vent installations must meet local building code: proper materials, maximum effective length, correct termination clearances from windows and doors, and no termination into attics or crawl spaces. Permit requirements vary by municipality around Orlando — we tell you during the estimate whether your project needs one and handle the paperwork if it does. If your project is part of a larger remodel with a general contractor, we coordinate our work with their schedule and inspections. Doing it to code is not red tape; it is the difference between a vent that passes inspection and one that becomes a problem at sale time.
Common new-install scenarios
Garage conversions: the new laundry room is often far from an outside wall — we find the cleanest path out. Second-floor laundry: long vertical drops need careful design and usually a booster fan. ADUs and additions: a separate structure needs its own properly terminated vent, not a tie-in to the main house. Laundry relocation: moving the dryer across the house means abandoning the old vent correctly — sealed at both ends — and building the new one right. Each scenario has its own pitfalls; we have handled all of them.
Timeline: what to expect
Most new vent installations finish in a single day. A straightforward wall exit from a nearby laundry room can take just a few hours. Longer runs, second-floor routes, and reroutes through finished spaces take a full day or two. We give you a firm timeline in the written estimate before work starts — and we hit it. If your project is part of a larger remodel, we coordinate with your contractor's schedule so the vent work lands in the right sequence: after framing and rough-ins, before drywall closes everything up.
The dryer itself: venting requirements
Not all dryers vent the same way. Standard electric and gas dryers need a 4-inch rigid metal exhaust to the outside — the setup we install. Compact and apartment-size dryers have the same requirement at smaller scale. Ventless heat-pump dryers, increasingly popular, need no exhaust duct at all — but they do need room ventilation and regular filter maintenance, a different conversation. If you are buying a new dryer for the new laundry space, tell us the model during the estimate; we will confirm the vent plan matches the machine.
Future-proofing the installation
A new vent should serve for decades, so we build in tomorrow's needs: routing that allows for a future booster fan if the household grows, accessible cleanout points on long runs, and a cap that accepts a bird guard. These cost almost nothing during installation and save real money later. We also leave you with the vent's "birth certificate" — route map, materials, and recommended cleaning schedule — so any future technician knows exactly what they are working with.