Per-unit dryer vent cleaning, with a record for every unit.
Airflow measured before and after in each unit, photographed, and delivered as one file for your maintenance and insurance records. From $75 per unit.
Bowie Dryer Vent Cleaning provides per-unit dryer vent cleaning for apartment communities, HOAs, condo associations and senior living properties across Bowie, Mitchellville, Glenn Dale, Lanham, Upper Marlboro, Crofton, Gambrills and Annapolis. Pricing is $95 per unit under 20 units, $85 per unit from 20, and $75 per unit from 50. Every unit gets an airflow reading before and after plus photographs, compiled into a single document. Roof-terminating and shared building exhaust systems are not serviced.
It is a documentation problem before it is a cleaning problem
Clothes dryers cause roughly 2,900 home fires a year in the US according to FEMA, and lint buildup in the vent is the leading cause. In a multi-unit building that stops being one resident's problem.
The insurance question
After an incident, the question is what maintenance was performed and when. A per-unit record with dated airflow readings answers it. An invoice that says "cleaned dryer vents, building A" does not.
The complaint that isn't a complaint
"My dryer takes three cycles" arrives as an appliance ticket. It is usually a vent. A vent program cuts repeat maintenance calls that never had anything to do with the machine.
The appliance budget
Restricted venting runs the heating element and thermal fuse hot. If you own the dryers, you are replacing them earlier than you should be.
Priced per unit, quoted after a walkthrough
Standard in-unit wall exits. The walkthrough is free and confirms the tier, the unit count, and flags anything falling outside it before you commit to a number.
Under 20 units
$95per unitSmaller HOAs, townhome rows, single buildings.
20 units and above
$85per unitThe most common tier for condo associations and mid-size communities.
50 units and above
$75per unitLarger communities, run as a scheduled program in blocks.
No mobilization fee, no charge for returning to catch missed units, and no separate documentation cost. The per-unit number is the whole number.
Most properties start with one building and schedule the rest once they have seen the records.
One file, one row per unit
This is the part that distinguishes the service, and the part most vendors do not provide at all.
- Unit number and date serviced — every unit in the program, including ones found not to need cleaning
- Airflow reading before — measured at the exterior vent, in feet per minute
- Airflow reading after — the same measurement repeated, so improvement is on the record
- Before-and-after photographs — of the duct and the material removed
- Exceptions noted — units not accessed, units with damaged ducting, units flagged for roof access
Delivered as a single document at the end of the program, or per block if you would rather have it as work proceeds. It is built to be filed, not read. Here is the format:
| Unit | Date | Before | After | Photos | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 03/14/26 | 180 FPM | 1,140 FPM | 2 | — |
| 102 | 03/14/26 | 640 FPM | 1,210 FPM | 2 | — |
| 103 | 03/14/26 | 1,090 FPM | no service | 1 | Within spec, not cleaned, not billed |
| 104 | 03/14/26 | 95 FPM | 1,060 FPM | 3 | Bird nest removed from exterior hood |
| 105 | — | — | — | 0 | No access, rescheduled to block 3 |
| 106 | 03/15/26 | 210 FPM | 880 FPM | 3 | Transition hose crushed behind dryer — photographed, reported |
Honest scheduling, so you can plan around it
This is an owner-operated business, not a crew. That shapes how a program is scheduled, and it is better you know the shape of it now than halfway through.
Ten to fourteen units a day is the realistic rate in a building where units are stacked and there is no travel between them. A 60-unit community is roughly a week. A 200-unit community is a three to four week program run in blocks. That fits an annual maintenance cycle comfortably. It does not fit a "before the inspection on Friday" timeline, and I will say so on the phone rather than agree and fail.
You issue resident notice on whatever schedule you already use. Units nobody can access on the day get picked up in a later block at no extra charge — chasing access is my problem, not something to bill you for.
The same technician does every unit in your community. Residents see one person, one vehicle, one face, for the duration.
Vendor paperworkWhat your onboarding process will need
All of it is available on request, usually the same day.
- Certificate of insurance General liability, with your property or management company named as additional insured if required.
- W-9 On file and ready to send.
- Business registration Maryland registered trade name; documentation on request.
- Licensing position Dryer vent cleaning is not MHIC-licensed work in Maryland. Duct replacement and rerouting are, are not performed here, and are referred to a licensed contractor.
- References Residential references available. This is a new business, so there is no long client list — ask and I will tell you exactly how many properties I have worked and who to call.
What is not covered
Better on the page than discovered on site.
Roof-terminating vents and shared building exhaust. These need roof access and building-systems coordination this business is not set up for. They are identified during the walkthrough and counted out of the quote so you can source them separately.
Duct replacement, rerouting and structural alteration. Licensed home improvement work in Maryland. Damaged ducting is photographed and reported to you; a licensed contractor does the repair.
Air duct and HVAC cleaning. Not offered. Dryer vents only.
Questions from property managers
What does multi-unit dryer vent cleaning cost per unit?
$95 per unit for jobs under 20 units, $85 per unit from 20 units, and $75 per unit from 50 units. Those cover standard in-unit wall exits. A walkthrough before quoting confirms the tier and flags any units that fall outside it.
How many units can you complete in a day?
Ten to fourteen in a building where units are stacked and no travel is involved. A 200-unit community is therefore a three to four week program rather than a single visit, usually run in blocks that suit your notice schedule.
What documentation do we receive?
A per-unit record showing the unit number, date serviced, airflow reading before and after, and before-and-after photographs. It is delivered as a single file you can put straight into your maintenance or insurance records.
Are you insured, and can we be named on the certificate?
General liability insurance is carried on every job and a certificate is provided before work starts. A certificate naming the property or management company as additional insured can be arranged on request.
How is resident access handled?
You issue notice on your usual schedule and I work to it. An adult over 18 needs to be present in each unit, or your maintenance staff can provide access under whatever policy you already use. Units that cannot be accessed on the day are picked up in a later block at no extra charge.
What about units that vent through the roof?
Those are not serviced. Roof-terminating and shared building exhaust systems require roof access and coordination this business is not set up for, and they get flagged during the walkthrough so you can source them separately rather than discovering it mid-program.
Do you work with HOAs as well as apartment communities?
Yes. HOAs, condo associations, townhome communities and senior living properties all work the same way: per-unit pricing, a walkthrough first, and documentation per unit.
Start with a walkthrough
Free, under an hour for most properties, and it produces a written per-unit quote with the exceptions already identified.
A certificate of insurance is available before any walkthrough is scheduled. Service terms.