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Century-home ducting
Lower-city homes rarely have a purpose-built vent path. Retrofitted runs bend around structure and hold lint in places you cannot see or reach from either end.
Dryer vent cleaning and a documented safety check for Hamilton homes, above and below the escarpment, including century properties with retrofitted ducting.
Photographed on real jobs, before and after. You get the same pair of pictures for your own vent, whatever we find.
Hamilton has some of the oldest housing stock we work in, and that changes the job. Through Durand, Kirkendall, Westdale and the lower city, century homes were built long before anyone planned for a dryer. The vent was added decades later, often threaded through a stone or brick foundation, around obstacles, and out wherever a hole could reasonably be cut.
Those improvised runs are exactly where lint collects. They tend to be longer than they look, with more bends than a modern install, and the duct material is frequently the flexible foil type that should have been replaced years ago. Above the escarpment, the newer subdivisions have the opposite problem: straightforward routing, but long second-storey runs that nobody has touched since the house was built.
Our documented approach suits both. We clean the entire run, confirm the connection and airflow, check the exterior hood, and flag the duct material if it is the flammable kind.
Lower-city homes rarely have a purpose-built vent path. Retrofitted runs bend around structure and hold lint in places you cannot see or reach from either end.
Flexible foil and plastic ducting is still common in older Hamilton homes. It is a genuine fire risk, and we tell you plainly if yours has it.
Escarpment properties and mountain subdivisions each route differently. We check what you actually have rather than assuming a standard layout.
Whatever your Hamilton home turns out to have, the visit follows one documented routine, and you get the record afterwards.
The same flat pricing across every area we serve, including Hamilton.
regular $199 flat
The full duct clean and safety check, from the dryer to the outside wall.
flat, in one visit
Your vent cleaning plus a full once-over of the machines around it, in a single visit, for less than having each piece done on its own.
Yes, lower city and mountain both, including Westdale, Durand, Kirkendall, the east end and the escarpment neighbourhoods. Stoney Creek, Waterdown and the surrounding communities have their own pages.
Not at all, it is a good part of what we do. Older Hamilton homes need more care and more time because the duct route is rarely simple, but the method is the same: clean the whole run, document it, and show you the photographs.
We tell you, in writing, as part of the safety check. Flexible foil and plastic ducting is flammable and should be replaced with rigid metal. We will not pressure you into anything on the day; you get the finding and you decide.
More general questions are answered on the main FAQ, or just call and ask.
Recent Google reviews from across the western GTA. NestFlo sits at 5.0 stars.
I called NestFlo to clean my dryer vent as I was getting an error on the dryer about the filter needing cleaning. Brent arrived on time, was extremely professional and answered any questions/concerns that I had. He completed the work in the time he estimated. He provided a detailed report of the work done and left the whole area very clean. I would highly recommend NestFlo for a professional, courteous and efficient service. Will not hesitate to call them again to provide this service.
Highly recommend Nestflo. Brent came to our house to clean out our dryer vent and did an excellent job. He was on time, professional, knowledgeable, and left everything spotless when he was finished. Super happy with the service and we’ll definitely be having Brent back once a year to keep everything clean and - most importantly - safe.
Excellent service from start to finish, Brent even fixed a loose connection between the hose and outside vent free of charge. I would highly recommend Nestflo for anyone needing (once a year is recommended) dryer vent cleaning.
Flat $199, the entire duct cleaned end to end, with photos to prove it.
Same $179 by phone or text.
