Dryer Vent Repair and Rerouting in Las Vegas

Cleaning a vent that is kinked, disconnected in the attic or made of plastic is a temporary fix at best. Two-story plans across the Las Vegas Valley often put the laundry upstairs and vent the dryer through the attic to a roof cap, and once the elbows are counted those runs sit close to the 35-foot code limit. They clog fastest and are the ones most likely to come apart in the attic. When the run itself is the problem, it gets repaired or rebuilt.

Common problems we fix

• Disconnected joints in the attic that have been blowing lint onto the insulation for years. Reconnected with rigid duct and foil tape, never screws, which catch lint.
• Plastic or foil flex inside walls and attics, which melts and traps lint. Replaced with rigid metal duct.
• Crushed transition hose behind the dryer. Replaced with a semi-rigid connector and a periscope fitting where the dryer sits tight to the wall.
• Runs that exceed code length for the number of turns, which no amount of cleaning fixes. Rerouted to a shorter path or fitted with a listed dryer exhaust duct power ventilator.
• Failed or screened exterior caps that clog, let in birds, or will not close. Replaced with a proper damper cap.
• Roof terminations that have rusted through or were installed with a screened cap.

Power ventilators for long runs

Generic inline booster fans are not allowed in a dryer duct under the residential code. When a run cannot be shortened, the fix is a dryer exhaust duct power ventilator listed for that use, installed to its instructions with a pressure switch and an access point for cleaning the fan itself.

Code

Southern Nevada moved to the 2024 International Residential Code with regional amendments in January 2026: the City of Las Vegas on January 5, Henderson for submittals from January 2 and unincorporated Clark County on January 11. The base code caps a dryer exhaust duct at 35 feet, deducting 5 feet for every tight mitered 90-degree elbow and under 2 feet for a smooth long-radius one, and requires smooth metal duct with no screws protruding more than an eighth of an inch into the airflow, a backdraft damper at the termination, and no screen on it. Every repair we do meets it, and we leave you a written description of what was changed.

Pricing

Most dryer vent repairs in Las Vegas run $150 to $400. Full reroutes and power ventilator installations are priced after the crew has seen the run.

A photo of the attic run or the exterior cap tells us most of what we need. Send it after you call (725) 361-2868 for repair in Las Vegas and across Clark County.