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[viva923]

I would contact either a handyman OR a business that works on washers and dryers. they should be able to tell you who to call if they don't do that type of work.

[Mominohio]

I would think every dryer vent should be routed to outside. The damp air and dust in any room, even a garage isn't really a good idea. I've never seen a filter system on a dryer hose that is efficient enough to let me leave it escaping inside.

My mom's vent ran under the floor and out the back wall. We knew it was clogged, and found a company that does just that kind of work. They had to crawl up under the house (no basement) and replace the entire thing, It was totally plugged shut and such a fire hazard, not to mention very hard on the dryer working overtime to get things dry. 

Since you want yours taken out a wall, I'd be sure to hire a reputable company, not some handy man, as cutting a hole in the wall and making sure it is seal around it is a big deal to keep mice, bees etc from finding an entry point. 

[chickenbutt]

ITA - no handyman who might mess things up.  Contact an HVAC company and they will be experienced.   I'd hate the thought of having just some guy cutting a hole in my house.    He can do smaller stuff, but this is more important, IMO.

[gidgetgh]

We recently had our dryer vent cleaned and replaced. 

You could google dryer vent repair and your city name and see what comes up. 

I live in Metro Atlanta and there’s a company that does this. 

[akaburtonfan]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

My dryer was, at one time, vented out to my garage. I found someone on HomeAdvisor dot com to change it. Plumbers don't do this kind of work. Usually a person familiar with duct work would know about that job, most likely a HVAC pro.

The person who did mine is a general contractor. He does everything that involves home construction and repairs.

My dryer vent now goes into another wall, different from the one adjacent to the garage, and then the dryer vent duct hose travels straight up about 8 ft then goes horizontal for about 10 feet where it is vented to the outside. There was a slight problem getting the hose to go from vertical to horizontal...at that place in the wall there is a 45 degree angle placed in the drywall to accommodate the curve in the hose otherwise it would have gotten crimped right there.

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@SilleeMee -- how do you clean that out? I was told that you don't want the vent house to be that long because it would be easier for the lint to get clogged up in it as the air being vented isn't blowing that hard -- if that makes any sense. 

[SilleeMee]

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@akaburtonfan wrote:

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@SilleeMee wrote:

My dryer was, at one time, vented out to my garage. I found someone on HomeAdvisor dot com to change it. Plumbers don't do this kind of work. Usually a person familiar with duct work would know about that job, most likely a HVAC pro.

The person who did mine is a general contractor. He does everything that involves home construction and repairs.

My dryer vent now goes into another wall, different from the one adjacent to the garage, and then the dryer vent duct hose travels straight up about 8 ft then goes horizontal for about 10 feet where it is vented to the outside. There was a slight problem getting the hose to go from vertical to horizontal...at that place in the wall there is a 45 degree angle placed in the drywall to accommodate the curve in the hose otherwise it would have gotten crimped right there.

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@SilleeMee -- how do you clean that out? I was told that you don't want the vent house to be that long because it would be easier for the lint to get clogged up in it as the air being vented isn't blowing that hard -- if that makes any sense. 

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I had that new hose installed about fifteen years ago. About two years ago I hired a duct / vent cleaning service to clean the dryer hose starting from the back of the dryer and all the way to the outside. Much to my surprise there was very little lint that came out. The cleaning guy said it was unusually clean for a hose that had not been cleaned in so long. I think it's because I vacuum the inside of my dryer, where the lint trap is and inside that opening under the screen. I also make it a point to check the exhaust vent located on the outside of my house and I look inside with a flashlight to check for trapped lint...none so far! I do that about twice yearly. @akaburtonfan

This is similar to what is inside my walls. The only soft hose is used where it's connected to the back of the dryer itself.

[Elom]

Update I just got two estimates. Both approximately $600. No thank you I will keep it in the garage. I checked out the ventless and they are expensive and get bad reviews.