Dryer Vent Installation in Colorado
Need dryer vent installation? Donovan Chimney & Fireplace serves Denver, Fort Collins & Colorado Springs with 25+ years of experience. Family-owned since 1998 · Licensed & insured · Open 24/7.
About This Service
New dryer vent installation serves remodels, basement finishing, laundry relocations, and homes where the existing route was never right. A well-designed vent run is short, smooth, and sloped to shed — and the design phase is where dryer performance for the next twenty years is decided.
We route and install rigid metal duct with sealed joints, proper support, code-compliant length accounting for every elbow, and a quality exterior termination with backdraft damper — plus makeup-air consideration in today's tight homes, which starve dryers more often than people think.
Signs You Need Dryer Vent Installation
- Moving or adding a laundry room
- A basement finish is enclosing the current duct path
- The existing run is absurdly long or has 4+ elbows
- A new high-capacity dryer needs a compliant vent
Our Dryer Vent Procedure
Airflow measured at the dryer and termination — the before number.
Rotary brush and vacuum clean the full run, hitting elbows and low spots.
Duct condition, joints, and termination inspected as we go.
Airflow re-measured — you see the improvement as a number, not a promise.
Why It Matters for Safety
The U.S. Fire Administration attributes thousands of home fires a year to clothes dryers, with lint accumulation the leading factor. A clean, smooth-walled, properly terminated vent removes that risk — this is fire prevention disguised as an appliance tune-up.
Maintenance Tips From Our Technicians
- Clean the lint trap every load — it's the vent's first filter.
- Watch drying time; it's the most honest gauge of duct condition.
- Check the exterior flap seasonally for lint beards and stuck hinges.
- Never vent a dryer indoors, attic, or crawlspace — moisture plus lint is the bad combination.
Why Homeowners Choose Donovan Chimney & Fireplace
Since 1998, Donovan Chimney & Fireplace has served the Front Range with one operating principle: show the customer the evidence, price the work in writing, and do it right the first time. Our technicians are trained, insured, and background-checked — and because we're open 24/7, the urgent version of this problem always has someone answering.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long can a dryer vent run be?
Code's baseline is 35 feet, minus 5 feet per 90-degree elbow — but manufacturer specs override and shorter is always better. If a route can't meet the math, booster fans or rerouting solve it; we design before we cut.
Where should the vent terminate?
Outside, always — never attic or crawlspace, which turns moist lint into a mold-and-fire double feature. Wall terminations at least a foot above grade, clear of windows and intakes, with a damper flap that actually closes.
What areas do you serve?
We work throughout the Colorado Front Range — roughly 65 miles around each of our three bases in Denver, Fort Collins, and Colorado Springs, from the Wyoming line down to Pueblo and up into the mountain communities.
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We serve Denver, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, and every community around them — see the full service area list.
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