Most dryer vent installations cost between $80 and $1,000 for labor and materials. The length of vent, the material selected, the type of vent, and local labor rates will be the biggest factors in ...

Consider this a spring cleaning wake-up call: Blowing off dryer maintenance can cost you time, money, clothes, and even your house if you’re not vigilant. A neglected dryer poses a serious fire hazard ...

BRAINERD — Tossing clothes in a dryer is rarely thought of as the match that lit the fire, though washers and dryers are responsible for around 15,000 fires nationwide a year. “Air dryers are one of ...

Tumble dryers are a home appliance that many of us take for granted. We toss damp clothes in, and we get dry clothes out. End of story. But that’s not where the tale ends for some unfortunate ...

Q: I had my clothes dryer serviced because my clothes took longer and longer to dry. The technician said to have the dryer vent checked because it might be clogged and that makes the dryer less ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Cassidy was an updates editor whose main responsibility is to write and edit ...