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 ...

When your clothes dryer takes twice as long to dry clothes as when it was new, chances are you have a lint-collection problem and a fire waiting to happen, says the Chimney Safety Institute of America ...

I've always said that cleaning your dryer vent twice a year — with the daylight savings time changes — is an easy, and very satisfying chore. Some experts recommend doing it quarterly. Unfortunately, ...

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 ...

The Denver Nuggets’ locker room heated up a few weeks ago, but not from a team squabble; their laundry room dryer caught fire. The Nuggets have one of the most spacious and luxurious locker rooms in ...

An electric- or gas-powered clothes dryer is one of the great conveniences of modern living. But it also poses a significant safety hazard. A lint buildup in the dryer or in the exhaust duct can ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The hazardous installation of metal foil and plastic dryer vents has been linked to hundreds of fires and fatalities across the country, according to lawsuits filed today ...