Handyman skills/knowledge needed
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:49 pm
Ok, so Marduk proved to me that I know nothing about cars, nor where to service them. Great. Turns out, we don't have a lot of handyman knowledge, either. So, before I just go hire the first person to show up in my google search, maybe you guys can help me here.
Our dryer duct needs to be cleaned. We're getting a new washer and dryer tonight, so we figured it'd be nice to get it cleaned before we installed everything. (But we're willing to do it after install if we just can't get anyone on such short notice.) We live on the top floor of a condo, so we're guessing that we have a rooftop dryer duct, which seems to be more expensive to clean. The only site I've looked at with prices is searscleaning.com which lists that at $150. We've done it once by hand, but I'm certain our snake didn't reach clear to the outside. And in that search, we found a dead bird. And even removing the dead bird didn't help our dryer dry any better. So I half wonder if there is a nest or something further out. I don't think we can get up onto our roof and I don't know if the vent actually goes out the roof or if it goes out the side. Needless to say, I really don't think we're going to be doing this ourselves. We're gonna have to hire someone. (My brother just pointed out that we do have attic access, if that helps at all.)
So… any tips? How much should I expect to spend? Recommendations on someone good who won't rip me off? I'm kind of tired of spending money right now...
Our dryer duct needs to be cleaned. We're getting a new washer and dryer tonight, so we figured it'd be nice to get it cleaned before we installed everything. (But we're willing to do it after install if we just can't get anyone on such short notice.) We live on the top floor of a condo, so we're guessing that we have a rooftop dryer duct, which seems to be more expensive to clean. The only site I've looked at with prices is searscleaning.com which lists that at $150. We've done it once by hand, but I'm certain our snake didn't reach clear to the outside. And in that search, we found a dead bird. And even removing the dead bird didn't help our dryer dry any better. So I half wonder if there is a nest or something further out. I don't think we can get up onto our roof and I don't know if the vent actually goes out the roof or if it goes out the side. Needless to say, I really don't think we're going to be doing this ourselves. We're gonna have to hire someone. (My brother just pointed out that we do have attic access, if that helps at all.)
So… any tips? How much should I expect to spend? Recommendations on someone good who won't rip me off? I'm kind of tired of spending money right now...