Dryer vent cleaning in Lombard, IL

Updated September 29, 2026 · Every figure checked twice against its source · How we verify

Dryer vent cleaning in Lombard costs about $80 to $185 for a standard vent and $150 to $250 for a roof vent, going by HomeGuide's national price survey; no survey publishes Lombard-only prices, so compare two written quotes against those ranges. The residential code rules we could confirm for Lombard come from the 2024 International Residential Code. Use the form below and we send your request to a dryer vent company that serves your Lombard ZIP code.

Dryer vent cleaning in Lombard: the local facts

Half of Lombard's homes were built in 1971 or earlier, and 8% were built in 2010 or later. With only 8% of homes built since 2010, many Lombard homes are older; the USFA recommends replacing coiled-wire foil or plastic venting with rigid, non-ribbed metal duct.

In Illinois, clothes dryers were the equipment involved in 8.3% of residential structure fires where the equipment was identified, in fire department records for 2020 to 2024, above the national 4.6%. Failure to clean is the leading factor nationally, in 31.2% of dryer fires with a known cause. Details and state-by-state figures: dryer fire statistics.

Lombard dryer vent code rules

The Village of Lombard's Applicable Codes page lists the 2024 International Residential Code and the 2024 International Mechanical Code, and Chapter 150 of the Village Code adopts each by reference with Village changes. The history note for the Village's 2024 residential code article ends with Ord. No. 8411, passed 12-4-25, and Ord. No. 8434, passed 3-5-26; the text we read gives no effective date.

Lombard's changes to the residential code cover items such as snow load and frost depth, fire separations, carbon monoxide detectors, garages and foundations; none mentions clothes dryers or the dryer exhaust section (M1502). None of the Village's changes to the 2024 International Mechanical Code concerns clothes dryer exhaust either.

Under the 2024 International Residential Code, a dryer exhaust duct can run at most 35 feet, minus an allowance for each elbow (M1502.4.6.1), or the length the dryer maker's installation instructions allow (M1502.4.6.2); the hose behind the dryer must be one listed piece of 8 feet or less (M1502.4.3); and the duct must end outside with a backdraft damper and no screen (M1502.3), and domestic booster fans are not allowed (M1502.4.5). Check a run with the dryer vent length calculator.

Permits for dryer vent work in Lombard

Lombard's Building Division can be reached at 630-620-5750, and permits can be applied for online. Answering what work requires a permit, the Division's FAQ lists all HVAC work, all electrical and plumbing work, and other items, and says that if the Village finds work being done without a permit, the permit fees are doubled and you may be asked to remove the completed work. The FAQ also says that in most cases a homeowner can do the work on their own home and a permit is still required. The Village's residential code changes delete exemptions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10 from the model code's list of work exempt from permit (R105.2).

Local resources in Lombard

The Lombard Fire Department's Be Alarmed! program, run with the nonprofit Illinois Fire Safety Alliance and the Office of the State Fire Marshal, provides no-cost smoke alarms to at-risk homeowners of Lombard, installed by Fire Inspectors with the Lombard Fire Protection Bureau. The program's undated flyer says the alarms are for at-risk homeowners only, and that apartment complex managers and landlords must supply and install their own smoke alarms for their tenants; it does not define at-risk. The Village's Bureau of Fire Prevention, whose page links the program, lists 630-620-5750.

To schedule a building inspection, the Building Division's FAQ asks for 48 hours' advance notice, the permit number and the type of inspection, and says the Division does not schedule inspections automatically. Article XIX of Chapter 150 of the Village Code requires smoke detectors in all buildings of residential or mixed occupancy having any residential units, under the Illinois Smoke Detector Act. The Village's Code Enforcement Division takes reports at 630-620-5757 and lists work without a permit among its examples.

Renting or in a condo in Lombard

Most Lombard households own their home; 29.2% rent, and 36.7% of homes are in buildings with five or more units. Before booking, check your lease or association documents for who handles the vent; see apartment, condo and commercial dryer vent cleaning.

Cost and timing

HomeGuide's ranges at the top of this page are national; the cost guide breaks them down by floor, problem and company. Book before winter: the NFPA baseline is a cleaning once a year, and in US fire department records for 2020 to 2024, dryer fires nationally were most common in January (9.8%), February (9.3%) and March (10.1%). Warning signs are in signs of a clogged dryer vent.

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Sources

1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25003, B25024, B25035: data.census.gov
2. HomeGuide, "How much does dryer vent cleaning cost?", page dated April 29, 2024: homeguide.com
3. NFPA, "Clothes dryer safety" tip sheet: www.nfpa.org
4. U.S. Fire Administration, "Clothes Dryer Fires in Residential Buildings (2008 to 2010)", August 2012: www.usfa.fema.gov
5. Village of Lombard, Applicable Codes: www.villageoflombard.org
6. Lombard Village Code, Chapter 150, International Residential Code, 2024 edition: api.municode.com
7. Lombard Village Code, Chapter 150, International Mechanical Code, 2024 edition: api.municode.com
8. Village of Lombard, Building Division FAQs: www.villageoflombard.org
9. Lombard Fire Department, Be Alarmed! Smoke Alarm Installation Program (PDF): www.villageoflombard.org
10. Village of Lombard, Fire Prevention & Public Education: www.villageoflombard.org
11. Lombard Village Code, Chapter 150, Article XIX, Smoke Detectors: api.municode.com
12. Village of Lombard, Code Enforcement: www.villageoflombard.org
13. FEMA, OpenFEMA, NFIRS Annual Data, fire files 2020 to 2024, downloaded September 25, 2026: www.fema.gov
14. Vent & Flue analysis, dryer fires by month (CSV): dryer-fires-by-month.csv
15. Vent & Flue analysis, dryer fires by state (CSV): dryer-fires-by-state.csv
16. 2024 International Residential Code, section M1502: codes.iccsafe.org

Sources read from September 25, 2026 to September 29, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).