For dryer vent techs
A dryer vent cleaning estimate and invoice app
Pull the dryer, check the run, and send the price before you start the brush.
Settle fits dryer vent cleaning because the price comes from the run length, where it exits and the parts it needs. Say it out loud and Settle writes a priced estimate from your own rates. Text the estimate from your own phone, the customer approves from a link, and when the job's done they pay by card or bank to your own Stripe account. Sending unlimited estimates and invoices is free. It's iPhone only and doesn't do scheduling or reminders for annual cleanings.
What a dryer vent estimate looks like
After checking the run you say: "Vent cleaning, twenty-five foot run to the side wall, swap the foil transition for semi-rigid, new exterior cover." Settle writes:
| Line | Qty | Price | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dryer vent cleaning, up to 15 ft run | 1 ea | $129.00 | $129.00 |
| Additional run over 15 ft | 10 ft | $3.00 | $30.00 |
| Replace foil transition with semi-rigid metal | 1 ea | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Exterior vent cover replacement | 1 ea | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Total before tax | $239.00 |
Example prices only. Settle uses your own rates, and marks any price it had to guess with an orange dot.
What matters in dryer vent estimates
- Price the run. A base price up to a set length, then per foot, explains why long runs cost more.
- Parts are their own lines. A transition hose or a vent cover is a choice the customer can see.
- Say where it exits. Roof exits and second floors take more time and gear.
- Hidden damage. Crushed or disconnected duct inside a wall gets priced before you fix it.
What Settle does for dryer vent techs, and what it doesn't
Check the run, say the length, where it exits and the parts, and check any price marked with an orange dot. The estimate goes out from your own number, and once the vent is clean one tap turns it into an invoice with a pay link. You see when the customer opens and approves it. Payments land in a Stripe account in your name; Settle takes no cut and never holds the money.
Settle doesn't schedule jobs, send annual reminders, or track a crew. There's no Android or web version. If you run routes with several techs, a field-service tool like Jobber is built for that; compare them on the comparison page.
Worth telling the customer
The U.S. Fire Administration estimated about 2,900 clothes dryer fires in homes each year, with failure to clean as the leading factor (34%), in its report on 2008 to 2010 data. A line on the estimate about why the vent needs cleaning answers "is this really necessary?"
Dryer vent questions
What is the best estimate app for a dryer vent cleaning business?
For a one-person dryer vent business on an iPhone, Settle is free to send unlimited estimates and invoices, writes the estimate from what you say using your own prices, and pays to your own Stripe account.
How should I price long vent runs?
Set a base price up to a length you choose, then add a per-foot line beyond it, so the customer sees why the total moved.
Can the customer pay on the spot?
Yes. Turn the approved estimate into an invoice and text the pay link before you leave.
Can Settle draft an estimate from photos?
Yes. Take up to 3 photos and Settle uses them, along with what you say, to draft the estimate. The photos stay with the job in the app; they aren't added to the PDF or the estimate page your customer sees.
Sources
Quote your next vent cleaning by talking.
Free on iPhone. Unlimited estimates and invoices. 7 days of Pro to try the voice drafts, and you cancel in two taps.
Download on the App StoreiPhone, iOS 17 or later. Questions? Text Nina: (818) 945-9686