$77K SDE Dryer Vent Cleaning, 4-Week Backlog

This dryer vent cleaning, inspection and repair business has served homeowners and commercial properties from York County, PA since 2010, running home-based from a single fitted cargo van. Revenue comes from residential vent cleanings, vent repairs and new vent installations, and service calls, plus a commercial book that includes senior living communities, nursing and personal-care facilities, apartment and townhome communities, and multi-location hair salons. Demand is running ahead of capacity. The schedule is booked roughly four weeks out, and the owner estimates about 45 jobs a month go unscheduled because of the wait.

The owner works about 35 hours a week as owner-operator: running scheduled appointments, handling repairs and installations, and keeping up relationships with nearly 30 appliance dealers, repair shops and a plumbing company that refer work. Commercial customers are serviced on repeat schedules, and one hospitality property books three visits a year. Ongoing local advertising keeps new residential calls coming in.

The sale includes the equipment on the seller's asset list, the 2020 Ford Transit cargo van and the van supplies, the customer and commercial account records, and referral relationships built over 16 years under one owner. A hands-on owner-operator, or a tradesperson ready to add a second van and technician to work through the backlog, is the natural fit.

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Retirement

The business runs from the owner's home, so the buyer takes on no lease or real estate cost. The sale includes the 2020 Ford Transit cargo van (about 186,000 miles as of February 2026) with its shelving package, rotational ladder rack and logo wrap, along with about $1,500 of van supplies (roughly three months of materials). Included equipment also consists of 32 ft and 28 ft fiberglass ladders, a rotary brush vent-cleaning kit, a grinder, a hammer drill, saws, and cordless drills with nine batteries. With no premises overhead, a buyer can run the business from home and keep fixed costs low. (Home Based)

Seller will provide appropriate training and support as mutually agreed upon by both parties to ensure a successful transition.

Demand for dryer vent service comes from fire-safety and dryer-efficiency concerns, new dryer installations, and the routine maintenance needs of facilities that do a lot of laundry, such as senior living communities and nursing facilities. This business serves both homeowners and a commercial book of 40+ sites, and nearly 30 appliance dealers, repair shops and a plumbing company across the surrounding counties send it referrals. With 16 years under one owner and a four-week booking backlog, the business has more demand than it can handle and does not need to fight competitors for share. Referral partnerships, commercial account history and a local reputation take years to build, so a new owner starts well ahead of a new entrant.

Capacity is the biggest lever. Adding a second van and technician would let a new owner work through the four-week backlog and pick up the roughly 45 jobs a month the owner estimates now go unscheduled. Repair and installation work is already climbing (installation revenue through September 2026 is more than double the full-year 2025 total), and it can be offered to every existing cleaning customer. The commercial book of senior living, multi-family and salon locations could grow through more scheduled maintenance visits, and the 29 appliance dealer and repair referral locations are a ready channel for a more structured referral program.