It’s Not The Update You Want, But It’s The Update I Needed (Installing New Dryer Ductwork In The Wall)

I used this lengthy drill bit to drill a pilot gap all over the wall to the outside of the home.

I had already marked the situation of the stud (not a supporting stud) and the place I needed the opening to go, so I centered that lengthy drill bit on the circle and drilled all over the wall.

After which I used that pilot gap to chop the 4-inch gap utilizing a gap noticed.

The within wall was the simple half. If I messed that up, drywall is fairly straightforward to repair. However reducing into the siding made me very nervous. I needed to drill via the siding and the sheathing beneath it. I used to be so nervous that it could break the Hardiplank siding since I used to be drilling into an space the place two items overlapped, nevertheless it truly did an important job.

And sure, my dryer vent can be positioned on the entrance porch. It’s not ultimate, however the one different choice could be to put in a dryer vent via the stone on the entrance of the home. I’d relatively drill via siding than stone. And the vent can be sort of hidden behind the column on the porch. I can at all times disguise it with a plant stand and a fluffy plant.

It took a little bit of muscle to get it via the sheathing, however I lastly broke via. This complete course of on the outside was a bit nerve wracking.

And right here’s what it regarded like from the within. I did catch a little bit of that wooden on the precise, however once more, that’s not a supporting stud. {That a} piece of wooden that they had connected to the stud in order that they might connect the field for the water hookup in that exact place. So don’t fear. I didn’t truly take away any wooden from an precise supporting stud.

I spotted that the outside vent I bought truly required me to take away extra of the siding in order that it might sit straight. Putting in it towards the siding made it wobbly and angled in a manner that didn’t look proper. So I used my Dremel Multi-Max to chop away extra of the siding with out reducing via the sheathing.

It wasn’t good, however at the very least it allowed the vent to sit down straight.

After which I needed to reduce away one other rectangular space on the prime for the highest portion to connect. It doesn’t look completed at this level, however I’ll return later and end up with some sanding, caulk, and paint. It’ll look clear and neat when it’s completed. This is the dryer vent cover I went with (affiliate hyperlink).

On the inside wall, I trimmed the duct in order that it caught out about 1/4 inch from the wall after which used some aluminum duct tape to seal up across the duct in order that air couldn’t come via across the duct.

So right here’s what it seems to be like up to now with the face plate reattached to the water hookup field.

I’ll have the outlet put in proper subsequent to the duct faceplate.

And right here’s the way it seems to be with the twist and lock dryer duct connected.

I additionally completed my video on staining and polyurethaning the hardwood flooring. You’ll be able to see that right here: