Dryer Vent In Concrete Wall

A brief pictorial of a new vent going in where none was before.

Dryer vent in concrete wall.

Place the dryer vent hood pipe into the hole placing the vent cap against the wall. Use the drill and concrete drill. Use the concrete hole saw attached to the drill to make a 4 1 4 inch. The vanes are factory set to automatically open fully at 70 f and close fully at 40 f.

You will want to match the existing material of the wall that the vent is set in. Use a 4 1 4 inch hole saw to cut the vent opening. Since many dryer vents are in the basement poured concrete is a common and easy choice. Install your vent hood.

It is better to go straight up the wall and through the attic and vent on the roof rather than go through a slab. Repeat this process until you reach the wall s limit. Remove the hole saw frequently to keep it cool and to remove debris. Locate a place on the wall where the dryer vent will go through the foundation.

Surprisingly the vertical vents work well. Installing new dryer vent but the hole that previous owners made in the concrete block wall is too big. Therefore in order to operate correctly and be up to code you can only have a vent of 5 feet or less. It s about 8 at the widest point while the vent is 4.

If your dryer vent was in an interior room you will need to cut the drywall out all the way to the studs and replace it with a new piece. Once the hole saw s pilot bit pops through the exterior go outside to complete the hole using the pilot hole as a guide. The master flow 16 in. How to install a dryer vent through a foundation wall step 1.

With the hole closed on the outside you now need to close it on the inside. As a professional dryer vent cleaner we see many of these useless vents. Pour it into the hole and simply let it dry. With two half inch concrete screws mount the cap which will have two screw holes on either side on the foundation.

Move outside and find the pilot hole. Resin automatic foundation vent in black helps to reduce moisture and helps prevent decay in your foundation with a net free vent area of 57 sq.