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2 hole in the wall questions Jack 10-13-2009
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Posted by HeyBub on October 13, 2009, 7:45 pm


benick wrote:
>> I've got two situations where I need help with holes in my walls.
>> In the laundry room, the rigid pipe dryer vent is going out through
>> the garage wall, then venting outside. In the winter, the laundry
>> room is ice cold. I've got insulation surrounding the pipe. Is
>> there some sort of collar I could use to not only dress this up, but
>> help with the air infiltration?
>> Along the same lines, I need to run a 3" pvc pipe through a wall in
>> my utility room for a radon system. Is there anything I could use
>> to dress up the entry point where the pipe is going through the
>> wall? I hate the idea of a pipe sticking in a wall without some
>> sort of collar around it. Thank you for your time.
> If the wall is sheetrock you could just patch around your pipe ,
> touch up the paint and run a bead of caulk around it..As far as dryer
> vents goes , I've never seen one that didn't let cold air in...Same
> for bathroom fan vents....Especially on high wind days....To bad
> there isn't a "legal" way to close it off when not in use...Or is
> there ????

Yep. If only someone could design a flap...



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