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Posted by RayV on January 23, 2007, 1:58 pm
Andrew.B.Jones@gmail.com wrote:
> My wife and I are planning a remodel of our laundry room. Currently,
> the refrigerator is placed in a doorway between the kitchen and laundry
> room (previous owners - don't ask me). The dryer sits behind the
> refrigerator against the outside wall, with the vent directly behind
> that. Due to some exposed plumbing from an earlier remodel, we plan to
> move the wall with the doorway in it (and ditch the doorway) by 6". We
> also want to move the dryer so that it can sit next to the washer
> instead of the awkward arrangement it's in currently. (ie: It will sit
> where the refrigerator is currently - sans the doorway)
>
> Now for the real question. Our house has new vinyl siding on it. Moving
> the dryer vent on the outside of the house seems like it would be
> fairly expensive due to the patching that would need to be done
> (correct me if I'm wrong) so we want to use the existing vent on the
> outside. Is there any way to route the vent through the wall to sit
> next to the new dryer location? We want to avoid a metal vent running
> along the wall if at all possible, since that negates a fair part of
> why we're doing the remodel in the first place. Does anybody have a
> creative solution?
Not creative solution but an easy cheap one.
Take off the necessary piece(s) of vynil siding.
http://www.creativehomeowner.com/index.php?pane=project&projectid=chsid221
(It is even easier than shown after you do it once)
Cut your new hole for the dryer vent avoiding studs, HVAC ducts,
wiring, plumbing or anything else inside the wall.
Patch the hole in the exterior plywood and on the inside like this or
similar
http://www.mygreathome.com/fix-it_guide/patching_holes.htm
(I would just caulk around the patch on the outside and repair any
vapor barrier)
Pop in and nail you new piece(s) of siding and nail.
A hole saw for the new hole would make it easier but isn't necessary.
Job would take a carpenter/handyman about two hours if he took a break.
Don't worry about the vent being too close to the deck you can get
dryer vents that can be angled so they shoot away from the deck.
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