Venting our Dryer
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:49 pm
Our dryer vents through a hole in the floor behind the dryer and down into the crawlspace. The previous owners did not have a lint collection system or route it to the outside of the house. They just had the hose hanging down in the crawlspace. The crawlspace has quite a bit of lint on the ground and walls and it isn't a good thing!
I have made a lint collection system to collect the lint, but I want a better venting system.
We want to cut a hole in the side of the house where the laundry room is and vent the dryer there. The place where the new vent would exit the house is away from the deck and would be about 4-5 ft off the ground.
Is this a good idea? What if any are some concerns we might have by cutting a hole in the side of the house for the vent? We have vinyl siding.
Our house has a brick foundation not skirting. Otherwise we'd vent the dryer from the crawlspace where it is now to the outside. But the only way to do that would be to either cut the brick or make a hole in the small ventilation "windows" down there.
Thanks,
Mary
I have made a lint collection system to collect the lint, but I want a better venting system.
We want to cut a hole in the side of the house where the laundry room is and vent the dryer there. The place where the new vent would exit the house is away from the deck and would be about 4-5 ft off the ground.
Is this a good idea? What if any are some concerns we might have by cutting a hole in the side of the house for the vent? We have vinyl siding.
Our house has a brick foundation not skirting. Otherwise we'd vent the dryer from the crawlspace where it is now to the outside. But the only way to do that would be to either cut the brick or make a hole in the small ventilation "windows" down there.
Thanks,
Mary