Y’all, issues went sideways with my plans for the weekend. I had deliberate to get began on constructing my cupboards, however I’ll let you know all about why that didn’t occur tomorrow. Right here’s the nutshell model. Let’s simply say I had no thought simply what number of sheets of plywood I would wish for this challenge. I imply…WOW! After which attempting to determine methods to get that a lot plywood (over 25 sheets) dwelling and unloaded offered a little bit of a problem, to say the least. However once more, I’ll share the small print tomorrow. However I didn’t need to waste away all of my weekend. I wanted to see at the very least some progress on the closet, so I made a decision to sort out the scariest challenge that I’ve been procrastinating on just because it scared me. And that’s putting in the ductwork for my dryer.
I do know this in all probability sounds so boring, and for a few of you it seems like a reasonably easy challenge, proper? But it surely’s a vital step to get my dryer practical. I’ve the water hookup for the steam operate, however I nonetheless wanted the vent duct and {the electrical} outlet put in. I’ve determined to have an electrician hook up the outlet for me. I’m snug putting in easy 110-volt retailers myself. However the large 30-amp 250-volt outlet is one thing else. I don’t belief myself to DIY that set up.
However what I might do myself is set up the ductwork for the dryer. Why did this scare me a lot? As a result of it concerned drilling a 4-inch gap by way of the outside wall of the home. Meaning it needed to go clear by way of the siding on the skin wall. I hate utilizing gap saws anyway, and having to get it in simply the precise spot in order that I didn’t hit something essential made me so nervous.
Fortunately, the realm the place I wanted to drill the opening was once a doorway, so I knew the place the studs have been. Plus, the placement of the field for the water hookup and the placement of {the electrical} wire confirmed to me the place I might drill. So I mustered all of my braveness and went for it.
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 placement 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 simple to repair. However chopping into the siding made me very nervous. I needed to drill by way of 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, but it surely really did a fantastic job.
And sure, my dryer vent might be situated on the entrance porch. It’s not splendid, however the one different choice can be to put in a dryer vent by way of the stone on the entrance of the home. I’d moderately drill by way of siding than stone. And the vent might be type 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 by way of the sheathing, however I lastly broke by way of. This entire course of on the outside was a bit nerve wracking.
And right here’s what it seemed 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 they’d connected to the stud in order that they may connect the field for the water hookup in that individual place. So don’t fear. I didn’t really take away any wooden from an precise supporting stud.
I spotted that the outside vent I bought really required me to take away extra of the siding in order that it might sit straight. Putting in it in opposition to the siding made it wobbly and angled in a approach that didn’t look proper. So I used my Dremel Multi-Max to chop away extra of the siding with out chopping by way of the sheathing.
It wasn’t excellent, however at the very least it allowed the vent to take a seat straight.
After which I needed to minimize 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 by way of 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.
Because of this I’m now only one step away from having a practical dryer once more!! I can’t even let you know how excited I’m that I’ll have a usable dryer by the top of the day. I’ve been with out a dryer because the center of December, so to me, this progress is nearly as thrilling as having cupboards in my closet. 😀 And I pushed myself previous my worry of drilling a gap in my home and acquired a challenge completed that I’ve been procrastinating on. That seems like an enormous accomplishment.
I additionally completed my video on staining and polyurethaning the hardwood flooring. You may see that right here:
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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