Dryer Vent Through Floor Joist

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Dryer vent through floor joist. Yes cutting anything on the i joist is a no no and wouldn t or shouldn t pass inspection. As for the location of the dryer vent that depends upon the dryer. Any ideas would be appreciated. Remember the flex pipe and elbow coming out of the dryer and up down to the vent line count as elbows in the total run of the dryer duct.

Dryer vent installation can be a bit of a challenge. Is there a way to pass through the double stringer. It s basically a closet that fits the two machines only with very limited space front to ba. It looks to be more like a 4x6 with the floor joist notched and resting on it.

I want to avoid a cross over and sofit where a hvac duct loops under a joist into an adjacent cavity see duct jpg. My washer and dryer are located on the second floor of a two floor townhouse with crawlspace foundation. Dryer on basement floor with duct running up block wall and out rim joist. A 4 1 8 hole saw through the band joist drilled from the outside of the home.

I have 2x8 floor joists and 16in on center so i m sure there s more than enough room in there to place the vent pipe. It s right in front of my glass block window. Extend the pipe through the hole in the wall or floor and route it toward the vent cap. The only way to get up and out in my preferred location is to go through ceiling and make a 90 degree between floor joists and out through header joist.

I recommend keeping the duct under 12 long if possible. Clamp the vent pipe to the dryer s vent outlet with a pipe clamp and tighten the clamp with a screwdriver. What size pipe would be appropriate. Then the hole saw with a right angle drill through the doubled up floor joist from the inside of course.

It may be easier to take another route even if it s slightly longer. You could run 4 vent pipe parallel to the joists without any problems. I am trying to figure out what this is poking it with a screwdriver it appears to be hard as stone and would quickly dull my hole saw. There is room above this beam for the dryer vent but i don t want to open a can of worms.

Most old school dryers have the vent in the middle of the back about an inch off of the finished floor.