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 concept simply what number of sheets of plywood I would want for this mission. I imply…WOW! After which attempting to determine the way to get that a lot plywood (over 25 sheets) house and unloaded introduced a little bit of a problem, to say the least. However once more, I’ll share the small print tomorrow. However I didn’t wish 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 mission 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 appears like a reasonably easy mission, proper? However it’s a needed step to get my dryer purposeful. 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 comfy putting in easy 110-volt retailers myself. However the massive 30-amp 250-volt outlet is one thing else. I don’t belief myself to DIY that set up.
However what I may 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 the outside wall of the home. Which means it needed to go clear by the siding on the surface wall. I hate utilizing gap saws anyway, and having to get it in simply the proper spot in order that I didn’t hit something necessary made me so nervous.
Fortunately, the world the place I wanted to drill the outlet was a doorway, so I knew the place the studs had been. Plus, the situation of the field for the water hookup and the situation of {the electrical} wire confirmed to me the place I may drill. So I mustered all of my braveness and went for it.
I used this lengthy drill bit to drill a pilot gap right through the wall to the outside of the home.
I had already marked the situation of the stud (not a supporting stud) and the place I needed the outlet to go, so I centered that lengthy drill bit on the circle and drilled right through 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 slicing into the siding made me very nervous. I needed to drill by the siding and the sheathing beneath it. I used to be so nervous that it will break the Hardiplank siding since I used to be drilling into an space the place two items overlapped, nevertheless it really did an excellent job.
And sure, my dryer vent will likely be positioned on the entrance porch. It’s not supreme, however the one different possibility can be to put in a dryer vent by the stone on the entrance of the home. I’d moderately drill by siding than stone. And the vent will likely be sort 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 the sheathing, however I lastly broke by. This entire course of on the outside was a bit nerve wracking.
And right here’s what it regarded like from the within. I did catch a little bit of that wooden on the proper, however once more, that’s not a supporting stud. {That a} piece of wooden they’d hooked up 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 may 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 slicing by the sheathing.
It wasn’t good, however at the very least it allowed the vent to sit down straight.
After which I needed to reduce 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 across the duct.
So right here’s what it appears to be like 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 appears to be like with the twist and lock dryer duct hooked up.
Which means I’m now only one step away from having a purposeful dryer once more!! I can’t even let you know how excited I’m that I’ll have a usable dryer by the tip of the day. I’ve been with no dryer because the center of December, so to me, this progress is sort of as thrilling as having cupboards in my closet. 😀 And I pushed myself previous my concern of drilling a gap in my home and acquired a mission finished 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 possibly can see that right here:
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and beautify 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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