Installing Dryer Vent Through Vinyl Siding

You may need to scribe and trim the edges to precisely fit your siding profile.

Installing dryer vent through vinyl siding.

If you are installing a dryer vent through a finished wall. Installing a dryer vent through vinyl siding can be a troublesome task but a fairly simple one basically when damp clothes are put in the dryer a small blower briskly funnels air through a duct and out of your home. The best scenario would have been to buy a dryer vent that is made to work with vinyl siding like this one. The first is to install a vinyl surface mounting block shown here that fits over the existing siding.

How to mount a vent cap on vinyl siding. Use wood screws to attach the hood to the siding. If the hole is a little high or low measure the distance from the pilot hole to the center of the vent cap duct. Cellwood white hooded dryer vent dryerhd04h at the home depot to use the one you already purchased you would want to buy a 2 piece vinyl mounting block.

Getting the correct type of duct for you home and proper installation will ensure that things like lint fires or carbon monoxide build up will not occur. There are two good ways to install dryer vents through vinyl siding. Cut a hole in the siding with a diameter of 4 25 inches by using a hole saw. Avoid using metal screws on the vent since these screws will catch lint.

The challenge is to cut a hole an 4 inch hole without dama.