How Do You Install Clothes Dryer Vents On A Roof?
A clothes dryer vent for installation on a roof has a flap that keeps it closed to keep bugs and birds out of the dryer vent when the dryer is not in use. Install a clothes dryer vent on a roof in a location that will not be noticeable from the ground. Lint will blow out of the vent and catch on the shingles between rains. Move attic insulation out of the way of the location for the dryer vent. Choose a location at least 2 feet from chimneys, vent pipes or anything else going through the roof. Mark the location for the dryer vent inside the attic on the ceiling. Draw a circle with chalk the same size as the dryer vent pipe on the ceiling. Measure the width and divide by half to find the center. Hammer a nail from inside to outside at the center of the dryer vent pipe. Leave the nail in position and go out to the roof. Make a mark half the width of the pipe from the nail sticking up through the roof. Measure the same distance down and on each side. Mark in the same distance in between e
