How Do You Install Rooftop Dryer Vents?
Clothes dryers work by using a small blower to force hot air over your tumbling clothes. This hot air collects lint and moisture from your clothes and forces it through an outlet vent on the back of your dryer, through a duct, and outside your home. Installing a duct to remove the moisture and lint from your duct is a fairly simple do-it-yourself project, but it must be done properly — if it’s not, it could constitute a fire hazard. Decide where you’ll put your dryer and run the dryer vent. Try to place the dryer on an exterior wall and minimize the length and amount of curves in the duct work as much as possible. Mark the spot where your dryer will be installed, as well as the route for the duct work (this includes marking any holes to drill through the ceiling, as well as on the roof). Measure the route of the duct from the outlet on the dryer through to the roof so you can buy the length of duct you need. Buy your supplies. You’ll need enough straight duct to lead from the dryer to
