I will be venting down the wall to my floor joists and then running the vent about 8 along the floor joist cavity with the 4 duct terminating through the rim board and out the house.
Floor vent floor joist.
The rim joist fig.
Remove the existing floor vent from the floor.
Check to ensure that the new vent location does not cross a floor joist.
Ventilation in floors especially suspended timber floors is very important so as not to facilitate the build up of moisture within the floor structure.
This moisture build up can cause deterioration not only the timber joists but also any coverings placed over the joists.
I don t have much of a problem except the hole for the dryer box ducting is at least a 4 hole box looks like the hole is more like 5.
Joist bays the open spaces between floor joists are prime hosts for insulation under specific circumstances.
Drilling 4 inch holes in the joists would create a structural problem since there is a room and floor above that.
4 aluminum dryer vent through joists homeownershub the dryer vent pipe needs to go about 8 feet across the ceiling above the tub and toilet to reach the exterior wall and vented to the.
Ventilation in suspended timber floors can be achieved by installing vents.