Horrible spot for dryer exhaust. Any suggestions?
Hello,
Any ideas on what we can do to help hide our dryer exhaust and maybe catch/ hide the lint that gets thrown out of it? We’ve been calling our landscaping angel “The hairy backed angel” since the lint clings to its back from time to time. This is the first thing everyone sees when they walk up our sidewalk to our front door. Horrible design flaw if you ask me. I’ve thought about possibly putting a trellis in front of the window, yet far enough away with some sort of screen to catch lint as it blows out attached to the back of the trellis. I’d place it far enough away from the window and vent to allow proper air flow, etc. Problem is I have a beautiful bleeding heart that is thriving there and I’d rather not disturb it. Also worried about any plant life that would grow on the trellis during the humid summer months of Mid-Michigan. We live on a lake so humidity is an issue at times. We live in zone 5b.
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Comments (5)I'd modify the deck for access now and in the future. You're going to want to check and clean any built up lint from the vent periodically for safety anyway. I assume the deck is attached to the house and has joists extending away from the house (perpendicular to the house outside wall). I'd take up enough boards to gain access and install a new joist cross member (parallel to the house wall) a foot or two away from the house. Then I'd saw the deck boards in two such that the joint falls right on top of the new joist cross member. Use stainless or good galvanized deck screws to reinstall the deck floor boards. Now you have access to your dryer vent by unscrewing the portion of the interfering floor boards near the house....See MoreSamsung washer and dryer - my horrible experience
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last yearI find the hose is more of an issue and you could cover both, leaving sides open for access.
Otherwise, just bring the eye away from vent.
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last yearWe have placed a garden chair in the bed next to ours. If you look closely , you will see the vent at the bottom right of the photo. Notice the proximity to the doorway. There is a hydrangea vine growing in that corner, also. We change the plant decor seasonally. Maybe a small boxwood shrub ( slow growing) , which you can keep tightly trimmed, could be planted there. An urn , or a large garden pot, with some pretty plant material could be placed right in the soil of that bed to cover the vent, also.
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last yearFirstly replace those louvers with this, they are widely available from a few companies and get painted to match the house. It will move the effective exhaust higher which is much safer with snow and landscaping. It also wont clog and creates a much better seal when closed
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