Q: I live in a two-story home and I’m having problems with a clogged dryer vent. I had someone out to unclog it, and they didn’t get it done. The problem is that the current vent has to run up the wall and then up and outside to the top of the house. I’d like to run the vent into the garage and then outside the house. Can I do that?
A: If you try to run the vent through the garage, you’d have to cut a hole in the wall that would violate the fire rating of the wall. You’d have to put in some kind of soffit to take the vent out the house through the garage. Before doing all that, you should probably try to call some dryer vent company that has really strong duct-cleaning equipment. They should be able to get the debris out of your vent.
For more do-it-yourself tips, go to rosieonthehouse.com. An Arizona home building and remodeling industry expert for 25 years, Rosie Romero is the host of the syndicated Saturday morning Rosie on the House radio program, heard locally from 8-11 a.m. on KNST-AM (790) in Tucson and KGVY-AM (1080) and -FM (100.7) in Green Valley. Call 888-767-4348.
