One of the more unsafe, overlooked maintenance items in a home is your dryer vent. The National Fire Protection Association reports nearly 17,000 home clothes dryers catch fire yearly resulting in, on ...

If your dryer is in the basement and the basement is underground, run duct up the exterior wall and out the rim joist. Set the vent a minimum of 12 inches above the outside ground. Pro tip: Use no ...

Dryer vent cleaning is an easily overlooked chore. But clogged-up vents can mean debris in your ducts and potential fire hazards. They also apply more wear and tear to your dryer, which can require an ...

The first step in any home improvement project is determining which parts and tools you’ll need. When building your dream laundry room, a key task is installing a dryer vent. There are two ...

If your clothes dryer takes an hour or longer to dry a load of jeans and towels, the problem might lie in the venting rather than the appliance. Clogged vents that extend drying times cost an ...

As I travel life’s highways I often gaze at other people’s homes and ask, “How do they vent their clothes dryer?” Getting the dryer’s hot, humid exhaust and its accompanying lint out of the house has ...

Tired of pulling out damp clothes from the dryer? You may need to learn how to clean a dryer vent. Much like washing machine upkeep, this laundry room maintenance chore should be part of your regular ...

PITTSBURGH, July 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a roofing contractor, and I thought there could be a better way to access a clothes dryer exhaust from the roof area, while also providing easy access for ...