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Making holes in outside walls
Ebe_Scrooge
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We've recently moved into a new house, and I want to get round to fitting the vent hose for the tumble dryer. My only concern is that the house is timber framed, with external stone cladding.
I've fitted several tumble dryer vents over the years with no problems, but these have always been in conventional solid-brick walls. Is there anything I need to watch out for in a timber-framed wall ?
I can check where the studs are that carry the internal plasterboard, and make sure I don't cut through those, so that's not a problem. But is there anything else I need to watch out for ?
I've fitted several tumble dryer vents over the years with no problems, but these have always been in conventional solid-brick walls. Is there anything I need to watch out for in a timber-framed wall ?
I can check where the studs are that carry the internal plasterboard, and make sure I don't cut through those, so that's not a problem. But is there anything else I need to watch out for ?
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Which bit are you worried about then?0
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Not sure really :-) I just wondered if there was likely to be any damp-proof membrane or something that you're not supposed to cut through, or some reason why you can't just knock a hole through. Just wanted to be "better safe than sorry" I suppose !0
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I would imagine there will be a vapor barrier within the cavity, most timber framed buildings have them installedYou may click thanks if you found my advice useful0
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