Changing Wall Vent To Floor Vent

Replacing a wall duct vent to a floor vent i am in the process of remodeling my kitchen and in this process i removed a non load bearing wall to make the room bigger.

Changing wall vent to floor vent.

If you plan to remodel your existing living space you may need to relocate a floor vent to enhance heating efficiency or accommodate a wall or other new element. 2 problems with your vent is 1 it stand out of the wall to much. The placement of our old vents was not in the right spot. Currently right by the toilet in my bath there is a heating register on the floor.

But whether it comes out of the floor or the wall shouldn t make a difference. While a beam may replace the wall what supports the beam walls and floor below may also need to be substantially revised to deliver proper support. A baseboard register for instance is the triangular piece of wood or metal that sits against your wall and floor holding a vent which constitutes the top piece of the register. Furthermore if it is a principal wall in the house one would expect some cracking of finishes elsewhere in the house as weight is redistributed during the work.

But i wanted to give you a refresher of why. Ask question asked 1 year 6 months ago. Making it hard to heat or cool our home. Heat registers contain multiple parts.

All you need is something like this rectangular elbow. My contractor needs to move the floor vent to the new closet wall. His plan is to simply partially close off the floor vent then build the closet wall over the remaining portion allowing the air to just flow into the closet wall and out a vent which he will install about a foot off the ground. Air flows up through the floor and into the box where an angled fin directs the flow out through openings in the front of the box.

2 the paint shoult simulate at least the skirting bright white. Move floor vent into the wall. I didn t edit this video so that viewers could watch a real time instructional video. In order to replace a register you must remove all existing parts of the old one.

The vents were on the inside wall of the house instead of the outside wall. This type makes the register appear to vent through the wall. On feb 7 2015. I explained our reasoning for installing new vents in a previous post about knowing if you need to replace your hvac system.

In this wall was a cooling heating vent. Replace the louvre part with wooden louvres made by a good craftsman like the onrs they use on broom units. Remember the lower layers of paint is also stuck to the device. Viewed 1k times 1.