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Installing a Dryerbox — 31 Comments

    • That’s exactly what I had to do to get the courage. Once you tear the wall open and realize no one is there to “save” you, it will happen pretty quick. 😉

  1. I’m so excited to have found this on Pinterest. My dryer current sticks out farther than yours did and is constantly getting banged by the door. I’m certainly not brave enough to do this on my own so I’ve sent your blog page to my dad, Mr. Handy Man. He loves to visit me (live in different states) once or twice a year and do handy projects for me.

  2. OMG! I’m so glad you posted this tutorial. You don’t know how much I needed this tutorial. A while back (about 10 5 yrs. ago) we had our washer and dryer enclosed into individual cabinets. Now the newer dryer I have does not fit in the cabinet. The cabinet doors won’t closed. So, my husband had my brother-in-law makeshift some kind of crappy door that stick out about 4″ pass the other cabinet. It looks terrible. I’ve been living with this crappy door for far too long. I going to attempt to install the dryerbox following your tutorial. Wish me luck.

  3. I experienced similar frustrations with my install. I cut the oval hole out large enough to get the pipe through. In the end it looks good and works good but was not an easy install.

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  5. Im gonna preach here! I’m 70 something yrs young, always been chasing the wolf from the door. I hate waiting to be rescued! I’d go get a ‘how-to’ book and beg or borrow tools. My experience taught me we women underestimate how clever we are. I’ve tiled floors, done lite electrical, plumbing rescues, and building projects. I’ve taught women around my life the same skills, and they zoomed ahead with amazing results! Don’t ever say you can’t! Of course you can! My Mom had an embroidered pillow that read: Don’t Should On Me! I’d say she was giving me the advise I’m giving you.
    Sometimes I look back at what I’ve accomplished in absolute wonder: Did I really do that? Yes I did, and it was done correctly because I did it to my own standards. Zoom ahead!

  6. I have a very small space for my washer/dryer. The last person to install the dryer left the hole open, and I’m now cleaning lint out of the wall. In addition, ince installed I can’t get behind the dryer to connect it. So after some research i found a strong magnetic coupling that will connect itself. Genius invention. But after reading this post now I want a dryer box too. My dryer install is Tuesday, so I have one day to install the box. Wish me luck!

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  8. Amanda you’re an inspiration! How many inches from the wall did you save in the end?
    Lisa I love your idea of the magnetic coupling … do you remember where you found it … could you add a link?

    • Hi Isabel! Thanks for visiting. I believe it saved about 6-8 inches, which doesn’t seem like much, but our laundry room is narrow. I can’t remember where I got the coupling, but stay tuned because after the damage from Hurricane Harvey, I’ll be re-doing that room very soon!

  9. Wow, great job! I have been wanting one of these vent boxes for some time, but after seeing this I’m thinking I need to hire it out. You may have already considered this, but I wanted to mention you may be able to improve your situation by flipping your dryer door. Most appliances have this option so that the door can swing left or right depending on layout.

    • Great job. I was wondering, is it possible to make your cut above the base board, or is it necessary to take it to the floor? Thanks

    • Hi Cindy. I don’t think it’s necessary to cut out the baseboard, however, it really depends on the layout of your dryer and where the exhaust vent is positioned on your model. Our dryer’s vent is very close to the floor, so this worked best for us.

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  11. How you ended up finishing this project is exactly what I was thinking should be done in the first place. I just did not have the courage to cut the dryer duct higher than the box. I envisioned doing some unforeseen horrible thing that would cascade into opening up the entire wall. :/ Thank you. I think I have the courage to start the install.

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