May/June 2009
Trouble with dryer vents
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QUESTION & ANSWER Trouble With Dryer Vents Q Dryer vents always seem to be located right where my clients want their decks. What concerns, if any, should I have in designing around them? A Glenn Mathewson, a building inspector in Westminster, Colo., responds: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (cpsc.gov) estimates that in 1998 (the most current year for which statistics are available) there were 15,600 clothes-dryer fires, resulting in 20 deaths, 370 injuries, and $75.4 million in property damage. Dryer ducts often run between the floor joists and terminate through the rim joist - right where most decks are
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