How To Install Floor Vent Duct

If you are installing just one or two return vents you will want to go with a 12 inch return for 2 ton units and lower.

How to install floor vent duct.

There are many d. How to install floor vents. Install an air duct. If the air duct isn t long enough it is possible to add extra length.

Floor ducts are located at the end of the duct work used to supply air to a room. This floor vent doesn t come with a template but you can usually buy one for standard floor vent sizes at your local wood flooring. The ducts typically come in rectangular shapes and are attached to the bottom of the. Then install the vent take off off the main trunk line in that location.

It took less than one day to install three vents and run the ductwork from the furnace in the basement through the first floor to the second floor. See the details of installing a vent take off. Floor vents also known as floor grates provide a trim cover where heating ducts install below a floor. The first thing you need to do is decide where the air duct will be placed.

Heating registers always emphasize the completeness of the flooring. Next you need to saw through the subfloor and the hardwood floor in your room. How to install floor ducts. Howto hardwood vents how to install flush vents into existing floor.

A main duct runs through its closet. Houses that have a basement furnace may require vents in each room. Using a reciprocal saw cut through the floor and cut roughly around the rectangle you ve made where the floor heating vent will fit through the floor. If you re putting carpet in the room you will need to fit the floor heating vents before you install the carpet.

Remove existing ductwork where needed. If the duct is in a spot that left an awkward amount of a board for example we would have some flexibility to move the template the floor vent doesn t have to be perfectly centered over the duct. 16 inch should be suitable for 4 ton systems whereas 5 might require 18 inch returns.