Peel away the linoleum around it. Using a little pry bar, pry the edges of the duct fitting up and pry up the nails. Wiggle it to loosen it. It was a real blow to my ego since I'm in HVAC, but have never installed any ductwork personally.
First, you should locate the duct in the basement if you have access and make sure it's okay to move it! We decided to move the supply register 2 bays over, which would put it along the wall next to the fridge. This pretty much went against everything I learned in school and work, but it is what it is. It was really interesting. Remove the duct hanger and take it back to the bend. Reattach a new insulated duct. $25/25 feet - Lowe's
Of course, no project would complete without some immature playing around the hole that is now in our floor. From the basement, looking at me in the kitchen.
From the kitchen, looking into the basement!
When you decide where it's going to go, trace a 4x12 opening which is the size of our register. Drill a large hole at all 4 corners of the rectangle to use as your starting point. With a reciprocating saw, start at one corner and cut along the line.
Put the fitting into the new opening, hammer the edges over the floor and nail down.
Cork the original opening with some scrap wood.
Keith used the rectangle he cut out for the new opening to fill in the old opening. He's so schmart! Screw down until flush.
Tile around the opening leaving the best for last. Take some measurements, measure the opening, mark where you're going to cut.
Using a wet saw, cut the tile to size. I just had to laugh at Keith's trash bag coat.
Perfection!
Then continue to tile and grout.
When the grout is dry and the tile has been buffed, just pop the supply register in (requires no installation). $17 solid Oak - Lowe's
What a beautiful piece of work!
2 comments:
Wow Anita. I'm really impressed with how handy the two of you are! Nice work!
oh my goodness that is so impressive. good work!
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