How To Block A Siding Vent

Step 5 close hole from the inside.

How to block a siding vent.

It offers 12 5 square inches of ventilation area. Stuff needs to be able to move. Water management blocks vents. Electrical blocks ul listed explore idea gallery.

With the hole closed on the outside you now need to close it on the inside. I use those mid america style hooded vents all the time with my steel siding. Insulated siding utility vents. If you have to use the metal one i would put it on a mounting block.

If you have a vinyl or aluminum sided house you will need to purchase a new strip of siding and hook it in place. You will want to match the existing material of the wall that the vent is set in. Imo the flap works every bit as well as the metal ones. Available in two shapes square and octagonal the mounts look like wood come in dozens of colors and blend in well with your siding.

Mid america carefully designed it s mounting blocks to fit and match the colors of america s most popular siding manufacturers. Remove the vinyl siding in the area you need to cut the hole in. Mounting block is for mounting exterior dryer exhaust vents on all types of siding. At this point you usually want to flash the top of the mount by slitting the housewrap and putting a flap of flashing behind the housewrap and over the top fin of the mount.

I have purchased a 3 1 4 rectangular exhaust vent from amazon see below pic my understanding is that i have to pull few sidings off around the vent secure with screws tape the vent edges and then install j channels around 4 sides of the exhaust vent and trim the vinyl siding to fit. Surface mounts e z block ply gem s one piece surface mounts are designed for mounting small light fixtures water faucets and other accessories to vinyl and aluminum siding. Cut the hole then center the nail flange of the mounting block over the hole and nail it on.