Added Floor Now Floor Register Does Not Mmet Duct

Unfinished oak floor register 8 10 also available in sizes 8 12 and 8 14 heavy gauge steel floor grille 8 10 no damper also available in a register damper.

Added floor now floor register does not mmet duct.

Most 2nd floor applications are run from a takeoff either the top or side from the main supply trunk in the basement as a round duct then converted to a round to oval elbow and run up through the 1st floor between the studs of the exterior wall to the 2nd floor. Homeowners expanding their existing first floor duct work to the second floor need more space than walls typically provide so they must cut a hole in the. The airflow is practically nonexistent up there. It will not matter if you say the length first or the width first example 10 4 or 4 10 when it comes to floor registers.

It was a common practice in the 1970s and 1980 to place the homes ductwork in the sand and soil prior to the pouring of the homes slab. For example if you only use the system during the colder months. When you block the registers you block that air from flowing through the house. I don t think i have come across a newly built home with the hvac ductwork in the concrete floor.

The pros far outweigh cons for me. Do not measure the faceplate of the existing register. Decorative mission style floor registers available in 8 10 size. The furnace blows with a lot of force but it s the main trunk duct that s taking most of the airflow since there is less resistance.

During the off season covers are safe for the registers. In my experience they also hold up better and are stronger my duct trailers all have had floor repairs to those ducts never had to repair a flat floor. If you have floor registers in your basement that mean that the duct work is either in the slab which would be difficult to do with a typical concrete slab being 4 inches thick or it is running in the gravel below the concrete and just coming up through the concrete. The ducts typically come in rectangular shapes and are attached to the bottom of the.

That s not to say builders do not do that any more but i think it s fair to say they avoid that practice. Floor ducts are located at the end of the duct work used to supply air to a room. Finishes shown from left to right. The first problem now is that the duct must make at least 2 turns in the wall before it goes up to the attic to then feed the 4 2nd floor registers.

Most floor register dampers will drop into the hole about 1 inch or so so make sure you have enough clearance in your duct work for this. Running a duct from the first floor to the second involves creating a hole in the main duct and attaching new duct work that terminates in a floor level heat register on the second floor. Such cleaning them takes about 2 minutes and it far easier. All i have are flat floor air ride reefer trailers.