Welcome to the drywall vents page! We’ll go over how to work around heating, cooling, and intake vents. When you’re installing drywall, you’ll often find you’re facing one of two scenarios, depending on the home.
The first is a cold intake vent, and the second is a heat and air vent. These vents can be in the floor, running up from the room below, or they can be cut into the wall or ceiling. Your intake and heating vents are really important for maintaining your home’s temperature. So anything we can do to improve efficiency will help your home stay at a comfortable temperature.
If there’s an empty space in the wall, you’ll want to line the studs when you’re working with vents. There are a few types of insulation designed specifically for this purpose. Master Flow makes a duct wrap insulation that works well in a roll. You can also get the 24×16 inch sheets of quarter-inch wrap to cover it. You’ll also want to line a metal vent with this insulation to try to eliminate heat dispersal. Just a heads-up: If you don’t make sure the drywall is flat, this can get tricky. Since this insulation will make the drywall curve out, you’ll want to make sure it’s as snug as possible.
You’ll also want to frame in backers in your wall where your vents will go in the drywall so you can attach them to a stud instead of plain drywall. Then, just cut out the vent when you put up your new drywall, and you’re all set. Installing drywall vents is pretty straightforward.
You will need the following tools.
• Duct tape
• Duct insulation
• Razor knife
• Stapler