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This Las Vegas Handyman has seen some wall penetrations provide easy entry for pests. Dryer vents, if they don’t have a cover, are loved by pests because they provide nice warm, humid air. So it’s a good idea to provide a cover to keep out pests and the weather.

A vent cover attaches from the exterior of the wall and secures to the vent. Some covers are simply screens with a hood over them, and others are louvered so that the force of the expelled air forces the louvers to open.

Whichever style you choose, they install in the same manner. You will want to squeeze out a thick bead of caulking around the exterior perimeter of the hole. Place the vent cover into the hole in the wall and push so that the caulking in between the wall and the cover gets squeezed. This will help keep rain water from entering the area. Once you secure the cover to the wall, the vent from the dryer to the cover will need to be connected. Usually a few self-tapping screws and some foil tape are all that is needed for this step. Once you have everything together, go back and caulk around the perimeter of the vent cover to further stop the weather from getting behind the cover.