How to Cut Out Brick to Install a Dryer Vent
- 1). Put on gloves, ear protection and safety glasses. Flying debris can cause serious injury to unprotected body parts.
- 2). Draw a 4 1/4-inch diameter circle on the brick wall where you want your dryer vent to come through the brick. Use permanent marker so that the circle remains visible throughout the process.
- 3). Insert a 1/4-inch hammer drill bit into your hammer drill. Drill through the brick along the permanent marker line. Drill a hole every 1/2 inch around the entire circle.
- 4). Place a chisel on the line and strike it with the hammer. Repeat this process slowly around the entire circle. After the brick circle becomes loose, remove it by hand.
- 5). Insert your 4 1/4-inch hole saw bit into your drill and finish drilling the hole through the wall. You'll be drilling through the exterior plywood layer. You should then see a clean hole to the interior of your home.
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