Developed in 19th-century England, the first mechanized clothes dryers were perforated barrels that rotated over flames. Today's appliances are not so very different, at least in principle, with ...

If your dryer is in the basement and the basement is underground, run duct up the exterior wall and out the rim joist. Set the vent a minimum of 12 inches above the outside ground. Pro tip: Use no ...

Brother Morris' wife Carol has been designing kitchens, baths, laundries and other remodels and custom homes for nearly two decades. She recently found a device that allows a dryer to be installed ...