Up Next, Ductwork Shift

We didn't wait long to tackle the next step in the basement reno - shifting the ductwork.  Hubs has been sick most of the weekend, but, as usual, he doesn't have a 'resting' gene in him and starting taking down the ductwork bright and early Saturday morning.

First, we removed the return duct

Then Hubs decided to remove the supply duct (return is the left duct and supply is the right duct)

All gone ...

And laying on the floor.

I washed all the duct out with a hose.  Lets remember, this duct is probably from the 50s.  A little dirty is an understatement.

Then we started reconnecting all the pieces for the return duct

 And hung it up with straps against the wall in the front of the house.

I started working on reconnecting all the pieces for the supply duct.

And as always, Grouper was there to supervise.

That pretty much summed up Saturday.  We tackled some more work on Sunday and more pics will come!

You may be wondering, why?  Well, when you walked downstairs you were greeted by a lovely beam then about 2.5' of ductwork at a whopping 6'0" above the floor.  Since there are plenty of people 6'0" and taller it was totally in your face.  We figured it would be nice to put this duct up against the wall where there wouldn't be much foot traffic.

Here's a recap:

I think it is way better!