Drywall – Should dryer vent hose be half embedded in drywall

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We are at the tail end of a laundry room renovation that included installing drywall over cement walls. Our contractor swears having half the dryer’s vent opening and hose embedded in drywall is perfectly fine. We disagree. Should we fight for him to enclose the vent and hose in a recessed dryer vent box or trust his craftsmanship?
Thank you!

dryer hose half embedded in drywall

dryer hose half embedded in drywall

Update here is his solution
dryer vent solution

Best Answer

No, this is very amateurish work. I cannot imagine what they were thinking. They had to know, even while they were doing it, that they were cutting corners.

A proper routing of the hose and vent should have been part of the scope of work. Failing that, they should have built a recess around the hose area.