Let's get some heat in this room!

Now that the HVAC trunk work is complete, next is to attach the ducts. I started with the ductwork at the far end of the room. I used a 2x4 to support the ducts (which is three pieces of 5 foot 6" duct purchased at Lowe's), held together first with foil tape, and then with sheet metal screws. Next, it was attached to the new diffuser on the warm air duct.

The next image below shows the run out to the window. Eventually, that water line (white) and natural gas line (yellow, to the family room fireplace) will need to get moved to run through the joists.

Below is the image of the ceiling vent that the duct attachs to. I placed the vent generally spaced as the one that feeds the family room above (to the right of the new vent) - 6 inches from the plate. I used 2x4 sections to attach the 90 degree vent to the joists.

Next up: the other warm air vent that feeds off the new diffuser installed on the warm air 'Y' shaped duct. Below is the image of the duct (in this case, only 2 5' long 6" wide ducts were needed, as I reused some of the left-over duct) as it is attached to the new diffuser.

If you are really focused on the details of this blog, you'd realize that the cold air return trunk that runs in front of this was previously re-installed. It originally had to be removed to get access to this 'Y' shaped trunk. It ended up being VERY difficult to get this difffuser to attach to the duct - each were slightly oval and would not attach. To make matters worse, as we tried twisting the duct to find a spot where it would attach, it would twist the adjustable diffuser, and it ended up pointing at the ceiling. So the cold air return had to once again be removed, and now with easy access, we managed to get the duct attached. But this one was tough.

The run out to the windows -new duct is on the right

The ceiling vent - same specs as the other one.

So now with the re-location of the HVAC trunks and ducts, how much space was saved? Perhaps the below photo will help, but when you see this in person (especially once the walls go up) you'll understand why this needed to be done. It's tough to describe. Note that the trunks originally ran right next to the water and gas lines below. Now they are out of the way, against the wall, and can be easily soffited with no loss of headroom.

Next up: adding three new duct runs in the other side of the basement.