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This house is old enough, code at the time it was did not require ducting for return vents given that the space itself will already redirect the air.

To clarify, is the dimming happening on the gaming or streaming PC? If it is on the streaming PC, check the obs on the gaming PC and the source. You should be able to see if there is any filters and adjust brightness.

@gmxdiy8596 it Dims on gaming pc obs as soon as click on my game

Double check that you don't have your monitor settings interfering with how it looks. Common things that may interfere is HDR, sharpening, v-sync on the monitor settings that should be looked at. A quick Google search can land you some other alternatives to try and fix as well.

Yes, you do, but luckily, on the first PC you don't have to make many scenes as you are just sharing it to your other screen, rather than actually streaming or recording.

That was to originally frame the opening. It helps with rigidity if there is any force applied to the vent. You can buy some and place them back if you want, but I don't believe it's entirely necessary since it's not an actual lined duct.

100% agree! I will be looking out for that in the future! Glad you liked it!

😅 I am making one now! My garage didn't have much when I bought my house.

100%, I am remaking this to revise and add some of those additional safeguards! Highly appreciate the insight.

Highly agree. When I pulled that drywall off I neglected to take all the screws and such out. Also with those vents some have trim pieces that make it hard to get the drywall off cleanly, but all the power to ya if you get it in one piece!

A box cutter makes a clean line but using a drywall saw (I just do this by hand if it is small and geometric) after this along the guide lines you have cut to cut all of the way through the drywall will also save you from digging out small pieces.

Highly appreciate the question! All the listed sizes are in the description!! Let me know if you need more specific details, but all should be there!

Learned a lot for comments already. Working on that! I'm not an expert, but appreciate the feedback

No problem! Hope it helped!

Definitely do. Learned a lot since this video! Might remake this one with all the changes I should make

Glad to hear!!

Great notes, I'll be taking that into consideration and likely redoing that

@@gmxdiy8596 One other suggestion: when dropping the plate onto the runners, slide the fence over and use it as a guide to brace against as you tip the plate onto the runners.

I appreciate it! Thanks for the insight.

There are other methods, but unfortunately they are of a lot lower reliability and quality most of the time. Some other are methods of screensharing/casting. Avermedia has some lower cost capture cards that are quite reliable in my opinion.

It actually needs to tie into a duct. Typically in the floor boards there is a duct along the length of the house that returns to the HVAC that replenishes the air. Would highly recommend calling a professional to assess at that point. Hope that helps!

Looking back I agree, but doesn't really hurt either and I had some spare 2 x4's that were gonna be scrap otherwise.

Will do. May re-edit and make it clearer!

Nice! Hope it works well for you! TGTLN is a beast! I watch him too!

In my case, no. The HVAC return duct has a filter at the main unit in my basement. This is usually the case for most whole home HVAC's. Adding extra filters in return vents has diminishing returns and can sometimes cause issue if not maintenanced properly. I would recommend that if you are wanting to increase filtering, buy a higher rated MERV filter for your HVAC and replace that filter every 6 months.

@@gmxdiy8596 Thanks for your reply!

Due to using the blocks, wood glue would not be supporting anything. If you were copeing, you would be relying on the joint to hold the corner shape. Hence why no wood glue.

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

No, a lot of return vents, at least in my area, are built into the wall between the joists and it does connect to a duct in the floorboards

@@gmxdiy8596I just bought a house and it also does not have it… is this good or bad for AC AND heating ?

If you have an HVAC, it will have some form of intake, which is the purpose of these return vents. It may be drastically different based on your setup though. It may not be needed at all depending on where you live, your house arrangement, etc. If need be, I would contact and HVAC specialist in your area for consultation if you want to explore or learn more about your specific situation.

I did! Sharp eye. Definitely had a bit of slop in my jig so I actually cleaned it up and works a lot better now. But for the initial purpose it worked for what I needed. Thanks for watching!

They said it looks a little woof, but they'll accept it

The nice thing is that the jig being used would give you the angles needed to make the shelf parts since they are at the correct angles! May make one specific to that!

@@gmxdiy8596 Very true. I am making them for a cat wall

Will do!!

No problem! Thanks for watching! <3

Awesome! I'm glad it worked well!

Good suggestion! 👍

Or flip the vent over

Potentially, but I think those need to be angled in towards the room so as hot air rises, it falls into the vent. Not 100 percent on the fluid dynamics of that though haha

No dynamics, they're angled so you can see into the duct. Air gets pulled into the duct no matter what

Gotcha, more based on pressure and everything? Makes sense. Definitely interested in learning more about that stuff

I'm glad! Thanks for commenting!