Help moving dryer vent.
Hi there. We had some washer/dryer issues which turned into a laundry room remodel. The new washer and dryer requires the dryer vent to be around 48 inches centered and the prior handy man decided to run a water line directly over the vent pipe that is currently there. I need to move the vent pipe over and up and have the water line be redirected because it currently is sitting on top of the stud while pushing the dry wall out an inch. Hard to hang cabinets that way…instead of drilling through things they just cut straight into them. It’s not load bearing but some of these studs are pretty much hanging on by the drywall. Same thing with the 2x6 in the attic that the vent pipe goes through. Cut right through it to install the vent pipe. Kind of just floating there.
The vent on the rook does not have a pipe coming down from it. The prior handy man just taped the vent pipe to the roof. There was lint completely filling this pipe and all over the attic too. Must have exploded from never being cleaned and the improper install.
So here’s my current question. Do I reinstall the roof cap? No water leaks but it does not look right. Also, no pipe coming down. How should I attached the new vent pipe to the interior attic ceiling?