I don’t like our current exhaust bath fan and am going to install a new one. I’ve done all sorts of online research, ... Do not put the vent termination in a roof overhang or soffit.

Q. I am a regular reader of your column, and I have paid close attention to your recommendations for venting bathroom exhaust fans. I don’t, however, believe that I have read your advice for my ...

Your bathroom exhaust fan should be sized properly to completely change out the air in the bathroom at the rate of 11-15 ...

Q: I’m a do-it-yourselfer, and I’m going to remodel a bathroom. I don’t like our current exhaust bath fan and am going to install a new one. I’ve done all sorts of online re… ...

Bath exhaust is almost always warm, and this air will float up and into the soffit ventilation openings. You now have put the water right back up into the attic without realizing it.

I’m replacing my bath exhaust fan. The old fan was vented through the soffit. I don’t believe I have an attic, as there seems to be no access to the space. My roof is sloped but my bath ...

Bath ventilation fans and cold weather don’t play well together. Bath fans are usually pushing lots of moist, ... Do not put the vent termination in a roof overhang or soffit.

The solution you are proposing – sealing the soffit from the bathroom vent for some distance – is unlikely to reduce the ice dam on the roof as the moisture will simply travel along the soffit ...

How To Properly Exhaust A Bathroom Fan In An Attic Danny Lipford: Jim asks, “Is it OK to have a bath exhaust fan vent into my attic?” No, it’s never a good idea to have any exhaust fan in ...

Q. I’m a do-it-yourselfer, and I’m going to remodel a bathroom. I don’t like our current exhaust bath fan and am going to install a new one. I’ve done all sorts of online re… ...