Roof Vs Gable Bathroom Vent

If you re going with a hot roof there will be no ventilation.

Roof vs gable bathroom vent.

Taking advantage of this natural process referred to as passive ventilation is the most common way to vent an attic. Installation and maintenance the gable fan is more difficult to install than the roof fan unless an existing gable vent is already in place. Condensation will run down and rust the fan and stain the ceiling. It s a one story ranch in maine so we have cold snowy winters.

The first order of business is determining how or if your new roof will be vented. The idea of roof vents existed for hundreds of years with natural vents employed in chinese buildings during the tang dynasty natural ventilation ducts in the buddhist monks caves and wind catchers incorporated in arabian architecture. The point of a bathroom exhaust vent or any vent really is to remove hot moist air from the house. These roofs are classic for a reason by shunting off precipitation they resist mold mildew and rot.

Most ventilation systems are strategically placed on unseen areas of a roof but gable vents offer an interesting accent to a home s exterior plus all the functional benefits of other exhaust openings. Mar 2 2007 location. Vent roofs with steeples towers or cupolas can be found in different buildings from barns to cathedrals. Certain gable models also utilize solar power but they receive less sun exposure and so are far less efficient.

Whether it s new construction or a remodel a bathroom vent should always vent through the roof instead of an eave overhang or soffit. This is the same as venting through a ridge vent or through the roof. And while both a roof vent and an overhang vent perform this task there is one big difference. The building codes and building science for.

The roof is sloped toward the home to stop water snow and other debris from pooling on top. Hot air exhaust vents located at the peak of the roof allow hot air to escape. If you re going with a continuous ridge vent the gable vents will go. Venting the bathroom through one of the existing roof vents tells me that he plans on venting it through a gable vent.

Should we vent bath fan through roof soffit gable end. Our house is built of thick masonry block. Discussion in hvac heating cooling started by staceyneil oct 5 2009.