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Bathroom vent out the side of the house? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So I'm planning out a bathroom remodel and part of that is replacing the vent fan because currently mine is just venting into my attic (no bueno). I know normally bathrooms are vented out through the roof but my bathroom is on an exterior wall so I was wondering if I could just vent it out the side of the house. I'm going to be ripping open that wall anyways and I would much rather cut a hole in the side of the house than run a vent pipe up through the roof.

Also I'm in Minnesota if climate is a concern.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Where I live,the majority of exhaust vents are placed on exterior walls. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work for you. Just be sure to have some kind of weather guard on there to stop rain getting in (basically, the slats on the vent cover should point downwards).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Same here (northern Midwest US) for new construction. Although, to clarify, they're still generally routed/ducted through the attic and exit through an exterior wall.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Weird. Must just be one of those regional things. All of the ones I've ever encountered that I know of went out the roof. Good to know going out the side is normal somewhere though.