Vent Through Roof Or Soffit

If an exhaust vent is too close to an intake some of that moist warm air is headed in to the attic.

Vent through roof or soffit.

For most homes the most popular and a better looking roof vent option is a soffit vent. Smaller on each side than the vent you re installing. Steve is on to something importent there. Vent these fans through the roof or soffit.

This reduces the efficiency of the vent and may trap heat or moisture in the elbows. A soffit vent is a type of roof vent. Add soffit venting first. However in order to make the turns necessary to penetrate the ceiling enter the attic and then descend through the soffit ductwork must make some tortuous bends.

Mark holes for soffit venting. Butt a cardboard template against the fascia and mark your soffit hole locations to begin soffit vent installation. When a vent terminates directly below a window door or air intake it must be. A vent through the roof must terminate a minimum of 6 inches above the roof surface or 6 inches above any anticipated snow accumulation.

Vents through walls have to terminate at least 10 feet above the ground or adjacent surface but cannot be below a vented soffit. They are usually easy to remove and cut holes through. A down through soffit exhaust vent design by leaving warm air in the exhaust duct when the fan is off creates a heat trap that reduces heat loss out of the bathroom through the exhaust fan duct when the fan is off in comparison with up routed vents or even horizontal vents through a gable end wall. One of the most used or popular roof vents is a turbine vent that has spinning tops.

Make the vent hole 1 2 in. I am getting a new roof installed and tear off and likely a lot of plywood and am simultaneously getting a new bath vent fan. Not a good thing. And given the expectations for soffit venting and roof venting these days if an attic space is properly vented it would almost for sure preclude the soffit venting of any exhaust.

Why not run vents through the soffit.