Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - Bath and kitchen venting ques.

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gl1
08-20-02, 05:41 PM
We are looking to buy a new house and I am curious if this sounds right. Under the bathroom and kithen sinks there are not vents to the outside. Both are on the outside walls of the house. They have been vented using those undercabinet vents. The ones that have the gray caps on the top of them. Thanks for any help, Greg

Mike Swearingen
08-20-02, 08:23 PM
Those should work fine.
Unless it is against local code, don't worry about it.
Mike
Doug Aleshire
08-20-02, 08:28 PM
gl1,

I'm afraid that your question needs to have more info. Did you make a typo, "Under the bathroom and kithen sinks there are not vents to the outside." Was it suppose to be, there are NO vents to the outside"?

What type of vents? Heat registers? Piping?

I'm unsure what you are referring to because the question has me thinking in 2 areas. Possibly others may some ideas on this.

Have you asked the builder or realtor about them?

Let us know!

Doug Aleshire
08-20-02, 08:29 PM
Old Guy,

OK, what are they?
Doug Aleshire
08-20-02, 08:31 PM
Old Guy,

Are we talking about BOCA vents?
gl1
08-21-02, 04:19 PM
The vents I am talking about are the plumbing vents. Sorry about the confusion. Thanks Greg
Mike Swearingen
08-21-02, 07:56 PM
That's what I thought that you meant, and what I was talking about.
Here is a Studor brand one, which is acceptable in virtually all code jurisdictions in the U.S., including BOCA:
http://www.studor.com/images/underlav250.jpg
Mike