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movalenta
11-13-02, 11:16 AM
I have a second floor bathroom with no fan in it. Consequently all of the paint is starting to peel of the walls - from the humidity I presume. Obviously I need to install a fan - do I have to vent it all the way out side? I am trying to avoid cutting through the roof. There is not attic per se just the space (maybe 6") between my ceiling and the roof line. Are there any alternatives?

Ed Imeduc
11-13-02, 12:10 PM
I take it that there is an outside wall here.There are vent fans that will go in the wall to the outside for you.Or could you fish a 3" flex pipe out to the overhang on the home and vent the fan there. Dont vent it in the attic at all. ;) ED
movalenta
11-13-02, 02:13 PM
The only outside wall in the bathroom is entirely in the shower enclosure. The shower does have a window in it that opens but it opens from the bottom and does not appear to let any of the steam out. Venting it to the overhang sounds like a possibility though. Thanks

Jay11J
11-13-02, 03:04 PM
You can put the fan in the ceiling/attic and run the flex right to the sidewal, and do the sidewall discharge.