Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - basement bath finish

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dtro
04-06-03, 03:09 PM
Two questions on the basement bath that can be seen here:
home.mn.rr.com/dtro/basement.jpg

1. The builder had the bath stubbed out with drains. Can I assume that all the proper venting (gas) is done?

2. As you can see the run for the exhaust fan out the bedroom side is approx 20 ft. Is there a formula for calculating what size fan I need for size of bath with that 20 ft run?

Thanks


Doug Aleshire
04-06-03, 09:01 PM
dtro,

Unable to open you picture so can't answer your question but in general, most drains if stubbed in for basement baths are done close to vertical lines - within 5 feet? What do you ahve running close? You may want to post this question in the plumbing section for their advice.

An exhaust fan for 20 feet will require a large CFM unit, any way you can vent this outside to a closer location? You may want to send an e-mail or call the manufacturer's for their advice on size.

http://www.broan.com/

http://www.nutone.com/product-category.asp?CategoryID=10002

http://www.efi.org/products/ventilat/ventline.html (This is spendy but does work great for distances and for no noise to contend with! Just a home yesterday, it is located 35 feet away from bathroom and venting was done with PVC piping.)

Hope this helps!

dtro
04-07-03, 05:19 AM
Sorry, the URL has been updated. I think that the 20 ft is the shortest run.
I'll check more into the vent.