Today I ran into an interesting “installation” on a 1/2 bathroom exhaust fan. Took some blurry pics of it. I hadn’t intended to remove the fan, but when I pulled the ceiling drywall down, the fan came too. No, it wasn’t attached to the drywall… it wasn’t attached to ANYTHING! The drywall hit the floor and the fan dangled on its electric line (pic2).
The unit had simply been pushed up into the insulation and drywall slapped up there to hold it in place. Blurry pic 3 is showing the indent in the insulation that the fan housing had made (they also had a layer of R11 and a layer of R13 jammed in that 2×6 cavity).
The next fun realization was there there wasn’t any ductwork….or any way for the fan to exhaust. It was in a sealed ceiling cavity. Pic 4 is with the insulation removed.
I don’t think the installers are going to make it into the pages of FHB.
jt8
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.” — Sydney Smith
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smaller version of pic 1.
jt8
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals." -- Sydney Smith
worked till now though, didn't it!
that's my "regular" install ...
the "extra" ... cost more.
and U can't afford my "special" ...
that one ... it's attached AND vented!
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
By "vented"......you don't mean to the out doors....do you?
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
I don't know why you put quotes around "installation".
I think you accurately describe it. It was half of a bathroom fan installation.
BTW, if you an run duct work and want to replace it there you can get ductless bath fans. They use a charcoal filter. They are only good for fart removal and not moisture removal. But that is all you need in a 1/2 bath.
BTW, if you an run duct work and want to replace it there you can get ductless bath fans. They use a charcoal filter. They are only good for fart removal and not moisture removal. But that is all you need in a 1/2 bath.
The 1/2 ba is going to be turned into a tub. Already removed the wall between 1/2ba and the full ba. The full BA will house the vanity and a shower stall, the 1/2 either a big soaking tub...or a jet tub. The toilet will probably wind up right where the wall was (good thing I took the wall out).jt8
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals." -- Sydney Smith
Love those 2-piece joists.
DG/Builder
I wonder if those "two-piece joists" resulted from removing an old wall to convert two 1/4 baths into a 1/2 bath? :-)
Love those 2-piece joists.
But I'm sure they used only the very best 2x6's. :)
I stopped myself just prior to cutting out a short wall that was in my way. Had I done so, the 20' 2x6 span would have turned into 32'. Just seemed a bit long for 2x6's & a couple 12D's.
jt8
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals." -- Sydney Smith
My brother had a similar problem with venting but from the outside in. He paid "extra" to have roof vents installed when he got a new roof. A few months later he went into the attic and was surprised there was no "light" coming in from the new vents. The roofer was kind enough to install the vents but not cut holes for them. Just nailed them in place. Surprisingly (not) the cell phone number he had for the roofer was disconnected and long gone. It makes me appreciate the good guys.
Actually cutting holes in a roof when installing ventilation, greatly increases chances of leaks.
Venting without the holes, give you all the aesthetic beauty, without the worry.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
Are you sure that's not one of those high-tech ventilation fans that converts stale, moist air into a stream of electrons and beams it right out through the walls? That might be one valuable bath fan!
I wonder if it's off the set of Star Trek. . . .
zak
I've yet to do a bathroom that had a properly vented exhaust fan when I arrived.
"It'll be fine, see how well i've aimed the exhaust line at that roof vent".
I've seen some installs so screwed up, I hoped I could find out who did it. I would follow him around and retire off of repairing his work.