How To Install A Roof Vent For Bathroom Fan

How to install a bathroom fan vent in the soffit.

How to install a roof vent for bathroom fan.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva shows how to properly install a roof mounted bath fan vent. If you have any questions or comments at all please comme. From the roof find the nail and use the utility knife to cut roof shingles from around the nail. Next we must slip a worm drive metal clamp on the inside part of duct liner.

Nail the lower corners with roofing nails and tar the heads. Use an extra long 3 8 inch diameter spade bit to bore a reference hole through the ceiling and into the attic. Choosing a whole house fan. Idea 5 connecting the duct to the bathroom fan.

Check the damper and the screen in prior to installation. This way we can make sure both are positioned properly. The lower half of the flange sits on top of the shingles. Remove the tape from the fan first.

Apply a bead of asphalt roof cement on the bottom of the vent. For optimum performance locate it between the shower and the toilet. This video is a comprehensive rundown on how to install a roof vent on a pre existing shingle roof. To install a roof vent start by choosing a good location from inside the attic and then pound a nail all the way through the roof at that location so you can find the spot from outside.

Draw a mark on the bathroom ceiling where you d like to install the vent fan. From inside the attic drive a nail through the roof directly above the bathroom vent fan.