Add value and convenience to any home by installing a new bathroom on an upper floor.
Dry venting 1 bathroom first floor 2 bathrooms second floor.
The air removed by every mechanical exhaust system shall be discharged to the outdoors.
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Irc section m1501 1 outdoor discharge.
Setting the plumbing for a new bathroom requires you to connect supply water pipes and drainpipes to existing systems.
The vent that services a fixture must have a diameter at least half as large as the drain pipe but the minimum pipe diameter allowable is 1 1 4 inches.
Bathroom fans also called exhaust fans prevent moisture damage and mold by forcing air through a duct to the outside of a building.
How to vent a 1st floor bath.
First this is very do able.
Second you must vent directly to the outside whether you vent through the attic or wall to meet today 39 s code requirements.
If a drain line is nearby you may choose to run a pipe to it rather than running a new line.
In single story homes the duct.
It would appear to be easier to install a wall or floor fan and direct exhaust down and then out through basement wall just above ground.
But while you can t have two fans with one vent you can make one fan and one vent serve two bathrooms.
Adding a bathroom to the second floor of your house.
I have read that moist air naturally rises so it is easier to vent up.
This setup requires an in line centrifugal fan mounted in the attic drawing air simultaneously from both bathrooms see photo.
It s common to use a 1 1 2 inch vent for a.
My bathroom is on the first floor with a finished bedroom directly above and an unfinished basement directly below.