Hi all,
I am fitting an extractor fan in my bathroom and wish to vent it through the loft. I have an end of terrace house so I have a few options available to me.
I would prefer not to vent through the soffit board if I can avoid it so I would prefer either to vent through the brick gable end wall or install a vented tile with a 100-125mm flange on the back for the ducting.
All things being equal is one way better than the other?
Are tile vents reliably leak proof? I have no roofing felt (original 20's tiles) and rarely see any drips so I am confident the roof is fairly impenetrable to rain in its current state.
Installing the tile vent is probably beyond me but the cost of getting a roofer to install it probably isn't much different to the cost of hiring a core drill for the day anyway.
I prefer the idea of tile vent because in future I could revert it back by replacing a single tile, whereas the installation of a vent in the brick gable end wall would leave a permanent scar on the side of the house. But I am willing to be pursaided either way.
Many thanks for any help,
Nick
I am fitting an extractor fan in my bathroom and wish to vent it through the loft. I have an end of terrace house so I have a few options available to me.
I would prefer not to vent through the soffit board if I can avoid it so I would prefer either to vent through the brick gable end wall or install a vented tile with a 100-125mm flange on the back for the ducting.
All things being equal is one way better than the other?
Are tile vents reliably leak proof? I have no roofing felt (original 20's tiles) and rarely see any drips so I am confident the roof is fairly impenetrable to rain in its current state.
Installing the tile vent is probably beyond me but the cost of getting a roofer to install it probably isn't much different to the cost of hiring a core drill for the day anyway.
I prefer the idea of tile vent because in future I could revert it back by replacing a single tile, whereas the installation of a vent in the brick gable end wall would leave a permanent scar on the side of the house. But I am willing to be pursaided either way.
Many thanks for any help,
Nick