Kitchen & Bathroom venting into conservatory

[Safety First]

Hi All,

Re newbuild home bought 3 years ago. Mother in law's home.

Ventilation from downstairs WC and kitchen exit house between ground floor ceiling and 1st floor level; about 8 ft up rear wall.

Last summer she had a conservatory built. The roof is fitted to the house above the vents so all the air from the kitchen and WC goes into the conservatory.

There is no nearby ventilation designed into the conservatory roof. No openings in the roof at all.

Sure enough this winter, she reports having some condensation issues in the house and conservatory.

Is this acceptable work/design? It struck me that it should not be acceptable to negate efforts to ventilate a home. But...?

 

[noseall]

Did no one spot the vents whilst the conny was being built?

Thank goodness it wasn't a boiler flue eh!

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

You mean the extractor fans from the kitchen and bog vent directly into the conservatory? If so then obviously they should vent directly to the outside air.

 

[Nige F]

Sure enough this winter, she reports having some condensation issues in the house and conservatory.

Is this acceptable work/design? It struck me that it should not be acceptable to negate efforts to ventilate a home. But...?

Salesmen, Semi skilled, that's the con in conservatory Somehow they need to be ducted out - possibly through the sides of conny. Pictures would be good for us guys

 

[Alex12345]

Sure enough this winter, she reports having some condensation issues in the house and conservatory.

Is this acceptable work/design? It struck me that it should not be acceptable to negate efforts to ventilate a home. But...?

Salesmen, Semi skilled, that's the con in conservatory Somehow they need to be ducted out - possibly through the sides of conny. Pictures would be good for us guys

You're totaly got right.

 

[Safety First]

Thanks for all replies. I cannot get pics and don't want to panic mother in law by raising it with her. I thought I might confirm that she's got leverage to have what's been done, undone. Will advise that she contacts building control?

Perhaps there's nothing that can be done ; installers probably aware ....