How To Install A Bathroom Roof Vent

Over there mount the vent hood using tri polymeric locking seal paste and put the nails to strengthen it.

How to install a bathroom roof vent.

The lower half of the flange sits on top of the shingles. On the bottom of the vent you need to spread some asphalt roof cement next. Climb into the attic and clear away any insulation from around the hole. Simply slide the vent under shingles to do so.

Next hammer in a nail every few inches to secure the vent to your roofing structure. The top half of vent flange needs to be covered. Connect power to both switches through two pigtails spliced to the feed wire. To vent a bath fan through the roof you must first prepare a ductwork connecting the roof top to the bathroom.

Then drill a hole on the roof top. Use an extra long 3 8 inch diameter spade bit to bore a reference hole through the ceiling and into the attic. Slide the top and sides of your vent underneath the surrounding shingles and leave the bottom side of the vent exposed and laying over the shingles. Draw a mark on the bathroom ceiling where you d like to install the vent fan.

Table of contents hide. Connect the red wire to one switch terminal and the black wire to the other terminal. For optimum performance locate it between the shower and the toilet. Nail the lower corners with roofing nails and tar the heads.

Turn your vent upside down and apply a thick bead of caulk to the flange. From inside the attic drive a nail through the roof directly above the bathroom vent fan. Slide the vent under the shingles so they cover the top half of the vent flange. Center the nail between two rafters.

Apply a bead of asphalt roof cement on the bottom of the vent. Plenty more videos t.