How To Install A Bathroom Roof Vent

Draw a mark on the bathroom ceiling where you d like to install the vent fan.

How to install a bathroom roof vent.

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. Table of contents hide. 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.

Over there mount the vent hood using tri polymeric locking seal paste and put the nails to strengthen it. Connect power to both switches through two pigtails spliced to the feed wire. From the roof find the nail and use the utility knife to cut roof shingles from around the nail. Apply a bead of asphalt roof cement on the bottom of the vent.

For a fan and light switch with existing wiring splice the white wires and connect the grounds securely with wire. Use an extra long 3 8 inch diameter spade bit to bore a reference hole through the ceiling and into the attic. Plenty more videos t. To vent a bath fan through the roof you must first prepare a ductwork connecting the roof top to the bathroom.

Climb into the attic and clear away any insulation from around the hole. Nail the lower corners with roofing nails and tar the heads. On the bottom of the vent you need to spread some asphalt roof cement next. Then drill a hole on the roof top.

The lower half of the flange sits on top of the shingles. Simply slide the vent under shingles to do so. 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.

Next hammer in a nail every few inches to secure the vent to your roofing structure. Be sure to like and subscribe in order to help me bring you more helpful videos filled with tips and tricks i ve learned over the years.