bathroom exhaust

[lyman beckParticipant]

Could someone please give me the code section that requires you to exhaust the bathroom exhaust out of the roof instead of out of the soffit. thank you. p.s. I know the duct has to vent outside the soffit.

[Gary M WallaceParticipant]

See M 1501.1 of the Virginia Residential Code

Gary M. Wallace
Code Compliance Investigator II, gary.wallace@fairfaxcounty.gov

[Gary M WallaceParticipant]

Same Code section in the 2012 or 2015 edition. If you  need the section out of the Virginia Mechanical Code for a commercial job, let me know and I will send you that code section.

Gary M. Wallace
Code Compliance Investigator II, gary.wallace@fairfaxcounty.gov

[lyman beckParticipant]

Gary,thank you for taking time to answer my question. I am familiar with the code section you sighted. The bathroom exhaust in question does not exhaust into the soffit. It comes thru and exhausts to the outside.

[Gary M WallaceParticipant]

I guess that I am not sure what you are asking then. I do not know of anything that states that it has to exhaust through the roof in the code.  Is it something to do with a HOA or Condo association? Town ordinance? Is this something you are being failed for?? I would ask the inspector for the code section. Give me a call 703-324-9324

Gary M. Wallace
Code Compliance Investigator II, gary.wallace@fairfaxcounty.gov

[lyman beckParticipant]

thank you Gary, you have answered the question correctly.

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