Heat lost on toilet window shaft
My toilet window opened into the 3×4′ shaft, which has skylight and vents on the roof. The window is not closed and I suspect there is a lot of heat should leave house though toilet/window/shaft/vent. It look like one big chimney. Am I correct? what is the general consensus about such derelict constructions? Should I…
My toilet window opened into the 3×4′ shaft, which has skylight and vents on the roof. The window is not closed and I suspect there is a lot of heat should leave house though toilet/window/shaft/vent. It look like one big chimney. Am I correct? what is the general consensus about such derelict constructions? Should I replace window with a toilet fan?
Actually shaft made out of drywall and has all the plambing and wires go though it. There are a lot of holes in the walls of the shaft. So I suspect there is a lot of heat lost though the warn air escaping. Should I rebuild walls? Or maybe I can knock down the walls, extent bathrooms and equip them with modern fans?
what do you think.
PS on the other side the exposed pipes in the shaft sounds like a big advantage when I will need to work on plumbing and I can though as many BX cables as I want though it as well.
Sounds perfect. 🙂
Ok. I will fix the windows. I also want to put some pictures of the mountains in the shaft across from the windows. It will be nice to see beautiful panorama from the basement. 🙂
there should be no wires or plumbing in the air shaft…these are really bad practice and god forbid you get nailed by a building inspector, you will have to encase them all in 2 layers of 5/8 sheetrock (2 hour fire code)..fix the window
Oh for heavens sake! The air shaft is there for a reason. It gives good ventilation and easy access to plumbing. If you cover it up, it will cause all kinds of ventilation/moisture problems and decrease the value of your house.
I have been looking and I will not buy a house where the bathroom air shaft and window have been converted to a vent system. I have seen many of these, and the vents do not work properly, and the bathrooms are inappropriately hot and humid in all kinds of weather. This causes rot and mildew and encourages termites.
Just fix the window so it opens and closes, put some weather stripping on it, and a curtain. Make sure the skylight is also air tight. Use some common sense!
Fix/replace window to open and close, that’s crazy. I’m pretty sure you can’t extend the bath into shaft. Sounds like too much trouble and prob. a no go with DOB.