Weird, Long Distance Pull Chain Vent Window
I am trying to find someone to fix/replace a very strange bathroom vent window. The photo here is from the bathroom view. As you can see in the photo, there is a screen above the shower, behind the screen is an empty tunnel which goes to a window (currently missing) on the outside of the…
I am trying to find someone to fix/replace a very strange bathroom vent window. The photo here is from the bathroom view. As you can see in the photo, there is a screen above the shower, behind the screen is an empty tunnel which goes to a window (currently missing) on the outside of the house. There is a pull chain next to the screen to open and close the window.
The window is completely gone, but the chain still remains. Has anyone ever seen this before? Any ideas on who could fix something like this? Or perhaps a better solution to this set up? I actually kind of like the whole thing, but it seems very impractical.
-A
You need someone who installs and fixes old windows. Try Tinker’s Wagon or Gavin Young Maloney.
Disregard my last comment — turns out tubular skylights can’t be installed horizontally.
You might consider installing a tubular skylight along with a ducted vent fan in the space and sealing the tunnel off.
The window is on the wall, above the shower head, and then connects through the tunnel to the outside wall. You can’t really ever see the through to the window from the bathroom, its just there to vent so there is no real point to making it look nice. Unfortunately I am on a really tight budget so I don’t think I can go the electronic route. The missing window isn’t too much of an issue right now, but once the weather gets cold I am sure it will be.
I’m hoping I can find someone to get it back to working order for fairly cheap.
Is this tunnel vertical from the bathroom ceiling to the roof or horizontal from the bathroom wall to the outside wall? If you really want to think big (and I always do, until I find out how much it’s gonna cost ) you could install some kind of power operated window or skylight (depending on your situation) like this – http://www.fakro.com/htmle/197.php I would then replace the inside screen with something more decorative like Brooklynista described.
If I understand your set-up correctly, we pretty much have the same one in our 2nd floor bathroom (of a 3 storey house). Where you have an opening and a screen in the bathroom ceiling, we have an etched glass window that can pivot open and closed as we wish. Then, there is a long,connecting tunnel to the roof where it is capped by a skylight. In between, the 3rd floor bathroom has a vertically-hung window that can also open onto the tunnel. It may be “rustic” but it works like a charm and is in keeping with the character of the house.
Thats really cool- I wouldn’t wall it up and put an exhaust fan in like Rick said ^^ (where’s the fun in that?!?)- I would try to get a nice stained glass window to install there!
Pretty rustic set up. I would say that your best bet is to wall the window in and install an exhaust fan with duct work to the outside of the building.
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