If you are CREATING a bathroom then the new bathroom must have
either a window or a mechanical vent. There is a not-so-subtle
difference between that and saying that you must have such
ventilation in all bathrooms.

I am renovating my full bathroom (which already has a window in it) and
creating a powder room in an old closet that has a window that is nailed
shut. I'm having both windows removed. In the full bathroom, I'm replacing
it with a smaller window. In the powder room, I'm replacing it with glass
blocks and adding a vent.

I was asking the question because I've had two plumbers/contractors in so
far and one told me I needed both while the other said either/or. I'm
siding with the either/or guy.

"Goedjn" wrote in message
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I live in Pennsylvania. Is there a building code that states if you have
to
have a window and/or a vent in a full bathroom or a powder room (no
tub/shower)?

If you are CREATING a bathroom then the new bathroom must have
either a window or a mechanical vent. There is a not-so-subtle
difference between that and saying that you must have such
ventilation in all bathrooms.

I can't see why this should be a problem, though. If the
toilet fixture can be vented, so can the room it's in.