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Ventilation Problem in Bathroom
I have a very small ensuite bathroom (approx. 5 ft x 7 ft) and I
renovated it by replacing a tiled 5'x 2.5' shower with a 36" corner shower. There is a small problem with this renovation that we did not think of: poor ventilation causing severe condensation on the walls and wrecking the paint. This is the reason (I think): Normally, in most bathrooms, there is a lowered portion of the ceiling that goes over the tub. In my bathroom, this lowered ceiling was kept in tact and the new shower has a higher shower door, so I think it doesn't allow the steam to ventilate the same way. We installed a brand new, fairly strong fan (which is rated to work for a bathroom 4 times the size of this one) and checked that it is ventilating properly through the tube in the attic and to the outside of the house. It is. I have a couple of questions: What is this lowered area of the ceiling in the bathroom over the tub/shower typically for? Can you tear this out? Would removing this solve my problem? Should I just install I higher-powered fan to solve the problem? I can buy a super-duper heavy-duty fan that is used for huge rooms. This condensation problem is especially prevalent in the winter, when the bathroom is cold and there is more mist generated from a hot shower. Thanks in advance for your help! Paula |
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Ventilation Problem in Bathroom
Paula wrote in message om... I have a very small ensuite bathroom (approx. 5 ft x 7 ft) and I renovated it by replacing a tiled 5'x 2.5' shower with a 36" corner shower. There is a small problem with this renovation that we did not think of: poor ventilation causing severe condensation on the walls and wrecking the paint. This is the reason (I think): Normally, in most bathrooms, there is a lowered portion of the ceiling that goes over the tub. In my bathroom, this lowered ceiling was kept in tact and the new shower has a higher shower door, so I think it doesn't allow the steam to ventilate the same way. We installed a brand new, fairly strong fan (which is rated to work for a bathroom 4 times the size of this one) and checked that it is ventilating properly through the tube in the attic and to the outside of the house. It is. I have a couple of questions: What is this lowered area of the ceiling in the bathroom over the tub/shower typically for? Can you tear this out? Would removing this solve my problem? Should I just install I higher-powered fan to solve the problem? I can buy a super-duper heavy-duty fan that is used for huge rooms. This condensation problem is especially prevalent in the winter, when the bathroom is cold and there is more mist generated from a hot shower. Thanks in advance for your help! Paula Take it easy on the hot showers. The soffit has nothing to do with it. Keeping the door and window open helps. What is the CFM rating of your current fan? It should be taking care of the problem, but, if you're turning that shower into a sauna it you'd need a fan big enough to suck your eyeballs out. Your likely remedy is shorter showers and lower water temperature. |
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Ventilation Problem in Bathroom
Paula wrote:
There is a small problem with this renovation that we did not think of: poor ventilation causing severe condensation on the walls and wrecking the paint. This condensation problem is especially prevalent in the winter, when the bathroom is cold and there is more mist generated from a hot shower. This sounds like normal condensation with bad paint to me. When the walls are cold any hot shower is going to cause a lot of condensation on the walls. What kind of paint did you use? Something that might help (a little) is to use one of those heater fans. Run the heater before you shower to warm the room up a bit and then switch to the ventilation fan. |
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Ventilation Problem in Bathroom
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Thanks in advance for your help! Paula Your problem seems to be that you have no way of getting air to the bathroom for the fan to move air out of the space. You could test my theory by leaving the door open. (Geez, take a shower with your clothes on if you have to for the test.) The solution is to put a louvered vent above the door or even in the bottom of the door if possible. That's the idea. |
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Ventilation Problem in Bathroom
"Paula" wrote in message om... I have a very small ensuite bathroom (approx. 5 ft x 7 ft) and I renovated it by replacing a tiled 5'x 2.5' shower with a 36" corner shower. There is a small problem with this renovation that we did not think of: poor ventilation causing severe condensation on the walls and wrecking the paint. This is the reason (I think): Normally, in most bathrooms, there is a lowered portion of the ceiling that goes over the tub. In my bathroom, this lowered ceiling was kept in tact and the new shower has a higher shower door, so I think it doesn't allow the steam to ventilate the same way. We installed a brand new, fairly strong fan (which is rated to work for a bathroom 4 times the size of this one) and checked that it is ventilating properly through the tube in the attic and to the outside of the house. It is. I have a couple of questions: What is this lowered area of the ceiling in the bathroom over the tub/shower typically for? Can you tear this out? Would removing this solve my problem? Should I just install I higher-powered fan to solve the problem? I can buy a super-duper heavy-duty fan that is used for huge rooms. This condensation problem is especially prevalent in the winter, when the bathroom is cold and there is more mist generated from a hot shower. Thanks in advance for your help! Paula soffit. it's usually put in to make the shower area appear smaller. you don't need one, but you might check there's no ductwork inside it before taking it down. that's a favorite place to hide things. tile all the painted surfaces! that'll give you a much better sound when you sing in the shower. |
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Ventilation Problem in Bathroom
In article , Paula ruminated:
I have a very small ensuite bathroom (approx. 5 ft x 7 ft) and I renovated it by replacing a tiled 5'x 2.5' shower with a 36" corner shower. There is a small problem with this renovation that we did not think of: poor ventilation causing severe condensation on the walls and wrecking the paint. Then you have poor paint. You need to re-paint with a waterproof paint. That way it can condense all it wants. Alternative, tile the walls -- ceramic tile laughs at condensation. Alternatively, there is water getting behind the wall through your renovations (perhaps your drain is leaking where you joined your shower drain to the floor drain, and the water is pooling under the shower pan?), and the water vapor behind the paint is causing it to bubble. ventilate the same way. We installed a brand new, fairly strong fan (which is rated to work for a bathroom 4 times the size of this one) and checked that it is ventilating properly through the tube in the attic and to the outside of the house. It is. Also make sure you have a supply of fresh air, as mentioned elsewhere. What is this lowered area of the ceiling in the bathroom over the tub/shower typically for? Can you tear this out? Would removing this solve my problem? Probably not. Everything in the tub/shower area needs to be waterproof. This condensation problem is especially prevalent in the winter, when the bathroom is cold Install a heater in the bathroom, and heat it before taking a shower. It helps. -- Eric Lee Green http://www.badtux.org -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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