Bathroom ventilation through the soffits
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genus9
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Bathroom ventilation through the soffits

by genus9 » Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:55 pm

Hi there i apologise for being new to this so here goes.

I have recently installed a bathroom extractor, but cannot vent it to the soffit because it is Asbestos!. However regs say that you cannot drill existing asbestos, so how do I get around driilling this hole to vent my soffit? Can i get a qualified asbestos driller to do this? As this is the easiest form of extraction?
IF by some unlucky event they say i need to put a hole through the wall, unfortunately, my bathroom is surrounded by a Garage on one side and a conservatory and bedrooms. It seems that the only way is up apart from the soffit approach. Also as my existing soffits are not vented, is there a rule about putting new vented soffits in or should they remain sealed. :(

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by sparx » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:17 pm

Hi I think you should seek advice from local bldg control dept. they are surprisingly helpful!
regards SPARX

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