Ventilation

CFM by room size, and duct runs that actually reach outside.

5 articles

• Sizing a Bathroom Fan — One CFM per Square Foot, Then Add for Fixtures

  A fan sized correctly and ducted badly moves less air than a small fan ducted well. The duct is where most bathroom fans fail.

• Bathroom Lighting — One Ceiling Light Is Why You Look Tired

  The common complaint about bathroom lighting is not brightness. It is that the light comes from directly overhead, which is the least flattering direction there is.

• Stopping Bathroom Mould — Remove the Water, Not the Spores

  Cleaning mould treats what you can see. Everything about preventing it is about how long the room stays wet after a shower.

• Heated Floors — Cheap Now, Impossible Later

  It is the most-appreciated upgrade in a cold bathroom and the one with the shortest window in which to decide.

• Bathroom Fan Not Clearing the Steam — Duct, Not Fan

  The fan is almost never underpowered. What it is connected to usually is, and flexible duct sagging through an attic is the ordinary reason.