Wondering what bathroom fans are for? Having a bathroom exhaust fan helps keep that space odor-free. While that perk is important for people using the loo, it's eclipsed by the good things an ...

Before you begin cleaning your bathroom exhaust fan, there are a few safety precautions to keep in mind so you stay safe.

Bathroom exhaust fans need a vent. Here's how to install a vent cap on the roof and connect it to your fan. The post How To Install a Bathroom Roof Vent appeared first on Family Handyman.

Q. We had a new bathroom vent fan installed a few months ago, a high end unit, and up until this cold weather started it had worked fine. Now there is water dripping down through the fan and the ...

I’m a do-it-yourselfer, and I’m going to remodel a bathroom. I don’t like our current exhaust bath fan and am going to install a new one. I’ve done all sorts of online research, and lots ...

This bathroom fan vent pipe looks like a DIY installation, but it was actually installed by a pro. Never use duct tape in a hidden space; the adhesive bond will eventually fail.

You can then secure the box to the ceiling with drywall screws. Because your bathroom is at an exterior wall, I would run the exhaust through the side wall rather than going through the roof.

Bath fan exhaust can and does cause massive mold blooms and wood rot in attic spaces. The fan exhaust must vent directly to the exterior of the home.

I’ve had a chronic problem with a leaking bathroom vent during storms (like this one). I thought I fixed it last month when I found some exposed flashing around the vent on the roof. Apparently not. I ...

It's a cold winter's morning, and everybody in the house needs a shower. The bathroom fan goes on, but by the time everyone's done, the window -- if not the walls, doorknobs, towel bars and ...

Ask the Carpenter: How to test your bathroom exhaust fan Carpenter and contractor Rob Robillard answers a reader's question about bathroom fans and hears readers' advice on eliminating cooking odors.