More stories about Ventilation

• Kitchen & Bath

  Towel warmers, range hoods

• Q&A: Venting Bath Fan Into Soffit Not a Good Idea

  Q. It has become common practice in new construction around Nashville to vent bathroom fans into a nearby soffit. One problem is that the vent often gets covered with vinyl or metal soffit because the siding crew doesn't want to cut a hole in the finished

• Building a Sealed Crawlspace

  Sealed, conditioned crawlspaces can reduce callbacks and increase occupant comfort, says this North Carolina contractor. Here's how to build them — and how to sell the idea to the building inspector.

• Kitchen & Bath

  Cooktops and bath fixtures

• Letters

  Deck details, defending gable vents, screening chimney pots

• New Products from the Kitchen & Bath Show

  Dazzle clients with your understanding of this year's crop of bigger, smarter, hotter, and cooler kitchen appliances.

• Q&A: Can You Combine Ridge and Gable Vents?

  Q. I'm reroofing an older ranch house that has continuous soffit vent panels and gable-end attic vents but no ridge vents. I'm wondering if I should add a continuous ridge vent; it would be fairly easy to do while the roof is stripped. Is it okay to combi

• Q&A:Eaves Vents With No Soffits

  Q. I'm reroofing and residing a small home with no soffits. The customer wants to add attic ventilation. I have no problem adding the ridge vents, but there is no soffit overhang to put the eaves vents in. In fact, to have enough space for the vinyl J-cha

• Low-Flow Update

  Ten years after low-flow toilets became law, there are more and better options on the market than ever before.

• Pressure-Testing Ductwork

  Everyone talks about the importance of sealed ductwork, but the only way to be sure a new system measures up is to test it.