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How to trim out bath vent on siding (pics) Mikepier 09-21-2008
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Posted by Mikepier on September 21, 2008, 1:58 pm


Greetings. Today I installed a Broan bath vent on the outside wall of
my bathroom. Because my siding is not flat, I had to cut out the
perimeter of the vent as the instructions say. I now have to trim out
the opening. What is the best way? In the second pic you see a window
that has a J- channel or whatever its called at the edges of the
siding. I thought thats what I could use. Any inputs appreciated.

http://picasaweb.google.com/mikerock92/BathroomFanVent#

Posted by aemeijers on September 21, 2008, 2:16 pm


Mikepier wrote:
> Greetings. Today I installed a Broan bath vent on the outside wall of
> my bathroom. Because my siding is not flat, I had to cut out the
> perimeter of the vent as the instructions say. I now have to trim out
> the opening. What is the best way? In the second pic you see a window
> that has a J- channel or whatever its called at the edges of the
> siding. I thought thats what I could use. Any inputs appreciated.
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/mikerock92/BathroomFanVent#

The J-channel would work a lot better if the cap was sticking out
further. How hard have you mounted it? Can you yank it back out and set
it on a ring of 2x2 blocking? I have also seen purpose-built things from
the siding company for surface-mounted stuff like this, that has a
zig-zag on the back edge to rest right on the siding. Used for mounting
light fixtures and such. May be worth a look at the supply house.

(Kludges like this are one reason I'm not a fan of vinyl siding...)

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Posted by Michael Dobony on September 21, 2008, 6:25 pm


On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:16:02 GMT, aemeijers wrote:

> Mikepier wrote:
>> Greetings. Today I installed a Broan bath vent on the outside wall of
>> my bathroom. Because my siding is not flat, I had to cut out the
>> perimeter of the vent as the instructions say. I now have to trim out
>> the opening. What is the best way? In the second pic you see a window
>> that has a J- channel or whatever its called at the edges of the
>> siding. I thought thats what I could use. Any inputs appreciated.
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/mikerock92/BathroomFanVent#
>
> The J-channel would work a lot better if the cap was sticking out
> further. How hard have you mounted it? Can you yank it back out and set
> it on a ring of 2x2 blocking? I have also seen purpose-built things from
> the siding company for surface-mounted stuff like this, that has a
> zig-zag on the back edge to rest right on the siding. Used for mounting
> light fixtures and such. May be worth a look at the supply house.
>
> (Kludges like this are one reason I'm not a fan of vinyl siding...)

There problem is not vinyl siding, but installation skill.

It is difficult to trim this out after the fact. Best would be to get a
surface mount light mount that fits the profile of the siding and mount the
dryer vent to it. Unfortunately, you already have the location cut. It
looks like a through-the-siding light mount might still fit in the hole and
you can mount the dryer vent on that.

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hate spam and such block all posts from Googlegroups because they refuse to
stop spammers.

Posted by Mikepier on September 21, 2008, 8:56 pm


>
> It is difficult to trim this out after the fact. =A0Best would be to get =
a
> surface mount light mount that fits the profile of the siding and mount t=
he
> dryer vent to it. =A0Unfortunately, you already have the location cut. =
=A0It
> looks like a through-the-siding light mount might still fit in the hole a=
nd
> you can mount the dryer vent on that.

Because of how the joists runs in my bathroom, and because there is a
plumbing vent pipe in the same joist bay by the sill plate, I had no
choice but to drill the 4" hole in that spot. I could not go up,down
or side to side, this was it.
As I posted before, if I can find those mounting blocks at Lowes, HD
or some other building supply store, it loos like the best option.

Posted by N8N on September 22, 2008, 3:52 pm


> > It is difficult to trim this out after the fact. =A0Best would be to ge=
t a
> > surface mount light mount that fits the profile of the siding and mount=
the
> > dryer vent to it. =A0Unfortunately, you already have the location cut. =
=A0It
> > looks like a through-the-siding light mount might still fit in the hole=
and
> > you can mount the dryer vent on that.
>
> Because of how the joists runs in my bathroom, and because there is a
> plumbing vent pipe in the same joist bay by the sill plate, I had no
> choice but to drill the 4" hole in that spot. I could not go up,down
> or side to side, this was it.
> As I posted before, if I can find those mounting blocks at Lowes, HD
> or some other building supply store, it loos like the best option.

or cut some yourself from one-bys, prime, caulk, paint.

nate

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