Re: slightly OT.... a clean oven

Ed P wrote:

On 11/30/2024 6:19 PM, Carol wrote:

jmcquown wrote:
 

On 11/29/2024 5:56 PM, Carol wrote:

Michael Trew wrote:
 

Another house I grew up in, both bathroom ceiling vents went
straight into the attic and stopped.  I'm glad that I checked,
because that could have been a moldy mess up there from
humidity had we regularly used the fans.

 
The few times we need it, we open the bathroom window to vent.

 
Not everyone has a window in the bathroom, nor a fan in it.
 
Jill

 
Jill, of course not!  Only more current codespec adds the vent. My
house predates it. That probably varies by state as to when it was
added.  Some states may not have a requirement for one at all.
 
I don't have a vent over my stove either, nor a window.  I do have a
sliding patio door to the side of the stove that suffices for mr!
8-)  

The code for ventilation goes back to 1946.  Could be a window or
fan. My first house had a skylight.  Next house, each had a window.
 
The code for fans goes back to 2003 with a minimum of 50 cfm.

In which state?  Could be a bunch of them but building codes are a
state right.  There are federal ones but they pertain to bases, federal
buildings etc.  Either way, I have windows in both bathrooms so am fine.

As for the stove, no code for a vent.  We had to pay an extra $200
when our house was being built 6 years ago.

Which state?  Your's may not have one, others may.  I don't know the
answer to that.  I do know if they fire up a new code for one in your
state, it applies only to those after that date and is only retroactive
in certain cases of major renovation.

When I had an old gas hot water heater replaced, they had to do a new
footer because mine didn't comply with current code (did with old).
Also when we converted my enclosed porch to a sunroom, that section had
to get a new deeper footer due to changes.  Not the whole house, just
that part got a new deeper and wider footer.