Comments on: Vent Pipes Never Looked So Sexy

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:32:50 +0000

Hi Jesse,

Thanks for the comment. Checked out your site – nice job!

Shawn

By: Jesse Pender

Jesse Pender — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:26:52 +0000

Running vent pipes on the outside of the house is a pretty common technique in the remodeling industry for adding new plumbing fixtures without having to repair plaster and siding. So it’s a well proven method. This is the first I’ve heard of running venting this way for energy savings though. It’s a good idea.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:53:12 +0000

Hmmm, I can’t say for sure, but I’m doubtful: the purpose of a vent pipe is to allow water to drain (avoiding a vacuum). So, in actuality, the air would flow IN to the pipes from the outside (or at least that’s my basic understanding of plumbing)

By: kel

kel — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:32:02 +0000

When you run a pipe within a wall the pipe heats up and the air in it rises… when you run a pipe outside the wall the air inside it stays cold and does not rise naturally. Could this cause any problems?

By: Shawn

Shawn — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:22:53 +0000

Yet another reason this is a good solution, especially since their roof has a 0:12 slope

By: GreenbuildinginDenver

GreenbuildinginDenver — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:53:16 +0000

My first thought was that they want to minimize roof penetrations. Always a good strategy with low slope roofs.