Exhaust Vent in Soffit

Question

There's a bathroom exhaust vent above my bedroom window on the first floor which looks awful, you can even see the duct inside when you're looking up from the garden. I want to get rid of it but I can't afford to replace the whole soffit. I was wondering if replacing just that section of the soffit above the window is an option or if there's another way to repair it. The current soffit is made of UPVc.

Aaron · Accepted Answer

If your bedroom and bathroom are on the 1st floor, then you shouldn't have your bathroom exhaust vent above your bedroom window, the exhaust vent for the bathroom should be straight out the wall in the bathroom or straight up into the loft and connected to a vent tile in the roof

Ronald · Answer

Yes this is possible we do carry of cuts of full lengths in case needed however is the exhaust still in use and where will it need to be moved to this is something that will need consideration beforehand ie through the roof or a gable end wall

Thomas · Answer

If Ur send photos or video and postcode photo off ground where pvc is got vent I tell Ur what the best way to sort it

Robin · Answer

Yes cut it out and put a new piece of soffit in with a soffit join

Sami · Answer

Hi yes it is possible to replace just a section instead of the whole soffit. Regards SDK roofing and building

James · Answer

Yes of course soffits peace together, so doing one patch would be   totally fine

David · Answer

Yes the other way you could solve this is to divert the exhaust vent through the loft area via a vent slate /tile vent up through the roof area and just cut back the upvc soffit the the next 2  local spars

Danny · Answer

Hi , yes , just replace the certain part of suffolk board where the ventilation system is is definitely an option and can be done

Reece · Answer

You may be able to change a section but this might involve a lot of work and we may need to replace some facia as well we would need to know your budget so we know how we would proceed 
Reece from R.A.B roofing

Jo-anne · Answer

Hi yes of course you can cut out that section of soffit and replace it but in my opinion you would have to buy a length of soffit anyway so it would be more beneficial to replace the whole section as they come in 4-5 metre lengths anyway as far ad I'm aware you can buy smaller sections but if you can aquire a smaller length as long as the joins are from rafter to rafter to be able to be able to fix it to also you would need to join soffit together with joining strips ,but yes you can cut a section out if finances are a factor otherwise I would replace the whole length if you can afford to do so least that way you can cut out exactly where you require the venting to be positioned preferably not BT the window tho as you are more likely for it to blow back through the window when it's open .
Many thanks
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Exhaust Vent in Soffit

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