I probably see this more often on older homes than newer ones, but I see it a whole lot at both types of houses. Somewhere along the way, the house is painted. And, in so doing, either with tape or paint, they end up sealing shut the louvered vent hoods or the backdraft dampers. I always try to run fans and see if air comes out. It is often amusing to hear the range hood, the bath exhaust fans or even the dryer cranking like crazy, but there is no airflow. This is an easy one for a seller or a builder. Turn on the fans and see if the air exits the house. If not, fix the ducts or get the gunk out of the draft hoods. The one at the right was half working, the others not at all. Thanks for stopping by, Steven L. Smith
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Steve, it seems like on new construction lots of time those vents are painted shut----on older house they are warped all over the place.
simply little problem that could become a costly expense or experience if not taken care of. Good pic of the problem Steven.
The last one I saw had a little bird peeping his head out while I was doing a final walk through with clients. Nice place to raise the little peeps.
Steve, I had a house built in the 70s with fans that were clogged by birds' nests. We got it fixed.
"Fans" we don't need no stinking fans!
Steve,
I've seen this before and it is a simple fix. Thanks for your post!
What can you say but schmatt! People don't realize what a fire hazard that can become as the fan tries and tries to blow air and simply overheats.
Steven - Great but simple advice. It can be a fire hazard if the dryer vents do not open.
Many of these problems could be eliminated if the super did a walk around. I wonder how many home inspectors check these...
Howdy and evening to you Steven
Steven, I also this a lot in this here area as will, it sure done take a lot of work to keep it from happening or to fix it.
Have a good one
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