ᐅ Utility room without windows – is a ventilation system sufficient?
Created on: 4 Jun 2021 12:46
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Chloe83
Hello everyone,
Our floor plan is currently with the architect. We want to build an urban villa with an attached garage. The garage will be built from masonry. Since the garage is directly adjacent to the house wall, one room will inevitably have no window.
This will be the utility room with the heating system, washing machine, dryer, and other technical equipment.
However, I am a bit concerned about the heat and possible moisture these appliances might produce.
Would a 24-hour ventilation system (like those used in interior bathrooms) help, or would a small window—only opening towards the garage—be better?
Maybe someone else has a similar windowless utility room and can offer advice.
Thank you!
Our floor plan is currently with the architect. We want to build an urban villa with an attached garage. The garage will be built from masonry. Since the garage is directly adjacent to the house wall, one room will inevitably have no window.
This will be the utility room with the heating system, washing machine, dryer, and other technical equipment.
However, I am a bit concerned about the heat and possible moisture these appliances might produce.
Would a 24-hour ventilation system (like those used in interior bathrooms) help, or would a small window—only opening towards the garage—be better?
Maybe someone else has a similar windowless utility room and can offer advice.
Thank you!
driver55 schrieb:
I wouldn’t want to go into a darkroom from the hallway in broad daylight to "work" there. I can accept a basement, but not on the ground floor. You specified a utility room without a window, right? A large panel and the motion sensor should be placed outside the door, so in the hallway. You could also mount the panel on the wall and build a window frame around it. 😎
Scout schrieb:
That is basically true. But on average, half of the day it is dark outside... and just to have a window in the utility room, I wouldn’t want to disrupt the layout in a more important area!That’s why the question can’t be answered in a general way, because in theory the optimum will be achieved.E
erazorlll5 Jun 2021 21:25Chloe83 schrieb:
Hello everyone,
Our floor plan is currently with the architect. We want to build a city villa with an attached garage. The garage will be built with masonry. Since the garage is directly adjacent to the house wall, one room inevitably won’t have a window.
This will be the utility room, which will contain the heating system, washing machine, dryer, and other technical equipment.
However, I’m a bit concerned about the heat and possible moisture that these appliances may produce.
Would a 24-hour ventilation system (like the kind used in internal bathrooms) help, or is a small window, which could only be opened towards the garage, better?
Maybe someone else has a utility room without a window and can offer advice.
Thank you!Hello Chloe83,
I don’t have any hands-on experience yet, but we are building the same way and are about to start construction. We were told this is not a problem at all.
You can see our planning for the building permit / planning permission here: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundrissoptimierung-Doppelhaushälfte-am-hang-mit-192m-Wohnfläche.35270/
We had two options: either a window shaft with ventilation above, or through our ventilation system. We deliberately decided against the shaft, as it would have meant window wells on our terrace. Our builder said it’s not a problem to handle it through the ventilation system. We did the same setup in the basement.
Our plans are currently with the plumbing engineers for final review and planning. If anything else comes up, I’ll let you know.
@erazorlll
Thank you for your reply and the link to your floor plan.
Our utility room is also located next to the garage, just like yours. We will probably choose the ventilation system as well, unless the architect comes up with a better idea.
I would be very interested in hearing feedback from your plumber.
Thank you for your reply and the link to your floor plan.
Our utility room is also located next to the garage, just like yours. We will probably choose the ventilation system as well, unless the architect comes up with a better idea.
I would be very interested in hearing feedback from your plumber.
Chloe83 schrieb:
Our utility room is located next to the garage as well. Your utility room can’t be located like that; otherwise, you could place a window at the back on the ground floor. Here, almost everything is underground and dark because it’s the basement!
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