ᐅ Vertical vent in the bathroom tiled area

Hello everyone,

I have a question for the group because we were a bit surprised last week. We have duct ventilators in the guest toilet and the children's bathroom. Photos from the shell construction phase are attached.

During an on-site meeting last week, it was mentioned that covers would be installed over them. We simply weren’t aware of this. The vents are each located in the middle of the tiled area, and we are really concerned about how this will look afterward. An alternative mentioned was a tile with drilled holes or slots through which the ventilation would occur.

How is this handled in your homes? Do you have similar setups, and what do they look like? Photos are very welcome!
Are there maybe other options to solve this? Is it possible to simply run a conduit from the ventilator to the flush tank? That area is open behind the flush plate.
I’m also completely unsure whether a duct ventilator is a maintenance part that might need to be replaced after 5 or 10 years.

Thanks and best regards! mini

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to check in again and ask if really no one has faced the same problem in their bathroom or guest toilet?
In the meantime, I have also gone through the last 20 pages of the bathroom pictures thread. Nowhere any cover found.

Is that possible? Are the pipes vented through the roof in every case?
I don’t want to believe the architect plans it that way if venting through the roof is the standard?!

Thanks! mini_g!

That approach is possible. Generally, the soil vent pipe is maintenance-free.

I would simply let it flow and leave it at that.

We are routing all ventilation ducts through the roof. However, it seems that this would be quite complicated in your guest bathroom. You would need a floor-to-ceiling soffit (on the ground floor) and one on the floor above as well... Could this solution perhaps be the lesser of two evils? Maybe discuss it with the architect, although it might be too late to make changes at this point?! ops:

@Mycraft
Thanks for your assessment! It’s reassuring to know that regular maintenance isn’t required. That already eases my concerns about having it tiled over.

@superzapp
I honestly hadn’t considered that. If it had been mentioned during the planning stage, we would have requested alternatives.
Changing it now is no longer an option. Even though it annoys me, it wouldn’t be proportional.

Thanks! mini_g!

We had a groove cut above the flush tank and installed the tile using only silicone instead of tile adhesive.