Garbage Chute Roof Vent

Roof vent cap can have bird screen attached if desired.

Garbage chute roof vent. Gibraltar building products 11 in. Access doors a stainless steel door 15 x15 is standard with ul label. Full diameter vent of same gauge as chute extending minimum of 3 feet per nfpa above roof with metal safety cap. Most typical attic vent chute sizes are 16 and 24 to match open space between the roof framing members.

Cap is made of solid pre spun aluminum and won t rust or require painting and maintenance like others. Pass thru door located in the discharge room wall. The professional has proposed to vent the linen chute out the side wall rather than 3 feet above the roof nfpa 82 5 2 2 4. Trash linen chutes are required to vent at full diameter 3 about the roof penetration as mandated by nfpa 82 chapter 6 are trash and linen chutes required to be straight and plumb and can trash and linen chutes offset.

Chute and vents the nfpa has set the size of a chute at a minimum diameter of 24 inches. Inside diameter black new construction or reroof thermoplastic vent pipe roof flashing model pb 312 4bk 19 97 19 97. Outdoors concrete bird baths. For best performance the airspace in the vent chute should be a minimum of 2 in.

Has four pieces of metal for attaching to vent with tek screws not included. The vents should have the same diameter as the chute and extend for at least 4 feet above the roof and be constructed from 22 gauge galvanized steel. Electric interlock locking mechanism that locks out other chute doors when one intake is in use. Vent chutes are shaped in such way that can be stapled to the roof decking along its edges which is an easy task if installed on a new construction without the ceiling drywall below.

The standard trash chute intake door is 15 x 18 bottom hinged hand operated. He has suggested to add smoke detectors in the chute which would activate an exhaust fan to ensure smoke does not spread beyond the point of origin. Sound insulation to reduce noise the product is factory sprayed on sound coating and isolator pads. All doors are self closing and bottom hinged on a steel pivot slot to prevent debris build up a 24 diameter vent will be installed 4 feet above roof with a metal explosion cap floor frames will be fabricated using 1 x1 x 3 16 angle steel.

Unless you re bulk filling rafter bays between 2 10 or 2 8 rafters with closed cell spray foam this approach will likely require you to fur out the rafters to accommodate additional insulation to achieve desired r values.