Dryer vents to open attic!

In preparation for a few things we're planning to do soon (solar water heater and some Solatubes), I was up in the attic area today to scope things out. I wanted to make sure that the areas where we'd need to be working will be accessible, and that we'll be able to position the Solatubes where we'd like to have them. While crawling around, I noticed that the vent from our dryer discharges the warm, moist air into the open area of the attic! Nice. In other places where I've lived, that is illegal. Our house is only two years old, so things should be up to pretty recent code standards.

So...I'm going to research and see what the local building codes specify and decide whether to mess with getting the builder to correct this, or maybe just add a rooftop vent myself. Sometimes one gets better quality by doing the job oneself ...even if someone else should have already done the job.

Comments

[alice]

my dryer vent discharges into my attic. Even tho this is illegal my condo board does not want me to repair this. They are asking me for pictures of the vent and the cap and anything involved that will be used to correct this. where can I find pictures. My repairman is annoyed that I have asked him for these details. He said he can't give me pictures. can you help me.

[Joe Litton]

Here's a pic showing the dryer vent pipe from inside the attic:http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelitton/441980520/in/set-72157600040312041/

Here's a video showing install of a rooftop dryer vent:http://www.askthebuilder.com/Roof_Flashing_for_Bathroom_Fans_Video.shtml

and here's an article about installation...http://www.rd.com/how-to-install-a-new-dryer-vent/article17536.html