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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The chatbot is wrong.
Any time you make a perforation in the building envelope you run the risk of creating a leak. That risk is highest in the roof and lowest in the soffit.

If there is no other alternative the roof is acceptable but it's not preferable.[/quote]

House built in the early 90's upstairs fans that came with the house weren't even run to the soffit.  Had an electrician install a fan/light in my bathroom last year. Roof guy came in and said nothing was connected and they would not run the venting through the soffit, MD code doesn't permit it in the 21st century.  I have extra roofing material which he used to run it through the roof and properly seal.

Maybe in VA you can still run it through the soffit or if you do it on your own. Maybe you can talk your electrician into doing it that way in MD.  You may not be able to talk an electrician for hire from a company into doing it in MD or other states that have similar code requirements.[/quote]

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