We have vents on our ceiling but they're not connected. Can we get rid of them, just drywall over them
Our heating and A/C comes through floor vents. There are vents on the
ceiling but they just go up into space, not even an attic. The roof has
peak vents and the space up there has some shredded paper insulation. Is
there any reason NOT to get rid of these vents and just drywall over them,
maybe texturing so that they're like the rest of the ceiling?
Depends on how ur cold air return works. If you have cold air
returns already, it would appear ur ceiling vents were for an older
application. By ur description, they are not connected to anything, but
before the days of air conditioning & central heating systems, you needed
someplace for air to vent. Could be the reason they are there, & if ur
place is older you probably had floor furnaces or gas wall furnaces & the
vents provided an outlet for stale air & possibly input air. Yep, pull them if you have cold air returns to ur furnace & heating system. These are usually found lower on the walls, have no air coming from them, but return the colder air at the bottom of the room to the furnace for reheating. If you have a basement you can find them easily by tracing the usually square or rectangular metal ducting from the area of the cold air vent to the furnace. I would say go ahead if you see no need for them, as long as you do have some form of return system. Any good home improvement book has the instructions for replacing a section of drywall & retexturing, or if you do not have one or want more info, you can ask that as another question. By the way, you do have an attic, even though you cannot navigate it. It is just the roof truss area & does serve a purpose. The shredded paper insulation you have is usually blown in, I think called cellulose, certainly not as effective R rating wise as fiberglass, but it can be covered by fiberglass insulation should you want to do that to tighten up ur house a bit.
I agree with Greed, check to make sure it is not return air
first. Sometimes on commercial buildings I've seen where they just open
vents to space above ceilings and then pull all the return air from that
space. I've never seen it on residential work before, but I am sure
somebody has done it that way in the past. Get an HVAC guy to look at it
first.
I am a HVAC installer and it may be possible they are return
air vents for your furnace. Turn the fan on for your furnace and put a
piece of paper over one of the vents, enough to cover it and if it is
sucked to the vent then it should not be covered and if not, get rid of
them.
if they are not used for any purpose i do not see why not
drywall over them and make it part of your ceiling i think it would look
awsome do a good job good luck.
yep, remove the grates, drywall over them, and match to
surrounding finish!!
You could if you wanted to. I don't see why you would, unless
you think they're unsightly.
I dont see why not, if you're sure they are not serving any
purpose whatsoever.
You can cover them, but I would also block them from the other
end, too.
no, sometimes they are the air return ducts that use the stud
cavity to channel air back to the heater room.
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