Vent stack placement

[Greg Subick]

This photo is of a vent stack to the laundry room in a home built in 1920, however, laundry area was built in the last two years. Despite the stack being too close to a working window (which owner says is "never used", shouldn't this stack go through the soffett and out the roof like standard practices require?

Thanks in advance, Greg

[Jerry Peck]

This photo is of a vent stack to the laundry room in a home built in 1920, however, laundry area was built in the last two years. Despite the stack being too close to a working window (which owner says is "never used", shouldn't this stack go through the soffett and out the roof like standard practices require?

Thanks in advance, Greg


Not only through the roof, but it needs to be protected from both sunlight and from freezing.

[Ron Hasil]

In our area we call that "hack" plumbing.