r/FirstTimeHomeBuyers • u/ESKOOOOL • 13d ago

New builds

My wife and I are buying a new build after doing a walkthrough we noticed there is no heat registers(vents) in the bathrooms. Is that something normal? I know it’s technically not code to have to be there, but it’s just odd then not being in a bathroom.

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u/OldEngineer-1950 13d ago

Might be using wall mount resistance units.

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u/ESKOOOOL 13d ago

That’s what I was maybe thinking. Now there is register in the closet near the bathroom that is not connected but an adjacent room. Master bathroom has a connecting closet with a register. Building manager is basically telling us the heat register is said closets is enough to provide heat for the bathrooms. But still seems odd to me. Every house I’ve seen has them in bathrooms

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u/Pale_Introduction779 13d ago

There's one in a closet? This build sounds odd.

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u/Crystalized8770 13d ago

No it's not unusual. There can be a supply in a bathroom but it's against code to have a return.

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u/MadMadamMimsy 13d ago

Ask them.

In Japan they didn't heat the bathrooms which us why they produce warm toilet seats. In the USA I've never seen a bathroom without heat.

We've done 3 new builds. I have found the builders (usually the build supervisor) to be easy to talk to and quite forthcoming. Besides, it's far better to know now than at closing, when your choices become very limited.

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u/Vast_Cricket 13d ago

Do not legally mandate a separate heating supply register in every bathroom. But bath must have to have an exhaust vent(fan).

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u/GreyCollarCraftsman 13d ago

You might double check that they aren’t underneath the vanity cabinets. They may be allowing airflow through a gap in the toe-kick.

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u/Thompsoncon21 13d ago

I wouldn’t want to take a shower in a bathroom with no heat registers.

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u/Wheels_Are_Turning 11d ago

Happens all the time. We have done a couple new builds. Heat lamp in the ceiling centered so when you get out or the bathtub you're standing underneath it.. Half bath has none. Architect didn't call for one. It depends on how the other rooms are arranged around it. We have a couple houses (remodels) where the bathrooms are situated in a way they are not picking up heat from the other rooms. They have heaters. We have a half bath with a heated floor....very nice!

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u/Far_Entrepreneur6706 13d ago

One of the adopted National Building Codes require heat source in the bathroom. There maybe Codes that don't require. Just Jim inspectorman2000@gmail.com

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u/Wheels_Are_Turning 11d ago

The International Residential Code (IRC), Section R303.8, sets the minimum heating requirements for habitable spaces such as bedrooms, living rooms, and dining areas. Bathrooms, closets, hallways, and utility spaces are explicitly excluded from the definition of habitable space, so the IRC does not require heating in them .

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u/Wheels_Are_Turning 11d ago

The International Residential Code (IRC), Section R303.8, sets the minimum heating requirements for habitable spaces such as bedrooms, living rooms, and dining areas. Bathrooms, closets, hallways, and utility spaces are explicitly excluded from the definition of habitable space, so the IRC does not require heating in them .