Kris, my little shop is in the basement, in what used to be a bedroom before our nest emptied... The vac hose goes up into the ceiling and over to the utility room where the shop vac lives. The reason I put the vac in the other room was just for the noise. I can't put it outside here in Minnesota for obvious reasons, but perhaps you could. I also have a little box for painting and spraying adhesives that is vented outside similar to how a dryer vent works, see pic.