Fitting Bathroom Extractor Fan Wall

Steam in your bathroom and kitchen can also lead to damp if your ventilation is poor.

Fitting bathroom extractor fan wall.

Fit the aluminium ducting and fan according to the manufacturer s instructions and then seal around the fan ducting with cement and sand on the exterior wall and filler or plaster on the interior wall. In these cases fitting an extractor fan is an effective way to reduce condensation. Ventilation in your roof space if you have a standard pitched roof the simplest way to ventilate it is to fit plastic vents in the soffit board. Fitting the extractor fan in the wall.

From there the fan will have to be secured to either the floor or wall and connected via ducting to a vent in your bathroom ceiling and to ventilation that runs through the roof of your home or an outside wall. The wires should come down the side of the wall to the junction box. Attach to wires the correct terminals. If you are fitting a fan in a new place you will need to make a hole in your wall to fit the ducting from the inside of the bathroom to the outside of the house.

How to fit and install a bathroom extractor fan with or without a timer. How to replace a wall extractor fan. If you are fitting a fan in a new spot on the ceiling you will have to cut a hole through the ceiling and into the loft space. Use some decorator s caulk to fill in any gaps between the fan and wall.

Create the hole in the wall.