BATHROOM EXTRACTOR FAN - replaced by an idiot

[MrsExasperated]

Has anyone got any bright ideas on how to fill the hole left by the old (much larger) fan, which has just been replaced by an idiot.
See photo

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• MrsExasperated
• 4 Dec 2013
• 1

 

[Burnerman]

Errr you can not be serious (quote J McEnroe)
Can you match those tiles, do you think? If you can its possible to gradually build up the hole and tile over.
If thats a no go, how about a piece of white acrylic sheet which would overlap the hole edges? Not the best maybe but a quick, probably acceptable fix.
John

 

[sterowley]

It difficult to tell from that angle but how I would go about it. I would temporary remove the fan build a small wooden frame recessed in the hole attached to the walls of the hole. a piece of plaster board cut to fill the gap and carefully screwed into the wooden frame with plaster board screws with a hole cut in for the fan. Then tile over plasterboard with tiles to match the current ones.

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• sterowley
• 6 Dec 2013
• 1

 

[SimonH2]

Replace the fan with a larger one that fits the hole ?

 

[foxhole]

Glue piece of white pvc [offcut of soffit etc]over the area and cut new hole thru, will not be affected by moisture.

 

[sailorashore]

Two questions, who was the idiot?,what did you do about it?
Cheers

 

[mickthegas]

looks like u had a old air vent there before not a fan

 

[slippyr4]

If you fill over the gap on the right then most probably that supply cable will be against the wiring regulations.