Hi
I need to install an extractor fan in my bathroom. I planned to do this myself but all this talk of Part P and my inexperience with wiring has made me decide to call in an electrician! My question is mainly whether I need to drill the hole in the wall first or if there are electricians who would do this as part of the installation? It's a ground floor maisonette with a double glazed window so it's got to go through the wall.
If I do drill the hole first, one post i've seen advises that you should hire a large drill thingie (!) but I'm nervous about tackling this - don't even know if you'd start from the inside or the outside! It's a solid wall construction (1930)
Also the only external wall is the one with the window on, the shower is about a metre away. Will the necessary siting of the fan work to draw air and moisture away from the shower / bath (which sits in under the stairs leading to the upstairs maisonette). The door is the only source of air intake and it is on the wall opposite the window/ proposed fan site...
Any help or advice greatly appreciated.
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I need to install an extractor fan in my bathroom. I planned to do this myself but all this talk of Part P and my inexperience with wiring has made me decide to call in an electrician! My question is mainly whether I need to drill the hole in the wall first or if there are electricians who would do this as part of the installation? It's a ground floor maisonette with a double glazed window so it's got to go through the wall.
If I do drill the hole first, one post i've seen advises that you should hire a large drill thingie (!) but I'm nervous about tackling this - don't even know if you'd start from the inside or the outside! It's a solid wall construction (1930)
Also the only external wall is the one with the window on, the shower is about a metre away. Will the necessary siting of the fan work to draw air and moisture away from the shower / bath (which sits in under the stairs leading to the upstairs maisonette). The door is the only source of air intake and it is on the wall opposite the window/ proposed fan site...
Any help or advice greatly appreciated.
Y
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Lynda, moderator
please see forum rule 1a
