Fitting an extractor fan in the bathroom - options?

[Danielb]

Hi there,
I need to fit an extractor fan in my bathroom, or I htink I do, are they 100% necessary??

There is a gap in the ceiling wheer presumably there used to be one, but this just vents up into the roof space.

Ideally I don't want to have to punch a hole through the wall, so is there a way to have a fan in the ceailing, and then use a bit of piping to take the air across the loft and out through the eaves??

Distance to travel, probably about 9ft, 3 metres or so.

Opinions gratefully received!

Cheers

Dan

 

[Giblets46]

I have a similar aim, I have an air brick leading intot he bathroom, can I put an extractor fan in this?
Cheers
Edward

 

[DAZB]

There is no reason why you can't put one into an airbrick space. You will need to consider the wiring side of things in order to get a power supply to it ideally to switch the fan on when the light comes on.

 

[DAZB]

In reply to your question Danielb, you may be better fitting the fan to the ceiling and then venting it directly out through the roof using a slate vent. You can get various types to suit your roof covering like these