I need to install an extractor fan in our shower cubicle but as its on the top floor it will need to go up through the ceiling and then through the loft space and out the slate roof.
How to fit extractor fan through roof.
Leave the drill bit sticking through the roof so you can find the hole.
Try to keep it close to the fan location.
This is often a much easier job as it requires less building work.
Extractor fan through the roof or soffit.
David937 8 jan 2013 in forum.
Fitting extractor fan through roof.
David937 24 feb 2013.
Start in the attic and drill a hole through the roof in the desired vent location.
If it s impossible for you to fit an extractor fan through your wall or ceiling they can also be placed in windows.
The extractor fan can be installed in the ceiling with ducting through roof eaves to an external wall vent or in the wall straight through to external vent or even in a glass window though this is much less common nowadays.
Diy fitting a hotpoint kitchen extractor fan with external vent from unboxing to the finished job without smashing the brickwork to pieces.
Jordanblack 20 nov 2012.
From up on the roof use a jigsaw or reciprocating saw to cut a 4 in.
Extractor fan through the roof or soffit.
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.
What additional things will i need e g.
The fan kits only seem to have stuff for a vent going out an exterior wal and not a roof.
However you will need to cut a hole in your glass which is a tricky job for diy beginners contact a glazier if you are unsure.