Extractor Fans & Ventilation
Bathroom and kitchen extraction — supplied, wired and vented correctly, not just fitted and left.
What extraction work actually involves
Bathroom extractor fans are wired to the correct zone rules, because bathrooms are a "special location" under the wiring rules. That covers the fan's rating for where it sits and how it's isolated.
Kitchen extraction is covered too, along with humidity or timer-controlled fans where the control suits the room rather than being whatever comes as standard.
Ducting goes to outside properly rather than into a roof void. Venting into the attic just relocates the condensation instead of solving it, which is a common cause of ongoing damp.
- Bathroom fans wired to correct zone rules
- Kitchen extraction
- Humidity or timer-controlled fans
- Ducting to outside, not into a roof void
- Supplied, wired and vented rather than just fitted
Common questions
- Why do bathroom fans have specific wiring rules?
- Bathrooms are classed as a "special location" because of the water risk, so fans need the right zone rating and correct isolation — it's not the same as wiring a fan anywhere else in the house.
- Humidity-sensing or timer fan — which is better?
- Humidity sensing reacts to actual steam and moisture, which suits most bathrooms. Timer fans are simpler and fine for smaller or less-used bathrooms. We'll recommend based on the room, not just fit whatever's on the van.
- Will a new fan fix condensation or mould?
- Often, yes, if the fan's undersized or badly ducted. If it's ducted into the attic instead of outside, the moisture just relocates instead of leaving the house, which is a common cause of ongoing damp we find on inspection.
- Does ducting have to go outside?
- Yes, properly — ducting into a roof void instead of outside just moves the condensation problem into your attic. We always duct out through the wall or roof rather than taking the shortcut.
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