They are finally here… Fans for the bathrooms! Who is excited?!
When I “revealed” my little stage 1 bathroom reno in September, I mentioned that next steps to get the bathroom functional and keep it mold-free would be to install a bathroom fan. So Steve has been busting his bum for the past few weeks to get these up and running.
We choose a Broan 2.5-Sone 80 CFM White Bath Fan from Lowes for $88. Our bathroom is tiny, so we didn’t technically need anything over 50 CFM, but we decided we liked more power. *Mwahahaha*
Steve decided that since he was going to be up in the attic rolling around in the insulation and cutting holes in the side of the house, he might as well kill to birds with one stone. Thus, we decided to install a fan in our guest bathroom as well.
Oh hey… welcome to our guest bath! I don’t think I’ve posted anything on this… and with good reason. It’s fugly. Seriously.
We aren’t going to need to do any ceiling repair in the guest bath but there is a little spackle work that needs to be done in the master. That’s right… Steve is awesome.
So part one of this adventure is done. The fans are attached to the house and wired. Next step is to run the exhaust vents. It’s not glamorous work, but it needs to be done. We are so lucky that Steve is able/willing to do these types of projects instead of subbing them out. I heart saving $$.
Anyone else installed any bathroom fans? Any advise on how to run the exhaust pipes?
~C+S
P.s. This is our 100th post!! Thanks to all of our readers for continuing to follow our journey. Love you guys :)
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Excellent! Sometimes you just have to make it functional before pretty :) The vents in our bathrooms aren’t vented through the roof, just into the attic (ugh). I guess that makes them less effective? Not to mention puts a bunch of moisture in your attic! We’ll have to get it fixed soon – thanks for the reminder!
Absolutely!
Oh no! What a pain! Yea… I think venting into the attic can cause mold, so keep an eye out for that.
Congrats on the 100th post! It’s such a milestone! :)
And I wish I could help you out on the DIY work, but we had ours professionally installed. Good luck!!
Thanks Gabbi!!
D has done this before…. but I’m afraid I’m zero help. Really just wanted to say happy 100th post! :)
Yay! Thanks!!!
Congrats on 100 posts! How exciting! :)
CONGRATULATIONS on the 100th post!! and the mold free bathrooms.
Happy 100th post! Congratulations!
We are in serious need of some bathroom fan action around here too….it’s on the list. The growing by the minute list.
Congratulations on your 100th post! That is an accomplishment.
Don’t you hate to spend time and money on something like an exhaust fan? I do. I would much rather spend it on exciting things like pictures, accessories, etc. But, some things are necessities.
Judy
Absolutely! Thanks Judy :)
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