While I was visiting my mom & South Jersey the guys kept up the hard work on the bathroom.
They installed the Light/Fan combo. From what I hear it is a total pain in the butt to install. They had to cut a hole in the ceiling of course and that as just the beginning…
Apparently when you are working with wiring, cutting tools, and climbing onto the roof you can’t take many photos so I really have just the one photo of the finished Light/Fan combo. But, I can assure that there was a purchase of a “vent kit” and some wire followed by the guys going into the attic to get the vent path situated and then going onto the roof to cut the hole and install the vent kit. I know I am missing major parts of this install so maybe someone will “Guest Post” on the blog someday soon to fill everyone in on this 10hours project!
See? It’s up there on the ceiling. A nice amber color for the light and oil-rubbed bronze fixtures. Its powerful and quiet – so they say. We will test it out once all the electrical work is finalized.
When you put in a light/fan combo there are a few steps to follow. First: you have to guess where to put it since almost always the center of the room has a beam and that gets in the way. Second: you need to feed the exhaust tube to a place to vent, usually the eve or attic. You can’t vent directly into the attic because the moisture will collect and rot the roof and cause mold. Third you need electricity and everything goes into a small little space that was designed to be accessed “before” the walls were installed. Plus, the exhaust tube always tries to roll up when you try to extend it. Anyway, fourth: you must cuss a lot and drink beer, a lot to make it work and probably shed a little blood from the knuckles too. It’s probably a good thing you don’t have pictures of the installation since who wants to see two grown men crying?