Bathroom lighting and heating

[T-dog]

Recently I broke the lampshade on my bathroom light. I figured while I'm getting a sparky out to fix it I thought I might as well get them to install a strip heater as well (the bathroom is freezing in winter) While searching online for appropriate heaters, lots of sites put up the 3 in one light/heater/fan deal. These make a lot of sense but I guess getting the current fan moved will mean the roof is to be patched. So I go from just booking a sparky, to booking sparky, plasterer and painter.

My questions are

• What is what is involved in patching a fan size hole in a ceiling? 
• What is a the likely cost of this kind of small work?
• Will the exhaust fan still work effectively if it not directly over the shower recess? (bathroom is only 1.8x2.7m)

[MitchellMc]

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @T-dog. It's fantastic to have you join us and many thanks for your questions.

I don't see any reason apart from aesthetics to remove the fan over the shower as it is in a perfect location. 

Patching a hole in the ceiling is a reasonably easy job for a D.I.Y. savvy person and a simple procedure for a professional. Community member @Maymay recently repaired their ceiling after being given directions in their discussion How to replace a piece of new ceiling wall.

The new ceiling fan will most likely be effective but it won't be as well-positioned as the unit over the shower. This is why I'd encourage you to install the 3 in 1 for the heating element and light and keep using the existing exhaust fan.

Let me mention @HandyAndy and @bruce93 to see if they could give us some advice on the situation.

Please let me know if you need further assistance or had any questions.

Mitchell

[HandyAndy · Accepted solution]

thanks @MitchellMc 

g'day t-dog,

there is no reason you can't have both fans, however, the space is small enough for the 3-in-1 fan to cope.

if memory serves me well, a fan is not even required if there is an opening window in the bathroom as far as code goes - could be wrong on this one.

nonetheless, it's up to you if you want to remove the old one.

if you're a little handy, the patch up job should be easy enough to tackle yourself, including the painting, it wouldn't be too expensive for a plasterer i wouldn't think, a good painter would be able to do the repair and paint, or a handy man even.