Ventilation in an Inside Shower Room - Help Please

WiseOldBird_2

Some years ago we remodelled/extended our first floor and created an en-suite shower room, unfortunately without any windows. We just keep it as dry as we can by leaving the door open after using, and keeping the bedroom window open.

We are now about to remodel it and I want to have some sort of expelair fan put into the ceiling, but my DH says that won't be possible, something about it being too far from an outside wall to dispel the damp.

As he's not an expert (bless him), just wanted to know what anyone has fitted in a similar situation/is he correct in telling me that? Any suggestions for an efficient system to get rid of condensation? Grateful for any help.

Becles

You can get fans with a long flexible pipe.

We have a shower with a ceiling fan directly above it. The pipe goes through the loft and it's vented in the eves of the house, so the steam gets sucked straight outside.

That might be possible, depending on the position of your shower and the eves of the house.

Mutton_Geoff

It's no problem at all over a long(ish) distance. Plenty of examples here.

Personally I wouldn't use flexible hose if at all possible, I'd build it with 4" solid plastic pipe as it will trap less dirt then and the airflow will be smoother (and therefore more efficient at extraction).

WiseOldBird_2

Thank you both - I knew it should be possible. Appreciate the link too.

andyhop

you will need a inline fan, most ceiling mounted fans are only designed to push air 1m