Recommended bathroom extractor vents for fitting from inside

[Gavin John Hyde]

Been asked to price up for a bathroom fan installation, nothing to out of the ordinary there, except the bathroom is on the 4th floor of a townhouse!
add the basement area below and its a tad high.
So clearly not going to use a ladder or hire a tower just for this job.
There are quite a few fans out there now with the outside vent plates that can be fitted through the hole you core drill out.
some look a bit flimsy and cheap. unlikely to last any great time.
Anybody got any recommendations on good makes/models of these vent plates that can be fitted from inside.
I did consider dropping a line and pulling a vent up and into hole and seal from inside, but not sure if it would make a good seal or do a decent job, seems bit of a bodge to me and not right.
suggestions welcome....

 

[KEV 1 N]

I’ve used these before.....

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

I’ve used these before.....

fitted from inside?
Price and supplier/brand if you could please @KEV 1 N
I can then have a browse and price the job.
I thought it would be a nice straightforward job until i kept going up the stairs!

 

[Octopus]

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[KEV 1 N]

(Brown) High rise wall vent kit 100mm tube for extractor fan or tumble dryer etc | eBay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brown-High-rise-wall-vent-kit-100mm-tube-for-extractor-fan-or-tumble-dryer-etc/271912037870?epid=1462522084&hash=item3f4f386dee:g:uPUAAOSwHMJYGiUI

 

[ipf]

I’ve used these before.....
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That looks a decent idea to me......but make sure the holes tight and for gawd sake don't shove it in upside down..

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

Ordered, Thanks @KEV 1 N , looks a good rubber flexi seal on the end, will make live much easier.

 

[Octopus]

I’ve used these before.....
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That's the xpelair unit ....

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

That looks a decent idea to me......but make sure the holes tight and for gawd sake don't shove it in upside down..

well always get the expanding foam out to seal the little gaps around edge! mate had a can in van once, that got pierced by a drill bit still in the chuck... suffice to say when he got back to the yard his van was a right bloody mess in the back, was like something from a horror film!

 

[buzzlightyear]

now I thought you would have got one of them .

 

[ipf]

now I thought you would have got one of them . View attachment 40091

Lost that when one of my apprentices grew out of the suit......long ago.

 

[KEV 1 N]

Ordered, Thanks @KEV 1 N , looks a good rubber flexi seal on the end, will make live much easier.

We fitted loads of these on some council properties years ago, core drill from inside (just make sure the cored bit of brick doesn’t fall outside)

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

now I thought you would have got one of them . View attachment 40091

Nah, too much health and safety nonsense and minimum wage to hire one of them. enough boxes to tick already.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Nah, too much health and safety nonsense and minimum wage to hire one of them. enough boxes to tick already

I hope you will tape around the property below before you start drilling .just in case you drop a core brick!

 

[WillWX]

I’ve used these before.....
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Always use these, really handy.

 

[KEV 1 N]

Talking of core drilling fan holes, this reminds me of tale where one of the lads drilled a hole into next doors house!
Apparently the houses were staggered, off set to each other and he misjudged where the external wall was!
Another situation involving an outside socket on the same houses, another lad drilled through the wall, instead of breaking through outside it went into the bedroom wall and through the wardrobe! Apparently all the clothes had wrapped around the drill bit!

 

[ipf]

Talking of core drilling fan holes, this reminds me of tale where one of the lads drilled a hole into next doors house!
Apparently the houses were staggered, off set to each other and he misjudged where the external wall was!
Another situation involving an outside socket on the same houses, another lad drilled through the wall, instead of breaking through outside it went into the bedroom wall and through the wardrobe! Apparently all the clothes had wrapped around the drill bit!

...best excuse I've heard for fitting a socket in a wardrobe.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

I hope you will tape around the property below before you start drilling .just in case you drop a core brick!

I intend to place some tarpaulin / sheeting over the basement area below, the sheeting will be at garden level and protect anybody who might come out of the basement flat into the small yard area which is below main garden level . last thing i want is a body to get rid of. they weigh too much!

 

[KEV 1 N]

I intend to place some tarpaulin / sheeting over the basement area below, the sheeting will be at garden level and protect anybody who might come out of the basement flat into the small yard area which is below main garden level . last thing i want is a body to get rid of. they weigh too much!

Fit these signs around the area......

 

[buzzlightyear]

I intend to place some tarpaulin / sheeting over the basement area below, the sheeting will be at garden level and protect anybody who might come out of the basement flat into the small yard area which is below main garden level . last thing i want is a body to get rid of. they weigh too much

you can sing this to your self, their is no business core business.