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Don't want to fix the window and then not have ventilation. And if i stick with that window, it isn't even going to open properly. Might have to ditch the window it and fit a normal sash, which can be opened when I shower.
Doing a hole in the wall isn't really possible if I move the shower where I was planning to, because that wall is shared with next door. It could be at the other end of the bathroom though.
Kitchen (@aggi also) - I think you can get self-circulating extractor fans these days so no need to drill out. That window will also definitely open so less of an issue.
Cheers for the advice btw
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bobble
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I think you can get self-circulating extractor fans these days so no need to drill out.
If it’s possible to get it outside, great, if no way/too expensive, stick with self circulating.
They’re not that good compare to a proper extractor fan (our come with self circulating, which barely cope).
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Don't want to fix the window and then not have ventilation. And if i stick with that window, it isn't even going to open properly. Might have to ditch the window it and fit a normal sash, which can be opened when I shower.
If you ditch that stained glass window, I will find you and kill you. And you'll need planning and consent to do so in a CA.
Windows are terrible for ventilation in bathrooms because they don't provide what you need - an incentive for the wet air inside to exit the building. They can let wet, cold air in that furthers condensation and damp. They can push the wet air in the bathroom in to the rest of the building.
Doing a hole in the wall isn't really possible if I move the shower where I was planning to, because that wall is shared with next door. It could be at the other end of the bathroom though.
Yep extractors should be in the farthest point from the entrance so they pull air across the entire surface of the bathroom. Because of the layout of your bathroom this is tricky. Directly above the shower might be good enough but it might limit your choices because it's a wet area. You can use some ducting in the ceiling to route it to an outside wall on the assumption you are allowed to do so then make an exit for it. Like they did with that bastard boiler flue.
A good dehumidifier will work wonders however, better than relying on a window.
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Howard
Seems like
i. fix up stained glass window (£££)
ii. fit extractors through wall (££)
Fixing up the window will be painful. You'll have to find someone who can do it, and then suck up what seems like a hefty fee to get it done. Pray it can all be done from the inside without scaffolding. That said, do you own the window, are you responsible for it in the terms of the lease? All of it will cost you, but you get a nice window at the end.
Extractors would practically be quite easy - you SDS smash a hole in the wall to the outside, fit a duct, stick the unit on the wall, chase a power source and sensor / timer to the unit, make good. All doable from the inside but the hole on the outside could be messy and needing made good (scaffolding again or cherry picker or something £££) or covered with a visually awful cowling that might be disallowed because conservation area. Again, you probably don't own the walls so you'd need permission or have it done as some wider improvement works project.
Dehumidifiers are like £200...