Those individuals who are installing a bathroom exhaust fan without attic access will want to first measure the hole in the ceiling to make sure your new fan will fit in.
How to replace bathroom fan no attic access.
When you re installing the bathroom fan into a ceiling below another floor your new fan won t simply slide into a size for size opening.
An adjustable metal bracket may also be screwed into the ceiling joists and the fan housing secured to the bracket.
You must cut the hole bigger to allow the protruding parts of the housing to make it through the cutout.
Replacing the exhaust fan without attic access.
If the hole is too small then you ll need to increase the dimensions.
The home mender dustin luby shows us how to replace your old worn out bathroom exhaust fan with new without going in the attic.
There will usually be a few screws connecting the fan housing to the ceiling joists.