Aah, that the fan sucks so much air that it sucks it out of the chimney. But no, the airflow up the chimney when its burning is much more than this pax-fan. Thats no problem. Yeah, if a bird ever nests in there, ill notice it pretty quick haha

Thanks, tape on the top part too?

Good point on the previous shower existing. My old home was built 1900 and you could literally see through the floor gaps haha. Sounds like you'll be in great shape. Thanks for taking the time to document and share!

Yeah, he’s saying don’t run the bathroom exhaust fan while you have a fire burning. The reason is that the chimney is just exhausting air via convection, and if you turn the exhaust fan on, it will suck the smoke into your living space instead of allowing it to go out the chimney. Tbh though, real world, if the chimney isn’t flowing, you’ll notice all the smoke and smoke smell in the room.

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Allright cool, ill check that out :)

Spotlights are not the same as wafer lights. Either way you are looking for the IC stamp on the box.

Are you looking to add more or replace the existing one?

I found many spotlights that were rated for bathrooms but needed alot of space, LEDs. Ive renod many bathrooms as a worker aswell and some needs cups. Thats why i didnt want to build them into this ceiling. But i think you are right, there prob are some that can handle wooden chips laying on them. Sounds scary tho

Some people do top only, some do top and bottom.

Take some painters tape and lay it down before you caulk. Then caulk. Then, take the tape off before the caulk dries.

House built in 1944, that ceiling is the original one. Always been a shower here, and theres no dmg at all. Above this ceiling is woodchips (?) Insulation and then the same floor as ceiling above. But i reno'd all the floors on the upper floor becaus we had a daughter, so that she could crawl around without getting splinters x)

Why would that matter? Anything rated for use in damp locations is going to be rated for insulation as well. Other than the logistics of not making a mess, there isn't going to be heat buildup.

Great work! Do you have any concern with moisture problems and the ceiling? The ceiling looks like it's literally the hardwood floor above it.

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Yeah its really nice! We do have some, daughers coloured slip-mat, a kinda grayish bath mat, a batterydriven candle in the window. But sure, more colours could be nice :)

I would add the blocking. Sure 3 inches is enough for your casing but down the road if you go to a bigger casing you'll be glad you left wiggle room

Yeah but i dont think i can with this ceiling. Woodchips as insulation on top of the LED? I dont think i want that. Maybe with a cup around it sure

Wood fire place + claw foot bathtub, that will be nice during the colder months.

Also just my opinion but I’d put down some bath mats to add a bit of colour to the room.

Gotcha. A collegue also suggested this, but for our fireplace next to the bedroom. The fan will suck smoke? The smoke goes out the chimney, the fans i have are - one blowing in air from living room above - and one blowing out outdoors

LEDs have come pretty far. You can get transformerless nowadays. Also look at wafer lights. Basically cut the hole and clip it in.

Are the LED recessed lights dimmable?

Please, get a carbon monoxide alarm. CO sinks to the lowest place in a house, which in your case is the basement.

CO doesn't smell and you often don't notice what is going on before it is way too late.

And never operate the fan at the same time the oven is running, the fan will suck the smoke into the bathroom.

I second Lutron, my electrician especially recommended it over the others for being super problem free

My husband and I have been together for 17yrs 3 kids - 12, 4, 5months We’ll be married 4 yrs sometime in September. We didn’t want to get married. We had gotten into church for a short time and because we were volunteering to run their audio/visuals booth they forced us to get married. We no longer go to that money hungry church - not even sure if we believe - but we’re still married 😂

Just the top.