Ceiling Fan & Exhaust Fan Installation in Melbourne
A ceiling fan costs a few cents a day to run and takes several degrees off a room. Air conditioning is a lot of money to solve a problem a fan handles for most of the year. And a bathroom exhaust fan, unglamorous as it is, is the difference between a bathroom and a mould farm.
Ceiling fans — what matters
The mounting is the whole job. A fan is a spinning weight bolted to your ceiling, and it needs to be fixed to something structural, not just to a sheet of plaster. If there's no existing light point where you want the fan, we need to run a circuit and add a switch, which is a bigger job than a straight swap.
Fan with light, and fan-only
Most people want the fan to replace an existing ceiling light, which means either a combined fan-light unit or a separate switch for each. Worth thinking about before we start, because adding a second switch afterwards means going back into the wall.
Bathroom and ducted exhaust fans
A bathroom fan that just vents into the roof cavity is moving your moisture problem, not fixing it — the damp ends up in your ceiling instead. A properly ducted fan vents outside, through the eave or the roof. It costs more and it's worth every cent, especially in the older weatherboard and brick homes around the inner west where ceiling condensation is a constant battle.
Fans you've bought yourself
Plenty of people pick a fan they like from a lighting shop and just need it installed. That's completely fine — we'll fit it properly, mount it securely, and wire it safely. Just tell us what you've got when you get in touch.
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Can you install a ceiling fan where there's only a light?
Usually yes. The main question is whether the ceiling has something structural to fix the fan to, since a fan is a spinning load and can't just hang off plaster. We'll check when we quote.
Can you install a fan I bought myself?
Yes, that's very common. Buy the fan you like and we'll install it properly and safely.
Does a bathroom exhaust fan need to vent outside?
It should. A fan that just dumps into the roof cavity is relocating the moisture into your ceiling, which causes mould and eventually damage. A ducted fan vents it out of the building properly.
Do I need a separate switch for the fan and the light?
Only if you want to control them independently — which most people do. It's easy to include at installation and a nuisance to add afterwards, so it's worth deciding upfront.