A New Light For The Bathroom

The other day we said good by the old single bulb fixture from the dinosaur age in the bathroom.  I originally  bought a three part track light for the bathroom, but after showering the day after the new paint job we noticed a ton of condensation.  Being freaked by the water droplets and worried that it would quickly ruin the paint, we bought a bathroom fan light combo.  

It was a 50 dollar investment that really wasn't that hard to install.  We shut off the power to the bathroom, took down the old fixture and pushed the junction box out, which made it easy to find when we made our way up into the rafters of the house.  We are fortunate enough to have a very large area up there which made moving around nice.  However, we both had to come back down to get long sleeves on to avoid the itches from insulation.  

After clearing away the insulation form our work area I traced the fan box, and began cutting.  We used our trusty jigsaw and almost had calamity on our hands.  The fan box is supposed to screw right into the support beam, so I traced the fan box as if it were going to be screwed right into place.  As I was cutting we realized the kick plate on the jigsaw wouldn't allow the blade to go right up to the beam,  first thought OMG what now! Second thought,get a two by four, yep that worked, screwed that into the support beam and the fan right into the two by four.

Wiring the box was as easy as the instructions indicated, as was screwing in the light bulb and putting on the light cover.  It truly  does make a difference having a fan in the bathroom, and it is an investment worth every cent.  As for the three part track light we put that in the hallway by the washer and dryer.