Calling on the Houzz community once again. I am so surprised at how difficult it is proving to be to find extractor fans that suit building regs. Surely most people looking for extractor fans are in the same situation as me with the same requirements for minimum power size etc??? I am looking for 3 extractor fans, one wall mounted for the kitchen (minimum 60 litres per second pull due to distance from hob), two ceiling mounted for utility room and wetroom both need to be minimum 30 litres per second and have extra long ducting. Looking for 100 mm for all. Why is this so difficult to find and why are most of the websites that sell them so badly designed that you cant specify size and strength to filter results? The only one that allows this is screwfix and they have one option only. Anyone else been frustrated by extractor fans and found a decent site? Cheers, Jess

The bathroom in this neglected house was screaming out for refurbishment. We stripped it back to brickwork. Re-skimmed the plaster, installed down-lights, an extractor fan, a new bathroom suite, a towel radiator and some lovely Amtico flooring.

We have a Novy Pure’line built into the ceiling above our island hob in our open plan room and are happy with it. It‘s powerful but also quiet. Also a very discreet design. Westin Stratus was another contender which may be more well known in the UK - Westin are very helpful on the phone if you have queries. If you have a limited ceiling void (eg in an original period building rather than an extension) you may need the Westin Stratus Compact. We do have an electric opening skylight right behind the extractor fan which we use if frying something particularly smelly or smoky - would that be an option?

extraction comes under part F of building regs, so your architect should be detailing this in the plans for the extension. As i understand part F the important bit is Part F When inserting or removing an internal wall, care should be taken not to make ventilation worse. Any new kitchen, a toilet with no openable window; a bath/shower room or utility room should be provided with a mechanical extract fan. The type of room will determine how much ventilation is required. Part F says that where a kitchen previously had only a recirculating fan this can be retained/replaced if it is made no worse. However, I would always recommend fitting an extractor to deal with condensation. • Kitchen: 30l/s if over the hob and 60l/s if placed elsewhere so you could have an expelair type extractor on an external wall that will comply with regs at a minimum.