Bathroom light/fan switches - don’t let your contractor decide

There are many different configurations you can use for your bathroom light switch when there are a number of different light and fan options to control. It’s surprising how bast they can add up in a big bathroom remodeling job.

But there are some things to know about this before you make more trouble and work for yourself than needed. If you find that you cannot live with the options the local ordinances require, there’s things you can do about that - but do you really want to?

If you have a bathroom light switch pack rewired according to safety codes after the inspection has passed you might be a lot happier with the arrangement, but there are very good reasons to try living with the local requirements for bathroom light and fan switches

Bathroom lighting and vent fan

Remodeling your master bathroom is expensive enough. And lighting decor agreeable items are difficult enough to find. The last thing you need is your local city inspectors abutting in and telling you how to spend your money, and on what types of fixtures, switches, and yes - even circuits!

Here’s a great dissertation on dealing with inspectors, messing with their heads, send them bouncing out your doorstep happy as a clam, and then correcting their mess - all with minimal cost and aggravation to you.

After all - who’s bathroom remodeling and lighting project is it? If you’re like me, the thought of city ordinance, inspectors, fees, and officials is infuriating - it’s none of their business. You can have your bathroom remodeled the way you want while paying little more than lip service to local ordinance inspectors.