- Postcode districts
- PA20
- Nearby
- Argyll & Bute
- Guide price
- £240–£600
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of Argyll and Bute
- Survey
- Free, dates by arrangement
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Rothesay?
As a guide, budget £240 to £600 including VAT for a bathroom extractor fan in Rothesay; your written quote will pin it down. Labour costs in Scotland put local prices at about 4% below the UK guide figure. Travel and delivery to islands and remote areas are priced on your quote. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Extractor fan
- Fan with timer or humidistat
Inline fan
- Ducting to a roof or soffit vent
Continuous extract
- Good for windowless rooms
Guide prices for Rothesay including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Rothesay
We cover all of Rothesay, including PA20. Because Rothesay is further afield, we arrange survey visits in batches; tell us your timescale and we will confirm a date before you commit to anything.
Rothesay gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. For windowless bathrooms in Rothesay homes, continuous extract that boosts on humidity often works better than a fan tied to the light switch. Fans fitted in Rothesay bathrooms are wired by a qualified electrician, with RCD protection and an isolator outside the room.
Most of Argyll and Bute is supplied with soft water. Even so, condensation is the bigger problem in any bathroom, and a properly sized extractor is what deals with it. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
- A fan chosen to meet the bathroom extract rate: 15 l/s intermittent or 8 l/s continuous
- Rigid or semi-rigid ducting kept short and straight, and insulated where it crosses a cold loft
- Core-drilling through the wall, or ducting through the loft to a roof or soffit vent
Decisions to make first
Axial, centrifugal or inline
Axial fans suit short, straight runs; centrifugal fans cope better with longer ducts; inline fans sit in the loft and are the quietest in the room.
Timer or humidistat
A timer keeps the fan running after the light goes off. A humidistat starts it whenever moisture rises, which suits rooms where people forget.
Rules that apply in Scotland
In Scotland, the Technical Handbook also uses 15 l/s extract for a bathroom. A replacement fan rarely needs a building warrant, but forming a new bathroom may.
