- Postcode districts
- KA11, KA12
- Nearby
- Kilwinning, Kilmarnock and Ayr
- Guide price
- £240–£600
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of Ayrshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Irvine?
Guide price in Irvine: £240–£600 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in Scotland put local prices at about 4% below the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Extractor fan
- Ducted to outside
Inline fan
- Grille in the ceiling
Continuous extract
- Low-energy fan running all the time
Guide prices for Irvine including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Irvine
In Irvine we cover KA11 and KA12; we also cover Kilwinning, 3.1 miles away, and Kilmarnock.
Homes in and around Irvine vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. In Irvine flats, a new vent through an outside wall may need agreement from the other owners or the factor, so we raise it at the survey. If your Irvine bathroom has black mould on the ceiling or silicone, the fan and its duct are the first things we check.
Water across much of Ayrshire is soft. 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 fan chosen to meet the bathroom extract rate: 15 l/s intermittent or 8 l/s continuous
- Wiring by a qualified electrician, with an isolator outside the room and RCD protection
- Making good around the fan and checking that it extracts properly at the grille
- A check of the room, any existing fan or vent, and the shortest route to the outside
Decisions to make first
Replacement air
A fan needs air to replace what it removes, so leave a gap of around 10 mm under the door or fit a door grille. A sealed room starves the fan.
Wall or ceiling
A wall fan on an outside wall is the simplest. A ceiling fan over the shower takes steam away at source but needs ducting through the loft.
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.
