- Postcode districts
- CH1
- Nearby
- Ellesmere Port, Garston and Speke
- Guide price
- £235–£550
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of Cheshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Chester?
In Chester, a bathroom extractor fan typically costs £235–£550 including VAT, based on North West England prices. Labour costs in North West England put local prices at about 6% below the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Extractor fan
- Wired to regulations
Inline fan
- Quiet fan in the loft void
Continuous extract
- Boost on humidity
Guide prices for Chester including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Chester
We work right across Chester — CH1 — and in neighbouring Ellesmere Port and Garston.
In a city the size of Chester, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. We check the duct route at Chester surveys, because a short, straight run to outside matters more than the fan's headline figure. If your Chester bathroom has black mould on the ceiling or silicone, the fan and its duct are the first things we check.
Water across much of Cheshire is moderately hard. Scale is a minor issue next to condensation, which is what a properly sized extractor fan is for. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Rigid or semi-rigid ducting kept short and straight, and insulated where it crosses a cold loft
- Run-on timer, humidistat or light-linked switching set up to suit how the room is used
- 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
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.
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.
Rules that apply in England
In England, Approved Document F sets bathroom extract at 15 l/s for an intermittent fan or 8 l/s for continuous extract. Wiring a new fan alters a circuit in a room with a bath or shower, so it is notifiable under Part P.
