- Postcode districts
- SK9, SK10, SK11
- Nearby
- Wilmslow, Bramhall and Congleton
- 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 Macclesfield?
For Macclesfield, our guide range for a bathroom extractor fan is £235 to £550 including VAT. Prices in North West England run at about 6% below the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. 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 Macclesfield including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Macclesfield
As well as Macclesfield itself (SK9, SK10 and SK11), we survey in Wilmslow, Bramhall and Congleton.
Homes in and around Macclesfield vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If your Macclesfield home is listed or in a period terrace, a fan ducted through the loft to a roof vent can avoid a new hole in the front wall, though consent may still apply. We check the duct route at Macclesfield surveys, because a short, straight run to outside matters more than the fan's headline figure.
Most of Cheshire has moderately hard water. 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
- Wiring by a qualified electrician, with an isolator outside the room and RCD protection
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
