- Postcode districts
- BT15, BT36, BT37, BT39
- Nearby
- Belfast, Carrickfergus and Castlereagh
- Guide price
- £220–£550
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of County Antrim
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Newtownabbey?
Guide price in Newtownabbey: £220–£550 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in Northern Ireland put local prices at about 12% below the UK guide figure. 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 Newtownabbey including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Newtownabbey
We work right across Newtownabbey — BT15, BT36, BT37 and 1 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Belfast and Carrickfergus.
Homes in and around Newtownabbey vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If your Newtownabbey 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. In Newtownabbey flats, a new vent through an outside wall may need freeholder consent, so we raise it at the survey.
Water across much of County Antrim 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 check of the room, any existing fan or vent, and the shortest route to the outside
- Core-drilling through the wall, or ducting through the loft to a roof or soffit vent
- A fan chosen to meet the bathroom extract rate: 15 l/s intermittent or 8 l/s continuous
- Making good around the fan and checking that it extracts properly at the grille
Decisions to make first
Intermittent or continuous
An intermittent fan runs during and after use. A continuous fan runs quietly all the time at a low rate and boosts when humidity rises.
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 Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland, ventilation is covered by Technical Booklet K, and building control is involved where a new bathroom is formed. There is no Part P, but the fan should be wired, tested and certified to BS 7671.
