- Postcode districts
- LA8, LA9
- Nearby
- Morecambe, Lancaster and Heysham
- Guide price
- £235–£550
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of Cumbria
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Kendal?
As a guide, budget £235 to £550 including VAT for a bathroom extractor fan in Kendal; your written quote will pin it down. 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
- Fan with timer or humidistat
Inline fan
- Ducting to a roof or soffit vent
Continuous extract
- Good for windowless rooms
Guide prices for Kendal including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Kendal
We work right across Kendal — LA8 and LA9 — and in neighbouring Morecambe and Lancaster.
In Kendal, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. In Kendal flats, a new vent through an outside wall may need freeholder consent, so we raise it at the survey. We check the duct route at Kendal surveys, because a short, straight run to outside matters more than the fan's headline figure.
Most of Cumbria 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 fan chosen to meet the bathroom extract rate: 15 l/s intermittent or 8 l/s continuous
- A check of the room, any existing fan or vent, and the shortest route to the outside
- Wiring by a qualified electrician, with an isolator outside the room and RCD protection
- Rigid or semi-rigid ducting kept short and straight, and insulated where it crosses a cold loft
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.
Noise
Compare the stated noise level in decibels. Inline fans and low-speed continuous fans are much quieter in the room than budget axial fans.
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.
