- Postcode districts
- DE7, NG10
- Nearby
- Eastwood, Heanor and Long Eaton
- Guide price
- £240–£600
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of Derbyshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Ilkeston?
As a guide, budget £240 to £600 including VAT for a bathroom extractor fan in Ilkeston; your written quote will pin it down. Labour costs in East Midlands 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
- Fan with timer or humidistat
Inline fan
- Ducting to a roof or soffit vent
Continuous extract
- Good for windowless rooms
Guide prices for Ilkeston including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Ilkeston
We work right across Ilkeston — DE7 and NG10 — and in neighbouring Eastwood and Heanor.
Homes in and around Ilkeston vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If your Ilkeston 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 Ilkeston surveys, because a short, straight run to outside matters more than the fan's headline figure.
Most of Derbyshire 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
- A check of the room, any existing fan or vent, and the shortest route to the outside
- 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
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
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.
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.
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.
