- Postcode districts
- TQ2, TQ3, TQ4
- Nearby
- Torquay, Brixham and Newton Abbot
- Guide price
- £255–£600
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of Devon
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Paignton?
Our guide price for a bathroom extractor fan in Paignton is £255–£600 including VAT. 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 Paignton including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Paignton
We work right across Paignton — TQ2, TQ3 and TQ4 — and in neighbouring Torquay and Brixham.
In Paignton, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. For windowless bathrooms in Paignton homes, continuous extract that boosts on humidity often works better than a fan tied to the light switch. In Paignton flats, a new vent through an outside wall may need freeholder consent, so we raise it at the survey.
Most of Devon 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 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
- A fan chosen to meet the bathroom extract rate: 15 l/s intermittent or 8 l/s continuous
- 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.
