- Postcode districts
- BH1, BH2, BH3, BH4, BH5, BH6 + 5 more
- Nearby
- Poole, Ferndown and Wimborne Minster
- Guide price
- £255–£600
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Hard across most of Dorset
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Bournemouth?
In Bournemouth, a bathroom extractor fan typically costs £255–£600 including VAT, based on South West England prices. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Extractor fan
- Ducted to outside
Inline fan
- Grille in the ceiling
Continuous extract
- Low-energy fan running all the time
Guide prices for Bournemouth including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Bournemouth
We work right across Bournemouth — BH1, BH2, BH3 and 8 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Poole and Ferndown.
Bournemouth has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. We check the duct route at Bournemouth surveys, because a short, straight run to outside matters more than the fan's headline figure. If your Bournemouth bathroom has black mould on the ceiling or silicone, the fan and its duct are the first things we check.
Supplies across most of Dorset are hard. Steam carries that scale onto mirrors and glass, so a fan that clears the room quickly helps on both counts. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Core-drilling through the wall, or ducting through the loft to a roof or soffit vent
- 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
- Run-on timer, humidistat or light-linked switching set up to suit how the room is used
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.
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.
