- Postcode districts
- SS6
- Nearby
- Hadleigh, South Benfleet and Wickford
- Guide price
- £265–£650
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Very hard across most of Essex
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Rayleigh?
In Rayleigh, a bathroom extractor fan typically costs £265–£650 including VAT, based on East of England prices. Prices in East of England run at about 6% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. 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 Rayleigh including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Rayleigh
We work right across Rayleigh — SS6 — and in neighbouring Hadleigh and South Benfleet.
In Rayleigh, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. Fans fitted in Rayleigh bathrooms are wired by a qualified electrician, with RCD protection and an isolator outside the room. In Rayleigh flats, a new vent through an outside wall may need freeholder consent, so we raise it at the survey.
Supplies across most of Essex are very 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
- Run-on timer, humidistat or light-linked switching set up to suit how the room is used
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
- 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
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.
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.
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.
