- Postcode districts
- EN9
- Nearby
- Cheshunt, Chingford and Enfield
- 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 Waltham Abbey?
Guide price in Waltham Abbey: £265–£650 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. 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
- Wired to regulations
Inline fan
- Quiet fan in the loft void
Continuous extract
- Boost on humidity
Guide prices for Waltham Abbey including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Waltham Abbey
As well as Waltham Abbey itself (EN9), we survey in Cheshunt, Chingford and Enfield.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Waltham Abbey: free survey, written quote, one team. In Waltham Abbey flats, a new vent through an outside wall may need freeholder consent, so we raise it at the survey. Fans fitted in Waltham Abbey bathrooms are wired by a qualified electrician, with RCD protection and an isolator outside the room.
Water across much of Essex is 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
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
- 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
- Core-drilling through the wall, or ducting through the loft to a roof or soffit vent
Decisions to make first
Timer or humidistat
A timer keeps the fan running after the light goes off. A humidistat starts it whenever moisture rises, which suits rooms where people forget.
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.
