- Postcode districts
- KY1, KY2
- Nearby
- Glenrothes, Dunfermline and Queensferry
- Guide price
- £240–£600
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of Fife
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Kirkcaldy?
Guide price in Kirkcaldy: £240–£600 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for Scotland, where prices are typically about 4% below the UK average. 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 Kirkcaldy including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Kirkcaldy
As well as Kirkcaldy itself (KY1 and KY2), we survey in Glenrothes, Dunfermline and Queensferry.
In Kirkcaldy, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If your Kirkcaldy bathroom has black mould on the ceiling or silicone, the fan and its duct are the first things we check. For windowless bathrooms in Kirkcaldy homes, continuous extract that boosts on humidity often works better than a fan tied to the light switch.
Most of Fife 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 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
- Rigid or semi-rigid ducting kept short and straight, and insulated where it crosses a cold loft
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
Decisions to make first
Noise
Compare the stated noise level in decibels. Inline fans and low-speed continuous fans are much quieter in the room than budget axial fans.
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.
Rules that apply in Scotland
In Scotland, the Technical Handbook also uses 15 l/s extract for a bathroom. A replacement fan rarely needs a building warrant, but forming a new bathroom may.
