- Postcode districts
- G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G11 + 22 more
- Nearby
- Rutherglen, Bishopbriggs and Bearsden
- Guide price
- £240–£600
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of Greater Glasgow
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Glasgow?
Guide price in Glasgow: £240–£600 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in Scotland put local prices at about 4% below the UK guide figure. 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 Glasgow including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Glasgow
As well as Glasgow itself (G1, G2, G3 and 25 more postcode districts), we survey in Rutherglen, Bishopbriggs and Bearsden.
In a city the size of Glasgow, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. For windowless bathrooms in Glasgow homes, continuous extract that boosts on humidity often works better than a fan tied to the light switch. In Glasgow flats, a new vent through an outside wall may need agreement from the other owners or the factor, so we raise it at the survey.
Water across much of Greater Glasgow is soft. 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
- Making good around the fan and checking that it extracts properly at the grille
- 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
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
Decisions to make first
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.
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 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.
