- Postcode districts
- OL10
- Nearby
- Middleton, Rochdale and Bury
- Guide price
- £235–£550
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of Greater Manchester
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Heywood?
Our guide price for a bathroom extractor fan in Heywood is £235–£550 including VAT. Prices in North West England run at about 6% below 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 Heywood including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Heywood
As well as Heywood itself (OL10), we survey in Middleton, Rochdale and Bury.
Homes in and around Heywood vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If your Heywood bathroom has black mould on the ceiling or silicone, the fan and its duct are the first things we check. If your Heywood home is listed or in a period terrace, a fan ducted through the loft to a roof vent can avoid a new hole in the front wall, though consent may still apply.
Most of Greater Manchester 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 backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
- Making good around the fan and checking that it extracts properly at the grille
- 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
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.
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.
