- Postcode districts
- M35, OL1, OL4, OL8, OL9
- Nearby
- Middleton, Ashton-under-Lyne and Droylsden
- 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 Oldham?
Our guide price for a bathroom extractor fan in Oldham 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
- Wired to regulations
Inline fan
- Quiet fan in the loft void
Continuous extract
- Boost on humidity
Guide prices for Oldham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Oldham
In Oldham we cover M35, OL1, OL4 and 2 more postcode districts; we also cover Middleton, 3.4 miles away, and Ashton-under-Lyne.
Oldham is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. We check the duct route at Oldham surveys, because a short, straight run to outside matters more than the fan's headline figure. For windowless bathrooms in Oldham homes, continuous extract that boosts on humidity often works better than a fan tied to the light switch.
Water across much of Greater Manchester 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
- Rigid or semi-rigid ducting kept short and straight, and insulated where it crosses a cold loft
- A fan chosen to meet the bathroom extract rate: 15 l/s intermittent or 8 l/s continuous
- 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.
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 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.
