- Postcode districts
- CT6
- Nearby
- Whitstable, Canterbury and Faversham
- Guide price
- £280–£650
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Very hard across most of Kent
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Herne Bay?
For Herne Bay, our guide range for a bathroom extractor fan is £280 to £650 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for South East England, where prices are typically about 12% above the UK average. 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 Herne Bay including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Herne Bay
In Herne Bay we cover CT6; we also cover Whitstable, 4.5 miles away, and Canterbury.
Herne Bay gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. Fans fitted in Herne Bay bathrooms are wired by a qualified electrician, with RCD protection and an isolator outside the room. In Herne Bay flats, a new vent through an outside wall may need freeholder consent, so we raise it at the survey.
Water across much of Kent 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
- Wiring by a qualified electrician, with an isolator outside the room and RCD protection
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
- 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
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.
