- Postcode districts
- ME2
- Nearby
- Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham
- 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 Strood?
Guide price in Strood: £280–£650 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. 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
- Wired to regulations
Inline fan
- Quiet fan in the loft void
Continuous extract
- Boost on humidity
Guide prices for Strood including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Strood
We cover every part of Strood, including ME2, and nearby Rochester (1.3 miles) and Chatham (2.4 miles).
In Strood, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If your Strood 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. We check the duct route at Strood surveys, because a short, straight run to outside matters more than the fan's headline figure.
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
- Core-drilling through the wall, or ducting through the loft to a roof or soffit vent
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
- A check of the room, any existing fan or vent, and the shortest route to the outside
- Wiring by a qualified electrician, with an isolator outside the room and RCD protection
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
