- Postcode districts
- ML5
- Nearby
- Airdrie, Bellshill and Motherwell
- Guide price
- £240–£600
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of Lanarkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Coatbridge?
As a guide, budget £240 to £600 including VAT for a bathroom extractor fan in Coatbridge; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in Scotland run at about 4% 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 Coatbridge including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Coatbridge
As well as Coatbridge itself (ML5), we survey in Airdrie, Bellshill and Motherwell.
In Coatbridge, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. In Coatbridge 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. For windowless bathrooms in Coatbridge homes, continuous extract that boosts on humidity often works better than a fan tied to the light switch.
Most of Lanarkshire 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
- 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
- A fan chosen to meet the bathroom extract rate: 15 l/s intermittent or 8 l/s continuous
- Run-on timer, humidistat or light-linked switching set up to suit how the room is used
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
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.
