- Postcode districts
- G74
- Nearby
- Cambuslang, Blantyre and Rutherglen
- 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 East Kilbride?
Our guide price for a bathroom extractor fan in East Kilbride is £240–£600 including VAT. 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
- Fan with timer or humidistat
Inline fan
- Ducting to a roof or soffit vent
Continuous extract
- Good for windowless rooms
Guide prices for East Kilbride including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in East Kilbride
In East Kilbride we cover G74; we also cover Cambuslang, 3.2 miles away, and Blantyre.
Across a large town like East Kilbride, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. In East Kilbride 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 East Kilbride homes, continuous extract that boosts on humidity often works better than a fan tied to the light switch.
Water across much of Lanarkshire 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
- 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
- Core-drilling through the wall, or ducting through the loft to a roof or soffit vent
- A check of the room, any existing fan or vent, and the shortest route to the outside
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.
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.
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.
