- Postcode districts
- FY1, FY2, FY3, FY4
- Nearby
- Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton-Cleveleys and Lytham St Annes
- Guide price
- £235–£550
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of Lancashire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Blackpool?
Our guide price for a bathroom extractor fan in Blackpool 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 Blackpool including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Blackpool
In Blackpool we cover FY1, FY2, FY3 and 1 more postcode districts; we also cover Poulton-le-Fylde, 3 miles away, and Thornton-Cleveleys.
Blackpool has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. If your Blackpool 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. Fans fitted in Blackpool bathrooms are wired by a qualified electrician, with RCD protection and an isolator outside the room.
Most of Lancashire 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
- 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
- Wiring by a qualified electrician, with an isolator outside the room and RCD protection
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.
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.
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.
