- Postcode districts
- LE9, LE10
- Nearby
- Earl Shilton, Nuneaton and Bedworth
- Guide price
- £240–£600
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Hard across most of Leicestershire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Hinckley?
For Hinckley, our guide range for a bathroom extractor fan is £240 to £600 including VAT. Labour costs in East Midlands put local prices at about 4% below the UK guide figure. 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 Hinckley including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Hinckley
In Hinckley we cover LE9 and LE10; we also cover Earl Shilton, 3.7 miles away, and Nuneaton.
In Hinckley, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. For windowless bathrooms in Hinckley homes, continuous extract that boosts on humidity often works better than a fan tied to the light switch. Fans fitted in Hinckley bathrooms are wired by a qualified electrician, with RCD protection and an isolator outside the room.
Water across much of Leicestershire is 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
- Making good around the fan and checking that it extracts properly at the grille
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
- Run-on timer, humidistat or light-linked switching set up to suit how the room is used
- Rigid or semi-rigid ducting kept short and straight, and insulated where it crosses a cold loft
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
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.
