- Postcode districts
- DN15, DN16, DN17
- Nearby
- Brough, Goole and Thorne
- Guide price
- £240–£600
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Hard across most of Lincolnshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Scunthorpe?
Guide price in Scunthorpe: £240–£600 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for East Midlands, where prices are typically about 4% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Extractor fan
- Ducted to outside
Inline fan
- Grille in the ceiling
Continuous extract
- Low-energy fan running all the time
Guide prices for Scunthorpe including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Scunthorpe
In Scunthorpe we cover DN15, DN16 and DN17; we also cover Brough, 10.9 miles away, and Goole.
Scunthorpe 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 Scunthorpe 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. For windowless bathrooms in Scunthorpe homes, continuous extract that boosts on humidity often works better than a fan tied to the light switch.
Supplies across most of Lincolnshire are 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
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
- Wiring by a qualified electrician, with an isolator outside the room and RCD protection
- A check of the room, any existing fan or vent, and the shortest route to the outside
- Core-drilling through the wall, or ducting through the loft to a roof or soffit vent
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.
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.
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.
