- Postcode districts
- EH52
- Nearby
- Livingston, Queensferry and Balerno
- Guide price
- £240–£600
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of the Lothians
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Broxburn?
Guide price in Broxburn: £240–£600 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in Scotland 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
- Ducted to outside
Inline fan
- Grille in the ceiling
Continuous extract
- Low-energy fan running all the time
Guide prices for Broxburn including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Broxburn
We cover every part of Broxburn, including EH52, and nearby Livingston (2.9 miles) and Queensferry (4.8 miles).
Broxburn gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If your Broxburn 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. In Broxburn 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.
Most of the Lothians 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
- Run-on timer, humidistat or light-linked switching set up to suit how the room is used
- 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
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.
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 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.
