- Postcode districts
- L20, L21, L22
- Nearby
- Litherland, Wallasey and Liverpool
- Guide price
- £235–£550
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of Merseyside
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Bootle?
Guide price in Bootle: £235–£550 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. 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 Bootle including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Bootle
In Bootle we cover L20, L21 and L22; we also cover Litherland, 0.8 miles away, and Wallasey.
Homes in and around Bootle vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If your Bootle bathroom has black mould on the ceiling or silicone, the fan and its duct are the first things we check. Fans fitted in Bootle bathrooms are wired by a qualified electrician, with RCD protection and an isolator outside the room.
Most of Merseyside 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
- 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
- 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
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.
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.
