- Postcode districts
- L20, L21, L22, L30, L37, L38 + 2 more
- Nearby
- Formby, Lytham St Annes and Ormskirk
- 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 Southport?
In Southport, a bathroom extractor fan typically costs £235–£550 including VAT, based on North West England prices. 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 Southport including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Southport
In Southport we cover L20, L21, L22 and 5 more postcode districts; we also cover Formby, 6.5 miles away, and Lytham St Annes.
Southport has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. We check the duct route at Southport surveys, because a short, straight run to outside matters more than the fan's headline figure. For windowless bathrooms in Southport homes, continuous extract that boosts on humidity often works better than a fan tied to the light switch.
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
- Wiring by a qualified electrician, with an isolator outside the room and RCD protection
- Core-drilling through the wall, or ducting through the loft to a roof or soffit vent
- A fan chosen to meet the bathroom extract rate: 15 l/s intermittent or 8 l/s continuous
- A check of the room, any existing fan or vent, and the shortest route to the outside
Decisions to make first
Replacement air
A fan needs air to replace what it removes, so leave a gap of around 10 mm under the door or fit a door grille. A sealed room starves the fan.
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.
