- Postcode districts
- CH44, CH45
- Nearby
- Moreton, Birkenhead and Bootle
- 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 Wallasey?
As a guide, budget £235 to £550 including VAT for a bathroom extractor fan in Wallasey; your written quote will pin it down. Labour costs in North West England put local prices at about 6% below the UK guide figure. 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 Wallasey including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Wallasey
As well as Wallasey itself (CH44 and CH45), we survey in Moreton, Birkenhead and Bootle.
Homes in and around Wallasey vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. We check the duct route at Wallasey surveys, because a short, straight run to outside matters more than the fan's headline figure. If your Wallasey 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.
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
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
- 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
- Wiring by a qualified electrician, with an isolator outside the room and RCD protection
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.
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.
