What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Moray?
Our guide range in Moray is £240–£600 including VAT. Prices in Moray run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.
Extractor fan
- Fan with timer or humidistat
Inline fan
- Ducting to a roof or soffit vent
Continuous extract
- Good for windowless rooms
Guide prices for Moray including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Moray?
Supplies across most of Moray are soft. 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. Fans fitted in Elgin bathrooms are wired by a qualified electrician, with RCD protection and an isolator outside the room.
What the job includes
- 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
- Run-on timer, humidistat or light-linked switching set up to suit how the room is used
- 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
- A fan chosen to meet the bathroom extract rate: 15 l/s intermittent or 8 l/s continuous
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.
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.
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.
Rules that apply in Scotland
A bathroom needs extract ventilation when it is newly formed, and on a refit an existing fan should not be replaced with a less effective one. The fan and its wiring must meet BS 7671 for the zone it sits in, on a circuit with 30 mA RCD protection. In a flat, the title deeds often require the other owners' agreement for a new extract vent, and in a listed building a new opening through an external wall can need listed building consent.
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.