- Postcode districts
- TS6, TS10
- Nearby
- Guisborough, Middlesbrough and Hartlepool
- Guide price
- £230–£550
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of North Yorkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Redcar?
For Redcar, our guide range for a bathroom extractor fan is £230 to £550 including VAT. Prices in Yorkshire and the Humber run at about 7% 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
- Fan with timer or humidistat
Inline fan
- Ducting to a roof or soffit vent
Continuous extract
- Good for windowless rooms
Guide prices for Redcar including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Redcar
We cover every part of Redcar, including TS6 and TS10, and nearby Guisborough (5.7 miles) and Middlesbrough (7.5 miles).
In Redcar, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. Fans fitted in Redcar bathrooms are wired by a qualified electrician, with RCD protection and an isolator outside the room. If your Redcar 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.
Water across much of North Yorkshire is moderately hard. Scale is a minor issue next to condensation, which is what a properly sized extractor fan is for. 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 fan chosen to meet the bathroom extract rate: 15 l/s intermittent or 8 l/s continuous
- Making good around the fan and checking that it extracts properly at the grille
Decisions to make first
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.
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 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.
