- Postcode districts
- YO11, YO12
- Nearby
- Guisborough, Redcar and York
- 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 Scarborough?
Our guide price for a bathroom extractor fan in Scarborough is £230–£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
- Wired to regulations
Inline fan
- Quiet fan in the loft void
Continuous extract
- Boost on humidity
Guide prices for Scarborough including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Scarborough
As well as Scarborough itself (YO11 and YO12), we survey in Guisborough, Redcar and York.
Homes in and around Scarborough vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. For windowless bathrooms in Scarborough homes, continuous extract that boosts on humidity often works better than a fan tied to the light switch. In Scarborough flats, a new vent through an outside wall may need freeholder consent, so we raise it at the survey.
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
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
- 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
- Core-drilling through the wall, or ducting through the loft to a roof or soffit vent
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.
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.
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.
