- Postcode districts
- PH3
- Nearby
- Crieff, Perth and Alloa
- Guide price
- £240–£600
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of Perth and Kinross
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Auchterarder?
As a guide, budget £240 to £600 including VAT for a bathroom extractor fan in Auchterarder; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in Scotland run at about 4% 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
- Ducted to outside
Inline fan
- Grille in the ceiling
Continuous extract
- Low-energy fan running all the time
Guide prices for Auchterarder including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Auchterarder
In Auchterarder we cover PH3; we also cover Crieff, 7.3 miles away, and Perth.
Auchterarder gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If your Auchterarder 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. For windowless bathrooms in Auchterarder homes, continuous extract that boosts on humidity often works better than a fan tied to the light switch.
Most of Perth and Kinross 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
- Rigid or semi-rigid ducting kept short and straight, and insulated where it crosses a cold loft
- A check of the room, any existing fan or vent, and the shortest route to the outside
- Core-drilling through the wall, or ducting through the loft to a roof or soffit vent
- Making good around the fan and checking that it extracts properly at the grille
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.
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.
Rules that apply in Scotland
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.
