- Postcode districts
- PA1, PA2, PA3
- Nearby
- Barrhead, Renfrew and Johnstone
- Guide price
- £240–£600
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Paisley?
Our guide price for a bathroom extractor fan in Paisley is £240–£600 including VAT. Labour costs in Scotland put local prices at about 4% below the UK guide figure. 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 Paisley including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Paisley
We cover every part of Paisley, including PA1, PA2 and PA3, and nearby Barrhead (2.7 miles) and Renfrew (3.2 miles).
Across a large town like Paisley, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. In Paisley flats, a new vent through an outside wall may need agreement from the other owners or the factor, so we raise it at the survey. Fans fitted in Paisley bathrooms are wired by a qualified electrician, with RCD protection and an isolator outside the room.
Water across much of Renfrewshire and Inverclyde is 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.
What the job includes
- 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
- Wiring by a qualified electrician, with an isolator outside the room and RCD protection
- Rigid or semi-rigid ducting kept short and straight, and insulated where it crosses a cold loft
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.
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 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.
