- Postcode districts
- TD1
- Nearby
- Hawick, Kelso and Peebles
- Guide price
- £240–£600
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of the Scottish Borders
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Galashiels?
For Galashiels, our guide range for a bathroom extractor fan is £240 to £600 including VAT. 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
- Wired to regulations
Inline fan
- Quiet fan in the loft void
Continuous extract
- Boost on humidity
Guide prices for Galashiels including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Galashiels
In Galashiels we cover TD1; we also cover Hawick, 13.3 miles away, and Kelso.
Galashiels gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If your Galashiels 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. We check the duct route at Galashiels surveys, because a short, straight run to outside matters more than the fan's headline figure.
Supplies across most of the Scottish Borders 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.
What the job includes
- Run-on timer, humidistat or light-linked switching set up to suit how the room is used
- Wiring by a qualified electrician, with an isolator outside the room and RCD protection
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
- 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.
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
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.
