- Postcode districts
- IP1, IP2, IP3, IP4
- Nearby
- Harwich, Walton-on-the-Naze and Colchester
- Guide price
- £265–£650
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Very hard across most of Suffolk
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Ipswich?
As a guide, budget £265 to £650 including VAT for a bathroom extractor fan in Ipswich; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in East of England run at about 6% above 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 Ipswich including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Ipswich
As well as Ipswich itself (IP1, IP2, IP3 and 1 more postcode districts), we survey in Harwich, Walton-on-the-Naze and Colchester.
Across a large town like Ipswich, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. In Ipswich flats, a new vent through an outside wall may need freeholder consent, so we raise it at the survey. For windowless bathrooms in Ipswich homes, continuous extract that boosts on humidity often works better than a fan tied to the light switch.
Water across much of Suffolk is very hard. Steam carries that scale onto mirrors and glass, so a fan that clears the room quickly helps on both counts. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A fan chosen to meet the bathroom extract rate: 15 l/s intermittent or 8 l/s continuous
- A check of the room, any existing fan or vent, and the shortest route to the outside
- Making good around the fan and checking that it extracts properly at the grille
- Rigid or semi-rigid ducting kept short and straight, and insulated where it crosses a cold loft
Decisions to make first
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.
Intermittent or continuous
An intermittent fan runs during and after use. A continuous fan runs quietly all the time at a low rate and boosts when humidity rises.
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.
