- Postcode districts
- IP14
- Nearby
- Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury
- 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 Stowmarket?
As a guide, budget £265 to £650 including VAT for a bathroom extractor fan in Stowmarket; your written quote will pin it down. Labour costs in East of England put local prices at about 6% above 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 Stowmarket including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Stowmarket
In Stowmarket we cover IP14; we also cover Ipswich, 11.2 miles away, and Bury St Edmunds.
Stowmarket gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. We check the duct route at Stowmarket surveys, because a short, straight run to outside matters more than the fan's headline figure. If your Stowmarket 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.
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 backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
- 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
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.
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.
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.
