- Postcode districts
- DH4, SR3, SR4
- Nearby
- Chester-le-Street, Washington and Seaham
- Guide price
- £225–£550
- Typical time on site
- half a day
- Water
- Soft across most of Tyne and Wear
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bathroom extractor fan cost in Houghton-Le-Spring?
As a guide, budget £225 to £550 including VAT for a bathroom extractor fan in Houghton-Le-Spring; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in North East England run at about 10% 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 Houghton-Le-Spring including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Houghton-Le-Spring
In Houghton-Le-Spring we cover DH4, SR3 and SR4; we also cover Chester-le-Street, 4.5 miles away, and Washington.
Homes in and around Houghton-Le-Spring vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. In Houghton-Le-Spring flats, a new vent through an outside wall may need freeholder consent, so we raise it at the survey. For windowless bathrooms in Houghton-Le-Spring homes, continuous extract that boosts on humidity often works better than a fan tied to the light switch.
Supplies across most of Tyne and Wear 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
- 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
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
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.
