- Postcode districts
- NE29, NE30, NE33
- Nearby
- Tynemouth, South Shields and Whitley Bay
- 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 North Shields?
Our guide price for a bathroom extractor fan in North Shields is £225–£550 including VAT. Labour costs in North East England put local prices at about 10% below the UK guide figure. 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 North Shields including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in North Shields
In North Shields we cover NE29, NE30 and NE33; we also cover Tynemouth, 0.9 miles away, and South Shields.
In North Shields, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. We check the duct route at North Shields surveys, because a short, straight run to outside matters more than the fan's headline figure. Fans fitted in North Shields bathrooms are wired by a qualified electrician, with RCD protection and an isolator outside the room.
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
- A backdraught shutter and external grille, so cold air does not blow back in
- A fan chosen to meet the bathroom extract rate: 15 l/s intermittent or 8 l/s continuous
- Rigid or semi-rigid ducting kept short and straight, and insulated where it crosses a cold loft
- Run-on timer, humidistat or light-linked switching set up to suit how the room is used
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.
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.
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.
