Cost for bathroom fan complete install?

[Anonymous]

We need a complete install of a bathroom fan. The vent is prepped and ready in the attic after a recent roof replacement, we just need to have the fan we purchased installed, including electric. I’m also assuming the fan will need to be on an independent breaker? I don’t know how that works, to be honest. I do know we will need wiring for the fan itself, and a switch added on the wall.

Any idea how much this will run? Trying to gauge an estimated price before we start making calls.

[Anonymous]

Maybe $1500. You don't need a new breaker for a bathroom fan.

[Anonymous]

No more than $350. This is about an hours worth of work and about $100 in materials.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No more than $350. This is about an hours worth of work and about $100 in materials.

No way you're going to get this done for $350 unless it's part of a larger project, particularly if you want to comply with code and pull permits.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No more than $350. This is about an hours worth of work and about $100 in materials.

No way you're going to get this done for $350 unless it's part of a larger project, particularly if you want to comply with code and pull permits.

NP. Disagree. I had this done in my own house as part of a larger project and it was like $200, and in a rental property last year as a one-off and it cost $250, including the fan. There's zero reason this should cost $1500, and you certainly don't need to pull permits to put in a fan!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No more than $350. This is about an hours worth of work and about $100 in materials.

No way you're going to get this done for $350 unless it's part of a larger project, particularly if you want to comply with code and pull permits.

NP. Disagree. I had this done in my own house as part of a larger project and it was like $200, and in a rental property last year as a one-off and it cost $250, including the fan. There's zero reason this should cost $1500, and you certainly don't need to pull permits to put in a fan!

Agree. This is a small job for an electrician. If the wiring had already been there, it would be a handyman job. This does not cost $1500, and does not require permits to be pulled. I would say the range is $250-$350.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No more than $350. This is about an hours worth of work and about $100 in materials.

No way you're going to get this done for $350 unless it's part of a larger project, particularly if you want to comply with code and pull permits.

NP. Disagree. I had this done in my own house as part of a larger project and it was like $200, and in a rental property last year as a one-off and it cost $250, including the fan. There's zero reason this should cost $1500, and you certainly don't need to pull permits to put in a fan!

Agree. This is a small job for an electrician. If the wiring had already been there, it would be a handyman job. This does not cost $1500, and does not require permits to be pulled. I would say the range is $250-$350.

Thanks everyone! This is exactly why I asked!

[Anonymous]

Bethesda, McLean, Vienna, and NW DC homes do not require bathroom exhaust fans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bethesda, McLean, Vienna, and NW DC homes do not require bathroom exhaust fans.

That’s nice, but we want one.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No more than $350. This is about an hours worth of work and about $100 in materials.

No way you're going to get this done for $350 unless it's part of a larger project, particularly if you want to comply with code and pull permits.

NP. Disagree. I had this done in my own house as part of a larger project and it was like $200, and in a rental property last year as a one-off and it cost $250, including the fan. There's zero reason this should cost $1500, and you certainly don't need to pull permits to put in a fan!

OP wants to add a new switch. That is likely to require a permit. Please provide code cite stating otherwise.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No more than $350. This is about an hours worth of work and about $100 in materials.

No way you're going to get this done for $350 unless it's part of a larger project, particularly if you want to comply with code and pull permits.

NP. Disagree. I had this done in my own house as part of a larger project and it was like $200, and in a rental property last year as a one-off and it cost $250, including the fan. There's zero reason this should cost $1500, and you certainly don't need to pull permits to put in a fan!

OP wants to add a new switch. That is likely to require a permit. Please provide code cite stating otherwise.

I had three switches added without a permit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No more than $350. This is about an hours worth of work and about $100 in materials.

No way you're going to get this done for $350 unless it's part of a larger project, particularly if you want to comply with code and pull permits.

NP. Disagree. I had this done in my own house as part of a larger project and it was like $200, and in a rental property last year as a one-off and it cost $250, including the fan. There's zero reason this should cost $1500, and you certainly don't need to pull permits to put in a fan!

OP wants to add a new switch. That is likely to require a permit. Please provide code cite stating otherwise.

I had three switches added without a permit.

Building code requires permits for adding new switches. Cite the code section that supports the contrary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No more than $350. This is about an hours worth of work and about $100 in materials.

No way you're going to get this done for $350 unless it's part of a larger project, particularly if you want to comply with code and pull permits.

NP. Disagree. I had this done in my own house as part of a larger project and it was like $200, and in a rental property last year as a one-off and it cost $250, including the fan. There's zero reason this should cost $1500, and you certainly don't need to pull permits to put in a fan!

OP wants to add a new switch. That is likely to require a permit. Please provide code cite stating otherwise.

I had three switches added without a permit.

Building code requires permits for adding new switches. Cite the code section that supports the contrary.

How about you “cite the code section” that says you need a permit to add a switch on your wall. They do not have time to be processing permits every time a homeowner adds a switch on a wall. I had recessed lighting installed in a room in my personal home by a licensed electrician, and a switch added to control them. Do you REALLY think a permit was required for that? If you do, show me where it says it was necessary. Montgomery County.

OP, don’t listen to this ninny.

[Anonymous]

Permits are a minimum requirement being met. The bare minimum. As a homeowner, pp, when you pull a permit you ask the trades person to go above and beyond the minimum, if you even know what that is?

Having pulled many, the practicality and usefulness of a permit for this purpose is pretty much useless. As an inspector once told me with electrical ‘it either works or it doesn’t and you will know right away’. There’s only so many ways to wire a single pole switch.

In this case, I’d be most worried that the power, if not existing, is correctly run and pigtailed.

[Anonymous]

If the attic is above the bathroom and unfinished, it might not be that bad, but it’s still going to leave some holes in your drywall probably. Depending on how much tile there is, that could be an issue. So the electrician will cost a few hundred but then you might need to repair the walls yourself or hire someone.