I live in the US so I'm not sure how helpful this will be, but here are my two cents.
a) Absolutely. Ask for multiple quotes. Over the phone will work but I'm sure some will want to come out and see the site itself. Jobs that look basic sometimes turn out not to be, and some contractors will like to know that in advance.
b) & c) You can buy the fan yourself or the electrician might buy it for you. It's why talking to multiple people for quotes is useful and helpful because you can get an idea of what their services will include. It's usually better to buy the fan yourself because 1) you'll get exactly what you want, and 2) it'll probably be cheaper. But it's well within their scope to come in and tell you what's suitable.
d) IIRC, they do come in a pretty limited range. The range has less to do with size and more to do with air strength? (There's a specific term that's escaping me right now.) I redid a bathroom last year so I replaced the exhaust fan and I don't recall there being that much choice in terms of size.
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Date: 2010-03-31 09:10 am (UTC)a) Absolutely. Ask for multiple quotes. Over the phone will work but I'm sure some will want to come out and see the site itself. Jobs that look basic sometimes turn out not to be, and some contractors will like to know that in advance.
b) & c) You can buy the fan yourself or the electrician might buy it for you. It's why talking to multiple people for quotes is useful and helpful because you can get an idea of what their services will include. It's usually better to buy the fan yourself because 1) you'll get exactly what you want, and 2) it'll probably be cheaper. But it's well within their scope to come in and tell you what's suitable.
d) IIRC, they do come in a pretty limited range. The range has less to do with size and more to do with air strength? (There's a specific term that's escaping me right now.) I redid a bathroom last year so I replaced the exhaust fan and I don't recall there being that much choice in terms of size.