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How do I find out if I can connect to mains gas

I am buying a house with no mains gas, how do i find out whether i can connect to a supply in my area?
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  • adr0ck
    adr0ck Posts: 2,374
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  • SquatNow
    SquatNow Posts: 2,285 Forumite
    Have the houses either side got mains gas? Often a good guide!

    If they have then you should be able to, but if you have no exising pipes I doubt it would be cheap as they will have to run pipes from the road to your house... depending on how far from the road your house is.
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  • TBeckett100
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    its on the road. i will call them tomorrow
  • SquatNow
    SquatNow Posts: 2,285 Forumite
    its on the road. i will call them tomorrow

    Has next door both side got gas?

    Are you up a track or something?

    If so, have ANY of the houses further up the track from you got gas?
    Bankruptcy isn't the worst that can happen to you. The worst that can happen is your forced to live the rest of your life in abject poverty trying to repay the debts.
  • Canucklehead
    Canucklehead Posts: 6,254 Forumite
    Good morning: It depends on where you live in the UK... for example, Southern Gas covers down here in Kent and has an online facility to request a connection (as do others;)) http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Gas/About/How+Gas+is+Delivered/distribution/

    HTH

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  • chappers
    chappers Posts: 2,988 Forumite
    Jjust had a quote for two new conections and to move one connection 3 feet with me fitting all the boxes and excavating to the boundary, admittedly one does have to go right across a road to the pavement on the other side.....£2176 +VAT
  • Lotus-eater
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    Ouch, are we going to welcome you to the oil heating club, or are you going to bite the pillow?
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  • Ouch, are we going to welcome you to the oil heating club, or are you going to bite the pillow?

    Oil heating?! I wouldn't recommend it - oil prices are going to skyrocket in the near future. I would look into renewables as a more cost effective long term option.

    What are the existing heating arrangements?
    Happy to help with HIPs and EPCs
  • chappers
    chappers Posts: 2,988 Forumite
    Its a single house going to be split into three so will just have to bite the bullet and pay it.I reckon it will take two guys a day to do the lot plus an hour for two guys to come along and reinstate the road,plus the 10 mins the surveyor was there, probably about £200 in materials , by my reckoning thats about £1500 in administration.
  • When I moved to my last home I had gas fitted - eventually.

    Before I made an offer I rang BG who advised that a new supply would cost £170. When I moved in, the quote was £1200!

    I ordered my gas fire and new fireplace anyway then challenged the price. I offrered to ask my neighbours if they wanted gas and was told that this should mean a better deal. Some neighbours were interested and, after some chasing, Transco quoted me £179. I paid by return of mail.

    My neighbours were less fortunate with only one getting a quote of £179. The others ranged from £2K to £3K! I have no idea how they put their quotes together :confused:

    A few weeks later I arrived to do some more decorating (I was living in rented) to find holes everywhere. They brought the gas from another street and all for £179.

    Result!

    GG
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