Getting gas from one side of the house to the other ?

Cakeeater_2

I'm buying a bungalow where the only visible gas pipes in the house are in the kitchen with the cooker and central heating boiler against an exterior wall.

On the opposite side of the house is the livingroom with a real fireplace.

Assuming the floors are concrete, is it practical to get a gas fire put into the fireplace ? How would they potentially route the piping ?

I'm guessing it would be either a lot of channeling in the concrete floors, or going up into the attic and down again into the living room which would have its own complications for hiding the pipe.

andrew-b

Through the roofspace and down into living room.

In our bungalow with concrete floors the pipe goes from meter cupboard (kitchen larder) up into loft ..tee off to the living room gas fire and carries on to the boiler in kitchen..then carries on half way round kitchen behind units to gas hob. In the living room the pipe is exposed but in a corner to side of the chimney breast so it doesn't really notice much. In the kitchen we boxed in all the pipes next to the boiler.

If i were you i would get an electric fire installed instead as its a bit safer (more expensive per unit of energy but more efficient and no need to get it serviced regularly). With gas you'll likely have to whack a big hole through the wall to meet ventilation requirements. Do you know if the chimney is lined already - if not then you need to consider the costs involved to put flue liner in if you go with a gas fire.

Doozergirl

What andrewb said. You may find it prohibitively expensive, depending on your budget.

You may be better off with electric or a real fire.