Would you buy a house with no central heating?

PasturesNew

G_M wrote: »

Electric heaters are expensive so unless the stove is very efficient I'd suggest installing ch.

But for 1-2 electric radiators/similar, in a small place (especially with the woodburner), it can be cheaper to use electric because it's cheaper to install, you don't need any maintenance contract with it or yearly service and boilers need replacing and are more costly. So it can be cheaper.

elliebobs

The best thing for me in keeping heating costs down recently has been the menopause!;) I would recommend it to all, as I feel so hot all the time, I even had the bedroom window wide open to cool down during the recent cold snap and snow! The rest of the family particularly hubby were freezing it has to be said, but there has to be some sort of pay back for going through years of PMT, childbirth etc.

Good luck OP. [/QUOTE]

sorry but this made me laugh! I'm only (!) 38 so hopefully got a few years left but agree that it is very MSE as you say!

I think the consensus is to take a punt and, if it's freezing, then get something installed. Who knows, there may be life outside CH; my niece would have a fit though-she's a child of the millenium so too used to home comforts!

BitterAndTwisted

I'd be more concerned with the open-plan design than the lack of a CH system. I think you should ensure that it's possible to have a gas-supply to the property rather than assuming that it can. I'd steer well-clear of electric heating, it's ruddy expensive and not going to get any cheaper either.

Also, if you're going to buy fuel for the wood-burning stove you should check out the prices locally as it's not cheap by all accounts.

But no, if I loved the house I certainly wouldn't be put off by the lack of CH.

Mad_Kitty_Kat

I have twice. First time in current house still here twelve years later with no central heating, I have a gas fire and economy 7 storage heaters (I only ever use one heater in the hall next to the bathroom. The house is a mid terrace house and I think when I first moved in I thought I would get the heating installed but have just never got round to it.

My next house which I have bought I am getting heating installed but more due to the fact that everything needs doing to the house and it is all getting done before I move in.

PasturesNew

sorry but this made me laugh! I'm only (!) 38 so hopefully got a few years left but agree that it is very MSE as you say!

Maybe not.... might be just around the corner, you can't tell.

PasturesNew

For the wood burner, find out if it's wood or multi-fuel. If it's multi-fuel you can make your own logs out of old newspapers. You squidge them up with water, compress them, then they need drying out and stacking.

Owain_Moneysaver

You might find the house is warm enough with some electric heaters in the bedrooms.

However if you do decide to put in wet central heating you will need space for the boiler, plus some upheaval running the pipes.

But if the house and location are what you want, no central heating's far from insurmountable.

I've considered houses with no leccy and water but that's because they're the only ones I could afford ...

mjm3346

PasturesNew wrote: »

But for 1-2 electric radiators/similar, in a small place (especially with the woodburner), it can be cheaper to use electric because it's cheaper to install, you don't need any maintenance contract with it or yearly service and boilers need replacing and are more costly. So it can be cheaper.

I agree in a small place by the time you factor in boiler breakdowns, annual service fees etc you have quite a bit to put towards the cost of alternative heating.
Even quite small woodburners can chuck out a lot of heat so you may not need much more.

thejonesfamily

we sold a cottage once with a woodburner. despite it being 12KW, it didnt heat the house and hit air never left the room. Thehouse was damp and it put people off not being able to heat properly.
DONT DO IT. The cottage ticked all the boxes for us, then we realised in the depth of winter it was a miserable cold place.

thejonesfamily

also, storing wood all year and collecting it etc is too much admin. get yourself a house with CH and be done with it, you'll be far happier in the long run