Replacing back boiler with combi quote?

catmagpie

Hi all -

Just got a quote and I am thinking it is on the high side...can anyone advise?:

To drain down the heating system.
To disconnect and remove from site the existing boiler, cylinder and gas fire.
To disconnect but leave in the loft the cws tank and the expansion tank.
To supply and fit a new Vaillant ecotec plus 831 combination boiler with a flue going through the wall and a flue management system outside.
To supply and fit a manual timeclock to the boiler.
To alter the pipework and wiring to suit.
To supply and fit a 22mm gas pipe to the boiler.
To run the condense from the boiler to the waste under the kitchen sink.
To supply and fit 6 thermostatic radiator valves.
To disconnect the old roomstat.
To supply and fit a new radiator in the lounge altering the pipework from the hallway.
To supply and fit a magnaclean to the boiler.
To supply and fit a limefighter to the boiler.
To powerflush the heating system.
To add an inhibitor when we have completed works.
Price quoted is
£ 3,599.00 + VAT...

Thanks.

Canucklehead

Good evening: good spec but no replacement roomstat mentioned and tanks left insitu. Is the new boiler going in the same location? Where are you in the UK?

Always get 3 quotes from RGIs recommended to you by a source you trust and compare like for like.

Canucklehead

catmagpie

Thanks Canucklehead. The boiler will go into the kitchen, an adjoining room. We are in East Anglia. I am waiting for more quote but it would be great to have a benchmark.

ormus

far too high. get some more quotes.
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theres a chap on ebay supply/fitting that same boiler for 1650 quid in the essex area.

pompeyfaith

I had a full central heating system installed in a 4 bed home for less than that.

More quotes from GAS SAFE installers needed

leasandy

hi i just had that work done it cost me £1800 they removed my tanks and fitted a new rad in bedroom they also had to put the flue up through my roof which cost more shop around i had this work done in october

pompeyfaith

That was a fair price Leasandy considering they had to do roof work aswell.

The_Blue_Hatter

Try and get a sole trader and not a ltd company aswell, not VAT to pay.

gas4you

The_Blue_Hatter wrote: »

Try and get a sole trader and not a ltd company aswell, not VAT to pay.

Small Ltd company may not charge VAT either, whereas a sole trader like me does charge VAT.

VAT doesn't make that much difference in the big picture as some of it will be at 5% and if someone is not VAT registered you will only save the VAT on their labour.

I think that price is a bit over the top though. A wild approximation, as one cannot see the job, would be around £2600 + VAT.

fivetide

I would say - rough guide given a family member is in the trade £2500 all in for a new boiler. Depends on piping/placement etc etc.

5t.

dec22

I paid £3,280 for having old gas fire and back boiler removed and replaced with Worcester Bosch combi boiler. Old tanks also removed. Flue went up through the roof. All radiators replaced with thermostatic ones and put in a diffferent positions (3 beds, cloak, bathroom and bottom of stairs,lounge, kitchen/diner). All new piping and then flushed. Digital timer. Very neat and tidy work.