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Getting Connected To Gas Supply

janz70
janz70 Posts: 59 Forumite
Looking at a purchasing a house that has oil heating but want to change to gas in the future. I have been searching the internet but have been getting very frustrated as cant find a simple answer about if there is a supply where the house is located (on the outskirts of a village with a gas supply) and how much it would cost

Does any body have any links to help

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  • rogerblack
    rogerblack Posts: 9,446 Forumite
    janz70 wrote: »
    Looking at a purchasing a house that has oil heating but want to change to gas in the future. I have been searching the internet but have been getting very frustrated as cant find a simple answer about if there is a supply where the house is located (on the outskirts of a village with a gas supply) and how much it would cost

    Does any body have any links to help

    It'll vary from a few hundred if there is gas in the street outside to many thousands if not.
    http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Gas/Connections/GasServices/NewGasSupply/ looks relevant.
  • janz70
    janz70 Posts: 59 Forumite
    thanks for that - site down until later tonight but will try later
  • tim9966
    tim9966 Posts: 496 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    I've just done this myself. It ended up costing just over £3,000 to connect to a main about 60m away from the house.

    They had to dig a few holes in my garden, and moled the pipe in between, and then spent the next few days digging up the road.

    If you are less than 23m away the cost would have been about £600.

    The find your nearest main go for a walk and look at the main hole covers, or you get a quote from the company which do the pipes in your area and they will work out where the main is.

    It takes a few months to arrange. I applied back in May, and the work was carried out mid September.
  • C_Mababejive
    C_Mababejive Posts: 11,668 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Where are you?
    Feudal Britain needs land reform. 70% of the land is "owned" by 1 % of the population and at least 50% is unregistered (inherited by landed gentry). Thats why your slave box costs so much..
  • irnbru_2
    irnbru_2 Posts: 1,603 Forumite
    janz70 wrote: »
    Does any body have any links to help

    Try this thread.
  • janz70
    janz70 Posts: 59 Forumite
    Thanks for the help guys and gals - found loads of links today, guess I was having a bad un

    form filled out but as Im not the owner or renter of the property they may not quote me - I was talking to the next door neighbour and apparently they had a quote many years ago and it was £17000 as the main is about 100m away :eek: holy jebus
  • irnbru_2
    irnbru_2 Posts: 1,603 Forumite
    janz70 wrote: »
    I was talking to the next door neighbour and apparently they had a quote many years ago and it was £17000 as the main is about 100m away :eek: holy jebus

    Go round the neighbours and see how many want a connection. It may be that an INFILL is a better solution.
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