Moving a radiator

beckyv

Hi

Im new to this forum and i must say it is fab!

I have just brought a new house. Problem is in two of the rooms the radiators are in stupid places and take up valuable space.

On average and i know this can vary, how much will it cost to move about 6 feet, plus will there be much damage to the wall.

As well as this, what about changing the way a door opens to the other side as this is also hung stupidly. can youjust flip the door?

thanks in advance.

TheOneSteeltips

If the door a fire door you may not be allowed to flip it because of building regs. other wise it is possible.
the pluming job can be tricky is the floor solid if not it should be a strait forward job unless the pipes are coming down the wall

Norma_Desmond

We recently totally gutted our kitchen and had our plumber move the radiator to the adjacent wall - it cost around £90 and didn't damage the wall; just had to paint over where it had been.
Not sure about your door - I would have thought it would be quite easy?

beckyv

Thanks guys

not a fire door,just regular ones and no the floor is not solid so thats good news.

£90 is resonable, just hope the pipes dont come down the wall!

Canucklehead

Good afternoon: The cost of relocating your rads and potential damage is dependent on a number of factors e.g. wall and floor composition, location of existing pipework/wiring/powerpoints, where you live in the UK, if your plumber tops up and rebalances CH system etc (my OH Corgi Guy could tell you more) and, most importantly, the skill of your plumber (lots of cowboys out there!)

If you are looking for a plumber you could check out the Institute of Plumbing and Heating website at https://www.iphe.org.uk or ask friends etc for a recommendation.
Your best bet is to get 3 qualified plumbers round to quote you in writing and go from there.

HTH

Canucklehead

TheOneSteeltips

If the pipes come up from the floor then in all likely hood the pipe work will be all under floor

£90 not bad ruffly a days or less to do the job the system will need drained and CH ant corrosion replaced £10 to £20 for that
i had a bath a sink and a wc put in a few months back £180 and i new the guy and i remove the old stuff. i could have done it my self but i wanted to be sure.

you can balance you CH system yourself after its not hard to do