Moving gas meter outside

sg0102

Hi all

2nd post of the day :shocked:

We are renovating our kitchen, and are debating whether to move the gas meter outside.

I'm not clear on who / how we get this done? Can a gas safety engineer do this for us? Or do we have to go through Transco / National Grid?

And what is the approximate cost of doing so?

We are based in Notts.

Any advice very very welcome!
Thanks
Steve

C_Mababejive

sg0102 wrote: »

Hi all

2nd post of the day :shocked:

We are renovating our kitchen, and are debating whether to move the gas meter outside.

I'm not clear on who / how we get this done? Can a gas safety engineer do this for us? Or do we have to go through Transco / National Grid?

And what is the approximate cost of doing so?

We are based in Notts.

Any advice very very welcome!
Thanks
Steve

Well its a pity your in Notts..

Myser

You will have to use an approved National Grid contractor as the gas meter and the supply leading to it is National Grid's property.

fluffpot

and if it's anything like moving an electric meter, it will be expensive. Best to get a price early on

ROY47

http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Gas/Connections/GasServices/MoveMeter/DomesticSingle/2To10mWhoWillReconnectNew.htm

national grid prices vary depending on where you live

£1,767.60 to £3,069.60 :eek: :eek: :eek:

jonnyb1978

Yep the in laws just had a quote for this and was extortionate. They want it moving for a downstairs shower room.

They have decided to move into a bungalow now!

gavinh1175

£975 - I live in Kent which is covered by Southern Gas Networks.

C_Mababejive

It is possible to do it much cheaper.

BlueC

Had this done a couple of months ago. We just paid just shy of £500 to move ours from internal wall to external. This was for a < 2m move. It jumps up a fair bit over 2m. We paid another £150 to have our gas safe engineer reconnect everything back up, although National Grid can also do that.

This is the place to start: http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Gas/Connections/GasServices/MoveMeter/

FWIW we were expecting it to be a real hassle but they were really good. Lots of communication, arrived on time, did their business, got off. Can't complain really.

(Moving the electric was MUCH more expensive)

theGrinch

its controlled by a quasi !!!!! just as with electrics and therefore you will have to wait and pay a significant amount.

BlueC

C_Mababejive wrote: »

It is possible to do it much cheaper.

True. One option is to wait until you see a national grid van sitting around (they're all over the place) and see if any of them fancy doing a foreigner. We had our groundwork and water main done this way by a fella that works for one of the national companies. Saved us a fortune.