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Removing Gas fire in rental property

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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    Emmazom wrote: »
    If I could buy a house I would, unfortunately I can't at the moment so renting will be my only choice. As I mentioned it would be my choice to do this, I asked for recommendations on the work entailed and a rough cost, not just a blanket ban on spending any money on a rental property.

    As I said....thousands...

    You've got to consider ventilation. It's not cheap.

    The flue is ventilating the room by providing a way for the air to leave the room. Fresh air will be drawn through the window vents.
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  • ess0two
    ess0two Posts: 3,606 Forumite
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    The LL is happy for you to re-decorate, i'm sure if you tell them you want to remove the fire,board the flue up etc etc,its doubtful they'll allow this.
    They'll also be conscious of the fact you may not be in a position to return the fire in its original state when you leave?
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  • Emmazom
    Emmazom Posts: 52 Forumite
    The house doesnt have a chimney either, not sure if that makes a difference?
  • ess0two
    ess0two Posts: 3,606 Forumite
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    Emmazom wrote: »
    The house doesnt have a chimney either, not sure if that makes a difference?



    It could be a flue liner connected a ridge tile,had similar in previous house.


    Otherwise you deffo sure its gas?? or electric coal effect??
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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    Emmazom wrote: »
    The house doesnt have a chimney either, not sure if that makes a difference?
    Yes makes a difference.

    If the gas fire does not have a flue or a chimney then it's a flueless gas fire and they are not cheap. Storing it will just about always destroy it.

    You're probably looking at about £600 for a new one and another £300 to install it depending on what you remove now.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    This whole project is mad.

    Tell the landlord what you suggest needs doing, and ask him to do it.

    He'll either agree and make the changes, or refuse - in which case you live with the existing gas fire etc.
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    If you just don't like the look of it, cover it up with a simple radiator cover type of thing....
  • Mr.Generous
    Mr.Generous Posts: 3,967 Forumite
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    Landlord might not be adverse to getting rid of gas fire, not ideal in a rental property because of servicing and gas safety certificate costs. Not a dead easy job though. Decorate around it but please no "Live love and life and dance like no one's looking" type wall transfers.
    Mr Generous - Landlord for more than 10 years. Generous? - Possibly but sarcastic more likely.
  • Emmazom
    Emmazom Posts: 52 Forumite
    It's not so much that we don't like the look of it, it's a small l shaped living room, in the main seating area, one wall has the entry door and a radiator, then there's the wall with the fireplace, then the other wall has patio doors, the fires large so we wanted to use that wall for TV, bookcases etc.

    And don't worry, definetly no transfers, ever on any of my walls!
  • marksoton
    marksoton Posts: 17,516 Forumite
    This is bonkers.....
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