Removing Gas fire in rental property

Emmazom

marksoton wrote: »

This is bonkers.....

care to expand?

I was merely asking for suggestions. This is my first house I've ever lived in with Gas, or a fire for that matter, so I'm unaware of the work or difficulties involved, hence why I asked the question.

I had read varying articles online ranging from just cap it off and bobs your uncle to don't even bother, so I wanted to know what was what. I understand it's a rental, I understand I wouldnt recoup the money that I put into it, so I really don't understand all the snide comments. A simple, it will cost far to much, or be far to difficult would have sufficed

marksoton

Emmazom wrote: »

I was merely asking for suggestions.

Leave the place alone. Its not you'rs to alter.

Emmazom

As I mentioned before, it would be if my landlord consented. If I want to and he consents then I can, that's why I was asking for an idea of cost and work. It would also be useful to know for when I do buy my own property.

PasturesNew

He said bonkers because .... as a rule, the golden rule is to NEVER improve/change/alter a rented property, especially if it's something so big/expensive ....

It's simply, in the main, "not done".

That £1k could go towards your own deposit. Rent and live with what's there when you walk in. ....

Although you've been with your landlord 4 years, there's nothing to stop him issuing you with an eviction letter as soon as he can. Then you'd be here whining that you'd spent £X,000 doing up his house, now he wants it back so he can rent it to somebody else for more money.

Just live with what you've got....

Cakeguts

The idea with renting a house is that you are not responsible for paying for repairs to the structure or fittings. So you aren't entitled to take out something like a gas fire because a gas fire is the responsibility of the landlord.

What you are supposed to do when renting is to find a house where the interior suits you. You can't just decide to ask permission to alter a house that belongs to someone else especially if the bit you want to alter is part of the responsibility of the owner not you.

seven-day-weekend

I understand about not being able to fit furniture in easily. In my last house we had a room with a door in three corners and a patio door in the fourth AND a chimney breast. There was actually only one run of wall where we could put furniture. Luckily this was a dining room so we put a sideboard on that wall and the table in the middle.

But I would not get taking the gas fire out of a rental house because you may not be able to re-instate it when you leave.

Ask the landlord if he will take it out, then it's his responsibility.

Otherwise, I'm afraid you will have to work round it.

silvercar

Finding a tenant that wants to decorate is fine, finding one that talks of removing gas fires suddenly rings alarm bells.

Out,_Vile_Jelly

If you are really determined to go through with this, you need to contact some local "gas men" to get an idea of the sort of costs of removal AND returning it to its present state when you leave, and then inform your LL in writing of your proposal. You should also obtain written permission for all the other changes you're doing, or be prepared to have to hastily revert the place to its former state, or be stung on your deposit.

I rented some right dumps before I bought; rickety old mismatched furniture, ugly blinds, cheapo nasty laminate flooring etc. It just makes the contrast with your own choice of decor that much more satisfying when you eventually buy your own place. You'll also kick yourself for spending money on someone else's flooring and tiling when you have to budget for your own.

teddysmum

Just disconnecting our old gas fire and fitting the new one cost £60, over two years ago.


A gas fire is handy, when you want to warm a room in the evening or if the weather turns briefly chilly, but you don't want to put on the central heating.

HappyMJ

teddysmum wrote: »

Just disconnecting our old gas fire and fitting the new one cost £60, over two years ago.


A gas fire is handy, when you want to warm a room in the evening or if the weather turns briefly chilly, but you don't want to put on the central heating.

My gas fire is a decorative gas fire. It draws air from the room which may be warm air, burns gas and air and now heated warm air and the combustion gases go up the flue. It tended to cool the room as more fresh cold air was drawn through the window vents to replace the air that went up the flue. It's efficiency was only about 17%. Pointless for heat...looks nice though...however, removing it was far too expensive than just leaving it and never using it. When it was installed gas was very cheap.