Central Heating installation

lewismum

Hi,

I have just bought a 4 bedroom house that has electric underfloor heating.I want to put gas central heating in so have paid to get the gas connection £560 including vat.I am now waiting on a few heating engineers coming to give me a quote to install the heating. Any ideas on how much i should be paying? I live in Scotland.

Many Thanks
Janette

Owain_Moneysaver

Impossible to say without knowing a lot about your house layout and construction, and whether the work can be done when the house is unoccupied and unfurnished.

If you have electric underfloor heating does that mean your floors are concrete? That will affect pipe runs.

Whereabouts in Scotland are you?

lewismum

Hi,
Thanks For replying.House was built late 1950.3 Bedrooms bathroom upstairs 1 bedroom downstairs.( ex council type house) house also has concrete floors.Will be unoccupied and unfurnished when work gets done. I live in Kincardine fife.

Janette

Money_saving_maniac

It's going to be painful.
For just fitting a new boiler in a 3 bed house in Bristol along with the associated controls I was quoted nearly 4k.
Radiators were already there but did need flushing.

LUHG1878

Hi Janette,

We paid £2,400 to get a new boiler fitter, good brand, 10-year warranty, but that was boiler only, straight replacement for existing, so minimal pipework, took a day and a bit.

He took another £100 cash in hand to fit an additional radiator for me, I supplied the radiator & valves, he supplied the copper pipe and did the work.


You're probably looking at what 8-9 radiators, i'd imagine a weeks worth of work all in, so if it were me, based on what we paid about 18 months ago, i'd be expecting prices of around £5,000 or more, but I guess like anything it will depend on what make of boiler you go for etc.

The one thing you have in your favour is flexibility, the house isn't occupied and, assuming your in no great rush to move in, this might give you a negotiating tool with a local installer. If they could fit it in around other jobs, do a bit in the morning, bit in the evening, weekend etc, they might be more willing to come and go with you a bit on price?

Good luck with it!