Boiler installation

Peppermint90

Hi guys, 
Getting a new boiler installed in my home. This is the price quoted:
Labour fee only  - £350, plus £50 to get it signed off by another guy...?? 
Is this the going rate? 

FreeBear

Sounds a bit low. Are either/both these guys Gas Safe registered ?

If not, avoid them like the plague (assuming this is a gas boiler, not electric).

Peppermint90

Thanks for your reply!
I believe the guy coming to check and sign it off, is registered. 

What is an average quote for boiler installation then? 

maisie_cat

When we had a boiler installed in 2013 we paid £300 to a gas safe ex BG newly self employed firm. We bought the boiler and she supplied the consumables. She now charges a bit more, but she has a loyal customer base and prefers to keep it that way.
It may be that they are a team that have 1 qualified and the rest not, the qualified one checks over and signs off, but I'm not sure if that is really compliant if the qualified one is not supervising. 

bris

The Flue and gas connection must not be touched by anyone other than a gas safe registered engineer, you are about to employ cowboys.

southcoastrgi

They are both working illegally, the 1st guy shouldn't be fitting the boiler because he's not gas safe registered & the 2nd guy will be removed & prosecuted if gas safe find out, pay a proper price & don't employ cowboys 

floppydisk1

maisie_cat said:

When we had a boiler installed in 2013 we paid £300 to a gas safe ex BG newly self employed firm. We bought the boiler and she supplied the consumables. She now charges a bit more, but she has a loyal customer base and prefers to keep it that way.
It may be that they are a team that have 1 qualified and the rest not, the qualified one checks over and signs off, but I'm not sure if that is really compliant if the qualified one is not supervising. 

Can I ask your rough location and what area your heating engineer covers ?  I need a simple swap, don't mind paying decent date rate for a straight combi boiler swap, just want some decent engineer doing it...