Install Central Heating - South London

Lazerchewchew0129

Hello first post here! We've just purchased a two bed house in South London and have been getting quotes for installing central heating. We are going to do a single story extension as soon as we can get a builder in, so we wanted pipes and radiators installed in just the dining room, downstairs hallway, two beds upstairs and bathroom. We'll do the rest when we extend. There is already a gas main in the house. We opted for normal radiators and had said we would pull up the carpets and floorboards ourselves and also didn't need anything made good. Quote came back at £11,520 which seems very high? Have we underestimate? 

Another_Level

Who estimated that, a large company, a one man band  or a middle man sales type person ?


Like everything else get more estimates, another two.  Most boiler manufactures have an internet find a local installer facility,  find an installer you can get on with. They should be able to do future servicing and be helpfull for any of your plumbing issues.

Installers down my way W London are ultra busy, which is unusual for the summer months when they are usually enjoying the med sun on their sunseekers 

It will all work out ok 

Lazerchewchew0129

Thank you for the advice! This quote is from a large management company and we only got a quote from them as a friend works there and wanted to help. I think they aren't the right fit for our budget. We have four more plumbers coming in to quote and had an instant quote (based on floor plan and photos) at £5,500 which is much closer to what we expected. So all in all feeling in a better place about it now! 

Another_Level

Somewhere between £5k to £6k would be my initial thought but once seeing the property a more precise figure would be known.

An existing gas main has been mentioned, hopefully this pipe is live ie has not been disconnected. This and other pre checks can be done by the gassafe installer during estimating-survey.