Boiler in the bedroom

user1977

pieroabcd said:

user1977 said:

If your boiler is giving out CO then it's going to be dangerous wherever it is in the house. Modern boilers are room-sealed so there's very little risk of that occurring (other gas appliances should be more of a worry, yet people seem quite happy to have open gas flames in their living rooms).

Similarly, it shouldn't be "smelly"! What smell are you talking about?

The noise is the most reasonable complaint.

Don't know about the logic of the location in this case, often it ends up in a bedroom because of a lack of other external walls suitable to put the flue through. Point us at the property listing and we might be able to have a guess.

smell of gas. It was clearly perceptible.

Then it needs fixed - moving it to another room isn't really the solution!

pieroabcd

user1977 said:

pieroabcd said:

user1977 said:

If your boiler is giving out CO then it's going to be dangerous wherever it is in the house. Modern boilers are room-sealed so there's very little risk of that occurring (other gas appliances should be more of a worry, yet people seem quite happy to have open gas flames in their living rooms).

Similarly, it shouldn't be "smelly"! What smell are you talking about?

The noise is the most reasonable complaint.

Don't know about the logic of the location in this case, often it ends up in a bedroom because of a lack of other external walls suitable to put the flue through. Point us at the property listing and we might be able to have a guess.

smell of gas. It was clearly perceptible.

Then it needs fixed - moving it to another room isn't really the solution!

nor selling it to me! 

AlexMac

pieroabcd said:

nor selling it to me! 

So that's a "thanks but no thanks" to the vendor then?  

pieroabcd

AlexMac said:

pieroabcd said:

nor selling it to me! 

So that's a "thanks but no thanks" to the vendor then?  

without a doubt! It's just very annoying  that whenever I find the house almost perfect for me there's this deal breaker.
I've already seen more than one like this.

rexmedorum

pieroabcd said:

AlexMac said:

pieroabcd said:

nor selling it to me! 

So that's a "thanks but no thanks" to the vendor then?  

without a doubt! It's just very annoying  that whenever I find the house almost perfect for me there's this deal breaker.
I've already seen more than one like this.

or you could ask the seller to fix it? Either way I'd report a smell of gas to them could be dangerous.

pieroabcd

rexmedorum said:

pieroabcd said:

AlexMac said:

pieroabcd said:

nor selling it to me! 

So that's a "thanks but no thanks" to the vendor then?  

without a doubt! It's just very annoying  that whenever I find the house almost perfect for me there's this deal breaker.
I've already seen more than one like this.

or you could ask the seller to fix it? Either way I'd report a smell of gas to them could be dangerous.

I've told it to the EA, but at the end of the day it's their house.
I'm a bit hesitant to shed 500/550k on a house in that condition for various reasons:
- fixes on old houses like that have a tendency to degenerate quickly into major renovations. As soon as you start "just fixing something minor" you end up with the whole house to rip apart
- for the reason above the initial cost quoted becomes N times as much
- even assuming that I had the money, will, time and patience to look after all that mess (that I don't have), I wouldn't have the skill to assess that the work was done well and in compliance with the law. 

For my current situation I need a house "keys in hands".

Carrot007

To add a random point. In my current house the boiler was unpstairts in the airing cupboard, silly place, was end of life (but lasted 5 years for me!) and moved it now, anmyway it smelled of gas.

The people I came out to check it even said as much. However there was no gas. Just ridiculous compands used to seal piping.

Before giving up on a hunch why not get a vist from the "if you smell gas guys". They will says so. If the vendor has nothing to hide they will agree and (importanty) let you also be there.

Owleyes00

Not sure why you think this is so odd. Lots of houses have a boiler in the bedroom. I am currently sitting in my spare room/office and the airing cupboard is in the corner 🤷🏼‍♀️

pieroabcd

Carrot007 said:

To add a random point. In my current house the boiler was unpstairts in the airing cupboard, silly place, was end of life (but lasted 5 years for me!) and moved it now, anmyway it smelled of gas.

The people I came out to check it even said as much. However there was no gas. Just ridiculous compands used to seal piping.

Before giving up on a hunch why not get a vist from the "if you smell gas guys". They will says so. If the vendor has nothing to hide they will agree and (importanty) let you also be there.

It's possible that the smell had accumulated in the cupboard walls, like certain smells that persistent on furniture even after years (for example spices).

Even so, the noise would be an annoyance and I would never feel confident in a house that is supposed to be my shelter. Rather than becoming a shelter it would become a source of stress and concern. The whole reason for buying a house would be defeated from the start.

Carrot007

pieroabcd said:

Carrot007 said:

To add a random point. In my current house the boiler was unpstairts in the airing cupboard, silly place, was end of life (but lasted 5 years for me!) and moved it now, anmyway it smelled of gas.

The people I came out to check it even said as much. However there was no gas. Just ridiculous compands used to seal piping.

Before giving up on a hunch why not get a vist from the "if you smell gas guys". They will says so. If the vendor has nothing to hide they will agree and (importanty) let you also be there.

It's possible that the smell had accumulated in the cupboard walls, like certain smells that persistent on furniture even after years (for example spices).

Even so, the noise would be an annoyance and I would never feel confident in a house that is supposed to be my shelter. Rather than becoming a shelter it would become a source of stress and concern. The whole reason for buying a house would be defeated from the start.

Why would you have any stress or dispair at being told the smell was something else. (as I said In my case it was a seaalant and nothing bad, just a bad smell in a cupboard). If you face stress after disproof than maybe house buying is not for you. there will always be anothing thing and many new things very often.