Boiler in the bedroom

pieroabcd

Rambosmum 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.

If the boiler isn't new, then why not just factor in replacement in your offer? Check there's another external wall it could go on and offer what you think it is worth. I also don't like boilers in bedrooms and prefer them in the utility room, kitchen, garage or cellar (where ours has been relocated to). But it wouldn't stop me buying an otherwise perfect house. 

Because i'm afraid that that kind of replacement and move would unearth many more problems to solve, as is common in old houses. You start with moving a boiler and maybe long away you have ripped out half of the house.

Rambosmum

Also, there was a thread on mumsnet recently about where people would relocate a boiler to, and the overwhelming consensus was not a bedroom, so I don't think the OPs opinion is unusual. 

TBagpuss

As others have said, there are varius reasons and it isn't uncommon.

I has a new combi boiler fitted when I moved into my current house. The old boiler was a 40+ year old back boiler.
I would have ideally liked to have the boiler in the kitchen or downstairs loo, but both would have been very expensive due to the need to install lots of new piping, and that just wasn't in y budget.

The options which that left me were to put it in the spare bedroom where the hot water cylinder used to be, or to put it in either the bedroom or the loft in front f the old chimney. I chose to have it in the loft, partly as I didn't want to give up the space in the bedroom and partly as I am a very light sleeper and was concerned about the noise, but I can also understand why someone might chose one of the bedrooms as of course its's easier to access. (I've had it for 7 years and have only had to go up in the loft about 3 times, and as it is fully boarded and has electric light up there it's not a problem for me)

Greymug

pieroabcd said:

What's the rationale for this bizarre positioning? The gas still has to reach the kitchen (at the other end of the house), so a saving on gas pipes doesn't seem the reason.

The rationale? Mmm....incompetence more than anything else.

I can't speak about safety, but definitely boilers are noisy, even the more modern ones.

Avoid at all costs.

macman

pieroabcd said:

macman said:

OP, why don't you just ask the vendor for a copy of the last boiler service receipt? That will of course include a safety check: if there's a leak, it will be subsequent to that service.
As others have pointed out, the only downside is the possible noise from it, if you are a light sleeper.

I already wake up 3-4-5 times a night in a super quiet road, imagine with a boiler in the bedroom

Then you'e answered your own question: look elsewhere. 
But this is in no way a safety issue, it's your particular preference.

Tokmon

pieroabcd said:

Rambosmum 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.

If the boiler isn't new, then why not just factor in replacement in your offer? Check there's another external wall it could go on and offer what you think it is worth. I also don't like boilers in bedrooms and prefer them in the utility room, kitchen, garage or cellar (where ours has been relocated to). But it wouldn't stop me buying an otherwise perfect house. 

Because i'm afraid that that kind of replacement and move would unearth many more problems to solve, as is common in old houses. You start with moving a boiler and maybe long away you have ripped out half of the house.

Just because the boiler looks fine in an older house doesn't mean that you won't have any other issues to sort out anyway so I'm not sure of why you think that a good boiler means there are no other big issues.

Unless you are suggesting that these issues are hidden until you replace the boiler but that doesn't mean they don't need fixing and can stay hidden...

pieroabcd

Tokmon said:

pieroabcd said:

Rambosmum 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.

If the boiler isn't new, then why not just factor in replacement in your offer? Check there's another external wall it could go on and offer what you think it is worth. I also don't like boilers in bedrooms and prefer them in the utility room, kitchen, garage or cellar (where ours has been relocated to). But it wouldn't stop me buying an otherwise perfect house. 

Because i'm afraid that that kind of replacement and move would unearth many more problems to solve, as is common in old houses. You start with moving a boiler and maybe long away you have ripped out half of the house.

Just because the boiler looks fine in an older house doesn't mean that you won't have any other issues to sort out anyway so I'm not sure of why you think that a good boiler means there are no other big issues.

Unless you are suggesting that these issues are hidden until you replace the boiler but that doesn't mean they don't need fixing and can stay hidden...

As i said in another reply, I can accept that problems can show along the way in house that looks ok from the start (after a survey, of course).
What I can't accept is  buying a house where there are already things that manifestly need fixing, even less so at the price of some other house that doesn't have the same defects.

Tokmon

pieroabcd said:

Tokmon said:

pieroabcd said:

Rambosmum 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.

If the boiler isn't new, then why not just factor in replacement in your offer? Check there's another external wall it could go on and offer what you think it is worth. I also don't like boilers in bedrooms and prefer them in the utility room, kitchen, garage or cellar (where ours has been relocated to). But it wouldn't stop me buying an otherwise perfect house. 

Because i'm afraid that that kind of replacement and move would unearth many more problems to solve, as is common in old houses. You start with moving a boiler and maybe long away you have ripped out half of the house.

Just because the boiler looks fine in an older house doesn't mean that you won't have any other issues to sort out anyway so I'm not sure of why you think that a good boiler means there are no other big issues.

Unless you are suggesting that these issues are hidden until you replace the boiler but that doesn't mean they don't need fixing and can stay hidden...

As i said in another reply, I can accept that problems can show along the way in house that looks ok from the start (after a survey, of course).
What I can't accept is  buying a house where there are already things that manifestly need fixing, even less so at the price of some other house that doesn't have the same defects.

I would say the majority of houses for sale will have something that needs fixing especially considering that a lot of people are happy to put up with some issues and also have little motive to fix them if they are planning on selling. 

This attitude is going to end up costing you a lot of money because you will need to find a recently refurbished property and end up paying a premium for a "no visible issues at all house".