Extension costs

MouldyOldDough

Ebe_Scrooge said:

Doozergirl said:

Or a move of less than a metre is cheaper iirc. 

That tallies with what that SSE link says:

Moving your gas meter up to 90 centimetres

If your meter is inside your home, we can move it up to 90cm from the emergency cut-off valve.

We can only do this if:

• The meter has a flexible hose connector
• It’s staying on the same side of the wall
• The wall is clear

If all these apply, we may be able to move your gas meter for free. You’ll need to contact us to check.

I'm only going by what their website says (I know you're far more knowledgeable about such things than I am!), and I'm assuming most suppliers would be similar.

No - the meter is bang in the middle of the wall where the extension is to go!! 

Ebe_Scrooge

In that case - assuming you're pretty sure you'll be going ahead with the extension - it may be worth a phone call to your current supplier to ask them.  They may have a fixed fee for moving a meter, or it may depend on the work involved (will they have to dig up large parts of the garden to re-route the incoming mains supply, for instance).  Whatever, at least then you'll have a reasonably accurate estimate of the cost, and you can factor that into your total budget.

ComicGeek

Ebe_Scrooge said:

In that case - assuming you're pretty sure you'll be going ahead with the extension - it may be worth a phone call to your current supplier to ask them.  They may have a fixed fee for moving a meter, or it may depend on the work involved (will they have to dig up large parts of the garden to re-route the incoming mains supply, for instance).  Whatever, at least then you'll have a reasonably accurate estimate of the cost, and you can factor that into your total budget.

Not only that but they're likely to be fussy about where it gets moved to and the sequencing of this in relation to the extension works. All things that might affect the design of the extension.

Doozergirl

It would still help to have some
drawings.  A street view and floor plan, even? With the meter marked on it.
 

MouldyOldDough

Ebe_Scrooge said:

In that case - assuming you're pretty sure you'll be going ahead with the extension - it may be worth a phone call to your current supplier to ask them.  They may have a fixed fee for moving a meter, or it may depend on the work involved (will they have to dig up large parts of the garden to re-route the incoming mains supply, for instance).  Whatever, at least then you'll have a reasonably accurate estimate of the cost, and you can factor that into your total budget

The existing pipe is a yellow "hosepipe", laid in a trench at about 18 inches across the lawn
It was relaid 5 years ago
I was surprised that this was the case 

Ebe_Scrooge

MouldyOldDough said:

Ebe_Scrooge said:

In that case - assuming you're pretty sure you'll be going ahead with the extension - it may be worth a phone call to your current supplier to ask them.  They may have a fixed fee for moving a meter, or it may depend on the work involved (will they have to dig up large parts of the garden to re-route the incoming mains supply, for instance).  Whatever, at least then you'll have a reasonably accurate estimate of the cost, and you can factor that into your total budget

The existing pipe is a yellow "hosepipe", laid in a trench at about 18 inches across the lawn
It was relaid 5 years ago
I was surprised that this was the case 

That sounds right.  Gas mains are made of yellow plastic pipe, have been for a long time now.  I always thought the recommended depth was 2 foot - or maybe I'm getting mixed up with water mains.  Not that it matters, I'm not a qualified gas engineer!  But yes, that sounds like a standard gas mains to me.