Is it safe to have a oil boiler in a bedroom?

mylifemyrules

molerat said:

mylifemyrules said:

400ixl said:

Where are you putting the bedroom doors in this plan? 

Our oil boiler is in the garage, one which is accessed from the outside for servicing with the controls inside. It is quite loud when firing up and I wouldn't want to be in a bedroom that has been converted near it. Especially as it fires up at all times in the very cold weather for the frost protection.

Is the garage currently double skinned and insulated? Many aren't and you need to consider how much will be taken up by achieving that or it will be quite cold in those rooms.

Splitting off the boiler and then trying to create two bedrooms will leave you with a couple of smallish single box rooms, especially if one bedroom is not going to be accessed from the other.

If you are looking at buying that 2 bed and making it into a 4 bed with a garage conversion, I would look for a better layout personally.

Thank you, yeah having thought about it I will convert the front half of the garage to a 3rd double bedroom and will use the conservatory as my bedroom that would be a better plan I think. 

No it wouldn't.  A conservatory will not make a suitable bedroom.

It's got underfloor heating and a insulated roof and heating so why not? 

Rodders53

Kerosene boilers can be relocated externally at some cost of course but would save space inside for a boiler room with suitable fire prevention precautions and big enough for servicing access.

The noise and potential smells issue could still apply though.

Our oil burner is in an attached garage with our master bedroom above.  There's a faint smell of kerosene in the garage often enough and the noise in the bedroom means we keep it off until we are ready to be woken up by it.

vic_sf49

My oil fired boiler was one that sat outside. Have you considered those?

Mum has one in her garage. Friend had one in her utility room.

I've always found oil fired  boilers smelled a little bit, so I for one wouldn't want one in a bedroom.

TadleyBaggie

I'm confused, in your thread in August the garage had already been converted into a bedroom (page 3):

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6381804/surprise-pregnancy-and-house-advice/p3