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Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻
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@Cheery_Daff - Our original boiler went kaput the day we moved in, despite having come with an inspection certificate. The not top of the line but not bottom either replacement cost us 2500 which when I looked around seems to be the going rate for a new one!
4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)(With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)Original End Date - Sept 2041 New projection - Sep 2038 (reduced by 3 years)4 -
Can understand you wanting to stick with your plumber - I'm exactly the same.!
Have sent you a message.3 -
Thank you! I might start a separate boiler pot and start adding to it... 😬rtandon27 said:@Cheery_Daff - Our original boiler went kaput the day we moved in, despite having come with an inspection certificate. The not top of the line but not bottom either replacement cost us 2500 which when I looked around seems to be the going rate for a new one!
Ha, thank you! I do like him, and it's nice to support someone from when they start out, especially someone who has a connection to a friend 🥰 thanks for the message, have replied 😊joedenise said:Can understand you wanting to stick with your plumber - I'm exactly the same.!
Have sent you a message.
Curry and rice made for tea, packed some up for tomorrow's lunch too, and there was plenty left for Mr C too. Have also made breakfast. Realised I've not actually packed up my work bag yet, or decided what I'm wearing, so I should do that before I get too tired.
Back in the office tomorrow, if i can remember where it is 😂5 -
Ugh to cars and boilers -hopefully both will limp on for a bit longer at least.🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00. Balance as at 31/12/25 = £ 91,100.00
SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her4 -
My in laws on mains gas recently had a new boiler installed around £2700, they have 8 radiators.Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family4 -
Just really agreeing, size of house is so relevant, the boiler has to have sufficient power . My sister had to get a new one and it turned out out the previous owner hadn't got ow with sufficient power for the size of house. The difference was amazing.7
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Most domestic boilers end up being very over-specced for the size of property apparently, although of course that's going to be less likely as the houses in question get bigger. For the average home though suppliers generally over-quote and in a lot of cases a small saving can be made by checking whether a smaller boiler is more suitable, particularly in well insulated properties. Cheery, I'm not thinking this is going to help you though somehow!🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00. Balance as at 31/12/25 = £ 91,100.00
SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her5 -
Ha, I suspect not, unfortunately! 😂 Our house is long and thin in a kind of weird horseshoe shape, on 3 different levels (but not all one on top of another) so there are various bits that get nice and warm, and other bits that don't. I'd hope a new boiler would help with that but not going to replace just for that.EssexHebridean said:Most domestic boilers end up being very over-specced for the size of property apparently, although of course that's going to be less likely as the houses in question get bigger. For the average home though suppliers generally over-quote and in a lot of cases a small saving can be made by checking whether a smaller boiler is more suitable, particularly in well insulated properties. Cheery, I'm not thinking this is going to help you though somehow!6 -
I'm neither an engineer nor a plumber, so take this with a pinch of salt ... That sounds like the spec of the pump is more / as important as the spec of the boiler!Cheery_Daff said:
Ha, I suspect not, unfortunately! 😂 Our house is long and thin in a kind of weird horseshoe shape, on 3 different levels (but not all one on top of another) so there are various bits that get nice and warm, and other bits that don't. I'd hope a new boiler would help with that but not going to replace just for that.EssexHebridean said:Most domestic boilers end up being very over-specced for the size of property apparently, although of course that's going to be less likely as the houses in question get bigger. For the average home though suppliers generally over-quote and in a lot of cases a small saving can be made by checking whether a smaller boiler is more suitable, particularly in well insulated properties. Cheery, I'm not thinking this is going to help you though somehow!
KKAs at 21.05.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £215,607
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 35 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 24th May.
Produce tracker: £119 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.4 -
Might be worth dropping on to the energy board to see what they have to say Cheery
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