No Gas Meter at Property

FreeBear

Phones4Chris said:

@Freebear it's not just country mansions. There's a lot of cottages in particular that have thickish solid stone walls which unfortunately lose a fair bit of heat!

Don't be too quick to condemn solid stone/brick walls as poor performers. The Scottish government did some research a few years back and found solid construction was performing better than the empirical SAP calculations would suggest. In addition, a solid stone/brick wall has a much higher thermal mass, so will hang on to heat much longer (think of it as a massive storage heater).

Phones4Chris

FreeBear said:

Phones4Chris said:

@Freebear it's not just country mansions. There's a lot of cottages in particular that have thickish solid stone walls which unfortunately lose a fair bit of heat!

Don't be too quick to condemn solid stone/brick walls as poor performers. The Scottish government did some research a few years back and found solid construction was performing better than the empirical SAP calculations would suggest. In addition, a solid stone/brick wall has a much higher thermal mass, so will hang on to heat much longer (think of it as a massive storage heater).

Whilst I'm aware that the method of SAP assessment was upgraded UK wide (2022 IIRC), it doesn't change the remark.
Massive storage heater ?????? Have you spoken to many people who live in these properties? Or lived in one? The walls NEVER feel warm - massive storage cooler more like!

Phones4Chris

Shame the OP @Still_trying_to_work_it_out hasn't come back to say what he's discovered about the status of the Gas Supply to the property from his Gas Transporter https://www.findmysupplier.energy who should be able to advised if there's a suitable capped supply present.

Still_trying_to_work_it_out

Phones4Chris said:

@Still_trying_to_work_it_out Ouch oil-filled radiators, expensive to run if on a standard tariff!
Is there a Capped incoming gas supply pipe where the meter used to be?
I would get on to the Gas Network Operator to find out the status of any gas supply pipe to the property, I would say just assuming what may or may not be (Freebear's comment) is not a good starting point.
Once you know that your are then in a position to discover what it may cost to have gas.

Sorry for the delay.  We've been on holiday.  Yes there is a supply coming in to the property.  Capped under the stairs.

We have since spoken with the previous owner and he said that when the gas supply pipework was upgraded many years ago (the supply to the house) he told them not to bother doing his as he wasn't using gas.  

I think we are going to have a look at some other options.  Thank you for all your replies.

Phones4Chris

Still_trying_to_work_it_out said:

Phones4Chris said:

@Still_trying_to_work_it_out Ouch oil-filled radiators, expensive to run if on a standard tariff!
Is there a Capped incoming gas supply pipe where the meter used to be?
I would get on to the Gas Network Operator to find out the status of any gas supply pipe to the property, I would say just assuming what may or may not be (Freebear's comment) is not a good starting point.
Once you know that your are then in a position to discover what it may cost to have gas.

Sorry for the delay.  We've been on holiday.  Yes there is a supply coming in to the property.  Capped under the stairs.

We have since spoken with the previous owner and he said that when the gas supply pipework was upgraded many years ago (the supply to the house) he told them not to bother doing his as he wasn't using gas.  

I think we are going to have a look at some other options.  Thank you for all your replies.

@Still_@Still_trying_to_work_it_out I would still check the status with the Gas Network operator. Even if they didn't upgrade then (which IMHO they should have if a pipe is there and remains connected to the gas mains even if not being used), they might upgrade now and it not cost you anything.