central heating cost and removal of old

Sentinal73

As some of you might have seen, I'm currently renovating the house i live in......absolutley everything needs doing....already had it rewired and new windows........

Anyway, I would like to get new central heating in and was wondering is it cheaper the fact that my house has no carpets and is half empty?

Would I save money if i was to remove the old system myself? (if they were to decommision the boiler first)

anyone have any ideas?

thanks again

Sentinal73

anyone ???

christhesparky_2

dont think it will be any cheaper, the plumbers will normally want the scrap to weigh in, although with the price of copper its worth a few bob to weigh it in yourself

markleedsuk

Hi,
In answer to your questions, it should be cheaper if you remove all the old boiler, radiators, and cylinder etc. How much you would save would depend on the installer. I would ask the installer to give you a price for the work you want doing first, then see how much they would knock off the price if you removed the old system for them. That way you can decide if it worthwhile

The fact that your house is half empty, or has no carpets won't really make a difference to the price even though it is a little less work for the installer as half of their work will be in homes in a similar condition to yours.

Mark

Canucklehead

Hi

Personally it raises a bit of a red flag when I give a price and then get asked 'how much would it be if I did..........'

When you get your installers walking through present them with a fixed job.Tell then to price assuming the house is empty and there will be no pipe or radiators to take out.
The only thing you could ask is ,if the installer could cap the gas and then you would take the boiler away and make good the flue hole.
Saves time for all concerned

Corgi Guy.