New boiler

Paully28
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in Is this quote fair?
How much would you reasonably expect to pay for a boiler, including labour and parts?

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  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,272 Forumite
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    about £2154.25 + vat
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • fred246
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    Plumbers love fitting new boilers as the profit is potentially huge. You need to choose your boiler first and get a good price for that. When the plumber comes he will quote £2.5K to £3K. Then you say "but the boiler is £700. That's er £1800 labour. How many weeks to install?" Then he says about half a day. They then agree a figure of about £1300. That's what happened last time I asked for a boiler quote.
  • Paully28
    Paully28 Posts: 289 Forumite
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    thanks, i was hoping for somewhere in the region of £2K so not too bad. I know it depends on what type of boiler I get, or how big my house is but gives me an idea.
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,272 Forumite
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    My reply was tongue in cheek, there are far too many variables

    In any event, make sure your quote/s includes ;

    A power flush
    System Filter
    Registration with Gas Safe/OFTEC/Building Control
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • fred246
    fred246 Posts: 3,620 Forumite
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    I just put my details into the British Gas website and they quoted £2900. As far as I can see British Gas started charging astronomical levels and then all the plumbers followed. I can't guarantee what you'll get it down to but if you price the parts you can then work out a labour charge. The plumber then gets a bit embarassed charging over £2K for a day's work. Good luck.
  • Paully28
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    Thanks, how much would a plumber charge per hour/day. I know this could differ dependant upon region for example, but what is a reasonable hourly charge. Also, how long, on average does a boiler take to fit?
  • Dan-Dan
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    edited 8 October 2019 at 4:59PM
    I would charge £250 a day for my Gas Safe engineer
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,272 Forumite
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    fred246 wrote: »
    Plumbers love fitting new boilers as the profit is potentially huge. You need to choose your boiler first and get a good price for that. When the plumber comes he will quote £2.5K to £3K. Then you say "but the boiler is £700. That's er £1800 labour. How many weeks to install?" Then he says about half a day. They then agree a figure of about £1300. That's what happened last time I asked for a boiler quote.


    Yep, running a company with all the insurances required and membership of Gas Safe, OFTEC etc is gonna happen on the cheap eh :rotfl:

    This is why you get one man band boys out there smashing in boilers that wont qualify for their warranty nor are signed off for building control
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • Paully28
    Paully28 Posts: 289 Forumite
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    Dan-Dan wrote: »
    I would charge £250 a day for my Gas Safe engineer
    and how many days, roughly, would it take to install the boiler?
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,272 Forumite
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    Paully28 wrote: »
    and how many days, roughly, would it take to install the boiler?

    Variables again but lets assume a straight swop, NG Combi, 2 days really and that should include the items/services i listed above
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
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