Our gas meter is stuck in one corner of our lounge - the pipe (yellow polyethylene?) comes in through the wall, into the main isolating valve, a flexible corrugated steel hose goes into the meter and then the gas supply immediately exits the wall and runs up outside the house, where it re-enters and runs under the floor boards. I've attached a photo showing the gas pipe entering the house and then the copper supply to the house coming out the wall. The meter is simply on the wall the other side.
We want the meter moved outside - the yellow supply pipe is exposed, there would be virtually no replumbing required and it would hopefully be a really quick job. We really need the meter moving as we've plans for the area it's blocking - boxing it in etc is really a very poor option for us.
We've contacted Scotia (the network owner) and they want something like £800 to complete the work! This seems an absurd figure and one we can't possibly justify. We also found an 'independent' company in London (Tanners Gas) but they wanted virtually the same.
Is there any cheaper way to do this - we're quite willing to pay £300 and would provide a semi-concealed meter box - does anyone have any thoughts on how I can get this done or who would be able to do it?
We want the meter moved outside - the yellow supply pipe is exposed, there would be virtually no replumbing required and it would hopefully be a really quick job. We really need the meter moving as we've plans for the area it's blocking - boxing it in etc is really a very poor option for us.
We've contacted Scotia (the network owner) and they want something like £800 to complete the work! This seems an absurd figure and one we can't possibly justify. We also found an 'independent' company in London (Tanners Gas) but they wanted virtually the same.
Is there any cheaper way to do this - we're quite willing to pay £300 and would provide a semi-concealed meter box - does anyone have any thoughts on how I can get this done or who would be able to do it?