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Hi
I am hoping someone can help. My house at the moment is a diy nightmare and we are getting everything ready for the the expacted patter of tiny feet next Feb (I like to plan ahead)
Anyway we have loads to do and my better half is really having a good go at doing everything himself.
We have ripped up all the flooring in our through hallway and have got wood to re lay all the floor in our lounge and the hall. Its going to be a huge job but we have hit a snag.
Next year after the patter of tiny feet has settled down we would like to buy a new boiler which is at the far end of our house in the kitchen. There is a gas metre in our lounge at the front of the house and a 22mm pipe runs under the floor through the lounge down the hall to the kitchen.
Now, we had a plumber/gas man around a few weeks ago and we asked him about it. He said we would have to change the 22mm pipe running from the lounge to the kitchen to a 28mm pipe. (20 feet away ish from lounge to kitchen) so before we put the new flooring down we should get the pipe done even if we then leave having the new boiler till next year otherwise all the new floor would have to come up.
He quoted £300 just to change the pipe. I was thinking about it this morning (i know nothing about diy) and it seems odd. As hes suggesting we change the pipe to the entrance of the kitchen and then leave the remaining pipe work that goes under out kitchen to the boiler as it is. He says the we wont need to change that as the pipe from the lounge to teh kitchen will give the extra pressure needed which he said is now required by law.
It might be right but it seems odd that you would need to change the pipe but then it would be ok to reduce it back down to 22mm for the rest of the kitchen (10 feet) down to the boiler.
I am just need some advice as we cant really afford the £300 and dont want to lay the floor if it will need to come up and theres wood etc etc everywhere.
Any advice would be appreciated!!!
SARAH
PS Do you know if the gas board can move a gas metre outside??
I am hoping someone can help. My house at the moment is a diy nightmare and we are getting everything ready for the the expacted patter of tiny feet next Feb (I like to plan ahead)
Anyway we have loads to do and my better half is really having a good go at doing everything himself.
We have ripped up all the flooring in our through hallway and have got wood to re lay all the floor in our lounge and the hall. Its going to be a huge job but we have hit a snag.
Next year after the patter of tiny feet has settled down we would like to buy a new boiler which is at the far end of our house in the kitchen. There is a gas metre in our lounge at the front of the house and a 22mm pipe runs under the floor through the lounge down the hall to the kitchen.
Now, we had a plumber/gas man around a few weeks ago and we asked him about it. He said we would have to change the 22mm pipe running from the lounge to the kitchen to a 28mm pipe. (20 feet away ish from lounge to kitchen) so before we put the new flooring down we should get the pipe done even if we then leave having the new boiler till next year otherwise all the new floor would have to come up.
He quoted £300 just to change the pipe. I was thinking about it this morning (i know nothing about diy) and it seems odd. As hes suggesting we change the pipe to the entrance of the kitchen and then leave the remaining pipe work that goes under out kitchen to the boiler as it is. He says the we wont need to change that as the pipe from the lounge to teh kitchen will give the extra pressure needed which he said is now required by law.
It might be right but it seems odd that you would need to change the pipe but then it would be ok to reduce it back down to 22mm for the rest of the kitchen (10 feet) down to the boiler.
I am just need some advice as we cant really afford the £300 and dont want to lay the floor if it will need to come up and theres wood etc etc everywhere.
Any advice would be appreciated!!!
SARAH
PS Do you know if the gas board can move a gas metre outside??