After some expert opinions please - and an approximate price.
My mum has just inherited a cottage which she is having renovated to rent out. The cottage was build about 1900 and comprises a kitchen and lounge on the ground floor and a double and 2 single bedrooms upstairs. Until about 10 years ago there was no bathroom (up or down) only a outside loo.
The elderly lady that lived in it was then given a grant and they installed a downstairs wetroom by converting an old coal shed. However the property has no hot water system other than an electric hot water heater by the sink in the wetroom and another one in the kitchen.
As part of the renovations the builder has managed to squeeze a shower room in upstairs by shortening one of the single bedrooms and was going to install a third electric water heater above the handbasin.
I saw it yesterday and suggested that she would be better off installing a hot water cylinder (there is room in the understairs cupboard) and having hot water out of the a hot tap rather than via 3 separate heaters, especially as rental income would be quite high and I felt that tenants would prefer a 'normal' system.
So the question is what approximate price do you think she should budget for if she goes down this route, or do you think it would not be worth it and stick with separate heaters? I know it is 'how long is a piece of string' but was looking for a ballpark figure.
She has a plumber ready to plumb in the shower room fittings and he will be asked to quote, but my mum is quite old fashioned and hasn't grasped the idea of 'get three quotes' etc. Thus I am trying to get a rough idea so I can see if she is being quoted fairly.
Sorry its a long post but thought you would want all the facts! If anyone has any questions though, or needs more info, please ask.
Thanks in advance
Nick
My mum has just inherited a cottage which she is having renovated to rent out. The cottage was build about 1900 and comprises a kitchen and lounge on the ground floor and a double and 2 single bedrooms upstairs. Until about 10 years ago there was no bathroom (up or down) only a outside loo.
The elderly lady that lived in it was then given a grant and they installed a downstairs wetroom by converting an old coal shed. However the property has no hot water system other than an electric hot water heater by the sink in the wetroom and another one in the kitchen.
As part of the renovations the builder has managed to squeeze a shower room in upstairs by shortening one of the single bedrooms and was going to install a third electric water heater above the handbasin.
I saw it yesterday and suggested that she would be better off installing a hot water cylinder (there is room in the understairs cupboard) and having hot water out of the a hot tap rather than via 3 separate heaters, especially as rental income would be quite high and I felt that tenants would prefer a 'normal' system.
So the question is what approximate price do you think she should budget for if she goes down this route, or do you think it would not be worth it and stick with separate heaters? I know it is 'how long is a piece of string' but was looking for a ballpark figure.
She has a plumber ready to plumb in the shower room fittings and he will be asked to quote, but my mum is quite old fashioned and hasn't grasped the idea of 'get three quotes' etc. Thus I am trying to get a rough idea so I can see if she is being quoted fairly.
Sorry its a long post but thought you would want all the facts! If anyone has any questions though, or needs more info, please ask.
Thanks in advance
Nick