Hi all,
I moved house nearly 4 months ago and one of the first things on my list was to have the very old, noisy, dirty and temperamental Baxi boiler replaced. Having got a couple of quotes the best seems to be a local firm who have proposed the following:
Old boiler, cylinder, tanks and old pipework will be removed and walls etc made good, then a brand new Worcester 37CDi combi condensing boiler will be fitted. Existing 15mm gas supply pipe will be replaced with a larger pipe all the way back to the meter, and the boiler location will move upstairs to one of the spare bedrooms. We'll have a room thermostat in the downstairs hallway.
While onsite the fitters will also replace some plastic piping I fitted to repair a leak to one of the upstairs radiators, cap off the supply to a dodgy looking gas fire in the living room, fit a new rad in the living room, and run additional gas and water supplies out to our extension where I plan to fit a brand new kitchen (the existing kitchen will become a dining room, hence moving the boiler upstairs, and they will also move and replace the existing stop-cock which would be in the way when I rip out the kitchen). System will be flushed and corrosion inhibitor added. Work and materials will be covered by the installers 12 month guarantee, boiler will be covered by Worcester for 5 years, they will register with Corgi and local building inspector, and they'll remove all scrap/waste on completion.
They reckon it'll take 4 days and all this for under £3K, which based on the other quotes seems very fair.
Can you guys think of anything else I should ask them about, or be concerned about before I go ahead?
I moved house nearly 4 months ago and one of the first things on my list was to have the very old, noisy, dirty and temperamental Baxi boiler replaced. Having got a couple of quotes the best seems to be a local firm who have proposed the following:
Old boiler, cylinder, tanks and old pipework will be removed and walls etc made good, then a brand new Worcester 37CDi combi condensing boiler will be fitted. Existing 15mm gas supply pipe will be replaced with a larger pipe all the way back to the meter, and the boiler location will move upstairs to one of the spare bedrooms. We'll have a room thermostat in the downstairs hallway.
While onsite the fitters will also replace some plastic piping I fitted to repair a leak to one of the upstairs radiators, cap off the supply to a dodgy looking gas fire in the living room, fit a new rad in the living room, and run additional gas and water supplies out to our extension where I plan to fit a brand new kitchen (the existing kitchen will become a dining room, hence moving the boiler upstairs, and they will also move and replace the existing stop-cock which would be in the way when I rip out the kitchen). System will be flushed and corrosion inhibitor added. Work and materials will be covered by the installers 12 month guarantee, boiler will be covered by Worcester for 5 years, they will register with Corgi and local building inspector, and they'll remove all scrap/waste on completion.
They reckon it'll take 4 days and all this for under £3K, which based on the other quotes seems very fair.
Can you guys think of anything else I should ask them about, or be concerned about before I go ahead?