Recent content by listedbuildingonabudget

rickmoore, route prepping is something i can do with ease once the route has been confirmed. bengasman, i wouldnt dream of calling a potential customer of mine a clown...any tradesmen like you would immediately be treated as cowboy amateurs..any tradesmen worth his salt has respect for a...

RickMoore, stop crying in your beer...i wont be doing anything within your ambit of your professional expertise...but route prepping is certainly something i can do with ease..and save some money in the process...its ridiculous to say you would charge me more...moreover, i wont be doing any...

newgasinstaller, yes i am concerned about drilling the walls as i suspect i would have to hire an industrial drill..i would be surprised if my standard handheld is up to it..is a medium/heavy duty core drill part of a gas engineer's standard tool kit? if so, i will consider opening up access and...

newgasinstaller, whilst i am not a gas fitter i have experience in building and there is a good 3-4 hours work in prepping the route to access and drill 2 9 inch solid walls, and lift boards in 3 rooms and a hallway, and lay gulley in a room with a solid floor ... youre taking nonsense to...

agile, i havent forced anyone to come round the house. all the tradesmen have done so voluntarily. i presume them wanting a site visit is something to do with with being able to provide an accurate quote for the job. some tradesmen have been helpful and those tradesmen will be called back to...

dan i want to know the route so i can do the prep work like lifting floor boards, drilling walls, do my own costings, etc, to bring the project costs down, simple really. i prefer tradesman that welcome someone on a budget doing what they can in terms of prep.

I didnt remember the exact pipe sizes but I was trying to determine if the 12mm copper pipe we have now (from an old pipe network to gas radiant heaters and standard size cooker..there is no gas boiler at moment) will be sufficient. Comments seem to indicate I will need new pipe. Any answers...

We are planning installation of a gas fired combi boiler for a 3 bed, 3 floor, house, and a gas (dual fuel to be precise) range cooker. I will be using a professional tradesman to do the job in due course and they will of course advise on the route. However some tradesmen have come before...