couldn't find any topics relating to this in particular so just thought i would ask.
I am looking to purchase a house (1950s) and when i went to view it yesterday i saw that there seemed to be no existence of a boiler or even any radiators in the house, there wasn't even any bracket marks on the wall to show that there had ever been any radiators in the house, so i can only assume that the house never had central heating. The agent didnt know much either, was there to just open the door.
There was a gas supply, which i found under the stairs but to be honest not 100% sure what it would have been used for since there was no gas supply in the kitchen either and was all electric.
Its a modestly sized 3 bed semi and basically needs a full refurb either way, what i'm thinking now is that it either needs a full central heating system installed (28kw boiler and 9 radiators) along with the full piping-up since there is no existing pipes, which at the low estimates would come in at around £3,500 and high estimates around £4,500?
because every room has electricity and i have seen these smart Wifi radiator panels for around £150 each depending on heat output (£1,350 approx total), you also get the benefit that each individual radiator can be individually and remotely controlled and do on/off schedules for each one.
for the shower i would essentially get a Mira electric shower (£300), and for hot water in the kitchen i could just get one of these new instant hot water taps with a combi tank which will also dispense warm water (£500).
I know that electricity heating will cost more in terms of energy usage than central heating overall but with a possible £1,350-1,850 saving overall and the fact that even if we were to get central heating the wife would want a hot water tap anyways saving another few hundred £. Trying to make up my decision as to what would be best, any advice would be appreciated, i'm sure i must be missing something that I've not thought into? Thanks
I am looking to purchase a house (1950s) and when i went to view it yesterday i saw that there seemed to be no existence of a boiler or even any radiators in the house, there wasn't even any bracket marks on the wall to show that there had ever been any radiators in the house, so i can only assume that the house never had central heating. The agent didnt know much either, was there to just open the door.
There was a gas supply, which i found under the stairs but to be honest not 100% sure what it would have been used for since there was no gas supply in the kitchen either and was all electric.
Its a modestly sized 3 bed semi and basically needs a full refurb either way, what i'm thinking now is that it either needs a full central heating system installed (28kw boiler and 9 radiators) along with the full piping-up since there is no existing pipes, which at the low estimates would come in at around £3,500 and high estimates around £4,500?
because every room has electricity and i have seen these smart Wifi radiator panels for around £150 each depending on heat output (£1,350 approx total), you also get the benefit that each individual radiator can be individually and remotely controlled and do on/off schedules for each one.
for the shower i would essentially get a Mira electric shower (£300), and for hot water in the kitchen i could just get one of these new instant hot water taps with a combi tank which will also dispense warm water (£500).
I know that electricity heating will cost more in terms of energy usage than central heating overall but with a possible £1,350-1,850 saving overall and the fact that even if we were to get central heating the wife would want a hot water tap anyways saving another few hundred £. Trying to make up my decision as to what would be best, any advice would be appreciated, i'm sure i must be missing something that I've not thought into? Thanks