Hi All,
Were about to start a large extension and have contacted both UKPN and cadent about relocating our meters to outside the house so we can demolish the existing side of the house and extend. UKPN were great surveyor came out and was so helpful even saved me some £££ from his survey.
Cadent on the other hand have been useless.(Shock!!!) My Gas meter currently resides in our garage, the supply come up from the ground outside the garage wall before coming through the single skin wall and into the garage. Ive contacted Cadent about relocating the meter to an outside Meter box which will be mounted on the side of the new extension. Where this supply comes out the ground I asked for the meter box to be located here. On conversations with Cadent today they've quoted me £764+Vat to do this work without even coming out to see site. I asked for a surveyor to come out on site and take a look as I dont think the lady on the other end of the phone understood what i was explaining to which i was told the surveyor only comes out once ive paid.
Does that seem a good price or are Cadent having me over? They have said I can use there preapproved Contractors list to which they also told me they wont want to do the work as its a small works job.
Some advice am I best to have a call around and see if I can get a contractor to do it or do I go with Cadents price?
Ive attached pictures of the current gas entry where I require the new Gas box and current gas meter the other side of the wall
Were about to start a large extension and have contacted both UKPN and cadent about relocating our meters to outside the house so we can demolish the existing side of the house and extend. UKPN were great surveyor came out and was so helpful even saved me some £££ from his survey.
Cadent on the other hand have been useless.(Shock!!!) My Gas meter currently resides in our garage, the supply come up from the ground outside the garage wall before coming through the single skin wall and into the garage. Ive contacted Cadent about relocating the meter to an outside Meter box which will be mounted on the side of the new extension. Where this supply comes out the ground I asked for the meter box to be located here. On conversations with Cadent today they've quoted me £764+Vat to do this work without even coming out to see site. I asked for a surveyor to come out on site and take a look as I dont think the lady on the other end of the phone understood what i was explaining to which i was told the surveyor only comes out once ive paid.
Does that seem a good price or are Cadent having me over? They have said I can use there preapproved Contractors list to which they also told me they wont want to do the work as its a small works job.
Some advice am I best to have a call around and see if I can get a contractor to do it or do I go with Cadents price?
Ive attached pictures of the current gas entry where I require the new Gas box and current gas meter the other side of the wall
