Third and final. Hopefully. One national company, one local company, one local independent. A fair mix and I don't think that's excessive, do you, or do you just accept the quote of the first tradesman that comes through your door when having something done in your house? I'm not in a rush - it's not as if broken down in the middle of winter, I'm just replacing it as it's getting on a bit so I can afford to take my time and make a choice as to who fits it. Now I know there's many a boiler installer that would like me to be in that situation but I would have also thought that many on here would be glad that my money would be going to a local independent installer.
One thing that surprised me was that when I had the conversion to a sealed system and unvented hot water cylinder plus new valves, controller, room stat, flush and service 18 months ago, a local independent firm was just under £1,000 cheaper than a local one-man independent so it does pay to get more than one quote.
I tell you what's weird though, and my mate pointed this out to me, I'm interested in watches and holidays and I'd purchase any of those for more than I would pay for a new boiler to be installed without blinking. As he said, why am I sodding about for that amount of money for something that's going to keep me supplied with heating and hot water for the next 7-10 years. The answer is, I don't know. I think it's to do with where your priorities lie!
One thing that surprised me was that when I had the conversion to a sealed system and unvented hot water cylinder plus new valves, controller, room stat, flush and service 18 months ago, a local independent firm was just under £1,000 cheaper than a local one-man independent so it does pay to get more than one quote.
I tell you what's weird though, and my mate pointed this out to me, I'm interested in watches and holidays and I'd purchase any of those for more than I would pay for a new boiler to be installed without blinking. As he said, why am I sodding about for that amount of money for something that's going to keep me supplied with heating and hot water for the next 7-10 years. The answer is, I don't know. I think it's to do with where your priorities lie!
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