How much to install gch in four bedroom house + a new bathroom

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Following on from my last thread, I'd be interested in knowing roughly how much you paid to have this done as I'm also looking at quotes for this and wondering already what the hell we have done but it's too late now.

We've been quoted 7.5K, not including radiators, and then £1.5k to do the bathroom not including suite. We will, the way things are going, clearly be having cheap radiators and suite.

To me, it seems very odd to have a CH quote that excludes the rads. Is that because you want something unusual and hadn't decided? What brand of boiler did you go for?

A lot of the labour is in taking up floors to run pipes which is easier and cleaner in an empty house with no furniture or carpets (I hope they aren't giving you microbore).

It's worth getting a quote from BG for a laugh, you can generally depend on them being the most expensive. Some of the other gas and electricity companies re trying to muscle in on this profitable market by undercutting BG. At least you have someone to complain to with a big reputable company if anything isn't up to scratch.

Fitting a bathroom might take about 3 man-days plus the tiling. I use an independent plumber, not a general builders firm, but you must have personal recommendations and see a recent example of his work at a nearby satisfied customer's house.

agree here quote should have been including the rads, recently installed oil central heating system, tank, boiler rads the works and the old night storage heaters removed, whole lot cost £6500, however did use standard rads. this was beacause when ordering rads especially designer ones they always take much longer to arrive than standard as most companies do not carry them in stock and have to be ordered in by manufacturer!!
Please also make sure the person or comapny you use is qualified check them out first!! otherwise you may have trouble selling your home in the future as you will need there certificates.
£1.5k for the bathroom to be fitted and tiled etc not including the suite is a fair price but you could cut costs by doing the tiling yourself its not hard, if you get stuck check out u tube for problem solving , also point out if you have tesco vouchers u can use them in tops tiles!! also have a look on ebay for bargains will save u some money. remember if you are having any electic fitted in the bathroom ie shower it will also need to be fitted by a qualified electriican, also getting a certificate.

Thanks for all of that. He does sound reasonable then, and is Gas Safe registered as well.

Rads were excluded because it makes the quote more accurate - we are going for a mix of cylinder and flat panel and what goes where hasn't yet been decided.

The boiler is a Vaillant with an RM unvented cylinder.

We paid 5k 3 years ago for top of the range boiler and full installation in 3 bed house, in London.

My husband is a plumber who specialises in bathrooms and wetrooms. £1.5k sounds reasonable for installation costs, our average basic bathroom install is usually around £2k including the tiling. For the bathroom suite I would recommend somewhere like Bathstore rather than Homebase/Tesco etc. Bathstore often have sales and the quality is better than the cheaper companies. Speak to your installer/plumber because he may be able to get a better trade price for you if he supplies the suite. If he's reputable he will also be able to recommend other suites that are good. Make sure you use a plumber/bathroom fitter who comes recommended or who can provide references. Don't use a builder who says they can fit bathrooms, you need a plumber and preferably one that specialises in fitting bathrooms. Be careful as with the recent economic crisis many builders and plumbers who previously didn't fit bathrooms are now taking on any work they can get and not all are experienced or good at fitting them to high standards. There is more to fitting a bathroom than just plumbing - tiling, carpentry, electrics. My husband would usually allow 2 weeks for an installation including the tiling. Less than 2 weeks and I would be concerned that it's going to be slapped in and rushed. Also make sure that your quote incudes the cost of removing the rubbish or that you will be responsible for hiring a skip. If that is not mentioned then you could be contracting a tradesperson who will fly-tip the rubbish.

Sophia - thanks for that, it's very helpful. It's part of a bigger renovation, so there is a skip anyway, and an electrician to do the electrics. And I will go and look at bathstore.