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To move boiler or not

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princesssparklepants · 31/03/2022 11:13

Hi,
So I've attached our current Floor plan below.

We are about to renovate this area of the house. Plan is to put a toilet under the stairs, nicking a bit of space from the current kitchen.
Moving the kitchen into the dinning room, remove the chimney and changing the door position.
Only issue is the boiler is currently on the wall in the kitchen (marked in green)
Originally thought to move it into the new kitchen. But thinking, to save the money and hassle be easier to keep it where it is!
It's a new boiler so thought of it getting damaged during a move is not ideal .

If we had it put in a cupboard to match the kitchen do you think that would look weird?

We could have extra storage in there for board games, extra plates/ glasses or something as well, to make it looked built in. Even possibly put the washer and dryer in there two (need to measure to see if this is possible)

We are possibly thinking of selling in 4/5 years so just thinking of possible resale as well as our own needs.

To move boiler or not
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princesssparklepants · 31/03/2022 11:13

Sorry boiler is marked in organge/brown not green!

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SilverHairedCat · 31/03/2022 11:15

I'd leave it there an box it on as you suggest, if it'll fit with the design of kitchen you want. It's not worth moving.

MrsMoastyToasty · 31/03/2022 11:20

Can you make it look like a dresser (base unit below and boiler cupboard above)?

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princesssparklepants · 31/03/2022 12:22

@MrsMoastyToasty

Can you make it look like a dresser (base unit below and boiler cupboard above)?
Possibly. Guys doing the work are carpenters so imagine we could get them to build what ever we like.

I measured and the gap between the corner and the current boiler cupboard is 59cm
Washing machine is 59.6!!
So we may be able to stack a washer and dryer between boiler and the wall.... which would give us more space in the kitchen and mean the wastes for those don't need to be moved!

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Sockbogies · 31/03/2022 12:26

We moved our boiler prior to fitting a new kitchen - not a big room so we needed maximum storage space! It was expensive and it was a faff but totally worth it. The kitchen looks nicer and its a whole extra cupboard of storage space. We looked at building a cupboard around it but there are regulations around how much space is needed inside the cupboard to ventilate the boiler properly and stop it from overheating. Maybe get some kitchen quotes and see what they think about this in case anything has changed, but that might change your plans if its not easy to box in a cupboard.

Sockbogies · 31/03/2022 12:29

Not sure if my last message was successful as I can't see it on the thread! We moved our boiler into the garage prior to having a new kitchen fitted. Medium sized room but we wanted maximum storage plus it to look good. We looked at housing it in a cupboard but due to the amount of space needed around the boiler for ventilation meant this wouldn't work with the cupboards we liked. Went ahead with the move which was expensive AND a faff but totally worth it. The kitchen looks nicer and we have a whole cupboard of extra storage.

Sockbogies · 31/03/2022 12:29

Ha it did appear! Sorry.

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princesssparklepants · 31/03/2022 13:23

Ha no worries.

It is currently in a kitchen cupboard. No idea if it's "regulation" or not but was fitted by a gas safe fitter etc so would prob just replace like for like in away.

I guess I'm more thinking would it look odd not having it in the kitchen?

We were thinking of turning the old kitchen area into a type of snug. So small sofa and tv etc

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TatianaBis · 31/03/2022 14:10

Moving boilers is surprisingly expensive. Get some quotes and sit if it works for your budget.

You can put boilers in cupboards that's not a problem it just has to comply with the regulations.

To save space you might consider leaving the boiler where it is but lifting it up onto the wall in a cupboard, so it's not taking up floor space. That would cost less to do.

SpidersAreShitheads · 31/03/2022 15:17

@TatianaBis do you have any ballpark figures of the cost of moving a boiler by any chance?

We are currently in the process of buying a house with an annexe and my mum is adamant she wants the boiler moved from one end of her annexe to the other (from the bathroom to the kitchen). I think it’s a rubbish idea plus unnecessary expense but she’s keen. She also thinks it will be cheap to do…..

TatianaBis · 31/03/2022 15:26

I couldn't tell that - depends on size and layout of house etc. They'd have to take up the floors to lay the pipes etc. Just get some plumber's estimates - when she sees those she'll go off the idea!

Unless it's causing major problems in the bathroom doesn't seem a lot of point.

SpidersAreShitheads · 31/03/2022 15:40

@TatianaBis - aah ok thank you.

There’s a load of renovation work needed including ripping up the floor to elevate it by about a foot (disabled acccess) so it would probably be cheaper to do it now rather than later. Just feels like a giant waste of money - mum thinks boilers don’t belong in the bathroom and should be in the kitchen. That’s literally the only reason.

It’s a stupid idea also as the kitchen space will be more squeezed and there’s a purpose built cupboard in the bathroom for the boiler which she’s going to block up. But she won’t be persuaded…..hoping the cost might convince her….

CasperGutman · 31/03/2022 15:46

Modern "room sealed" boilers can go in cupboards. Check the installation instructions to see how much clearance is needed between the cupboard and the wall of the boiler.

The one thing you really don't want to do is to fit the cupboard so as to make it impossible to remove the cover from the boiler for servicing, as the developers who did up our old house managed to. Given that it was built into one of a run of kitchen units some delicate sawing was needed to fix that!

booksforever · 31/03/2022 18:41

I had my boiler moved about 4 feet along same wall ( from middle of wall to end) during my new kitchen renovation and it cost £1100 nearly 3 years ago .

yikesanotherbooboo · 31/03/2022 23:24

My M&D have their boiler in a cupboard in the dining room. The lower half of the cupboard stores board games and awkward things. The room was previously the garage but after conversion they left the boiler. Noone would think it was odd. Our boiler is in the back door lobby : we have a weekend house where the boiler is in a utility cupboard with the washing machine and mops. I would place it where it works and just disguise as necessary.

WoolyMammoth55 · 01/04/2022 09:56

OP if I were you I'd leave it in the snug - get the joiners to build a nice shelving/cupboard unit around it and leave it where it is.

The costs are fairly significant as lots of plumbing involved, and since space in the "snug" isn't at a premium but kitchen cupboard space always IS, it's a no-brainer! :)

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princesssparklepants · 01/04/2022 16:03

Thanks all. We have pretty much decided to leave where it is.
Hopefully we can squeeze the washer and dryer next to it too! Otherwise my kitchen plan is out the window!!

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